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John Cheney 1605–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1605

Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Jul 1666

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John VI

Mother: Elizabeth (Burrage)

Spouse(s): Martha Cheney

Children(s): Martha Burkby, Mary Lawes, Nathaniel Cheney, Sarah Plummer, Daniel Sr, Elizabeth Cross, Peter Cheney, Lydia Kenricke, John Cheney, Lydia Cheney, frances cheney, Hannah CHENEY

The story of John Cheney began in 1605 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. John Cheney married Martha Cheney, and had children including Daniel Cheney Sr, Elizabeth Cheney Cross, Frances Hill Cheney, Hannah Cheney, John William Cheney, Lydia Cheney, Lydia Cheney Kenricke, Martha Cheney Sadler Burkby, Mary Cheney Lawes, Nathaniel Cheney, Peter Cheney, Sarah Cheney Plummer. John Cheney passed away in 1666 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cheney began in 1605 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • John Cheney married Martha Cheney, and had children including Daniel Cheney Sr, Elizabeth Cheney Cross, Frances Hill Cheney, Hannah Cheney, John William Cheney, Lydia Cheney, Lydia Cheney Kenricke, Martha Cheney Sadler Burkby, Mary Cheney Lawes, Nathaniel Cheney, Peter Cheney, Sarah Cheney Plummer.
  • John Cheney passed away in 1666 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Cheney's Ancestors

Self
John Cheney
1605–1666
Birth Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
John Robert Cheney VI
1568–1623
Berkshire, England
Elizabeth (Burbage) (Burrage)
1568–1614
Bennington, Lincolnshire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cheney's Descendants

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John Cheney (30 Jun 1605–28 Jul 1666) m. Martha Cheney (02 Jan 1608–1684)
  1. 1. Martha (Cheney Sadler) Burkby 1629–1658
  2. 2. Mary (Cheney) Lawes 1627–1668
  3. 3. Nathaniel Cheney 1644–1684
  4. 4. Sarah (Cheney) Plummer 1635–1676
  5. 5. Daniel (Cheney) Sr 1633–1694
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Cheney) Cross 1647–1714
  7. 7. Peter Cheney 1638–1695
  8. 8. Lydia (Cheney) Kenricke 1640–1708
  9. 9. John (William) Cheney 1631–1671
  10. 10. Lydia Cheney 1640–1663
  11. 11. frances (hill) cheney 1644–
  12. 12. Hannah CHENEY 1642–1722 m. Richard SMITH 1629–1714
    1. 1. Dorothy SMITH 1686–1718
    2. 2. Nathaniel SMITH 1659–1725
    3. 3. Joseph SMITH 1685–1754
    4. 4. John SMITH 1677–1713
    5. 5. Elizabeth Smith 1682–1747
    6. 6. Daniel SMITH 1673–1755
    7. 7. Hannah Smith 1679–
    8. 8. Elizabeth SMITH 1661–1702
    9. 9. Nathaniel Smith 1676–
    10. 10. Martha Smith 1674–1740
    11. 11. Martha SMITH 1670–1740
    12. 12. Richard SMITH 1659–1700
    13. 13. Richard Smith 1688–1700
    14. 14. Hannah Smith 1668–1726 m. Thomas Chadwell 1662–1740
      1. 1. Mary CHADWELL 1696–1723
      2. 2. Moses Chadwell 1687–
      3. 3. Dorothy Chadwell 1698–
      4. 4. Sarah CHADWELL 1692–
      5. 5. Hannah Chadwell 1689–1790
      6. 6. Benjamin Chadwell 1694–1748
      7. 7. Eunice Chadwell 1700–1723
      8. 8. Margaret Gould 1706–1775 m. James Gould 1693–1790 m. James Gould 1692–1719
        1. 1. Mary Gould 1734–
        2. 2. Hannah Gould 1729–1775
        3. 3. Benjamin Gould 1738–
        4. 4. Josiah Gould 1740–1801
        5. 5. James Gould 1736–1810
        6. 6. Amos Gould 1731–1807 m. Anna How 1754– m. Mary Williams 1736–1797
        7. 7. Amos Gould 1731–1807 m. Anna How 1754– m. Mary Williams 1736–1797
        8. 8. (Lieutenant) (Amos) Gould 1731–1807 m. Anna How 1754– m. Mary Williams 1736–1797

John Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1605
30 Jun 1605
Birth of John Cheney in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1666
28 Jul 1666
Age 61
Death of John Cheney in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Newbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 58

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1666
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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