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William Cheyney Chaney 1538–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1538

Birth Location: Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1608

Death Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, , England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Berkshire

Spouse(s): Frances Cheney

Children(s): Lawrence ggf, John Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, alice Cheney, Anne Cheney, Jane Cheney, Winifred Cheney

The story of William Cheyney Chaney began in 1538 in Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England. William Cheyney Chaney married Frances Agnes Cheney, and had children including Alice Cheney, Anne Cheney, Edward Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, Jane Cheney, John Cheney, Lawrence De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney 11Th Ggf, Thomas Cheney, Winifred Cheney. William Cheyney Chaney passed away in 1608 in Boston, Lincolnshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cheyney Chaney began in 1538 in Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Cheyney Chaney married Frances Agnes Cheney, and had children including Alice Cheney, Anne Cheney, Edward Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, Jane Cheney, John Cheney, Lawrence De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney 11Th Ggf, Thomas Cheney, Winifred Cheney.
  • William Cheyney Chaney passed away in 1608 in Boston, Lincolnshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir II
1490–1547
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
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Lady Berkshire
1492–1593
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Frances Cheney
1542–1608
Birth Location: Thorngumbald Manor,Thorngumbald,Yorkshire,England
FC

Children(s)

Lawrence ggf
1568–1643
Birth Location: Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Lg
John Cheney
1568–1623
Birth Location: Bennington, Lincolnshire, , England
JC
Thomas Cheney
1564–1623
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
TC
Elizabeth Cheney
1568–1614
Birth Location: Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
EC
alice Cheney
1570–
Birth Location: Lambourn, Berkshire, , England
aC
Anne Cheney
1570–
Birth Location: Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
AC
Jane Cheney
1574–
Birth Location: Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
JC
Winifred Cheney
1576–
Birth Location: Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
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William Chaney's Ancestors

Self
William Chaney
1538–1608
Birth Place: Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Cheney, Baron of Waltham II
1490–1547
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Lady (Maria Clara Mueller) Berkshire
1492–1593
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chaney's Descendants

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William (Cheyney) Chaney (27 Oct 1538–4 Aug 1608) m. Frances (Agnes) Cheney (1542–1608)
  1. 1. Lawrence (de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney 11th) ggf 1568–1643 m. Julian (de Waldron 11th) ggm 1568–1643
    1. 1. Sir (William de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney Immigrant 1630-Planter-Freeman 1666-Selectman 1656-57-Assessor, town officer and one of the founders of the Roxbury Latin) School 1603–1667 m. Lady (Margaret Martha de Cule\ Cole Mason Cheney 10th) ggm 1605–1686
      1. 1. William (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1639–1681 m. Sarah (Daniels de) Daniell 1638–1717 m. Sarah Daniels 1641–1718 m. Deborah (de) Wiswell 1641–1687
        1. 1. William (Cheney) III 1670–1753 m. Margerit (Margaret) Cole 1674–1740 m. Rebecca Newell 1663–1717
        2. 2. Deborah (de) Cheney 1662–1663
        3. 3. Benjamin Cheney 1677–1737
        4. 4. Abiel Cheney 1681–1681
        5. 5. Hannah Johnson 1683–1721
        6. 6. William Cheney 1666–1696
        7. 7. John Cheney 1673–
      2. 2. Thomas (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1633–1695
      3. 3. Thomas (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1633–1694
      4. 4. Eleanor ('Ellen' de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney married as) Johnson 1628–1678
      5. 5. Margaret (de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney married as) Hastings 1628–1678
      6. 6. Mehitable (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney married as) Wight 1643–1693
      7. 7. Joseph (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1647–1704
      8. 8. John (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1639–1640
      9. 9. Thomas (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1631–1632
      10. 10. Ellen (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1646–1678
      11. 11. Richard (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1634–1687
      12. 12. Marjory Cheyney 1620–
      13. 13. William (Cheney II) Ii 1633–1681
      14. 14. Eleanor ('Ellen' de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1628–1678
    2. 2. Mary (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1606–1673
    3. 3. Anna (Ellen) Cheney 1607–1666
    4. 4. Dorothy Cheney 1591–1603
    5. 5. Lawrence Cheney 1586–1592
    6. 6. Edward (I) Cheney 1595–1608
    7. 7. Thomas Cheyney 1592–1657
    8. 8. Richard (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1594–1633
    9. 9. Susannah (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1590–1590
    10. 10. Lawerence (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1600–1600
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1598–1675
    12. 12. John (Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney 1605–1666
    13. 13. John Cheney 1594–1686
  2. 2. John Cheney 1568–1623
  3. 3. Thomas Cheney 1564–1623
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cheney 1568–1614
  5. 5. alice Cheney 1570–
  6. 6. Anne Cheney 1570–
  7. 7. Jane Cheney 1574–
  8. 8. Winifred Cheney 1576–

William Chaney's Timeline

3 Records

1538
27 Oct 1538
Birth of William Cheyney Chaney in Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
1561
20 1561
Age 23
William Cheyney Chaney was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1608
4 Aug 1608
Age 70
Death of William Cheyney Chaney in Boston, Lincolnshire, , England
Boston, Lincolnshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1538
    Event Place: Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 1561
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1608
    Event Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, , England
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