Robert Cheney, III

Robert Chenry

• Born say 1520 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
• he died between 1 October 1567 when he made his will, and 13 March 1567/8 when it was proved in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
• He married by 4 January 1549/50 (the date of her father's will) Joan Harrison, the daugher of John Harrison, yeoman, of Waltham Abbey, and his wife Agnes.
• Children John, William, Agnes, Robert, Ralph, order uncertain

Summary

Note: Robert and Joan resided after their marriage in Waltham Abbey, Essex. In his will dated 1567, he bequeathed land, houses, grain fields, feather beds, pewter,cash, rental property, silver cups, pots and goblets. He requested to be buried within the church of St Lawrence in Waltham and bequeathed 20 shillings to the repair of the church and additional money to the poor householders of the parish.

Biography

Richardson, Douglas. Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Apr 1995), 149:175-180.

Robert(B) Cheney (Robert(C-D)) was born say 1520, and he died between 1 October 1567 when he made his will, and 13 March 1567/8 when it was proved. He married by 4 January 1549/50 (the date of her father's will) Joan Harrison, the daugher of John Harrison, yeoman, of Waltham Abbey, and his wife Agnes.(See "The Harrison Family" below.) Joan married, second, at Waltham Abbey 3 June 1568, John Hanford, gentleman, and as Joan, wife of John Hanforth, she was buried at Waltham Abbey 14 May 1597. Following their marriage, Robert and Joan Cheney resided in the parish of Waltham Abbey, Essex. In his will dated 1 October in the ninth year of the reign of Elizabeth I 1567, "Robert Cheneye of Waltham holy Crosse within the Countye of Essex yeoman being sicke of bod ye" requested burial "within the Churche of St. Lawrence in Waltham," giving towards the repairing of the church 20 shillings and to "xi poore howsholders dwellinge within the said parish every of theym xij d," and making bequests as follows:

