Richard Cheney, The Younger Genealogy
Richard Cheney
The Younger
IV Also Known As Richard The Twin



Richard Cheney (The Younger)
Born: May 1, 1684
Died: 1759 Intestate Aa Co Maryland.

Married: #1 Mary Penn 9-11-1721
Will Book Named No Wife So Mary Had Died Before 1759 And One
Grandaughter Mary Patteson..
And Children Listed Below.


Release Of Real Estate
to Richard, the younger, by his brother Richard the elders wife, Mary,

I Mary Cheney Late Wife Of Richard Cheney (The Elder) Of Anne Arundel
Dec'd For A Valuable Considreation Me Hereunto Moving,
Have Released To Richard Cheney (The Twin)(Her Brother In Law)
Son/Of Old Richard Cheney I. Commonly Called The Twin,
All Manner Of Dower Right And Title Which I Might Have
To All That Plantation Whereon The Said Old Richard Cheney
I Did Formerly Dwell,
And That Land Which Belongs To The Same And Is Now In The Tenure
Or Occupation Of His Said Son, Richard Cheney, The Twin,
Being Part Of A Tract Of Land Called Cheney's Resolution.
Bounded By A Pear Tree Where Originally Stood By Original Survey A Marked Oak Standing
In The Se Line Of Sd. Old Richard Cheneys 300 Acres Lst Taken Up ,
Thence To The Land Give By Sd Old Richard Cheney To Wm James,
Thence With The Sd Land Of Wm James
To The Line Of John Jacobs Sr. Signed 17 Oct 1710.

Mary Cheney; Witness Richard Duckett, Richard Cheney Mark.

Richard And Marys Children:

    1... Richard Cheney(The Younger Jr.) V
    Born: 10-28-1724

    Married: Susannah, I Bid P:332
    Richard Chaney, the younger jr. V, MY LINE

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    2... Edward Cheney
    Born: 6-1726
    Edward Cheney migrated to Bedford County pennsylvania
    long with his brothers John and Joseph,
    and father in law, William Iiams.

    Married: Mary Iiams dau. of Williams Iiams


    Children:

      1...Charles Chaney

      1790 Bedford County Pennsylvania Charles Chaney
      1 older males
      3 males under 16
      2 females.

      Married: Ruth Johnston, dau. of Thomas Johnston of Bedford Co. Penn.
      also listed in 1810 Census of Bedford, Penn.

        1...Nathan Chaney

        2...John Chaney born 1744

        3...Elizabeth Chaney born 1745
        Married: James Piper is listed as widow in 1820 Bedford County
        age 45 with 3 male children still at home.
        William Piper and John Piper her sons living near her in 1820

        4...William Chaney born 1748
        Married: ?
        Children:
        Samuel, Mary, John

        5...Richard Chaney born 1750
        1 male and 3 females in 1820

        6...Edward Chaney
        born 1854
        Edward chaney Bedford county pa. 1790 3 older males 6 under 16 and 4 females

        7...Mary Chaney born 1755

        8...Gabriel Chaney born 1758
        Gabriel chaney bedford county pa. 1790 1 older male 1 under 16 2 females

        9...Thomas Chaney born 1766
        Married: Mary Clark in 1788 Bedford County Penn.
        Married: 1799 Elizabeth Wigfield born 1780 Penn.
        1800 4 in home (2 children 16-25)
        listed 1810 Hopewell, Bedford co. Penn.
        4 children left in home
        1820 5 in home

        Children:
          1...born 1790 Ezekial?
          2...born 1792 John Chaney
          3...born 1806
          4...?
          5...?
          6...William born 1819
          7...Melinda born 1823

          there is an Ezekial Chaney born 1790 living in Perry County Ohio that some think is Thomas's Son. He married one of the Piper girls and Thomas sister Elizabeth had married a Piper from Bedford Co. Penn.
          whether this Ezekial is his son is not proven.
          It is possible some of the children and Piper Children migrated to Ohio

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      3..John Cheney
      Born: 3-21-1727 lived in Pennsylvania
      1 son known William chaney born 1760
      John was a Doctor
      William had a son Gilbert lived in Huntingdon Penn.

