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Some believe Richard immigrated to Anne Arundel Co., Maryland in about 1648/49. There are numerous original sources cited, showing many land transactions around his homestead on the South River of Anne Arundel County including in his will. "A record in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, shows that Richard Cheyney and Charity, his wife, arrived in Maryland by 1658, and without children. They were allowed 50 acres each, for their own transportation into the province. It is evident, therefore, that they came after 1651, since for a period up until June 20, 1652, persons were allowed 100 acres each for settling in Maryland. One is puzzled, however, by the deposition of their daughter Elizabeth (Cheney) Iiams, who stated in1775 , that she was then 74 years of age, thus b. C 1651, and presumably in Maryland, since so far as we know, there is no record showing that she was transported to the province. If she was b. in the province in 1651, why then did her parents wait 6 or 7 years to claim the land that was due them for their own transportation?
"While we have never heard such a theory expressed, it is our definite feeling that Richard and Charity Cheyney, Sr. came to Maryland from Virginia. They chose Anne Arundel Co. as their new home, and this area was principally settled by Virginians. Also, Richard seems to have been on especially friendly terms with William Burgess and William Cock(s), who drew up and witnessed his will. William Burgess was definitely from Virginia, and it seems very likely that William Cock was also. In addition, one Richard Cocke, of henrico Co., Virginia transported into that colony before March 6, 1636 (among others) one Robert Cheyny. And , there were other Cheneys in Virginia, as well as a few later ones in Maryland."
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The exact and authentic connection has not been made with the English branch of the Cheyneys, but there is evidence that Richard Cheyney was a scion of that once famous family of the Isle of Sheppey, County Kent, England. The earliest record that I have is of Richard, born 1565 in Middlesex, London, England He married Elizabeth Offley at St. Marys Church, Woolwich, London. At this time, I have not been able to locate this particular church. Richard died in 1625. As was the custom, his firstborn son was named Richard. Richard was born 1/25/1595 in London and at St. Marys He married Anne Ellinoir, date unknown. Their Richard was born in 1625 in London and migrated to American in 1649. He probably landed in Virginia and moved to Anne Arundel County, MD with his wife, Charity. He is mentioned later as a signer of a proclamation of loyalty to the king. Sir John Cheyney, Knt., whose ancestors held feudal rights on the Isle of Sheppey, was made Knight Bannaret and Knight of the Garter by Henry VII for gallantry at Bosworth Field, a battle during the War of the Roses in which Richard III was killed. The battle took place in 1485. He became Speaker of the House of Commons and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Cheyney of Shurland. There were lesser armorial branches of the Cheyney family in County Kent, but all shared common descendants. Throughout these branches the name of Richard was common. In those days, the first born son was named after the father, the second born after the grandfather, etc. The first born daughter was named after the mother and so on. The practice produced many with the same names. There are some twenty three Richards in this line. On February 28,1643 twenty-four subjects of the Crown in the Parish of Ripple, Kent signed a proclamation upholding loyalty to the king and in defense of religion. One of the signers was Richard Cheney who may be the Richard Cheyney of Cheneys Resolution, MD. There is strong evidence that they are the one and the same. Anne Arundel Gentry, Volume 1, 2nd Edition states: "The Cheyney family of ancient antiquity was ennobled in England, but through extravagance and being Royalists during the Civil Wars lost most of their property. There is every reason to believe that the Maryland emigrant was a scion of the ennobled family. He was lettered and the fact that he financed his own passage and that of his wife is further indication of his social level." The earliest entries in the All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD are those of the Cheyney family. The date of the entry precedes the date of the establishment of the parish. It is evident that the family kept their own records. Later spelling of the name became Cheney and Chaney. Richard and his wife, Charity migrated to Maryland and settled in the South River Hundred of Anne Arundel County. The exact date is unknown since there is no record of a claim for land for their transportation into Maryland. Sharon Doliante in her book" Maryland and Virginia Colonials" states: Richard Cheyney, Sr. born ca 1630, died after March 6, 1685(date of his will) and before August 16, 1688(date his estate was appraised) married Charity, who probably died in the mid to late 1600s: married Elinor (Eleanor) who survived him. On July 23, 1658 Richard Cheyney entered his claim for the land that he and his wife were entitled to for the entry into Maryland. Richard Cheyney began to purchase land soon after his arrival in Anne Arundel County. He resided on the "South River Hundred" and soon became one of the largest land owners in the area. After his death Maryland rent rolls in 1707 indicate the ownership of 2820 acres. Richard died between 1686 and 1688 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. He signed a will on March 6, 1686 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. "In the name of God, Amen, I Richard Cheney of Ann Arundel County and the Colony of Maryland, make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. To my eldest son Richard, two hundred and fifty acres called "Cheney's Rest" on South River. To my son Charles and son Thomas, my plantation call "Resolution," at the age of sixteen years, in the meantime to be in charge of my son Richard and son-in-law, John Jacobs, and his wife. To my three daughters, Mary, Eliza and Ann personalty of sort. To wife her dower rights." The inventory of Richard Cheney's personal property, recorded 15 Aug 1688, included: "Three cowes and claves, five young cattle, two cowes without calves, two horses and one mare, a parcell of Hoggs, one hand mill, one gunn and pair of pistolls and smiter, a woman servant, a parcel of bedding foure iron potts, three iron kittells, one spit, one brass skillet, one frying pan, a parcel of pewter, one mare lost in the woods, 1,600 pounds tobacco owing estate from James Powell." The family home was on the south side of South River, (just below Annapolis) and on the south side of a creek in said river called Flat Creek. Properties under Richard Cheney's control in Anne Arundel Co., included Cheney's Neck; Cheney Hill, 100 acres; Cheney's Rest, 300 acres, and Cheney's purchase, 100 acres.
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
Abt 1629 - 1686 (~ 57 years)