I will that Johan my wiff shall have the howse wherein I dwell with the howses I
bought of Mr. Bryttayne and a grone ffielde lyinge in hony lane and an other
ffealde called healye fealde and a fealde nowe in the teanure of my sister Donne duringe the whole terme of fowre yeares ymedyatly after my decease upon Condicon that she paye unto my sonne john xis. of good and lawfull money of England duringe the terme of the saide fowre yeares And also kepinge the said howses in sufficient reparacons duringe the said terme and also makinge no wilfull stripe nor waste and then after ... unto john my sonne [to whom] Also I geve ... the bedde with the bedstead the hanginges the bollsters coverlettes and all tinges thereto belonginge standinge in the greate Chamber the little table with the frame in the said Chamber and the formes belonginge to yet vj quisshens that I boughte of Master Browne with all the payted clothes in the same Chamber, the table in the hall with the forme to yet the cupboard in the same halle and vi Joyned stooles the [baser?] hanginges in the halle and the little folldinge table in the same halle and also the settles in the halle [%C2%A310] in money to be Delyvered to him within !woo yeares ymediatly after my decease Also ... my lease and term of yeares of and in those landes lyinge in Harford Sheare [Hertfordshire] beyonde Smalynge bridge after Mr. Marshe his yeares be expired which be three yeares after the puryfacon of oure lady nexte followinge ... which landes afforesaid I had of Mr. Tonnworth Also I geve to the said John my sonne !woo paires of shetes iiij platters iiij pewter dishes ij lattyn Candlestickes and a quarte pewter potte Item ... to Johan my wiff for the term of iij yeares ymediatly after my decease a meade that I boughte of Mr. Welche nowe in the teanure of Mr. Waterer And then after ... unto Rawf my sonne [to whom also] a standinge bedde with all !hinges thereto perteyninge with the fetherbedd bollster blankettes curtens and coverlettes beinge and standinge in the greate Chamber nexte unto the bedd that ys geven to my sonne John the longe table in the neather ha lie with the fourme to yt twoo paire of sheets iiij platters iiij dishes bothe to be of pewter [%C2%A310] ... within fowre yeares (and]. . all my other landes and tenementes as well being of the teanure of freeholde [and] copye holde unto her duringe her natural! life and after her decease then l geve unto William my sonne all that my tenemente that was somtyme Raufe Johnsons with an orchard somtyme brownes and a Cotage in easte streate that Master Browne dwelleth in and ij cotage more lying [in] Este streate somtyme Mr. Cresseyes .... Item I geve to the saide Willyam my sonne x Ii. of good and lawfull money of England to be delyvered to him when he cometh to the age of xxiiij yeares [and] ... the standinge bedde and all !hinges therto belonginge beinge and standinge in the Parlor to be delyvered to him at the daye of his maryage Item I geve to Roberie my sonne [%C2%A310] ... when he cometh to the full age of xxiiij yeares Item I geve to Agnes my doughier the somme of [%C2%A32.6 13s 4d] ... when she shall accomplishe the full age of xxj yeares orrelles at the daye of her mariage. Item ... the leases and terme of yeares that I have of the parcelles of lande called the k.irtles and Shepcotte feald to Johan my wiff John and Raufe my sonnes equally to be devided .... Item I geve and bequeath to the mendinge of the highe waye in Croked Myle xl s to be delyvered to John Ellyotte and William Cooke and them to have the doinge of the same by the oversighte of William Harrison and Christofer Gouldinge Item I geve and bequeath to the mendinge of the highe waye beyonde Smalling bridge xis .... to Mr. Stacye And that he have the doinge thereof Item I geve towards the mendinge of the Mote hall xi s whensoever they mynded to reare and putt yt uppe orells this gifte to be voide Item I geve to my neighbors of Waltham xx s to be geven to thym when they shall rate the freeholders boocke Item I geve to my fellowes Mr. Dennye his men xi s to make merye withal! or to be ordered at the discression of John Bolte and John Hanford Item I geve to Anaster Browne my new collared Jerk.in and one hole yeares rente in the howse wherin he dwelleth . . . . Item I geve to my sister donne the close that she holdeth of me twoo yeares after my decease freely without any rente And after ... duringe her natural! Jiff payinge therefore yearlye x s. Also I will that Anaster Browne shall have his dwellinge howse duringe his liff tyme for the yearely rente of xij s. ltem I will that Johan my wiff shall paye yearely to William my sonne xi s after he shall accomplishe the age of xxiiij yeares .... [If Joan die or remarry, legacies not yet distributed to be delivered to William Harrison and Christofer Goldinge, who are to distribute them at the times specified in the will.] Also I geve and bequeathe to John my sonn my potte covered with sylver and gilt and a goblet of silver .. within fowre yeares after my decease Also ... to my son Rauf my cuppe Covered with silver Item I geve to William Harrison one olde Angell Item I geve to Christofer Goldinge my Taffeta dublette Item I geve to everye one of my maydens now dwellinge with me vj s viij d . .. at the daye of there mariage ... to every one of my god Children xij d.

The residue was to go to his wife Johan, she to be sole executrix, and he appointed as overseers William Harrison and Christopher Goldinge "my faithefull frendes"; witnesses were Christofer Golding, John Hanford, and Stephen Hard ye. In a codicil witnessed by Henry Marshe, John Danyell, curate, John Tanner, and William Ederech, Robert Cheyney directed that the furniture, silver, and "certayne howsholde stuffe" given to his sons John, Rawff, and William, remain in the hands of his wife during her natural life. The will was proved 13 March 1567/8, before Master Thomas Huicke, doctor of laws, on the oath of Christopher Robinson, notary public on behalf of Joan Cheney, relict and executrix, to whom was given administration on the estate.

The widow Joan Cheney married in 1568 John Hanford, gentleman, who was mentioned in, and signed as a witness to, the will of her former husband, Robert Cheney, and later served as an overseer to the wills of her brother William Harrison, brother-in-law Christopher Goldinge, and nephew Edward Goldinge. After Joan's death in 1597, John Hanford married, second, at Waltham Abbey 12 December 1597, Alice Wicksted, with whom he had a daughter Mary, baptized there 21 September 1599. John Hanford, gentleman, was buried there 7 February 1610/11, and administration granted to his widow, Alice; the inventory of his estate amounted to £423.1

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!SOURCE: New England Historical & Genea

!SOURCE: New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. CXLIX, April 1995, p. 175. Buried at Church of St. Lawrence, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN.

