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Sir William Cheney 1374–1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1374

Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1420

Death Location: Edington, Wiltshire, England

Father: Ralph MP

Mother: Joan Paveley

Spouse(s): Eleanor Salerne, Eleanor Salerne

Children(s): Isabel Cheney, John Cheney, Edmund Cheney, Margaret Cheyney

Sir William Cheney was born in 1374 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Ralph Cheyne Mp And Joan Paveley. Sir William Cheney married Eleanor De Salerne, Eleanor Salerne, and had children including Edmund Cheney, Isabel De Cheney, John Cheney, Margaret Cheyney. Sir William Cheney passed away in 1420 in Edington, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Cheney was born in 1374 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Ralph Cheyne Mp And Joan Paveley.
  • Sir William Cheney married Eleanor De Salerne, Eleanor Salerne, and had children including Edmund Cheney, Isabel De Cheney, John Cheney, Margaret Cheyney.
  • Sir William Cheney passed away in 1420 in Edington, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph MP
1337–1400
Birth Location: Pointington, Somerset, England
RM
Joan Paveley
1353–1400
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Salerne
1379–
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Salerne
1379–1468
Birth Location: Iden, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Isabel Cheney
1412–
Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England
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John Cheney
1404–1459
Birth Location: –
JC
Edmund Cheney
1401–1430
Birth Location: Brook Manor, Westbury, Wiltshire
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Margaret Cheyney
1413–1430
Birth Location: Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England
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Sir Cheney's Ancestors

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Sir Cheney
1374–1420
Birth Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Ralph Cheyne MP
1337–1400
Pointington, Somerset, England
Joan Paveley
1353–1400
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cheney's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cheney (1374–1420) m. Eleanor (de) Salerne (1379–) m. Eleanor Salerne (Abt 1379–Abt 1468)
  1. 1. Isabel (de) Cheney 1412– m. John Pympe 1417–1454 m. John Pympe 1417–1454 m. John (de) Deviock 1408–1481
    1. 1. Reginald Pympe 1455–1530 m. Elizabeth Pashley 1457–1513
      1. 1. Juliana Pympe 1475–1541 m. Robert Pyme 1485–1522
        1. 1. Agnes Pyme 1503–1573
        2. 2. John (Fitz Robert) Pympe 1505–1559 m. Joanne Miles 1523–1576
        3. 3. William Pyme 1512–
        4. 4. Agnes Pyme 1514–1577 m. Thomas Barry 1510–1576
        5. 5. Mildred Pyme 1516–
        6. 6. George Pyme 1518–
        7. 7. Mary Pyme 1520–
      2. 2. Catherine Pymm 1478–1590 m. Roger (Chapin) I 1478–1534
      3. 3. Elizabeth Pympe 1482–
      4. 4. Anne (De) Pympe 1485–1535 m. John Scott 1482–1533 m. John Scott 1482–1533
      5. 5. John (De) Pympe 1488–
    2. 2. Margery Pympe 1440–1481
  2. 2. John Cheney 1404–1459 m. Eleanor Shottesbroke 1421–1507
    1. 1. Margaret Cheney 1453–1502 m. William Sandys 1438–1496
      1. 1. Editha Sandys 1471–1529 m. Ralph Neville 1470–1498 m. Thomas Darcy 1467–1537
        1. 1. Cecilia Neville 1488–1573 m. John (Weston) Jr 1475–1573 m. John (DE Hagley) Weston 1482–1573
        2. 2. Robert Neville 1491–
        3. 3. Anne Neville 1495–1514
        4. 4. Neville 1497–1499
        5. 5. Ralph Neville 1498–1549 m. Katherine Stafford 1495–1555
      2. 2. William Sandys 1470–1540 m. Margery Bray 1470–1539
    2. 2. John (Cheney, Lord of) Pinhoe 1416–1487 m. Margaret Kirkham 1461–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cheney 1462–1505 m. Edward Waldegrave 1461–1501 m. Henry (John Darell, of) Scotney 1465–1536 m. William Clopton 1461–
        1. 1. John Waldegrave 1495–1543 m. Lora Rochester 1483–1545
        2. 2. Edward Waldegrave 1461–
        3. 3. Margery Waldegrave 1492–1557 m. Robert (Ryce of) Preston 1505–1556
        4. 4. Elizabeth Waldegrave 1494–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Grisell) Waldegrave 1500–1572 m. Thomas Eden 1502–1568
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cheney 1440– m. Edward Stock 1430– m. Wadham 1450–
    4. 4. Agnes Cheney 1445–1509 m. David Stowell 1441–1494 m. Edward Stowell 1443–1496
    5. 5. Joan Cheney 1454– m. John Strode 1445–
    6. 6. Cecily (Elizabeth) Cheney 1455–1511 m. William (Courtenay) II 1451–1512
    7. 7. William Cheney 1444–1487 m. Isabella Boleyn 1440–1485
    8. 8. Robert (Cheney) 1 1460–1500 m. Anne Sianley 1422–
  3. 3. Edmund Cheney 1401–1430 m. Alice Stafford 1391–1448
    1. 1. Anne Cheyne 1426–1470 m. John Willoughby 1421–1477
      1. 1. Sir (Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Broke, 9th Baron Latimer,) KG 1452–1502 m. Blanche (De) Champernowne 1453–1476
        1. 1. Robert Willoughby 1473–1521 m. Dorothy Grey 1480–1553 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Beauchamp 1468–1503
        2. 2. Edward Willoughby 1467–1567 m. Anna Filliol 1495–1541
        3. 3. Elizabeth Willoughby 1474–1501
        4. 4. John Willoughby –1500
        5. 5. Anthony Willoughby –1538 m. Elizabeth Gilbert 1465–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Willoughby 1449–
      3. 3. William Willoughby 1455–1513 m. Mistress (of William) Willoughby 1460– m. Isabel Courtenay 1485–1509
      4. 4. Richard Willoughby 1455– m. Powell 1459–
      5. 5. Edward Willoughby 1456–1508
      6. 6. Cecily Willoughby 1458– m. William Current 1490–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Cheney 1424–1502 m. John Colshull 1416–1484
    3. 3. Cecily Cheney 1430–1431
  4. 4. Margaret Cheyney 1413–1430

Sir Cheney's Timeline

3 Records

1374
1374
Birth of Sir William Cheney in Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1420
27 Sep 1420
Age 46
Death of Sir William Cheney in Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1420
1420
Age 46
Burial of Sir William Cheney in Edington, Wiltshire, England
Edington, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1374
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir William Cheney, person ID GNZ3-DP4.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1420
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir William Cheney, person ID GNZ3-DP4.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Edington, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir William Cheney, person ID GNZ3-DP4.
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