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      4..William Cheney
      Born: 1729 lived AA County Maryland
      Married: Elizabeth Piper of Bedford County Penn.

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      5...Cheney Joseph
      Born: 1-12-1730
      Died 8-10-1794 Concord Penn.
      Married:. Edith Mendenall Born.11-16-1750 Died.3-31-1833
      5-8-1765 Dau Of Samuel Mendenhall And Esther Williamson.
      Children 14:::
        1----Lydia Cheney B 8-28-1765
        2----Samuel Cheney 8-16-1766 D- 5-16-1808 Listed Prince George Co 1790
        Moved To Beaufort Co. North Carolina
        Samuel Chaney born 1765 Anne Arrundel Co. Maryland

        Was living in Beaufort Co. North Carolina 1800 age 35
        4 sons listed and 1 daughter and wife 2 sons known:
          1...James Chaney Sr. born 1785 died before 1850 Rowan County North Carolina 1810 Census
          wife and 1 daughter listed

          John Chaney

          James and john listed living next door to one another in 1820 Montgomery Co. Georgia.

          James Chaney Montgomery Co. Georgia 1820 age 35
          3 sons and 2 daughters and wife listed no names

          James Chaney sr. 1830 Montgomery Co. Georgia
          James age 45 wife with one daughter and 4 sons

          1840 age 55 wife and 3 sons listed in 1840 no names of wife or children listed.
          1850 Telfair County Georgia Census

            7...1�James Chaney Jr. in Telfair County in 1840 head of household age 36
            born in North Carolina
            Camely (Camilla) age 30
            born in North Carolina
            son: William age 2 born in Appling Co.

            brothers and sisters of James Chaney jr.
            7...2�John W. age 25 born in Telfair co.
            7...3�Alexander age 23 born in Montgomery County.
            7...4�Harmond age 18 born in appling Co.
            7...5... Harrison age 16 born in Appling Co.
            7...7...Polly age 17 born in Appling Co.


            looks like by 1850 james sr had died and the children were living with James jr.
          3----Esther Cheney5 Born. 12-8-1768

          4----Jesse Cheney Born 10-17-1770 D. 2-1-1827 Listed Prince George Co 1790
          Children:
            1...Jesse Chaney Jr.. M Polly Williams 3-4-1823 Allegany Co Md.

          5----Mary Cheney B 9-6-1772 D6-21-1852- M 2-11-1795 Ephraim Marriot

          6----Joseph Chaney Jr.4- 22-1774 D. 8-29-1904
          Children;
          Joseph Chaney Age 37 1830 Census B 1793 M Nancy Age 29 B 1801
          lived in Pennsylvania
          Children;
            7 1...Frances Chaneyb 1825
            7 2...John W Chaney B 1827
            7 3...Rueben Chaney B 1829


          7----Anne Cheney 4-25-1776 D 3-29-1811
          8----Curtis Cheney 3-6-1778 D.8-11-1853
          9----Abel Cheney 11-2-1790 D.4-21-1838
          10---Jane Cheney 4-10-1782 Died: 2-23-1872
          11---Elizabeth. Cheney.2-26-1784 D.1-4-1824
          12---Hannah Cheney b.2-10-1786 D.10-27-1852
          13---Phebe Cheney Waldron B 9-9-1788 D 4-23-1868


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        6...Cheney James
        Born: 1731
        lived in New Hampshire

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        7...Cheney Sarah
        Born: 10-10-1732

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        8...Cheney Mary
        Born: 9-11-1734
        Married: John Duvall born 1732 AA. Co. Md.
        he is listed in 1800 census but she is not, widowed

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        Cheney Rachel
        Born:. 3-22-1735
        Married: James Ricketts

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        10...Cheney Jemima ??
        Born: 1736

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        11...Cheney Jane
        Born: 4-28-1738
        Married Thomas Bond of Bedford County Pennsylvania
        listed 1790 in Pennsylvania

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        12...Cheney Catherine
        Born:. 1740