William Cheney

1637 - 1681  (44 years)

• Name	William Cheney
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1636/37	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Moved To	1662 (25 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Will	30 Apr 1667 (30 years)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  He is mentioned in his father's will.
  History	1676 (39 years)  [2, 3, 4]
  He first lived in Medfield, Mass. then removed to Dorchester, Mass. in 1676 It appears that William had both a wife and a mistress. He had obviously left his wife and was living with Sarah Daniels for a time. In his father's will of 1677 appear the following words: "I bequeath unto my sonn William Cheiney all that lying & being in medfield, latly in the possession of my said son upon this condition or proviso that hee & his wife Deborah bee Reconsiled & live together in Meadfeild or Elsewhere, to the sattisfaction of John Wisewell of Boston & Deacon Williams of Roxbury." By 1670, they were together again if the births of children are an indicator. In his will, he mentions his wife and brother Joseph. He also gives Lydia Winsor ten shillings "for going of errands for me in my late imprisonment."
  Death	22 Sep 1681	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [4, 6]
  He died by being hung. He was found guilty of rape of a young servant girl living under his roof, however his wife, Deborah, called the victim, Experience Holbrook, the daughter of Capt. Joseph and Elizabeth Holbrook, a "lying wench."
  Will	15 May 1686 (49 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He is mentioned in his mother's will.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Ellen Cheney,   b. Abt 1626, England d. 28 Sep 1678, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 52 years)   2. Margaret Cheney,   b. 20 Nov 1628, England   3. Thomas Cheney,   b. Abt 1631, England d. young   4. Thomas Cheney,   b. Before 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 23 Oct 1693, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 58 years) + 5. William Cheney,   b. 1636/37, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Sep 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 44 years) ▻Deborah Wiswel,   c. 30 May 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Feb 1717/18, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years) m. say 1657   ▻Sarah Daniels,   b. 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.       6. John Cheney,   b. 29 Sep 1639, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Oct 1671, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 32 years)   7. Mehitabel Cheney,   b. 1 Jun 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1693/94, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 50 years)   8. Joseph Cheney,   b. 6 Jun 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Sep 1704, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years)
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: John Cheney of Fen Ditton   d. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Maternal Line: Margaret Cule,   b. Before 1612, England d. 2 Jul 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Person ID, Branch	I130	Roy Line
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Cheney,   c. 5 Feb 1598/99, Benington, Hertfordshire, England d. 30 Jun 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Cule,   b. Before 1612, England d. 2 Jul 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Deborah Wiswel,   c. 30 May 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Feb 1717/18, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	say 1657	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years - She : ~ 15 years and 7 months.
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Deborah Cheney,   b. 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 May 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 1 year)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. William Cheney,   b. 30 Mar 1663/64, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1664, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Deborah Cheney,   b. 1 Nov 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. William Cheney,   b. 27 Jul 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. John Cheney,   b. 05 Jan 1673/74, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Benjamin Cheney,   b. 1 May 1677, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Dec 1737, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. Abiel Cheney,   b. 26 Nov 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Dec 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sarah Daniels,   b. 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	N  [1, 2]
  Type: They were not married
  Children	+ 1. William Cheney,   b. 3 Aug 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Jul 1753, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1636/37 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - say 1657 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1662 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 30 Apr 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 22 Sep 1681 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Will - 15 May 1686 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887). [S1060] Trask, William B. "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record and on the Files in the County of Suffolk, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897). [S1061] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Hastings-Cheney, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/hastings.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998). [S1059] Cheney, Victoria Email: 1998-12-07 "William Cheney" , (Email message from cheney (at)utexas.edu, 7 December 1998).