'Cheyne05'
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Families covered: Cheney of Cralle, Cheney of Higham, Cheney (Cheyne) of Shurland (Sherland, Isle of Sheppey), Cheney of Sittingborne, Cheney of Toddington
| The first mentioned by BE1883 is Richard (m. heiress of Cralle) who "was descended from Ralph de Caineto, who came into England with the Conqueror". Rylands starts with ... | |||||||||||||||
| Alexander Cheney (d 1295-6) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes de Say, heiress of Patricksorne (dau of William de Say) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Cheney (b c1273) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Sherland (dau/heir of Sir Robert Sherland of Sherland) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Cheney (dsp 1334-5) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir Robert Cheney of Sherland, isle of Sheppey, Kent (b c1304?, d 1364-5) | ||||||||||||||
| The first mentioned by BE1883, Visitation (Kent) & Berry, Visitation (Bedfordshire), though the last names him John, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Richard Cheney of Sherland (b c1326?) | ||||||||||||||
| BE1883 identifies the mother of William as a dau/coheir of Robert Cralle. Visitation (Bedfordshire) does not identify her, Visitation (Kent) names her Elizabeth whilst Rylands (as Margery) & Visitation (Sussex) (as Margaret) identify her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margery/Margaret Cralle (dau/coheir of Robert Cralle of Cralle by Margaret, dau/heir of Symon Peplesham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | (Sir) William Cheney of Sherland (d 1443) this line supported by Ryland, BE1883, Berry & Visitation (Bedfordshire) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor Salerne (dau of John Salerne of Iden) identified by Berry as just Margaret | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir John Cheney of Shurland (d before 11.1487) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elinor Shottisbroke (d before 11.1487, dau of Sir John Shottisbroke by Edith, dau of Lord Stourton, widow of John de Beauchamp) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Cheney of the Isle of Sheppey, Constable of Queenborough Castle (3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabel Boleyne (d 1485, dau of Geffrey Boleyne, Lord Mayor of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Francis Cheney, Constable of Queenborough Castle (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Werburga Brierton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Yonge | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir Thomas Cheney of Shurland, later of Toddington (d 08.12.1558) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Frideswide (Friswith) Frowyke (dau of Sir Thomas Frowyke, chief justice) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Cheney (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Nevil (dau of George Nevil, Lord Abergavenny) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Catherine (or Cicely) Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Kemp of Olantigh & Wye (a 1574) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Frances Cheney (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| Frances is shown by MGH (NS1, vol 4 (1884), p340) as dau of Sir Henry & Jane Wentworth (below). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Cripps (son of Sir Henry) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Broughton (d 18.05.1562, dau of Sir John Broughton of Toddington) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Sir Henry Cheney, Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Lord Cheney of Toddington (bur 03.09.1587) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane or Joan Wentworth (d 16.04.1614, dau of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Anne Cheney shown by Rylands & Berry as dau of Friswith but by BE1883 as dau of Anne | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Perrot | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir John Cheney of Shurland, Lord Cheney (dsp 30.05.1496) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 1478) Margaret Chidiocke (dau of Sir John Chidiocke by Katherine Lumley) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Sir Roger Cheney of Woodhey, Berkshire (6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Stanley (dau of Richard Stanley of the Pipe) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Edith (or Margaret or Elizabeth) Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Sandys of The Vine (d 26.10.1496) | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Edmund (d young), Edward (Dean of Salisbury), Sir Robert (dsp), Alexander, Geoffrey/Humphrey (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Simon Cheney of Milsted & Cralle, Sussex this line supported by Rylands, Visitation (Sussex), Berry & Visitation (Kent) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elianor Nottingham (dau/heir of John Nottingham) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cheney of Warbleton or Warblington in Hinck Cheyney, Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Keghley (dau of _ Keghley (or Righley) by _ Lewknor) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William (probably not John) Cheney of Crall and/or Carlley Warbleton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes (dau/heir of John Farby or Foreby) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Malyn or Mary Fincham ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Palmer (dau of _ Palmer of Augmering) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Robert Cheney of Cralle | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir Oliver Cheney of Cralle | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Thomas Cheyney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Constance (dau of Richard Seras or 'Seras de Houghter') | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Chyeney duplication just above? | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Palmer | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Thomas Chyeney | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hinxsted (dau/heir of _ Hinxsted of Winchelsey) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Cheyney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Palmer (dau of John Palmer, sister of Sir Anthony) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Cheyney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Colpepper of Grenway Court | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | John Chyeney | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Margaret Cheney (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Oxenbridge | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Parnell Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Bellingham | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Elizabeth Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Darrell | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Joane Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Cheney of Crall & Higham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Lovelace (dau of Richard Lovelace) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Humphrey Cheney of Higham the last mentioned by Rylands | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Wotton (dau of Edward (or Sir Nicholas) Wotton of Bocton (Boughton) Malherb) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Cheney of Callis (Calais) & Higham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Gyles (dau of Hugh Gyles) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Cheney of Higham & Sittingborne | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Ashley (dau of John Ashley of Norfolk) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Josias Cheney of Higham (a 1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Finch (dau of Randolph Finch of Kingsdowne) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Cheney of Higham (Heyham in Milsted) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Wood (dau/coheir of Richard Wood of Hollingbourne) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Frances Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Swalman | |||||||||||||||
| ((C))+ | other issue - Astley, Norton, Agnes, Dorothy, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Walter Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Astley Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rebecca House | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Gyles | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Thomas, Richard, Henry, Symon, Robert, Margaret, Frances | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Humphrey Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Isabell Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Lambert | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Mary Lambert | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lawrence Neale | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Joane Lambert | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Phillips | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Anthony, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Cheney (4th son?) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Christopher Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Robert Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Cheney of Sittingborne | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Amicia Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Reade | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Pawlett | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Roger, Hugh (married 3 times) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Alexander Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Cheney of Sittingborne | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Richard Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Alice Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cobham of Beland | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Margery Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jacob Donet (James Dannett) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Salerne of Iden | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Joane Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Towne or Atowne | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Elizabeth Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Wilcotts of Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Richard Walksted | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Isabel Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Pimp or Pympe of Kent | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Margaret Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Sentleger (St. Leger?) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wardener | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Roger Cheney (b c1356, a 1362) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Rylands (1908), Berkshire (additional), 'Cheney of Woodhey') with input/support from BE1883 ('Cheney of Toddington' & 'Baron Cheney'), Visitation (Kent, 1574+1619, 'Cheney'), CountyGen (Kent, Berry, 1830, p125), Visitation (Bedfordshire, 1566, 'Cheney of Toddington'), Visitation (Sussex, 1530+1633-4, 'Cheney' (2 folios))
[A lower section, on Cheney of Badger Hall, has been moved to Cheyne07 to facilitate expansion of this page.]
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