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Richard, Cheney Jr,
Son Of (Richard The Younger)
Born: 10-28-1724 Anne Arundel County Maryland
Christened Westminster Parish
Mother is listed as Mary and father Richard Cheney
Died: before 1793 when his Will Estate was Distributed 3-16-1793
Married: Sarah Susanna James {Ijams} :Iiams}
Born: 1732 Maryland
Listed As 55 Yrs Old Census Of 1776 Aa County Maryland With Anne Cheney(Age 70 Living There)
And Another Woman Age 44 Wife, Susanna
Idibp 332 1790 Census A.A. County Maryland
Richard has 2 on head of household list
1 male under 16
Richard and Abe Chaney listed as living near one another
Richard with 3 in his family in 1790 and Abe with 5
CENSUS RECORDServed in the Continental Service in 1776, May 29, a Private
Archives of Maryland 1775-83 Vol 18
Roster of Continental Service 1776Note::::With This Family The Spelling Of Cheney Changed To Chaney
Richard The Younger Jr. Is Referred To As Cheney And Chaney.
Some Of The Children Kept The Cheney Spelling And Some Are Chaney.
Census Takers And Tax Officials Often Spelled The Names
Differently And The Name Stuck As Such.
Source Of Information On Will:
"Maryland And Virginia Colonials"
Richard Chaneys Estate Was Distributed 3-16-1793
Abel Cheney Administrator
Heirs:
1�Thomas Rowles, Who Married Sarah Dau Of Dec'd.
2�Hezekiah Cheney, Son...
3�William Marsh Who Married Mary Dau. Of Dec'd...
4�Michael Dunn Who M Elizabeth Dau. Of Dec'd.
5�.Nathaniel Hancock Who Married Sophia Dau Of Dec'd..
6�Thomas Cheney,
7�Son...Abel Cheney..
8�Son..James Holmes Who Married Delilah Dau Of Dec'd..
9�Greenbury Gray, Who Married Dau Susannah, Dau Of Dec'd;.
10.Dennis Robinson Who Married Anne Dau.Of Dec'd
Aa County District Maryland.Liber Jg#1 1788-98, F,40.
Richard Listed AA County Md Townneck. Maryland State Archives
1783 Aldriges Beginning And Suttons Choice 150 Acres Of Land
Richard The Younger Jr's And Susanna's Children:
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1...Hezekiah Chaney Sr.
Born : 1742/43 Anne Arundel Co. Maryland
Died: 1812 Wythe Co Va.
1 Female Slave 34 And 1 Under 16, 2 Female Whites And One Male White.
Married: #1 Elinor 1775
Married: #2 Jane
Hezekiah Chaney's Genealogy VI[MY LINE]******************************
2.. Abel Cheney/ Chaney
Born: 1746 AA Co Md.
Married.: Ruth Johnson Feb. 26, 1785 Baltimore County
Abel Administered His Fathers Estate AA Co Md. In 1793
1790 Anne Arundel County Maryland Census:
Living near his father Richard Chaney
Abel Cheney/Chaney
5 people listed in home
3 people on head of household list meaning over 40
1 son over 16 and 1 son under 16 no females listed
Listed In 1810 Wythe County Census
Living Near His Brother Hezekiah (Hesakiah Chaney Sr.)
Abel, 1 Male Child And Wife.
1810 Wythe CensusChild:
- 1�Abel R. Chaney
Born: 1785 Va.
Died: 1854
Monroe County Tennessee
Married: Apri 13, 1816: Easter F. Thompson
Born: 1797 Died: 1877 Tenn.
Both are Buried: Madisonville Cemetery Monroe Co. Tenn.
1830, 1840, Census Monroe County Tennessee
1850 Monroe County Tenn.Census
A.R. Chaney age 65 Va.
All others born in Tenn.
Easter age 53
Darthula age 32
Manerva age 21
Jane age 17
Robert age 16
Fred F. age 13
Eliza Jane Mason age 7
3...Sarah Susanna Chaney
Born: 1748...
Married: Thomas Rowles born: 21 April 1742
son of Thomas and Sarah Rowles of Westminster Parish,AA County MD
most likely had a son Thomas as well
and he was listed as head of household in 1800
1800 AA. County Maryland
listing is under Thomas Rowles
2 males under 10, 2 males 10-15
1 female 26-44
no other male listed
2 slaves
5 listed in home +
2 slaves
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4.. Anne Chaney
Born:. 1752..
Married: Jan 29, 1788 AA. County Md. Dennis Robinson
1790 AA. County Md
1 male under 16
1 males over 16
2 females
1790 Census AA County
4 in family, living near Richard Anne's father and brother Abe
1800 AA County Census
4 in houshold
2 females
1 male over 16
1 male under 16
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5.. Elizabeth Chaney
Born: 1753...