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Life Sketch

Richardson, Douglas. Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Apr 1995), 149:175-180. Robert(B) Cheney (Robert(C-D)) was born say 1520, and he died between 1 October 1567 when he made his will, and 13 March 1567/8 when it was proved. He married by 4 January 1549/50 (the date of her father's will) Joan Harrison, the daugher of John Harrison, yeoman, of Waltham Abbey, and his wife Agnes.(See "The Harrison Family" below.) Joan married, second, at Waltham Abbey 3 June 1568, John Hanford, gentleman, and as Joan, wife of John Hanforth, she was buried at Waltham Abbey 14 May 1597. Following their marriage, Robert and Joan Cheney resided in the parish of Waltham Abbey, Essex. In his will dated 1 October in the ninth year of the reign of Elizabeth I 1567, "Robert Cheneye of Waltham holy Crosse within the Countye of Essex yeoman being sicke of bod ye" requested burial "within the Churche of St. Lawrence in Waltham," giving towards the repairing of the church 20 shillings and to "xi poore howsholders dwellinge within the said parish every of theym xij d," and making bequests as follows:

I will that Johan my wiff shall have the howse wherein I dwell with the howses I bought of Mr. Bryttayne and a grone ffielde lyinge in hony lane and an other ffealde called healye fealde and a fealde nowe in the teanure of my sister Donne duringe the whole terme of fowre yeares ymedyatly after my decease upon Condicon that she paye unto my sonne john xis. of good and lawfull money of England duringe the terme of the saide fowre yeares And also kepinge the said howses in sufficient reparacons duringe the said terme and also makinge no wilfull stripe nor waste and then after ... unto john my sonne [to whom] Also I geve ... the bedde with the bedstead the hanginges the bollsters coverlettes and all tinges thereto belonginge standinge in the greate Chamber the little table with the frame in the said Chamber and the formes belonginge to yet vj quisshens that I boughte of Master Browne with all the payted clothes in the same Chamber, the table in the hall with the forme to yet the cupboard in the same halle and vi Joyned stooles the [baser?] hanginges in the halle and the little folldinge table in the same halle and also the settles in the halle [%C2%A310] in money to be Delyvered to him within !woo yeares ymediatly after my decease Also ... my lease and term of yeares of and in those landes lyinge in Harford Sheare [Hertfordshire] beyonde Smalynge bridge after Mr. Marshe his yeares be expired which be three yeares after the puryfacon of oure lady nexte followinge ... which landes afforesaid I had of Mr. Tonnworth Also I geve to the said John my sonne !woo paires of shetes iiij platters iiij pewter dishes ij lattyn Candlestickes and a quarte pewter potte Item ... to Johan my wiff for the term of iij yeares ymediatly after my decease a meade that I boughte of Mr. Welche nowe in the teanure of Mr. Waterer And then after ... unto Rawf my sonne [to whom also] a standinge bedde with all !hinges thereto perteyninge with the fetherbedd bollster blankettes curtens and coverlettes beinge and standinge in the greate Chamber nexte unto the bedd that ys geven to my sonne John the longe table in the neather ha lie with the fourme to yt twoo paire of sheets iiij platters iiij dishes bothe to be of pewter [%C2%A310] ... within fowre yeares (and]. . all my other landes and tenementes as well being of the teanure of freeholde [and] copye holde unto her duringe her natural! life and after her decease then l geve unto William my sonne all that my tenemente that was somtyme Raufe Johnsons with an orchard somtyme brownes and a Cotage in easte streate that Master Browne dwelleth in and ij cotage more lying [in] Este streate somtyme Mr. Cresseyes .... Item I geve to the saide Willyam my sonne x Ii. of good and lawfull money of England to be delyvered to him when he cometh to the age of xxiiij yeares [and] ... the standinge bedde and all !hinges therto belonginge beinge and standinge in the Parlor to be delyvered to him at the daye of his maryage Item I geve to Roberie my sonne [%C2%A310] ... when he cometh to the full age of xxiiij yeares Item I geve to Agnes my doughier the somme of [%C2%A32.6 13s 4d] ... when she shall accomplishe the full age of xxj yeares orrelles at the daye of her mariage. Item ... the leases and terme of yeares that I have of the parcelles of lande called the k.irtles and Shepcotte feald to Johan my wiff John and Raufe my sonnes equally to be devided .... Item I geve and bequeath to the mendinge of the highe waye in Croked Myle xl s to be delyvered to John Ellyotte and William Cooke and them to have the doinge of the same by the oversighte of William Harrison and Christofer Gouldinge Item I geve and bequeath to the mendinge of the highe waye beyonde Smalling bridge xis .... to Mr. Stacye And that he have the doinge thereof Item I geve towards the mendinge of the Mote hall xi s whensoever they mynded to reare and putt yt uppe orells this gifte to be voide Item I geve to my neighbors of Waltham xx s to be geven to thym when they shall rate the freeholders boocke Item I geve to my fellowes Mr. Dennye his men xi s to make merye withal! or to be ordered at the discression of John Bolte and John Hanford Item I geve to Anaster Browne my new collared Jerk.in and one hole yeares rente in the howse wherin he dwelleth . . . . Item I geve to my sister donne the close that she holdeth of me twoo yeares after my decease freely without any rente And after ... duringe her natural! Jiff payinge therefore yearlye x s. Also I will that Anaster Browne shall have his dwellinge howse duringe his liff tyme for the yearely rente of xij s. ltem I will that Johan my wiff shall paye yearely to William my sonne xi s after he shall accomplishe the age of xxiiij yeares .... [If Joan die or remarry, legacies not yet distributed to be delivered to William Harrison and Christofer Goldinge, who are to distribute them at the times specified in the will.] Also I geve and bequeathe to John my sonn my potte covered with sylver and gilt and a goblet of silver .. within fowre yeares after my decease Also ... to my son Rauf my cuppe Covered with silver Item I geve to William Harrison one olde Angell Item I geve to Christofer Goldinge my Taffeta dublette Item I geve to everye one of my maydens now dwellinge with me vj s viij d . .. at the daye of there mariage ... to every one of my god Children xij d.

