Hezekiah Cheyne, of Wythe County

http://www.cauble-rotan.org/pdf/MysterySolved.pdf

The family of Hezekiah Chaney, Sr. in Wythe County is rather well documented. He settled along McCendley’s Run in the Cripple Creek neighborhood as early as 1776.12 Chaney’s name by any spelling does not appear in any extant records of the area until 1781, when his name appears on the muster roll of James Newell’s militia company. Hezekiah Chaney died testate in 1812.13

In his will, Hezekiah named his wife Jane, six daughters, and five sons. Frank S. Chaney was his great grandson and Christopher Chaney was his grandson. But, who were the parents of Christopher Chaney? Of course, it is possible that Christopher was the illegitimate son of one of Hezekiah’s daughters. However, without more evidence, that possibility is discounted. Perhaps Christopher’s father died prior to 1812 and, thus, was not mentioned in the will. That possibility also is discounted under the presumption that orphaned grandchildren likely would have been entitled to their father’s inheritance.

http://www.cauble-rotan.org/pdf/ChristopherChaney.pdf

7. HEZEKIAH7 CHANEY, Sr. (Richard6, Isaiah5, Charles4, Richard3, Richard2 Cheney, Richard1) was born Bet. 1750 - 1760 in Maryland, and died Feb 1813 in Wythe County, Virginia. He married (1) Eleanor unknown. He married (2) Jane unknown Abt. 1775.

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