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