The residue was to go to his wife Johan, she to be sole executrix, and he appointed as overseers William Harrison and Christopher Goldinge "my faithefull frendes"; witnesses were Christofer Golding, John Hanford, and Stephen Hard ye. In a codicil witnessed by Henry Marshe, John Danyell, curate, John Tanner, and William Ederech, Robert Cheyney directed that the furniture, silver, and "certayne howsholde stuffe" given to his sons John, Rawff, and William, remain in the hands of his wife during her natural life. The will was proved 13 March 1567/8, before Master Thomas Huicke, doctor of laws, on the oath of Christopher Robinson, notary public on behalf of Joan Cheney, relict and executrix, to whom was given administration on the estate.

The widow Joan Cheney married in 1568 John Hanford, gentleman, who was mentioned in, and signed as a witness to, the will of her former husband, Robert Cheney, and later served as an overseer to the wills of her brother William Harrison, brother-in-law Christopher Goldinge, and nephew Edward Goldinge. After Joan's death in 1597, John Hanford married, second, at Waltham Abbey 12 December 1597, Alice Wicksted, with whom he had a daughter Mary, baptized there 21 September 1599. John Hanford, gentleman, was buried there 7 February 1610/11, and administration granted to his widow, Alice; the inventory of his estate amounted to £423.1

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Following their marriage, Robert and Jo

