THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Thomas Cheney
           Born: 1633 in England (1)
        Married: 11 JAN 1655/56 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
           Died: 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
         Father: William Cheney
         Mother: Margaret Cule
        Spouses: 
     Occupation: Husbandman
           Wife: Jane Atkinson
           Born: 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
           Died: 29 JUL 1724 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
         Father: 
         Mother: 
        Spouses:
Children
01          (F): Margaret Cheney
           Born: 05 JUN 1656 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
           Died: 10 DEC 1717 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (2)
        Spouses: Nicholas Fessenden
02          (M): Thomas Cheney
           Born: 25 DEC 1658 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
           Died:
        Spouses: Hannah Woodie
03          (F): Mehitabel Cheney
           Born: 20 FEB 1659/60 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
           Died:
        Spouses: 
04          (M): John Cheney
           Born: 1662 in Massachusetts
           Died: 06 AUG 1689 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
        Spouses: 
05          (M): William Cheney
           Born: 30 JUN 1663 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
           Died: 25 MAR 1696
        Spouses: Rebecca Newell
06          (F): Mary Cheney
           Born: 17 APR 1665 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
           Died: 24 APR 1751
        Spouses: John Holbrook
07          (F): Jane Cheney
           Born: 05 JUN 1669 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
           Died:
        Spouses: Thomas Belknap
08          (M): Joseph Cheney
           Born: 16 FEB 1669/70 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
           Died:
        Spouses: Rebecca Robbins
09          (F): Hannah Cheney
           Born: 06 JUL 1673 in Roxbury, Massachusetts
           Died:
        Spouses: 
10          (M): Benjamin Cheney
           Born: 29 JAN 1674/75 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
           Died: 13 JUL 1718 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
        Spouses: Mary Cheney; Mary Harbert
11          (M): Ebenezer Cheney
           Born: 02 NOV 1678 in Roxbury, Massachusetts (3)
           Died: 17 NOV 1689 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
        Spouses:

Additional Information

Thomas Cheney:

Notes:
Thomas lived on the South side of the Charles River. (From the "History of Cambridge, Mass 1630-1877" page 124.)

In November 1659, Thomas was a constable for the Town of Cambridge. (From "The Records of the Town of Cambridge, Mass 1630-1703" page 130.)

Thomas owned 10 acres in Cambridge in February of 1664. (From "The Proprietors Records of the Town of Cambridge, Mass 1630-1703" page 145.)

In 1675 Thomas served in Captain Johnson's "Celebrated Roxbury company of soldiers" who marched from Boston for Mount Hope, an Indian stronghold. Thomas rendered very efficient service in December of 1675 when Captain Johnson was killed.

Thomas Cheiny of Roxbury was made a Freeman on April 18, 1690 (From the New England Historic Genealogical Register, Volume 3, 1849, page 348)

Footnotes

  1. Compiled by Mrs Jennie Henderson Porter, Hannah Johnson and Polly Palmer (1930), 37.
  2. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (Release date: November 29, 1995), Tree #5671.
    Date of Import: 15 Feb 1998.
  3. Vital Records of Roxbury (The Essex Institute of Salem, Mass 1925), Volume 1 - Births, page 60.

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