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Sir William John Cheney 1540–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1540

Birth Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 27 Oct 1574

Death Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England

Father: Lord IV

Mother: Countess ###

Spouse(s): Frances Broughton

Children(s): Lawrence, Cheney

The story of Sir William John Cheney began in 1540 in Bennington, Berkshire, England. Sir William John Cheney married Frances Agnes Broughton, and had children including Lawrence Of Lambourn Cheney. Sir William John Cheney passed away in 1574 in Bennington, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William John Cheney began in 1540 in Bennington, Berkshire, England.
  • Sir William John Cheney married Frances Agnes Broughton, and had children including Lawrence Of Lambourn Cheney.
  • Sir William John Cheney passed away in 1574 in Bennington, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord IV
1510–1569
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
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Countess ###
1515–1602
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Broughton
1541–1604
Birth Location: Thorngumbald Manor,Thorngumbald,Yorkshire,England
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Children(s)

Lawrence, Cheney
1566–1643
Birth Location: Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
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Sir Cheney's Ancestors

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Sir Cheney
1540–1574
Birth Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England
Parents
Lord Robert Earl of Cheney IV
1510–1569
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Countess (Joane\Jane Harrison) ###
1515–1602
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Grandparents
Lord (John, Baron of Longham) Harrison
1500–1551
Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth "Eliza" Agnes (Nynesor)) (Coson)
1500–1582
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cheney's Descendants

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Sir (William John) Cheney (27 Oct 1540–27 Oct 1574) m. Frances (Agnes) Broughton (1541–Nov 25, 1604)
  1. 1. Lawrence, (of Lambourn) Cheney 1566–1643 m. Julian, (de Waldron) Wansbury 1566–1643
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Cheney 1598–1647 m. Moses (Jimson) Morse 1594–1648
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Morse 1624–1696 m. James (Noyes) Jamison 1621–1662
        1. 1. William (J) Jamison 1645–1714 m. Sarah (Ann) Pryce 1653–1691

Sir Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1540
27 Oct 1540
Birth of Sir William John Cheney in Bennington, Berkshire, England
Bennington, Berkshire, England
1574
27 Oct 1574
Age 34
Death of Sir William John Cheney in Bennington, Berkshire, England
Bennington, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1540
    Event Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1574
    Event Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England
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