Following their marriage, Robert and Joan Cheney resided in the parishof Waltham Abbey, Essex. In his will dated 1 October in the ninth yearof the reign of Elizabeth I 1567, "Robert Cheneye of Waltham holyCrosse within the Countye of Essex yeoman being sicke of bodye"requested burial "within the Churche of St. Lawrence in Waltham,"giving towards the repairing of the church 20 shillings and to "xlpoore howsholders dwellinge within the said parish every of theym xijd," and making bequests as follows: I will that Johan my wiff shall have the howse wherein I dwell withthe howses I bought of Mr. Bryttayne and a grone ffielde lyinge inhony lane and an other ffealde called healye fealde and a fealde nowein the teanure of my sister Donne duringe the whole terme of fowreyeares ymedyatly after my decease upon Condicon that she paye unto mysonne John xl s. of good and lawfull money of England duringe theterme of the saide fowre yeares And also kepinge the said howses insufficient reparacons duringe the said terme and also makinge nowilfull stripe nor waste and then after. . . unto John my sonne [towhoml Also I geve the bedde with the bedstead the hanginges thebollsters coverlettes and all tinges thereto belonginge standinge inthe greate Chamber the little table with the frame in the said Chamberand the formes belonginge to yet vj quisshens that I boughte of MasterBrowne with all the payted clothes in the same Chamber, the table inthe hail with the forme to yet the cupboard in the same halle and viJoyned stooles the [baser?l hanginges in the halle and the littlefolldinge table in the same halle and also the settles in the halle[EI0] in money to be De]yvered to him within twoo yeares ymediatlyafter my decease Also . . . my lease and term of yeares of and inthose landes lyinge in Harford Sheare [Hertfordshirel beyonde Smalyngebridge after Mr. Marshe his yeares be expired which be three yearesafter the puryfacon of oure lady nexte followinge . . . which landesafforesaid I had of Mr. Tonnworth Also I geve to the said John mysonne twoo paires of shetes iiij platters iiij pewter dishes ij lattynCandlestickes and a quarte pewter potte Item. . to Johan my wiff forthe term of iij yeares ymediatly after my decease a meade that Iboughte of Mr. Welche nowe in the teanure of Mr. Waterer And thenafter . . . unto Rawf my sonne [to whom alsol a standinge bedde withall thinges thereto perteyninge with the fetherbedd bollsterblankettes curtens and coverlettes beinge and standinge in the greateChamber nexte unto the bedd that ys geven to my sonne John the Iongetable in the neather halle with the fourme to yt twoo paire of sheetsiiij platters iiij dishes bothe to be of pewter [£101. . . withinfowre yeares [and1... all my other landes and tenementes as well beingof the teanure of freeholde (and I copye holde unto her duringe hernaturall 1995 The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath 177 life and after her decease then I geve unto William my sonne all thatmy tenemente that was somtyme Raufe Johnsons with an orchard somtymebrownes and a Cotage in easte streate that Master Browne dwelleth inand ij cotage more lying [in] Este streate somtyme Mr. Cresseyes. . .. item I geve to the saide WiIlyam my sonne x ii. of good and lawfulimoney of England to be delyvered to him when he cometh to the age ofxxiiij yeares tandl... the standinge bedde and all thinges thertobelonginge beinge and standinge in the Parlor to be delyvered to himat the daye of his maryage Item I geve to Roberte my sonne [LIO] whenhe cometh to the full age of xxiiij yeares Item I geve to Agnes mydoughter the somme of 1f26 13s 4d1 ... when she shall accomplishe thefull age of xxj yeares orrelles at the daye of her manage. item ...the leases and terme of yeares that I have of the parcelles of landecalled the kirtles and Shepcotte feald to Johan my wiff John and Raufemy sonnes equally to be devided.... item I geve and bequeath to themendinge of the highe waye in Croked Myle xl s to be delyvered to Joh nEllyotte and William Cooke and them to have the doinge of the same bythe oversighte of William Harrison and Christofer Gouldinge item Igeve and bequeath to the mendinge of the highe waye beyonde Smallingbridge xl s. .. to Mr. Stacye And that he have the doinge thereof ItemI geve towards the mendinge of the Mote hail xl s whensoever theymynded to reare and putt yt uppe orells this gifte to be voide Item Igeve to my neighbors of Waltham xx s to be geven to thym when theyshall rate the freeholders boocke Item I geve to my feilowes Mr.Dennye his men xl s to make merye withall or to be ordered at thediscression of John Bolte and John Hanford Item I geve to Anasterl3rowne my new collared Jerkin and one hole yeares rente in the howsewherin he dwelleth. ... Item I geve to my sister donne the close thatshe holdeth of me twoo yeares after my decease freely without anyrente And after . . . duringe her naturall 11ff payinge thereforeyeanlye x s. Also I will that Anaster Browne shall have his dwellingehowse duringe his luff tyme for the yearely rente of xij s. Item Iwill that Johan my wiff shall paye yeareiy to William my sonne xl safter he shall accomplishe the age of xxiiij yeares. . . . [If Joandie or remarry, legacies not yet distributed to be delivered toWilliam Harrison and Christofer Goldinge, who are to distribute themat the times specified in the will.] Also I geve and bequeathe to Johnmy sonn my potte covered with sylver and gilt and a goblet of silver..within fowre yeares after my decease Also ... to my son Rauf my cuppeCovered with silver Item I geve to William Harrison one olde AngellItem I geve to Christofer Goldinge my Taffeta dublette Item I geve toeverye one of my maydens now dwellinge with me vj s viij d. . . at thedaye of there mariage... to every one of my god Children xij d. The residue was to go to his wife Johan, she to be sole executrix, andhe appointed as overseers William Harrison and Christopher Goldinge"my faithefull frendes"; witnesses were Christof er Golding, JohnHanford, and Stephen Hardye. In a codicil witnessed by Henry Marshe,John Danyeil, curate, John Tanner, and William Ederech, Robert Cheyneydirected that the furniture, silver, and "certayne howsholde stuffe"given to his sons The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath John, Rawff, and William, remain in the hands of his wife during hernatural life. The will was proved 13 March 1567/8, before MasterThomas Huicke, doctor of laws, on the oath of Christopher Robinson,notary public on behalf of Joan Cheney, relict and executrix, to whomwas given c administration on the estate.(14) The widow Joan Cheney married in 1568 John Hanford, gentleman, who wasmentioned in, and signed as a witness to, the will of her formerhusband, Robert Cheney, and later served as an overseer to the willsof her brother William Harrison, brother-in-law Christopher Goldinge,and nephew Edward Goldinge. After Joan s death in 1597, John Hanfordmarried, second, at Waltham Abbey 12 December 1597, Alice Wicksted,with whom he had a daughter Mary, baptized there 21 September 1599.John Hanford, gentleman, was buried there 7 February 1610/11, andadniinistration granted to his widow, Alice; the inventory of hisestate amounted to £423. (15) 14. Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, 15:296v (FHLmicrofilm 94,068); Probate Act Book,12:172 (FHL microfilm 94,490). 15. Commissary Court of London, Probate Act Book. 16:127 (FHLmicrofilm 94,492).

