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Willem Cheney 1370–1405 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1370

Birth Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England

Death Date: 1405

Death Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England

Father: Richard Cheney

Mother: Margaret Cralle

Spouse(s): Cecily Stretche

Children(s): Sir Cheyney, Edmund Cheney, John Bonville, William Bonville, John Cheney, John Cheney, Isabel Cheney, Joane Cheney, William Cheney, Alexander Cheney, D. Cheney

In 1370, Willem Cheney entered the world in Eastchurch, Kent, England, born to Richard Sir Of Eastchurch Kent Of Cheney And Margaret De Cralle. Willem Cheney married Cecily Heiress Of Pinhoe Stretche, and had children including Alexander Cheney, D Sir Robert Cheney Cheney, Edmund Cheney, Isabel Cheney, Joane Cheney, John Bonville, John Cheney, John De Cheney, Richard Cheney, Sir John Of Shurland On The Isle Of Sheppey Cheyney, William Bonville, William Cheney. Willem Cheney passed away in 1405 in Eastchurch, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1370, Willem Cheney entered the world in Eastchurch, Kent, England, born to Richard Sir Of Eastchurch Kent Of Cheney And Margaret De Cralle.
  • Willem Cheney married Cecily Heiress Of Pinhoe Stretche, and had children including Alexander Cheney, D Sir Robert Cheney Cheney, Edmund Cheney, Isabel Cheney, Joane Cheney, John Bonville, John Cheney, John De Cheney, Richard Cheney, Sir John Of Shurland On The Isle Of Sheppey Cheyney, William Bonville, William Cheney.
  • Willem Cheney passed away in 1405 in Eastchurch, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willem Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Willem Cheney
1370–1405
Birth Place: Eastchurch, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Sir of Eastchurch Kent of Cheney
1353–1392
Eastchurch, Kent, England
Margaret (De) Cralle
1356–1384
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Cheney's Descendants

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Willem Cheney (1370–1405) m. Cecily ('Heiress of Pinhoe') Stretche (1374–12 Oct 1430)
  1. 1. Sir (John "of Shurland on the Isle of Sheppey") Cheyney 1412–1468 m. Eleanor Shottesbroke 1412–1487
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Cheney 1453–1470 m. Sir (William Knight "Sandys of the Vine") Sandys 1439–1496
      1. 1. Anne SANDYS 1491–1517 m. Richard Brown 1490–1517
        1. 1. Alice Browne 1517–1627 m. Sir (George) Knight 1517–1596
    2. 2. John (Sir Lord) Cheney 1457–1499
    3. 3. Alexander Cheney 1442–
    4. 4. Edward Cheney 1445–1440
    5. 5. John Cheney 1439–1499
    6. 6. Margaret (Cheney) Chayney 1435–
    7. 7. Geoffrey Cheyney 1450–
    8. 8. Edith Cheney 1447–1511
    9. 9. Robert Cheney 1460–1500
    10. 10. Joan Cheney 1450–
    11. 11. Edmund Cheney 1438–
    12. 12. Cecily Cheney 1455–1511
    13. 13. Edward Cheyney 1459–1499
    14. 14. Roger (Esq) Cheney 1452–1499
    15. 15. Elizabeth Cheney 1449–1463
    16. 16. Elizabeth Cheney 1446–
  2. 2. Edmund Cheney 1402–1430
  3. 3. John Bonville 1400–1425
  4. 4. William Bonville –1412
  5. 5. John Cheney 1410–1487
  6. 6. John (De) Cheney –1467
  7. 7. Isabel Cheney 1413–1430
  8. 8. Joane Cheney 1400–
  9. 9. William Cheney 1417–
  10. 10. Alexander Cheney 1417–
  11. 11. D. (Sir Robert Cheney) Cheney 1421–1488

Willem Cheney's Timeline

4 Records

1370
1370
Birth of Willem Cheney
None
1380
1380
Age 10
Birth of Willem Cheney in Eastchurch, Kent, England
Eastchurch, Kent, England
1405
1405
Age 35
Death of Willem Cheney
None
1442
1442
Age 72
Death of Willem Cheney in Eastchurch, Kent, England
Eastchurch, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1380
    Event Place: Eastchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1370
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: Eastchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1405
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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