Married: Michael Dunn
Lived in Kent Maryland
1790 was in Kent Maryland
by 1830 living in Baltimore
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6.. Sophia Cheney (Chaney)..
Born: 1755..
Married: #1 ? Gray
Married:#2 May 17, 1788 Nathaniel Hancock Born: 1750
1790 Census AA County Maryland
6 free white people in home and 8 slaves
1810 Census AA. Co. Md
5 free white people in home and 17 slaves
listed 1820 and 1830 Census
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Thomas Greenbury Chaney
Born:..1756 Maryland
On Revolutionary War Rolls Nov. 6, 1777 2nd
Regiment along with his brother HezekiahMaryland
Married : #1 Eliza Sunderland 4-27-1779
St James Parish Aa Co Md
Married:#2 Sharlotta Connaway
Born: 1773 Russell Co Va
What Happened To Eliza Sunderland???
Was in Wythe County Virginia in 1816 when his son was born
Moved to Kentucky by 1820
Listed in Floyd County Ky in 1820 Census
Greenberry Chaney age over 44
2 older women, 1 young female, and 3 young males
listed In PIke County 1830
Children::
- 1...Obadiah Thomas Cheney / Chaney
Born 1782 Maryland
moved to Pulaski Ky before 1800
Died between 1840 and 1850
living in Kentucky in 1810, 1820 Green Co. , 1830 and 1840, Census
Green County
1850 listed as age 68 born in Va.
Married: Elizabeth Burton
listed age 68 in 1850 Census Green Co. Ky
widow
had a son Obadiah born 1820 Ky., living 1850 Green County
married Frances Williamson born 1823
lived in Grayson County Texas
Obadiah jr died 1859 in Texas
gravestone is shown on findagrave.com
2...Asa Cheney / Chaney born 1784 maryland
Listed in 1820 with brother Ephriam living in Worcester Co. Ma.
3...Hiram M. Chaney
1820 living in Worcester Co Ma.
a Thomas and Charles is also living near these in Ma.
4...James Chaney born 1790 Maryland
5...Ephriam Cheney born 1794 Maryland
Lived in Ma. Worcester Co.
6...Joel Cheney born 1796 Maryland
lived in Worcester Co. Ma.
7...Thomas Greenbury Chaney II
Born: 1816 Wythe Co Va
Died: 1898 Salem, Morgan County Ky, Buried: Salem Cemetery Morgan County Ky.
Married :Sophia Campbell
Born: 1818
Married: 2-23-1834, Pike Co.Ky
Died: 1886 Salem, Morgan County Ky. These Are All
Listed With Names, Ages, Children Where Born
1850 Pike Co Ky Census: Pike Reel-M432-217p43
Listed Age 36 Household# 66 Farmer $500 Born In Va.
Wife Sophia Age 32 Born In Kentucky".
All Children Born In Ky
Abner Age 15
John Age 15
Nancy Age 10
Harvey G. Age 6
Arminta (Mary) Age 4
Thomas G. Jr Age 2
1860 Census Pike Co. Ky
T. G. Chaney age 46
Sophia Chaney age 41
Harvey G. age 17
Arminta age 14
Thomas G age 12
Susan age 10
Charles N age 8
Victoria age 5
James J age 5 months
Nancy Campbell age 83 mother in law
1870 census of Pike
Thomas age 56 born in VA.
Sophia age 55 born in VA
Charles age 15
Pricy V. age 13
James J age 10
Colbert age 5
Ferril Thacker age 22
Mary A. age 23
Thomas H age 11 months
Photo Of Sophia Chaney Tombstone
Photo Of Thomas Chaney Tombstone
These Children Listed As Thomas Sr's
All Living In Same Home:
Children Of Thomas G.Chaney And Sophia
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1...Abner James Chaney
Born: Dec. 27, 1834 Pike
Died: 8 17, 1912 Big Sinking Creek, Morgan Co Ky.
Buried: Noah Long Cem. Zag, Morgan County Ky
Son of Thomas G and Sophia Campbell
Colitis: informant John M. Chaney
Married: Lotta Goff
Married: 1880 Frances Ann Nickell Stamper
born: March 25, 1849 Morgan County Ky.