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! WILL: W.d. 1 Oct 1567; w.p. 13 Mar 156

! WILL: W.d. 1 Oct 1567; w.p. 13 Mar 1567/8. ! REFERENCES: NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186, "The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath."

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!NEHGS Register, April 1995, pp 173-185

!NEHGS Register, April 1995, pp 173-185 Will made 1 Oct 1567, proved 13 Mar 1567/68 !Robert Cheney was born say 1490 and resided in the parish of WalthamAbbey, Essex. The name of his wife is not known. In 1535, at WalthamAbbey, he enfeoffed Humphrey Browne, serjeant-at-law, John Haslywood,gentleman, Robert Cressy, gentleman, and several other men with threecrofts called Burnysfields in Upshire in Waltham Abbey, which property heheld jointly with Robert Sharnebrooke, William Pratte, Richard Foorthe,Walter Bryght, and Thomas Stacy, all deceased, of the feoffments ofRobert Sharnebroke and Hugh Foorthe. The purpose of these enfeoffments isnot stated. !Children: Robert Cheney m Joan Harrison Agnes/Annes Cheney, living 1542 when she was named in herfather's will, she is presumably the daughter who m. _______Donne, withwhom she had two sons, William Donne and John Donne, named in herfather's will. She was living as late as 1567, when her brother RobertCheney bequeathed to his "sister Donne" a close of land for the term ofher natural life.