William probably came with the fleet in 1630, was in Boston in 1635, at Newbury, then Roxbury as early as 1635. He was always a resident of Roxbury from then on but a proprietor of Medfield and Medway, owned a large tract in what was later Sherborn, and a house in Boston. He called himself a planter. He was admitted to the church in 1664/65, freeman 1666, selectman 1656-57, assessor, town officer, one of the founders and directors of the Roxbury Latin School. His will is in the handwriting of "the Apostle to the Indians" John Eliot.
His wife's memorial Margaret Cheney (54476416) shows their children:
Children: Margaret Cheney Hastings, Eleanor Cheney Johnson, Thomas Cheney (husband of Jane Atkinson Cheney), William Cheney Jr, John Cheney, Mehitable Cheney Wight, and Joseph Cheney.
His wife's memorial Margaret Cheney (54476416) shows their children:
Children: Margaret Cheney Hastings, Eleanor Cheney Johnson, Thomas Cheney (husband of Jane Atkinson Cheney), William Cheney Jr, John Cheney, Mehitable Cheney Wight, and Joseph Cheney.
William probably came with the fleet in 1630, was in Boston in 1635, at Newbury, then Roxbury as early as 1635. He was always a resident of Roxbury from then on but a proprietor of Medfield and Medway, owned a large tract in what was later Sherborn, and a house in Boston. He called himself a planter. He was admitted to the church in 1664/65, freeman 1666, selectman 1656-57, assessor, town officer, one of the founders and directors of the Roxbury Latin School. His will is in the handwriting of "the Apostle to the Indians" John Eliot.
His wife's memorial Margaret Cheney (54476416) shows their children:
Children: Margaret Cheney Hastings, Eleanor Cheney Johnson, Thomas Cheney (husband of Jane Atkinson Cheney), William Cheney Jr, John Cheney, Mehitable Cheney Wight, and Joseph Cheney.
His wife's memorial Margaret Cheney (54476416) shows their children:
Children: Margaret Cheney Hastings, Eleanor Cheney Johnson, Thomas Cheney (husband of Jane Atkinson Cheney), William Cheney Jr, John Cheney, Mehitable Cheney Wight, and Joseph Cheney.
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WILLEAM CHENEY
AGED 63 YEARS
DYED IN 1667
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