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Richard * Cheney 1616–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1616

Birth Location: St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 6 Mar 1684

Death Location: Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Richard (Cheney)

Mother: Ann (Ellenor)

Spouse(s): Charity (Wood?)

Children(s): Elizabeth Cheney, Mary Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Charles Cheney, Katherine Cheney, Charity Cheney, Anne Jacob, Richard Cheney

The story of Richard * Cheney began in 1616 in St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England. Richard * Cheney married Charity Woodard Wood, and had children including Anne Jacob, Charity Cheney, Charles Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, Katherine Cheney, Mary Cheney, Richard Cheney, Thomas Cheney. Richard * Cheney passed away in 1684 in Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard * Cheney began in 1616 in St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England.
  • Richard * Cheney married Charity Woodard Wood, and had children including Anne Jacob, Charity Cheney, Charles Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, Katherine Cheney, Mary Cheney, Richard Cheney, Thomas Cheney.
  • Richard * Cheney passed away in 1684 in Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Richard Cheney
1616–1684
Birth Place: St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
Parents
Richard * Cheany (Cheney)
1595–1633
St Marys, London, City of London, Greater London, England
Ann (* Ellinor) (Ellenor)
1603–1622
St Mary Woolmouth Church, London, England
Grandparents
Richard (*) Cheney
1566–1625
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (*) Offley
1570–1615
Woolmouth, London, England
Bartholomew (*) Ellinor
1570–1606
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Alice (* Effermont) (Feriman)
1584–1632
St Catherines, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ellinor
1540–1582
Angel Tripp
1544–1570
William (Ferriman?)
1540–1610
Anne Fresewith
1542–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cheney's Descendants

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Richard (*) Cheney (14 Jun 1616–6 Mar 1684) m. Charity (* Woodard) (Wood?) (20 Nov 1628–24 Aug 1668)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (*) Cheney 1652–1730 m. William Ijemes 1640–1703
    1. 1. Susannah (*) Liams 1677–1716 m. Thomas (Baldwin * FOWLER) (Ffoueller) 1673–1716
      1. 1. Mary (*) Fowler 1708–1745 m. John (T *) Tabor 1706–1785
        1. 1. James (A *) Tabor 1745–1855 m. Edy ((Edith) *) Russell 1750–1855
        2. 2. Thomas Tabor 1728–1798
        3. 3. Stephen Tabor 1720–
        4. 4. Robert Tabor 1728–
        5. 5. Archibald Tabor 1728–
        6. 6. Russell Tabor 1734–
        7. 7. John Tabor 1740–1805
      2. 2. William Fowler 1699–1769
      3. 3. Jeremiah Fowler 1711–1773
      4. 4. Elizabeth Fowler 1697–1787
      5. 5. Anne Fowler 1713–1791
      6. 6. Benjamin Fowler 1705–1707
      7. 7. Benoni Fowler 1715–1749
      8. 8. John Fowler 1703–1705
      9. 9. Richard Fowler 1709–1711
      10. 10. Samuel Fowler 1706–1708
      11. 11. Susanna Fowler 1702–1704
      12. 12. Thomas Fowler 1700–1747
    2. 2. Elizabeth Ijams 1670–1710
    3. 3. William Ijams 1670–1738
    4. 4. Richard Ijams 1673–1761
    5. 5. Hester Ijams 1677–1714
    6. 6. George Iiams 1676–1693
    7. 7. Charles Iiams 1669–1673
  2. 2. Mary Cheney 1667–1717
  3. 3. Thomas Cheney 1668–1737
  4. 4. Charles Cheney 1673–1744
  5. 5. Katherine Cheney 1679–1713
  6. 6. Charity Cheney 1681–1683
  7. 7. Anne Jacob 1661–1730
  8. 8. Richard Cheney 1649–1704

Richard Cheney's Timeline

3 Records

1616
14 Jun 1616
Birth of Richard * Cheney in St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
1616
14 Jun 1616
Richard * Cheney was baptized in St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
1684
6 Mar 1684
Age 68
Death of Richard * Cheney in Cheyneys Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Cheyneys Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1616
    Event Place: St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1616
    Event Place: St John at Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St John at Hackney, Hackney, Composite register: baptisms Jan 1556 - Jun 1652, marriages Apr 1600 - Jun 1652, burials Mar 1600 - Jun 1652, P79JN1022

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Maryland or Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland or Virginia; Page Number: 82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1684
    Event Place: Cheyneys Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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