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Richard Cheney 1616–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1616

Birth Location: St Johns, London, England

Death Date: 06 Mar 1684

Death Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Margaret Cole

Spouse(s): Mary Woodward

Children(s): ELIZABETH Iiams

Richard Cheney was born in 1616 in St Johns, London, England, the child of William Henry Cheney And Margaret Cole. Richard Cheney married Mary Charity Woodward, and had children including Elizabeth Cheyney Iiams. Richard Cheney passed away in 1684 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Cheney was born in 1616 in St Johns, London, England, the child of William Henry Cheney And Margaret Cole.
  • Richard Cheney married Mary Charity Woodward, and had children including Elizabeth Cheyney Iiams.
  • Richard Cheney passed away in 1684 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheney
1603–1667
Birth Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England
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Margaret Cole
1604–1686
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Woodward
1628–1668
Birth Location: Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, England
MW

Children(s)

ELIZABETH Iiams
1652–1726
Birth Location: source states South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States however if her parents immigration date 1658 is correct this is unlikely
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Richard Cheney's Ancestors

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Richard Cheney
1616–1684
Birth Place: St Johns, London, England
Parents
William Henry Cheney
1603–1667
Bennington, Berkshire, England
Margaret Cole
1604–1686
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cheney's Descendants

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Richard Cheney (14 Jun 1616–06 Mar 1684) m. Mary (Charity) Woodward (20 November 1628–24 Aug 1668)
  1. 1. ELIZABETH (CHEYNEY) Iiams 1652–1726 m. William (I'ans,(Ee-ans)) Ijams 1640–1703 m. John Jacob 1628–1726
    1. 1. William Iiams 1670–1738 m. Elizabeth (Yates) Plummer 1678–1762
      1. 1. Thomas (Iiams) Sr 1708–1768 m. Elizabeth Hill 1710–1795
        1. 1. Sergeant (Thomas) Iiams 1754–1834 m. Catherine (Gill) Hampton 1763–1838
      2. 2. John, (Capt.) Iiams\Ijams 1712–1782

Richard Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1616
14 Jun 1616
Birth of Richard Cheney in St Johns, London, England
St Johns, London, England
1684
06 Mar 1684
Age 68
Death of Richard Cheney in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1616
    Event Place: St Johns, London, England
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1684
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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