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Richard Cheney emigrated from England to the colony of Maryland prior to 1658 at which time he as granted 100 acres of land for himself and his wife Charity. He settled at "Cheney's Resolution in Anne Arundel County. He became one of the largest land owners in South River Hundred and named his plantations: "Cheney's Hill," Cheney's Neck," "Cheney's Hazard," "Cheney's Rest," and "Cheney's Purchase" amounting in all to 1110 acres. His marriage to Eleanor and the birth of their seven children are recorded in the register of All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
On March 1, 1674 Richard Cheney made a deed of gift for 400 acres of land "to my son-in-law, William Ijams, and daughter Elizabeth now wife of William Ijams during their natural lives and after their decease to the male heirs of their bodies. This land was known as "Cheney's Resolution." |
