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From: Lin Wright <>
Subject: Re: CHENEY, John; 1653; England; MA
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 13:59:44 -0500


Nathan, this appears to come from ancestry file which is noted for
INaccuracy. Again, apply the "reasonableness" test. Look at the gap
between "f" and "e" - nearly 130 years. Could a man live to 130 and then
father a child in the 14th century? Clearly, no. This entire line is
equally suspect.

Lin Wright

Nathan Tenny wrote:

> At 01:19 PM 2/1/98 EST, wrote:
> >//////g John CHENEY bc 1317 Eng
> >/////f Laurence CHENEY bc 1349 Ebg
> >////e John CHENEY bc 1481
> >///d William CHENEY Sr bc 1513
> >///c William CHENEY Jr bc 1538
> >//b John CHENEY Sr bc 1568 Boston Eng m Elizabeth
> >/a John CHENEY Jr b 1605 Essex Eng m Martha PARRAT.
> >/1 Daniel CHENEY Sr b 1633 Eng? d 1666 Roxbury MA m Sarah BAILEY b
> 1644
> >Newbury MA; d 1714 Essex MA
> >//2 Joseph CHENEY b 1676 Essex MA m Sarah WISWALL b 1680 MA
> >///3 Sarah CHENEY b 1704 MA m Israel STOWELL b 1703 MA
>
> Any sources? These are some of my Cheneys, and I've been trying to
> get
> some reliable data on dates and places. (I also don't have anyone
> before
> the elder William Cheney; it looks like you have his father and some
> more
> distant ancestors as well. Cool!)
>
> I don't know exactly what information you're seeking; on your Bailey
> branch, I have a connection (through a niece of Sarah Bailey, I think)
> to
> Tenn(e)y and Trumbull lines. Let me know if you want the sordid
> details,
> but it might be too peripheral to be interesting.
>
> NT

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