Died: Aug 15, 1927
Married: 1895 America E. Grammell , born 1866
She is living in 1930 in Springfield Ohio with brother at age 64
Listed In 1850 Pike County Ky Census Age 15 In Home Of Thomas G And Sophia
1870 Pike:
Abner J. age 35
Carlotta age 38
Mary E. age 13
Edward age 11
Sarah J age 5
Abner and Frances Children
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1�Mary E. born Oct 4, 1854
2�Edward born Nov 21 1857 died after 1880
Birth records state Charlottie Goff and Agner Chaney parents
3�Sarah J born 1865 Pike
Married: Sam Hurt
4�Cordelia M born August 1870 Wolfe County Ky
Died: 1955 Middletown Butler Ohio
Married: Harlan B. OHair in 1885
And Isaac Short in 1899
Abner and Frances Nickell�s Children
5..Corolus Samuel Chaney born 1883 Wolfe Co. Ky
Died: Middletown Butler Ohio 1958
Married: Lizzie Havens 1905
Born: march 24, 1837
Died: Feb 9, 1887 Pike
Listed Age 13 In 1850 Pike County Census In Home Of Parents, Thomas G. And Sophia
Married: Sept 23, 1858 Amanda Adkins Pike County Ky
1860 Pike Census
John age 22
Amanda age 18
Thomas M age 7 months
1870 Census Pike
John C. age 31
Amanda age 26
Thomas M age10
Margaret J age 8
Sally A. age 6
Sophia a. Chaney age 4
Green N. Chaney age 1
1880 Census Pike
John age 43
Armanda age 38
Sarah J. age 14
Sopha age 13
Green age 11
John age 9
James J age 6
Abner J age 5
David age 2
Children:
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1�Thomas M. Chaney
Born: Sept 1858
1880 Census
Thomas age 21
Pricy age 25
John C. age 4
James J age 9 Months
Married: Feb. 3, 1876 Pricey Ann. Rains
Married: Lilie Angeline Thacker May 28 1894 Pike
Born: March 1870
Children:
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1�John C. Born: Feb. 28, 1877
Died: Nov. 26, 1962
Death records: informant , son Warren G. Chaney
Pneumonia, Lung disease
parents Tom Chaney and Pricey Ann Chaney
Married: Alice??
2�James J. Chaney Born: July 22, 1879
Died: May 15, 1967Ky
Married: Bertha Lumpkins dau. of Wiley Lumpkins
Born 1888, died: 1962
3�Liza J. Chaney born: Oct 1884
4�Manda G Chaney born June 1892
Died: June 3, 1940
Married: March 25, 1880 Copp Thacker
4�Sally A. born Jan 14, 1864
Died: Feb. 4, 1928 age 63
Married: Dec.28, 1885 James J . Thacker
5�Sophia a. Chaney born 1866
Died: 1912
Married: Will Thacker
6�Greenville N. Chaney born 1869
Married: Oct. 13, 1890 Pike Sarah J. Belcher
Born: 1880
Daughter of James D. and Nancy Jane Bishop Belcher
7�John born 1871
Married: August 1896 Myrtle Vale [Misty] Adkins
Born 1882 died: 1967
8�James J born 1874
Married: 1901 Maggie Raines
Died: May 1937
9�Abner J Chaney
Born : April 4, 1876
Died: Jan. 24, 1936
Married: Cindy Adkins
10.David Chaney
Born: June 11, 1877
Died: 1942
Married: Jan. 20 1898 Pike, Sarah Thacker
3...Nancy Jane Chaney
Born: March 3, 1839 Pike
Died: age 72 and 8 months December 6, 1911 Pike
Widow: Daughter of Thomas Chaney and Sophia Campbell
Informant Alfred Adkins, Millard Ky
Married: Milton Adkins born 1845
Died: before 1900 Census
1870 Census Pike
Milton Adkins age 24
Nancy J. age 29
Talitha age 4
Alfred age 2
1880 Census Pike
Milton age 35
Nancy J. age 38
Lythia age 14
Alfred age 12
Sallie age 10
Thomas age 7
John age 1
Children:
1900 Nancy is living with her son Alfred she is age 60 widow
Son Tom living next door with wife Lizzie
1�Talitha Adkins born 1866
Died: May 30, 1924 Pike, heart failure
Talitha Coleman dau. of Milton Adkins and Jane Chaney
Married: Abraham Coleman born 1968, son of Riley and Lucy Coleman
2�Alfred Adkins born 1868
Married: Sarah Ann Thacker
3�Sallie [Sarah] born 1870
4�Thomas Adkins born 1873
Married: Lizzie?
5�John Adkins born 1879
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4...Harvey George Chaney
Born: January 17, 1844 Pike
Died: 2-29-1916 Salem, Morgan County KY
TB. Age 72 merchant, son of Thomas Chaney and Sophia Campbell
Informant Nelson P. Chaney Ky.
