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Sir John Cheney 1412 – 1468 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1412

Birth Location: Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England

Death Date: 1468

Death Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Eleanor Selerne

Spouse(s): Eleanor Shottesbroke

Children(s): Edith Cheney, William Cheyney, Agnes Cheyney, Robert Cheney, Edmond Cheyney, Roger Cheney, Margaret Cheyney, Cecily Cheney, Alexander Cheyney, Robert Cheney, Edward Cheney

Sir John Cheney was born in 1412 in Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England, the child of William Shurland De Cheney and Eleanor Selerne. Sir John Cheney married Eleanor Shottesbroke, and had children including Edith Cheney, William Cheyney, Agnes Cheyney, Robert Cheney, Edmond Cheyney, Roger Cheney, Margaret Cheyney, Cecily Cheney, Alexander Cheyney, Robert Cheney, Edward Cheney. Sir John Cheney passed away in 1468 in Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Cheney was born in 1412 in Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England, the child of William Shurland De Cheney and Eleanor Selerne.
  • Sir John Cheney married Eleanor Shottesbroke, and had children including Edith Cheney, William Cheyney, Agnes Cheyney, Robert Cheney, Edmond Cheyney, Roger Cheney, Margaret Cheyney, Cecily Cheney, Alexander Cheyney, Robert Cheney, Edward Cheney.
  • Sir John Cheney passed away in 1468 in Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheney
1386 – 1442
Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England
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Eleanor Selerne
1393 – 1424
Birth Location: Iden, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Shottesbroke
1425 – 1487
Birth Location: Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Edith Cheney
1430 – 1511
Birth Location: Kent, England
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William Cheyney
1444 – 1487
Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Cheyney
1445 –
Birth Location: Pinhoe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Cheney
1449 –
Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Edmond Cheyney
1449 –
Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Roger Cheney
1452 – 1499
Birth Location: Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Cheyney
1453 – 1487
Birth Location: Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England
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Cecily Cheney
1455 – 1482
Birth Location: Pinhoe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Alexander Cheyney
1455 –
Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Cheney
1460 – 1500
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Edward Cheney
1433 – 1439
Birth Location: –
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Sir Cheney's Ancestors

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Sir Cheney
1412 – 1468
Birth Place: Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England
Parents
William Shurland De Cheney
1386 – 1442
Eastchurch, Kent, England
Eleanor Selerne
1393 – 1424
Iden, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Cheyney
1353 – 1392
Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Margery (De) Cralle
1356 – 1424
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cheney
1305 – 1362
Margaret Peblesham
1335 – 1407
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1270 – 1334
Margaret Shurland
1270 – 1331

Sir Cheney's Descendants

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Sir (John) Cheney (1412 – 1468) m. Eleanor Shottesbroke (1425 – 1487)
  1. 1. Edith Cheney (1430 – 1511)
  2. 2. William Cheyney (1444 – 8 MAY 1487) m. Agnes (Margaret le) Younge (1464 – 9 JUL 1487) m. Isabella Boleyn (1434 – 1485)
  3. 3. Agnes Cheyney (ABT 1445 – ) m. Edward Stowell (ABT 1443 – 1496)
  4. 4. Robert Cheney (1449 – ) m. Nn Nn
  5. 5. Edmond Cheyney (ABT 1449 – )
  6. 6. Roger Cheney (ABT 1452 – BEF 1499) m. Anne Stanley (ABT 1456 – )
  7. 7. Margaret Cheyney (1453 – 1487) m. William Sandys (1448 – 26 OCT 1496)
    1. 1. George (William) Sandys (ABT 1459 – AFT 1513) m. Margaret Curwen (1469 – 1560)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sandys (1471 – 22 AUG 1529) m. Ralph Neville (1475 – 6 FEB 1499) m. Ralph Neville, (ABT 1475 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Darcy (1482 – 1539) m. Robert Constable (1480 – 8 JUL 1538)
      2. 2. Neville (1490 – 1500)
      3. 3. Robert Neville (1491 – )
      4. 4. Cecilia Neville (ABT 1491 – 20 MAY 1573) m. John Weston (BEF 31 JAN 1475 – 20 MAY 1573)
        1. 1. Richard Weston (1510 – 16 JUL 1572) m. Willburge (Willbora) Catesby (1528 – 1558)
        2. 2. Mildred Weston (1513 – 8 JAN 1567) m. John White (1510 – 1 FEB 1579)
        3. 3. Robert Weston (1515 – 30 MAY 1573) m. Alice Jennings (ABT 1508 – 29 NOV 1567)
        4. 4. Catherine Weston (ABT 1517 – ) m. John Dyott (ABT 1513 – 14 APR 1578)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Weston (ABT 1518 – 1588) m. Thomas Easton (1517/1519 – )
        6. 6. Edmund Weston (ABT 1519 – )
        7. 7. James Weston (ABT 1523 – )
        8. 8. Christopher Weston (1525 – )
        9. 9. N. (N.) Weston (ABT 1528 – )
        10. 10. Weston (1532 – )
        11. 11. Humphrey Weston (ABT 1535 – ) m. Humphrey Weston (ABT 1535 – )
        12. 12. Mary Weston (ABT 1538 – )
        13. 13. Miss (( Daughter)) Weston (ABT 1540 – )
      5. 5. Anne Neville (1495 – 1520)
      6. 6. Ralph (de) Neville (21 FEB 1498 – 14 MAY 1555) m. Lady (Baroness Anne Latimer Worcestershire) Stafford (1471 – 5 JUL 1522) m. Katherine Neville (ABT 1500 – ) m. Catherine (De) Stafford (1499 – 14 MAY 1555)
      7. 7. Catherine Neville (ABT 1499 – 14 MAY 1555)
      8. 8. Henry Neville (1524 – 28 OCT 1558)
    3. 3. William (Vyne) Sandys (1472 – 4 DEC 1540) m. Margaret Bray (1475 – 2 MAR 1539) m. Margaret Gerrard (ABT 1487 – )
    4. 4. Anne (Copton) Sandys (1477 – 1501) m. Richard Weston (1469 – 7 AUG 1542)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Weston (1455 – 1489) m. William Cole (1439 – 1489) m. Adam Cole (ABT 1420 – 1524)
        1. 1. William Cole (1439 – 1489) m. Mary (Beatrice) Archdeacon (1476 – 1564)
        2. 2. Mrs. (John) Cole (1456 – From 1498 to 1564)
        3. 3. John Cole (1470 – 21 NOV 1543) m. Mary (Beatrice) Archdeacon (1476 – 1564)
        4. 4. Thomas Cole (1473 – 1557)
        5. 5. Andrew Cole (1480 – 1546) m. Agnes Blundell (1483 – 1550)
        6. 6. Agnes Cole (1482 – 1540) m. Laurence Prouz (1480 – 24 SEP 1526)
        7. 7. Mary Cole (1516 – 1579) m. <Living> m. James Coffin (1503 – 15 DEC 1566)
  8. 8. Cecily Cheney (1455 – From 1482 to 1549) m. William Courtenay (1451 – 1485) m. William (Ii) Courtenay (1451 – BEF 10 JUL 1512) m. William Courtenay (ABT 1477 – 24 NOV 1535)
  9. 9. Alexander Cheyney (ABT 1455 – ) m. Florence
  10. 10. Robert Cheney (1460 – 1500) m. Robert Cheney
  11. 11. Edward Cheney (1433/1461 – 1439/1540)

Sir Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1412
1412
Birth of Sir John Cheney in Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England
Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England
1468
1468
Age 56
Death of Sir John Cheney in Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1468
    Event Place: Eastchurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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