Bryant/Bourchier/Tilney/Cheney Genealogy: From Ralph de Cheney to Elizabeth Cheney

20th Generation: Sir Lawrence Cheney

  • Lawrence was born in 1396 in Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire.
  • He married Elizabeth Cokayne, and they had five children together: Elizabeth, Anne, Mary, Catherine, and John.
  • Lawrence was the High sheriff of Cambridgeshire.
  • He died in 1461 (65 years old) at Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire. He is buried at Barnwell Priory in Cambridge.

20th Generation: Elizabeth Cokayne

  • Elizabeth was born in 1394 in Bury Hatley Bedfordshire.
  • She married Lawrence, and they had five children together:
    • Elizabeth (who we are descended from) (1422-1473)
    • Anne (1428-?) Married John Appleyard
    • Mary (1430-1473) Married John Allington
    • Catherine (1426-1480) Married Henry Barley
    • John (1424-1489) Married Elizabeth Rempston. He is an ancestor of Dick Cheney, former VP.
  • Elizabeth died in an unknown year in Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire.

For more information on Lady Elizabeth Cheney, please go to the Bryant/Bourchier/Tilney page, Generation 19. Lady Elizabeth married Sir Frederik Tilney.

Family Tree Cheney Branch

32) Ralph De Cheney —————-Maud de Watervilee

31) Ralph De Cheney —————-Emma de Maminot

30) Sir John De Cheney ————–Sybil ????

29) John De Cheney ——————??????

28) John De Cheney ——————??????

27) John De Cheney ——————Joan Nouwell

26) Sir Alexander De Cheney ——–Agnes ????

25) Sir Alexander De Cheney ——–Agnes De Saye

24) Sir William De Cheney ——-Lady Margaret de Shurland

23) Henry de Cheney —————–Mary ????

22) Sir John Henry Cheney ———–Joan Muschet

21) Sir William Cheney —————Katherine Pabenham

20) Sir Lawrence Cheney ————-Elizabeth Cokayne

19) Sir Frederik Tilney —————–Lady Elizabeth Cheney

18) Sir Humphrey Bourchier ———-Elizabeth Tilney

17) Sir Thomas Bryan ———–Lady Margaret Bourchier

16) Sir Francis Bryan ———–Lady Joan Fitzgerald

15) Sir Francis Bryan ———–Lady Ann Smith

14) Sir William Smith Bryan —–Lady Catherine Morgan

13) Sir John Bryan —————-Sarah Berryman

12) William Bryan —————–Lady Alice Needham

11) Woodham Needham Bryan —-Anne Rombeau

10) Col. Needham Bryant ———-Nancy Ann Smith

9) Frederick Bryant —————–Amelia Pugh

8) William Frederick Bryant ——–Mary Manning

7) William (Wiley) Bryant ———–Sarah (Sally) ??

6) Allen Bryant ——————-Peninah(Penelope) Williams

5) Jeremiah Marion Bryant ——Permelia Ann Burgett

4) William Marion Bryant ——–Malinda Irene Singletary

3) Cordis Bryant ——————-Ruby Bell Maddox