William Cheney

William Cheney, of Roxbury, has never been proven to be linked to parents in England.

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• William Cheney, Sr
• Birth: Jul. 31, 1603 Derbyshire, England
• Death: Jun. 30, 1667 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• William was from Maynall Longley, probably came with the fleet in 1630, was in Boston in 1635, at Newbury, then Roxbury as early as 1635. He was always a resident of Roxbury from then on but a proprietor of Medfield and Medway, owned a large tract in what was later Sherborn, and a house in Boston. He called himself a planter. He was admitted to the church in 1664/65, freeman 1666, selectman 1656-57, assessor, town officer, one of the founders and directors of the Roxbury Latin School. His will is in the handwriting of "the Apostle to the Indians" John Eliot.
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Margaret Cheney (____ - 1686)*
• Children:
  • Margaret Cheney Hastings (1628 - 1678)*
  • Thomas Cheney (1633 - 1695)*
  • William Cheney (1637 - 1681)*
• Inscription:
• WILLEAM CHENEY
• AGED 63 YEARS
• DYED IN 1667
• Burial: Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 52482669
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52482669 ___________________

[following downloaded 2009 from http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/hastings.htm]

"William CHENEY - b. about 1604, England; d. Jun. 30, 1667, Roxbury, MA. His will was dated Apr. 30, 1667 and proved Jul. 30, 1667. Although some suggestions have been made, there has been no evidence found for the CHENEY ancestry in England. Resided at Roxbury before 1640, owning 24 1/5 acres of land; freeman 1666; militia member 1647; constable; selectman 1656-7. He was a founder of the Roxbury Free School in 1664. Married about 1625, England.

Note: Although it has been stated that William CHENEY was an Ensign in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society, no supporting evidence has been found in The Cheney Genealogy, by Charles H. Pope (1897) and his name does not appear during his lifetime in the Roll of Members of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (1895). Both of these titles are available in PDF format at Google Books."

William Cheney is eighth grandfather to Richard "Dick" Cheney, 1941-), 46th U.S. Vice President, Halliburton Company CEO (1995-1998) and Chairman (1995-1998, 2000), U.S. Secretary of Defense (1989-1993), U.S. Representative from WY (1979-1989), White House Chief of Staff (1975-1976), Deputy Asst. to the President (1971-1974), received MA from University of Wyoming 1965, married Lynne Anne Vincent.

His line:

   * Richard Bruce 'Dick' CHENEY (b.1941)

* Richard Herbert CHENEY (b.1915) and Margaret Lorain DICKEY (b.1918)
* Thomas Herbert CHENEY (b.1869) and Margaret Ellen TYLER (b.1877)
* Capt. Samuel Fletcher CHENEY (b.1829) and Ella A. PHILLIPS
* Elias Eaton CHENEY (1793-1859) and Lucy FLETCHER (b.1803) [see below]
* Ebenezer CHENEY (b.1764) and Hannah EATON (d.1832)
* William CHENEY (b.1741) and Elizabeth SWETT (b.1745) [see below]
* Joseph CHENEY (1710-1776) and Elizabeth TUCKER
* Benjamin CHENEY (1675-1718) and Mary HARBERT (1681-1760)
* Thomas CHENEY (1634-1695) and Jane ATKINSON (1635-1724)
* William CHENEY (c1603-1667) and Margaret (d.1686) _______________
Settled in Roxbury, Ma. 1639. He was a member of the militia company in 1647. Later he was one of the trustees of the Roxbury Latin School. In 1654-5 he was chosen constable and on Jan 13, 1656-7 he was chosen as one of the selectman of the town. His occupation was that of a planter. On May 23, 1666 he was made a freeman.

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• William Cheney1
• M, #27345, b. 5 February 1599, d. 30 June 1667
• Father John Cheney b. 1568
• Mother Elizabeth
• William Cheney was born on 5 February 1599 at Benington, Lincolnshire, England. He married Margaret Cule, daughter of William Cole and Elizabeth Deards, in 1622 at Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. William Cheney died on 30 June 1667 at Roxbury, Suffolk, MA, at age 68.
• Family Margaret Cule b. c 1604, d. 3 Jul 1668
• Children
  • Ellen Cheney+ b. c 1623, d. 1678
  • Margaret Cheney+ b. 26 Nov 1628, d. 29 Sep 1678
  • Joseph Cheney b. 6 Jun 1647, d. 16 Sep 1704
• Citations
• [S8463] Unknown author, Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe, by Elizabeth M. Rixford, p. 16.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p911.htm#i... ________________

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William was in Boston in 1635, at Newbury, then Roxbury as early as 1635. He was always a resident of Roxbury from then on but a proprietor of Medfield and Medway, owned a large tract in what was later Sherborn, and a house in Boston. He called himself a planter. He was admitted to the church in 1664/65, freeman 1666, selectman 1656-57, assessor, town officer, one of the founders and directors of the Roxbury Latin School. His will is in the handwriting of "the Apostle to the Indians" John Eliot.