Person:William Cheney (49)

Watchers
m. Bef 1695
  1. Margaret Cheney1695 -
  2. Sarah Cheney1698/99 -
  3. Esther Cheney1701 -
  4. William Cheney1703/04 - 1756
  5. Ebenezer Cheney1706 - Bef 1740
  6. Abigail Cheney1709 -
m. 20 May 1726
  1. Sarah CheneyAbt 1727 -
  2. Joanna Cheney1728 -
  3. Susanna Cheney1730 - 1736
  4. Wales Cheney1732 - 1825
  5. Nathaniel Cheney1733/34 -
  6. Mary Cheney1736 -
  7. Caleb Cheney1738/39 -
  8. Ebenezer Cheney1741 - 1828
  9. Abigail Cheney1743 -
  10. William Cheney1746 -
  11. Levi Cheney1750 - 1847
Facts and Events
Name[2] William Cheney
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Feb 1703/04 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 20 May 1726 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Joanna Thayer
Death[2][3] 18 Jul 1756 Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter, 1920)
    p. 47.

    CHENY, William, s. of William and Margerit, [born] Feb. 7, 1703-4.

  2. 2.0 2.1 Pope, Charles Henry. The Cheney Genealogy. (Boston, Mass.: Charles H. Pope, 1897)
    p. 70.

    William Cheney [#24], s/o William Cheney [#9, p. 50, and Margaret ---], b. 7 Feb 1704, d. Milford 18 Jul 1756, m. Dorchester 20 May 1726 Joanna Thayer.

  3. Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate files, 1731–1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012)
    Case 11560: Cheney William of Mendon 1756.

    14 Aug 1756 warrant for inventory, taken 24 Aug 1756: not totalled, by James Sumner, Nehemiah Nelson, Habijah French.
    20 Aug 1756: Bond of Johanah Cheny Widow of Mendon as adm'x on estate of her Late husband William Cheney late of Mendon yeoman Dec'd.
    18 Sep 1757: Account of Joanna Cheney admx of her Late husband William Cheney late of Mendon yeoman Dec'd, allowed.
    7 Nov 1757: Division of Real Estate of William Cheney Late of Mendon, set off to Joanna Cheney widow her thirds, the remainder not capable of divsion.
    19 Sep 1757: Receipt of Benjamin Atwood. 1 Oct 1758: of Wales Cheney.
    17 Mar 1758: Request of Wales Cheney that estate of my late Father William Cheney be settled on brother Nathaniel Cheney.
    21 Mar 1758: Account of advances during lifetime of Will'm Cheney Late of Mendon Dec'd: mentions Wales Cheney, Sarah Sanders, Joanna Atwood, Mary Whitney.
    7 Apr 1758: Real estate of William Cheney late of Mendon Yeoman (saving dower of Joanna Cheney) to his son Nathaniel Cheney, he paying brother Wales Cheeny a double portion, to brothers & Sisters viz Sarah Sanders wife of Robert Sanders, Joanna Attwood wife of Benjamin Attwood, Mary Whitney Caleb Ebenezer William Levy & Abigail Cheeny, and further payments at the death of Joanna Jones [sic? presumably means the widow?].