Married: January 24, 1961 Polly Moore born: Oct 17, 1833
Died: widow: May 17, 1916 a few months after Harvey George
Gangrene of left foot caused by wound
Daughter of Ephraim and Jane McGee Moore
1870 Census Pike
Harvey G. age 26
Polly age 36
John age 7
Mary age 5
Melissa age 3
Eliza J age 2
Nelson age 2 months
Click Here Dr Harvey G"S Gravestone
Married: Mary "Polly" Moore B 7-17-1844 Scott Co Va
Died: 5-17-1916 Salem, Morgan County Ky Buried: Salem
Cemetery, Morgan County Ky.
Children:Of Harvey George Chaney
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1..John Morrison Chaney B: 3-16-1863 Pike County Ky
Died: 7-26-1930 Mt Sterling Montgomery Co Ky
Buried: Salem Cemetery.
2...Mary Lou (Mary E.) Chaney born 1865
Married: Andrew J. Bustkirk Morgan Co. Ky
3...Melissa Chaney born: Dec. 20, 1866
Died: Melisssa Toliver dau. of H.G. Chaney and Polly Moore
Sept 23, 1934 Adema of the lungs
Married: Andrew P. Toliver
4...Eliza Jane Chaney Born 3-20-1868
Died: 6-26-1936
M: George Washington Rose 11-1888
5...Nelson Patrick Chaney
Born: 4-26 1870
Died: 1944 Buried Salem
Married Lillie Evelyn Wilson born: 1876
Died 1954 Buried Salem Morgan Co. KY.
6...Harvey Burns Chaney
Born: 2-20-1878 Morgan County Ky
Died: 2-1959 Morgan County Buried: Salem Cemetery
Married: August 17, 1901 Nora L. Wilson Born 1885
5...Mary Arminta (Minty)
Born: 1846 Pike
Died : 26 Oct. 1924 age 78
Married 21 Jan 1865: Ferrel Thacker born 1841 died Nov 12 1906
Ferrel Thacker is buried Bevins Cemetery Pike Co. Ky
Listed In 1850 Pike County Census Age 4
1870 census of Pike Co. Ky
Ferril Thacker age 27 and Mary age 23 are listed living in home of Thomas and his family with their son Thomas H. 11 months old.
1880 Census Pike
Ferril age 38
Mary age 35
Thomas age 11
Reubin age 6
Caroline age 5
Children:
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1�Thomas H. born 1869
2�Reubin born 1874
3�Sofa Caroline born 1875
Married: C. David Bevins
4�William M born 1880
Born: 1848 Pike Co Ky
Died: 1-6-1980 Morgan County Ky: of the Flu.
Buried Salem Cemetery Morgan County Ky
Informant: Clayton Chaney
Married: #1 Feb. 17, 1870 Victoria Billeter
Died: May, 1875
Married: May 6, 1876 Emily J. Wilson
Born 1853 Died 1949
Buried Salem Cemetery, Morgan County Ky
1870 census Pike
Thomas age 22
Victoria age 19
Minnie age 1
1880 Census
Green age 32
Emily age 27
Minnie age 11
1900 Census
Green age 51
Emily J age 46
Cora F. age 14
Clay age 6
Children:Of Thomas Greenbury Listed In Old Regular Baptist Church Rolls
And census records
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1...Minnie born 1869 mother was Victoria
3...John Christopher B 2-28-1877 D 11-26-1962
Married Alice
Children
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1...Thomas(Tommy) Chaney
2...Garfield Chaney
3...Walter Chaney
4...Warren G Chaney
5...Corbett Chaney
6...Pricey Ann Chaney
7...Zelphia Chaney All Members Of Old Regular
Baptist Church
4�Cora Born 1886
5�Clayton born 1894
7...Susannah (Susie) Martha. Chaney
Born: Oct 5, 1852
Died: March 10, 1929 Stroke
Informant Richard Justice
Married: April 22, 1869 William C. Justice
Son of Nancy Justice Born: 1834
Children:
- 1�Raphael born 1869
Died: 1949
2�Abner James Justice Dec. 26, 1871
Died: Jan 1948
Married: Carrie Geneva Smith
3�Radolphus born 1876
4�Sophia born 1881
5�Nancy born 1882
Born: Nov.29, 1853
Died: June 10, 1931 informant Martha Cecil
Age 78 Paralysis
Married: April 1875 Rosey A. Testerman born 1855
1880 Census Morgan County Ky
Charles age 29
Rosey A age 25
Martha age 4
Alice age 4
next door to father Thomas
Children:
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1�Martha born 1876
Informant at fathers death: Martha Cecil
2�Alice V. born 1876
3�James M born 1881
4�Sarah J. born 1884
9...Victoria Pricey Chaney>Br? Born: 1855 Ky.
