Mary Holmes Cheney was born 1667 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts and died 28 January 1746 Massachusetts of unspecified causes. She married Peter Cheney (1663-1746) 7 October 1691 in Massachusetts.
Research Notes
Peter Cheney was born on 6 Nov 1663 (some have 1664) in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died sometime after Apr 1718. He married 7 Oct 1691 in Watertown (Middlesex) Massachusetts, Mary Holmes. Some {b} have her as a daughter of Nathaniel Holmes. But Pope {e} believed she was actually the widow of ___ Holmes, and had a daughter, Mary Holmes, when she married Peter. This is based mainly on a document in which Peter calls Henry Poor, who had married the younger Mary, his son-in-law. (It may be Pope’s rather convoluted argument that has led some to think Peter died in 1701.) Mary was born about 1665 and died 28 Jan 1746 in Watertown (Middlesex) Massachusetts.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Nicholas Cheney (1692-1774) | |||
Rhoda Cheney (1695-) | |||
Benjamin Cheney (1698-1760) | 6 January 1698 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 17 June 1760 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | Elizabeth Long (1696-1759) |
Siblings
References
- Genealogy of Peter Cheney - Extended Family Research