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Descendants of Richard Cheney

Third Generation


4. Richard Cheney III (Richard , Richard ) was born 1 in 1630 in Woolwich, London, England. Richard was married 2 times.

Richard CHENEY III, born 1630, in Woolwich, London, England.
He migrated to America in 1649, as stated by genealogist Harry Newman, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
"Harry Wright Newman, in his Anne Arundel county Gentry 91933), included a chapter on this family in which hestated that Richard Cheney, Sr. arrived in Mayland before 1650,a single man; that he was twice married, but that the name of his first wife was unknown. He also listed Richard Cheney,Jr., as the eldest child of Richard, Sr., and his first wife,and stated that Richard, Jr., was b. about 1649.
"A record (which will be given in full, infra), in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, shows that Richard Cheyney and Charity, his wife, arrived in Maryland by 1658, and without children. They were allowed 50 acres each, for their own transportation in to the province. It is evident, therefore, that they came after 1651, since for a period up until June 20, 1652 [Maryland Archives, vol 1, p. 332), persons were allowed 100 acres each for settling in Maryland. One is puzzled, however, by the deposition of their daughter Elizabeth (Cheney) Iiams, who stated in 1775, that she was then 74 years of age, thus b. C1651, and presumably in Maryland, since so far as we know, there is no record showing that she was transported to the province. If she was b. in the province in 1651, why then did her parents wait 6 or 7 years to claim the land that was due them for their own transportation? "While we have never heard such a theory expressed, it is our definite felling that Richard and Charity Cheyney, Sr. came to Maryland from Virginia. They chose Anne Arundel Co.as their new home, and this area was principally settled by Virginians. Also, Richard seems to have been on expecially friendly terms with William Burgess and William Cock(s), who drew up and witnesed his will. William Burgess was
definitely from Virginia, and it seems very likely that William Cock was also. In addition, one Richard Cocke, of henrico Co., in Virginia transported into that colony before Mar 6, 1636
(among others) one Robert Cheyny [Nugest, op. cit., p. 54]. And, there were other Cheneys in Virginia, as well as a few later ones in Maryland."

SOURCE: Denton & Marilyn Hargis; madehargis@fuse.net, She is a great granddaughter of Elizabeth Chaney and William Henry Woodall.

Richard married (1) Mary Charity Wood. Mary was born 1 in 1625.

They had the following children:

  5 M i Richard Cheney IV was born 1 in 1649 in South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He died 2 on Dec 6 1704 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  6 F ii Elizabeth Chaney was born 1 on Oct 30 1652 in South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She died 2 in 1726 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  7 F iii Mary Cheney was born 1 in 1654 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
+ 8 F iv Anne Cheney
  9 M v Thomas Cheney was born 1 on Mar 1 1669 in All Hollow, South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He died 2 on Aug 24 1737 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
+ 10 M vi Charles Cheney Sr.
  11 F vii Katherine Cheney was born 1 on Mar 12 1679 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  12 M viii Richard (Younger) Cheney was born 1 on May 1 1684 in South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  13 M ix John Cheney was born 1 on May 1 1684 in South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Richard married (2) Eleanor Pindell. Eleanor was born 1 in 1650.

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