Married: Dec. 1875 Reuben Thacker
born 1857 died 1926
mother is listed as Malinda Justice on death record for Reuben
1880 Census Pike
Reubin Thacker age 24
Victora age 23
Barney age 1
1900 Census Pike
Reubin age 43
Victoria age 43
Sophia age 19
Rosa B age 17
Sarah C age 16
James age 13
Linda age 11
Thomas age 6
Minnie age 3
Children:
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1�Barney born 1879
2� Sophia born 1881
3�Rosa B born 1883
4�Sarah C born 1884
5�James born 1887
6�Linda born 1889
7�Thomas born 1894
8�Minnie born 1897
Born: 1860
1880 census as head of household Buried Salem Morgan Co Ky
Rose E. age 18
Colbert Chaney brother age 18
These are also listed on Thomas and Sophia�s 1880 Census
As boarding with them and also listed separate on another census page
11�Colbert Chaney
Born: 1862 Pike County Died
1896 Buried Salem Ky.
Married: Rachel Wilkinson Born 1868
Married 1883 Morgan County
D: 1957 Buried Salem Cemetery, Morgan County Ky
1880 census listed age 18 living with brother James J. Chaney
He is also listed on Thomas and Sophia�s 1880 Census age 18 grandson
So there may have been two Colberts or it is the same one.
8...Delilah Chaney..
Born:..1758..
Married: James Holmes, listed in her fathers Will
James Holmes born 1753 arrived in Maryland in 1774 at age 21
Emigrants from England to the American Colonies< 1773-1776
1776 listed in Hartford County Bush Lower Hundred
1790 Early Maryland Census
James Holmes with 3 in home and 4 slaves : 7 total living in home
Next to his brothers Joshua and John
He is also listed on the Revolutionary War rolls
along with Delilah's brothers
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9...Ruth Chaney.
Born:..1760..
Married: ? Johnson In Will
No Information on this family
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10..Mary Chaney..
Born:..1762..
Married: Williiam Marsh, In Will
1790 Census AA County Maryland
only him and his wife in census
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11�Susanna Chaney
Born. 1770
Married: August 5, 1789 Anne Arundel Co Md
"Maryland Compiled Marriages"
Greenbury Gray Born: March 19, 1757 Christened: Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co. Md. Parents: Joshua Gray and Ruth Gray
1790 Census Anne Arundel Co Md
1 male over 16
2 free white females
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12..Ezekiel Chaney
Born: 1772 Maryland
Died: 1858 Washington Counth Md
Married: Mary Jane Balzel 9-6-1794 Aa Co Md
Died: 1865
Tombstone:
Ezekiel chaney in Washington County Md
St Marks Episcopal Church cem:
died 1858 with wife Jane died 1865
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13..Obadiah Chaney Sr.
Born: 1774 in Md;
Died: 27 Jul 1847 in Green Co, Ky.
Married: 1804 Elizabeth Burton,
Born: 1782 in VA;
Died: Jan 1856 in Green Co, Ky.
Children:
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1...Daniel Riley2 CHANEY,
Born: 1803 in Green Co, KY;
Died: 1874 in Hart Co, KY; buried in Hart Co, KY.
Married: #1 Mary C Shipp;
Married: #2 Nancy T Lock.
2...Asher R Chaney,
Born: 10 Dec 1805 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: 2 Jul 1857 in Green Co, Ky.
Married: #1 Elizabeth Rafferty;
Married: #2 Elizabeth K Simpson.
3...James Chaney,
Born: 1808 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: 27 Sep 1852 in Green Co, Ky.
Married: Jennette Anderson Fryer.
4...Richard Chaney,
Born: 1809 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: aft 1856.
Married: Martha Woodson Marr.
5...Elizabeth Ann Chaney,
Born: 14 Feb 1815 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: 18 Jul 1903 in Spring Hill, Hickman Co, Ky;
buried in Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickman County, KY.
Married: Jesse H Vance (Rev).
7...George P, Sr Chaney,
Born: 1815 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: 19 Feb 1849 in Green Co, Ky.
Married: Sarah Jane Pennick.
8...John Burton Chaney,
Born: 1818 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: 1845 in Green Co, Ky.
Married: Delila Ann Hester.
9...Obadiah, Jr Chaney,
Born: 1820 in Green Co, Ky;
Died: Sep 1859 in Kentuckytown, Grayson Co, TX;
buried in Kentuckytown Cemetery, Kentucky Town,
Grayson Co, Tx.
Married: Francis C Williamson.