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Thomas Cheney 1721–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1721

Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel

Death Date: 1800

Death Location: Calvert, Maryland

Father: Thomas Cheney

Mother: Susannah Hopper

Spouse(s): Martha Tannehill, Anne Wells

Children(s): Eleanor Chaney, Thomas Cheney, Lewis Chaney, Thomas Chaney, Eleanor Chaney

The story of Thomas Cheney began in 1721 in All Hallows, Anne Arundel. Thomas Cheney married Anne Wells, Martha Tannehill, and had children including Eleanor Chaney, Lewis Chaney, Thomas Chaney, Thomas Cheney. Thomas Cheney passed away in 1800 in Calvert, Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Cheney began in 1721 in All Hallows, Anne Arundel.
  • Thomas Cheney married Anne Wells, Martha Tannehill, and had children including Eleanor Chaney, Lewis Chaney, Thomas Chaney, Thomas Cheney.
  • Thomas Cheney passed away in 1800 in Calvert, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cheney
1668–1737
Birth Location: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Susannah Hopper
1699–1728
Birth Location: South River Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Martha Tannehill
1725–1767
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, British Colonyy
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Anne Wells
1721–1753
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Children(s)

Eleanor Chaney
1750–1845
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Thomas Cheney
1751–1835
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Lewis Chaney
1746–1778
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Thomas Chaney
1751–1820
Birth Location: Calvert County, Maryand
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Eleanor Chaney
1750–1845
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Thomas Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cheney
1721–1800
Birth Place: All Hallows, Anne Arundel
Parents
Thomas Cheney
1668–1737
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Susannah Hopper
1699–1728
South River Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Grandparents
Richard Chaney
1616–1688
England
Robert Hopper
1830–
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Mary Elizabeth
1831–1899
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cheney's Descendants

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Thomas Cheney (19 Oct 1721–1800) m. Martha Tannehill (1725–Jan 1767) m. Anne Wells (5 May 1721–1753)
  1. 1. Eleanor Chaney 1750–1845 m. Thomas (Hilleary) Lyles 1749–1810
    1. 1. Moses (Manasseh) Lyle 1770–1810 m. Sarah Chaney 1772–1829
      1. 1. William (Henry) Lyle 1800–1896 m. Delia (Ann) Farley 1807–1889
        1. 1. Delia (Ann) Lyle 1840–1914 m. Malachijah (Evans) Winton 1836–1914
        2. 2. Sarah (Mathilda) Lyle 1827–
        3. 3. Martha (C) Lyle 1828–1874
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Lyle 1830–1907
        5. 5. John (Michael) Lyle 1833–1872
        6. 6. William (Henry Jr) Lyle 1834–1863
        7. 7. Thomas (Hilliary) Lyle 1837–1863
        8. 8. James (Wesley) Lyle 1842–
        9. 9. John ("Harrison") Lyle 1835–
        10. 10. Eliza (F \ Louisa) Lyle 1848–
        11. 11. Edward Lyle 1839–
      2. 2. Nancy Lyles 1792–1855
      3. 3. Elizabeth Lyles 1794–1869
      4. 4. Rebecca Lyles 1796–1873
      5. 5. Thomas (Hilliard) Lyles 1798–1878
      6. 6. Sarah (Hillary) Lyles 1802–1853
      7. 7. Mary (Beth) Lyles 1804–1899
      8. 8. John (Wesley) Lyles 1807–1874
      9. 9. Matilda Lyles 1810–1889
    2. 2. Sarah Lyles 1772–1862
    3. 3. James Lyles 1774–1822
    4. 4. Nancy Lyles 1776–1871
  2. 2. Thomas Cheney 1751–1835
  3. 3. Lewis Chaney 1746–1778
  4. 4. Thomas Chaney 1751–1820
  5. 5. Eleanor Chaney 1750–1845

Thomas Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1721
19 Oct 1721
Birth of Thomas Cheney in All Hallows, Anne Arundel
All Hallows, Anne Arundel
1800
1800
Age 79
Death of Thomas Cheney in Calvert, Maryland
Calvert, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1721
    Event Place: All Hallows, Anne Arundel

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Calvert, Maryland
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