THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Thomas Cheney
           Born: 01 JUL 1742 in Ashford, Windham, CT
        Married: 1767
           Died: 1828 in Champaign County, Ohio
         Father: William Cheney
         Mother: Ruth Eastman
        Spouses: 
           Wife: Keturah Owen
           Born: 1748
           Died:
         Father: John Owen
         Mother: >>>
        Spouses:
Children
01          (M): William C. Cheney
           Born: 28 OCT 1775 in Freeman's Fort, Harrison County, West Virginia
           Died: 06 FEB 1856 in Goshen Twnshp, Champaign County, Ohio
        Spouses: Elizabeth Kirkley
02          (M): Ebenezer Cheney
           Born: 15 JAN 1777 in Harrison County, WV
           Died: 15 JUL 1833 in Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio
        Spouses: Elizabeth H. Owen
03          (M): Benjamin Cheney
           Born: 1782 in Harrison County, West Virginia
           Died: 01 SEP 1834 in Champaign County, Ohio
        Spouses: Sarah Cochran
04          (M): Jonathan Cheney
           Born: 13 SEP 1785 in Freeman's Fort, Harrison County, WV
           Died: 21 MAR 1862 in Cheney's Grove, McLean County, Illinois
        Spouses: Catherine Owen
05          (F): Hester Cheney
           Born:
           Died:
        Spouses: William Martin
06          (F): Temperance Cheney
           Born:
           Died:
        Spouses: Ezekiel Thomas
07          (F): Permelia "Milla" Cheney
           Born:
           Died:
        Spouses: Nathan Tucker
08          (F): Anne Cheney
           Born:
           Died:
        Spouses: Edward Hudson

Additional Information

Thomas Cheney:

Notes:
The birth date comes from the Barbour Collection. The Collection quotes Ashford Vital Records: Volume 1, page 76.

Enlisted May 29, 1775 in Captain Ephraim Manning's Company, Col Israel Putnam's Regt Connecticut Line. He was discharged December 15, 1775. ( From "Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Ohio", page 75: and the "Records of Service of Connecticut Men" )

From the "Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants" (http://image.vtls.com/collections/LO.html):

Thomas Cheney 9/20/1783
Monongalia County
400a On the waters of Sandy Creek, including his improvements made in 1774.
Grants H, p581
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Thomas Cheney 12/10/1784
Monongalia County
400a On the West fork of the Monongalia river adjoining Coon's land including his settlement made there in the year 1771.
Grants M, p593
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Thomas Cheney 9/27/1785
Monongalia County
200a On a branch of Little Sandy Creek in Sandy Creek Glades
Grants S, p465
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Was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace in Harrison County, Virginia on July 20,1784. (From the "History of Harrison County, Va" page 83). Thomas was listed in the "Heads of Families - Virginia 1785". He was living in Harrison County and lived with "8 White Souls" and owned 1 dwelling.

Thomas was buried on a small farm cemetery in Union Township, Champaign County, Ohio. (From the "Graves of Revolutionary War Patriots" by Patricia Law Hatcher in 1987)

Keturah Owen:

Notes:
Keturah is Hebrew for fragrance. Keturah was the second wife of Abraham in the Old Testament. She is considered to be the ancestress of numerous tribes.


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