Richard Cheney (bef. 1596 - bef. 1625)

Born before 25 Jan 1596 in St. Mary Woolnoth, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Ellinor) Cheney — married 3 Jun 1622 in England

Died before 29 Jun 1625 at about age 29 in London, Middlesex, , England

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Disambiguation

These profiles are often confused:

• • Richard Cheney-1454 was born in England, June 14, 1616, son of Richard Chaney-11 and Ann Ellinor-1, and is often confused with, but is NOT Richard Cheney who lived and died in Maryland.
  • Richard Cheney-1610, said to be born 1654 in Kent, England, son of Richard Cheney-698 and Anne Ellinor-20 and died in Maryland March 6, 1684. One child shown, Anne Cheney-1609 There is no documentation on this page.

Biography

1595 Birth and Parents

Richard Cheney was the son of Richard Cheney and his wife Elizabeth Offley.

His surname appears as Cheney, Chaney, Cheyney, and possibly other spellings, in various sources.

Richard Cheyney II was baptized Jan 25, 1595 (old style calendar), at St. Mary Woolnoth Church, Lombard Street, London, England.^{[1] [2] [3]}

1622 Marriage to Anne Elinor

On June 5, 1622 he married Anne Ellinor at St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England.^[4] She was the daughter of Bartholomew Ellinor and Alice Effermont. She was born in 1603 and baptized at St. Catherine’s Church, London, and died June 3, 1622 in Kent, England.

1625 Death and Father's Will

Richard is named as deceased in his father's will, indicating he died before the date of the will, June 29, 1625.^[5] However, there are other accounts which give 1633 as the date of his death. ^{[citation needed]}

The will of his father [[Cheney-350|Richard Cheyney of Hackney (d. 1625) names the following of his father's family members:

• sons William (eldest son), Thomas, John;
• daughter in law Elizabeth Offley;
• loving wife Alice Cheyney;
• "my late sonne Richard Cheyney deceased and Anne his wife";
• sister Alice Worthington and her late husband Richard Worthington;
• Richard Cheyney, eldest sonne of my sonne Willliam Cheyney;
• William Cheyney sonne of my said sonne William
• brother Elner and his wife
• Bartholomew the sonne of my late sonne Richard Cheyney

Children of Richard Cheney and Anne Elinor

The 1625 will of his father, Richard, shows Richard the son to be already deceased. This will names only one child who is son of Richard, namely Bartholomew.

Research Notes

Did Richard and Anne have other children?

The will does not name a son Richard. If there was such a son, he died prior to the 1625 will.

It is not known whether Richard and Anne might have had other children. However, it is certain that these two, born after Richard's 1625 death, are not his children:

1. John Cheney, born 1680 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
2. Mary Charity born 1632 in Devon, England.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J79F-73P : 18 September 2020), Richard Cheany, 1596.
2. ↑ Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths from J. M. S. Brooke and A. W. C. Hallen. "The Transcript of the Registers of the United Parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth and St Mary Woolchurch Law, in the City of London, from their Commencement 1538-1760... London: Bowles & Sons, George Street. 1886, p. 23
3. ↑ Date given is Old Style/New Style calendar (i.e., Old Style is 1595 because the year did not end until March 24th; 1596 by our current calendar).
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJPL-K3G : 12 March 2020), Richard Cheyney, 1622.
5. ↑ Will of Richard Cheney, of Hackney, Middlesex, Written 29 June 1625 and Proved 9 August 1625 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. British National Archives Catalog Reference PROB 11/146.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Chaney-11 created through the import of mcdougle 2010-06-30.ged on 01 July 2010 by David McDougle. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
• WikiTree profile Chaney-109 created through the import of wolfefamily.ged on Jun 26, 2011 by Herbert Wolfe. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Herbert and others.
• WikiTree profile Cheney-346 created through the import of Foster-Volkenant.ged on May 31, 2011 by Terry Foster. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Terry and others.
• WikiTree profile Cheney-406 created through the import of Hummel_Goerl_Cecil_Miller Fami(3).ged on Jun 12, 2011 by Angela Hummel. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Angela and others.
• WikiTree profile Cheney-489 created through the import of My Family File.ged on Aug 31, 2011 by Jane Entwisle. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jane and others.
• 'Chaney-582 was created by Conan Peisen through the import of Peisen Family Tree_9.26.14.ged on Sep 26, 2014.