William Cheney

1666 - 1753  (86 years)

• Name	William Cheney
  Birth	3 Aug 1666	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Religion	1695 (28 years)  [2]
  Both William and Margaret were members of the church in Mendon. He was taxed to support the minister in Mendon, October 1695.
  Land/House	1705 (38 years)  [2]
  William received grants of land in 1705/06 and 1706.
  History	25 Nov 1741 (75 years)  [2]
  He signed a petition of the residents that lived east of the Mill River, to form a new town, which in 1780 was incorporated as Milford.
  History	1750 (83 years)  [2]
  Pope (1897) says of him, "He was a man of excellent character and much esteemed by all who knew him. In 1750 a member of the Milford church was disciplined for intoxication and for 'casting vile reflections' at Mr. Cheney; and the pastor took occasion to record his opinion of Mr. Cheney as an "honourable and aged' man."
  Death	1 Jul 1753	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Half siblings	5 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of William Cheney and Deborah Wiswel)
  1. Deborah Cheney,   b. 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 May 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year)   2. William Cheney,   b. 30 Mar 1663/64, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1664, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   3. Deborah Cheney,   b. 1 Nov 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. William Cheney,   b. 27 Jul 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. John Cheney,   b. 05 Jan 1673/74, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Benjamin Cheney,   b. 1 May 1677, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1737, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)   7. Abiel Cheney,   b. 26 Nov 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John Cheney of Fen Ditton   d. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Agnes  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I132	Roy Line
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Cheney,   b. 1636/37, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Sep 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Sarah Daniels,   b. 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret   d. 1 Apr 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	say 1694	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years and 4 months - She : ??.
  Children	2 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Margaret Cheney,   b. 30 Aug 1695, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Sarah Cheney,   b. 15 Feb 1698/99, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Hester Cheney,   b. 17 Jun 1701, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. William Cheney,   b. 7 Feb 1703/04, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jul 1756, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years) ▻ Joanna Thayer  m. 20 May 1726     5. Ebenezer Cheney,   b. 20 Nov 1706, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Abigail Cheney,   b. 21 Sep 1709, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Cheney(1666 – 1753) 2William Cheney(1636/37 – 1681) 4William Cheney(5 Feb 1598/99 – 1667) 8John Cheney of Bennington(Abt 1568 – 16 Mar 1623/24) 16William Cheney( – 1607/08) 17Frances Cheney 9Elizabeth( – 1614) 18 19 5Margaret Cule(1612 – 1686) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Sarah Daniels(1638 – ) 6Robert Daniels(Abt 1592 – 1655) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Elizabeth Morse(6 Mar 1605/06 – 1643) 14Samuel Morse(1576 – 1654) 28Rev. Thomas Morse 29Margaret King( – 1585) 15Elizabeth Jasper(30 Jan 1579/80 – 1655) 30Lancelot Jasper(Abt 1550 – 22 Feb 1616/17) 31Rose Shepard(1549 – 1625)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Aug 1666 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - say 1694 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1 Jul 1753 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S93] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903). [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897). [S1061] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Hastings-Cheney, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/hastings.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998).