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William Cheney 1270–1334 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1270

Birth Location: Newtimber, Sussex, England

Death Date: Apr 1334

Death Location: Eastchurch, Kent, England

Father: Alexander Cheney

Mother: Agnes Saye

Spouse(s): Margaret Shurland

Children(s): Henry Cheney, Robert Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Peter Cheney

In 1270, William Cheney entered the world in Newtimber, Sussex, England, born to Alexander De Cheney And Agnes De Saye. William Cheney married Margaret De Shurland, and had children including Henry Cheney, Peter Cheney, Robert Cheney, Thomas Cheney. William Cheney passed away in 1334 in Eastchurch, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1270, William Cheney entered the world in Newtimber, Sussex, England, born to Alexander De Cheney And Agnes De Saye.
  • William Cheney married Margaret De Shurland, and had children including Henry Cheney, Peter Cheney, Robert Cheney, Thomas Cheney.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1334 in Eastchurch, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cheney's Ancestors

Self
William Cheney
1270–1334
Birth Place: Newtimber, Sussex, England
Parents
Alexander de Cheney
1248–1295
Newtimber, Sussex, England
Agnes (de) Saye
1250–1275
Berling, Seale, England
Grandparents
Alexander (de) Cheney
1218–1297
Brighton, Sussex, England
William (III de) Saye
1200–1272
West Greenwich, Kent, England
Sibylla Marshall
1209–1250
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Cheney
1189–1263
Joan Noel
1192–1218
Geoffrey Saye
1155–1230
Alice Cheney
1165–1205
William Marshall
1144–1219
Isabel Clare
1174–1220
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cheney
1146–1228
Geoffrey Noel
1146–
Bendicta
1155–1215
Geoffrey Saye
1135–1213
Lettice Maminot
1135–1199
William Cheney
1131–1174
Albreda Poynings
1137–1174
John Fitzgilbert
1105–1165
Sibilla Salisbury
1126–1147
Richard Clare
1130–1176
Eva McMurrough
1141–1186

William Cheney's Descendants

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William Cheney (1270–Apr 1334) m. Margaret (de) Shurland (Apr 1281–1308)
  1. 1. Henry Cheney 1320–1334 m. Katherine Pabenham 1321–
    1. 1. Henry Cheney 1340–1367 m. Joan Muschet 1344–1373
      1. 1. William (de) Cheney 1365–1399 m. Catherine Pabenham 1372–1436
        1. 1. Lawrence Cheney 1396–1461 m. Elizabeth Cokayne 1403–1422
        2. 2. Isabel Aylesbury 1410–1449 m. Thomas Chaworth 1385–1458
        3. 3. Anna (de) Cheney 1396–1435 m. John Watkins 1390–1427 m. Thomas (de la) Pole 1374–1420 m. John Appleyard 1372–
        4. 4. John (de) Cheney 1397–1399
        5. 5. Joane (de) Cheney 1400–
        6. 6. Nicholas Cheney 1398–1461
        7. 7. Roger (de) Cheyne 1402–1461 m. Margery 1432–
        8. 8. William Cambridge 1393–1461 m. Elizabeth Cokayne 1403–1422
      2. 2. Henry Cheney 1370–1415
    2. 2. Nicholas (Laurence) Cheney 1343–1435
  2. 2. Robert Cheney 1305–1362 m. Margaret ("Margery" Lady Sussex de) Peplesham 1335–1407
    1. 1. Richard (de) Cheney 1353–1392 m. Margaret (de) Cralle 1356–1384
      1. 1. Margery (de) Cheney 1393–1408 m. James Donnet 1380–1415
        1. 1. Margery Donnet 1408–1437 m. John (St) Leger 1400–1442
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cheney 1386–1450 m. John Wilcotes 1388–1422
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wilcotes 1413–1494 m. Henry Rainsford 1410–1469
        2. 2. Mary Wilcotes 1420–1494 m. John Ashfield 1420–1455
      3. 3. William (Shurland) Cheney 1380–1415 m. Joan Frome 1386–1434 m. Eleanor Salerno 1379–1424
        1. 1. John Cheyney 1412–1467 m. Eleanor Shottesbroke 1412–1487
        2. 2. Isabel Cheyney 1413–1430
      4. 4. Joane Cheney 1381–1455
      5. 5. Alice Cheney 1390–1464
      6. 6. Margery (de) Cheney 1372–1408
      7. 7. Simon (de) Cheney 1392–1455 m. Eleanor (de) Mowbray 1394–1468
        1. 1. William Cheney 1416–1487 m. Margaret Knightley 1422–
        2. 2. Alexander Cheyney 1417–
        3. 3. Richard Cheney 1419–
        4. 4. Robert Cheyney 1421–1488
    2. 2. Roger Cheney 1356–
    3. 3. Margaret Cheney 1356–1384
  3. 3. Thomas Cheney 1298–
  4. 4. Peter Cheney 1307–

William Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1270
1270
Birth of William Cheney in Newtimber, Sussex, England
Newtimber, Sussex, England
1334
Apr 1334
Age 64
Death of William Cheney in Eastchurch, Kent, England
Eastchurch, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1270
    Event Place: Newtimber, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1334
    Event Place: Eastchurch, Kent, England

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