John Cheney (abt. 1409 - 1487)

Born about 1409 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England

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Died 20 Jan 1487 at about age 78 in Pinhoe, St Thomas, Devon, England

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Biography

John Cheyne, esq. was of Pinhoe.^[1] He was the younger son of William Cheyne and Cicely Streeche.

He married Elizabeth daughter of John Hill of Spaxton. They had issue:

• John Cheyne who predeceased his father.^[2]
• Edmund Cheyne of Pinhoe.^[1]

He died on 20 Jan 1487.^[1] His heirs were his granddaughters Joan Saye wife of Thomas Say the younger (also called John Say) and Isabel Walgrave wife of Edward Walgrave, daughters of John Cheyne his son and heir.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Maskelyne and H. C. Maxwell Lyte, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 251-300', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII (London, 1898), pp. 111-131. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol1/pp111-131 [accessed 17 October 2020].
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Maskelyne and H. C. Maxwell Lyte, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 201-250', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII (London, 1898), pp. 61-111. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol1/pp61-111 [accessed 17 October 2020].

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