Richard Cheney

This may not be Richard Cheney of Maryland, but all the discussion below refers to that person.

Middlesex County is located at the eastern end of Virginia's Middle Peninsula region. The county is bounded by the Rappahannock River to the north, by the Chesapeake Bay to the east, by the Piankatank River and Dragon Run Swamp to the southwest, and by Essex County to the northwest.

English settlement of the area began around 1640, with the county being officially formed in 1669 from a part of Lancaster County. The county's only incorporated town, Urbanna, was established by the colonial Assembly in 1680 as one of 20 50-acre port towns designated for trade. It served initially as a port on the Rappahannock River for shipping agricultural products, especially the tobacco commodity crop. As the county developed, it became its commercial and governmental center.

George Cabell Greer's list of Early Virginia Immigrants includes two Robert Cheneys (or the same one twice):

Cheynay Robert 1639 Richard Corke Henrico

Cheyny Robert 1636 Richard Cocke ???

Some good discussion here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cheney-405

Children of the First Marriage to Charity

1. Elizabeth Cheney, b. 1652, married William Ijams

2. Richard Cheney, b. 1654 (?) the elder, and Mary

3. Mary Cheney, b. 1656 in Anne Arundel Co. Mentioned in father’s will

4. Anne Cheney, b. 1661, married John Jacob.

Children of the Second Marriage to Eleanor

The births of the following children are found in All Hallow's Parish Records.

5. Thomas Cheney, 1 Mar 1669

6. Charles Cheney, 6 June 1673

7. Sarah “Sary” Cheney, 15 Oct 1677, m. James Chickey, 29 Jan. 1694. James d. 24 Jan. 1698.

8. Katherine Cheney, born 12 Mar 1679 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and died in Mar 1713 in All Hallows' Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD. Buried on 13 Mar 1713 in All Hallows' Parish, Anne Arundel County MD. Married 1st, 1 Oct 1701, James Parnell. Married 2nd, 18 Jun 1702, All Hallows' Parish, Anne Arundel County, MD, Robert Browne (ca 1684-1769), son of Abell Browne and Elizabeth Phillips.

9. Charity “Charyty” Cheney, 16 Mar 1680

10. John Cheney, twin, b. 1 May 1684

11. Richard Cheney – twin (the younger), b. 1 May 1684 in South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. , twin to John. Married Mary Penn, 9/11/1722.