Notes for Josiah Cheney: From: THE CHENEY GENEALOGY. COMPILED BYCHARLES HENRY POPE, MEMBER OF THE N. E. HISTORIC-GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, COMPILER OF THE DORCHESTER POPE FAMILY, THE RECORDS OF THE FIRST CHURCH, DORCHESTER, ETC. BOSTON, MASS. PUBLISHED BY CHARLES H. POPE, 221 COLUMBUS AVE., 1897.
JOSIAH3 (Joseph,2 William,1) b. in Medfield July 27, 1685, m. 1st, Hannah (???), who d. April 22, 1717; he m. 2d, Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Clark) Mason, widow of Mr. Smith. He was a resident of Medfield. He travelled as far as Warwick, or, at least, had land assigned him there in 1737, -- Lot No. 8; but he did not remove thither. He drew lots in Sturbridge at the laying out of the town, but did not live to use them. Feb. 22, 1754, he deeded to his son Timothy his homestead and certain lands -- "as a part of his portion of my estate;" --and on the same day conveyed lands in Medfield and Walpole to his twin sons, Samuel and Simon. He was a member of the church and had all his children baptized in their infancy. He d. in 1754.
CHILDREN. I. ELIZABETH,4 b. Sept. 21, 1707, m. Peter Taft, of Uxbridge. 27. II. JOSEPH,4 b. Aug. 18, 1709. III. HANNAH,4 b. Feb. 13, 1710-11, m. in Boston April 11, 1734 John Taft, of Uxbridge. IV. MARY,4 b. May 7, 1713, m. Nov. 24, 1738, Jonathan Lovell. V. ESTHER,4 b. June 29, 1715, m. in Boston, Sept. 25, 1733, Joshua Armsby, of Medfield. 28. VI. JOSIAH,4 b. Feb. 15, 1723. VII. EBENEZER,4 b. May 30, 1735, became a weaver; resided in Sturbridge; d. in early manhood, and by will bequeathed his property to his brother, Josiah Cheney, of Holden, his sister Rhoda and his brother Timothy of Medfield, Jan. 13, 1755. 29. VIII. TIMOTHY,4 b. Oct. 10, 1726. 30. IX. SAMUEL4,|b. Jan. 22, 1729-30. X. SIMON4, | Simon died in 1755. His will, dated May 23, proved Nov. 28 of that year, left his property to his brothers Samuel, Timothy, Josiah and Ebenezer and his sister Rhoda. The History of Medfield says he served in the French and Indian war. XI. RHODA,4 b. Feb. 13, 1733-4, m. in Dedham, June 2, 1761, Job Colburn. XII. ELIPHALET,4|b. Aug. 3, 1736,|d. early. XIII. SILENCE,4 b. Aug. 3, 1736, d. same day.
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Josiah Cheney (b. 27 July 1685, d. 16 March 1754)
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