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     Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey and 2nd Duke of Norfolk was born, 1443, in Stoke-Nayland, Suffolk, England.^1,2

Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey and 2nd Duke of Norfolk married Elizabeth Tilney, 30 April 1472.^1,3

Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey and 2nd Duke of Norfolk died on 21 May 1524.^1,4

     Elizabeth Repson married Sir John Cheney. Elizabeth was the daughter and coheiress of Sir Thomas Repson (or Rempson).¹

     Richard Cheney of Shurland was born, about 1352.¹

Richard Cheney of Shurland married Margery de Craile of Walberton.²

     Roger Cheney was born, 1356.¹

     Margery de Craile of Walberton married Richard Cheney of Shurland. In addition to the two sons listed hereafter, the couple had five daughters, of whom, nothing more was published in Le Fief. She was coheiress of Craile, which would later pass to her son, Simon.¹

     Robert de Craile of Craile (Sussex) married Margaret Pepplesham.¹

     Margaret Pepplesham married Robert de Craile of Craile (Sussex).¹

     Sir William Cheney married Eleanor Salerne of Iden (Sussex).¹

Sir William Cheney married Margaret (?).²

He was a Knight of Shire in Kent. His biography appears on page 222 in the Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 10.^3,1

The text of his biography at the History of Parliament WebSite reads:
"By the end of the 13th century the Cheynes were well established both in Kent, at Patrixbourne and Keston, and in east Sussex, at Street. Shurland in Sheppey, which became their principal residence, was added to their possessions through the marriage of William’s great-grandfather Sir William Cheyne (d.1323), and the alliance of his father with Margery Cralle led to the start of a new branch of the family in Sussex, founded by William’s younger brother Simon. Although William received no part of the Cralle estates, he did inherit the paternal manors of Patrixbourne and Shurland and was clearly well-to-do.2 His lands in Sheppey, although never quite free from the danger of incursions by the sea — they were, in fact, flooded in the autumn of 1404 — were productive enough to allow him to export grain; and his estates on the mainland of Kent had an annual value put at £60 by the assessors of the subsidy levied in 1412.3 Cheyne’s marriage was made in the expectation that he would thereby obtain landed interests in the southwest of the county and in Sussex. By a settlement made in 1405 his wife’s parents promised him and Eleanor tenure for life of lands and rents at Stone cum Ebony and Wittersham, beginning after their own deaths; and in 1420 the Cheynes were recorded as having a reversionary interest in the manor of Norwood in Sheppey in the event of failure of the line of Eleanor’s half-sister. But there is no evidence that their hopes materialized in either case. Furthermore, when Eleanor and her sister Anne did inherit certain property in Hastings after their mother’s death, they were evicted from it and had to petition Chancery for redress. Together with his wife and their son John, Cheyne was admitted to the fraternity of Christ Church priory, Canterbury, in July 1428.4
"Cheyne is first recorded in 1398, as a witness to deeds of his neighbour, Sir Roger Northwood, at Norwood, and in later years he was party to transactions involving the sale of certain of the Northwood estates. It may have been he who in June 1408 took out royal letters of protection, valid until November, for service at sea with Edmund, earl of Kent, then admiral of England. About two years later he was made a feoffee for the performance of the will of John Freningham* of Loose, and in this capacity in 1411 he obtained a royal licence to grant in mortmain to the wardens of Rochester bridge certain premises in Dartford, and also made a settlement on John, son of Reynold Pympe*, of a major part of Freningham’s estate. About four years later he himself was one of the benefactors of Rochester bridge, with the grant of a rent called ‘Poytevyns’ in Leysdown, Sheppey, worth £2 a year. In 1411 he had also begun to act as a trustee of the estates of (Sir) Roger Fiennes* of Herstmonceux, to whom he was related on his mother’s side, and he continued to provide this service for Fiennes until after 1425 (in which year he was joined in the distinguished group of feoffees by his namesake the judge).5
"When entering the Commons apparently for the only time in 1416, Cheyne may have found reassurance in the presence of his kinsman, Fiennes, then representing Sussex, and in that of a more experienced parliamentarian, elected as his companion from Kent, namely, John Wilcotes, receiver-general of the duchy of Cornwall, who had quite recently married his sister. It was on Wilcotes’s behalf (and for young John Pympe’s widow) that Cheyne acted as a surety at the Exchequer in December 1421. He attested the Kent electoral indenture for the Parliament of 1429. In November 1430 he obtained a royal licence to provide a new site on which to rebuild the parish church at Eastchurch which had collapsed, apparently through subsidence, and his further benefaction to the new church was to be a bequest of ten marks towards painting the rood and constructing pews. Not surprisingly, his name is to be found in the Kent list of those who in May 1434 were ordered to take an oath not to maintain malefactors. The King’s Council considered him prosperous enough to be asked for a loan towards the cost of raising and equipping an army to be sent to France in 1436, and put him down for a contribution of £40.6
"Cheyne’s will, made on 31 May 1441, was proved just two weeks later, on 14 June. He was buried in the abbey church of St. Mary and St. Sexburga in Sheppey. Among his bequests was a fother of lead for the repair of St. Katherine’s chapel in Minster (Sheppey) church, to which he also left £20 for prayers for his soul. Sums of ten marks and 20 marks were set aside to provide masses respectively in the Charterhouse, London, and in the church in whichever parish his widow chose to reside. Cheyne’s son (Sir) John (d.1467), was to represent Kent in the Parliament of February 1449, while his grandson, another Sir John, was to be summoned to Parliament as Lord Cheyne in 1487. 7".
NOTES:
"1. The identity of the William Cheyne who married Margaret (d. 23 Aug. 1419), wid. of William Mowbray of Lincs. and Yorks., whose grave is in Hever church, Kent (W.D. Belcher, Kentish Brasses, i. 71; C138/42/73) remains something of a mystery. He was afterwards a knight (CCR, 1422-9, p. 441) but was not necessarily the judge, for, although the latter did have a wife named Margaret, she was buried in the church of St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
"2.Arch. Cant. xxiii. 87; xxviii. 202-3, 205-6; Suss. Arch. Colls. lxv. 47-49; VCH Suss. ix. 91, 207; E. Hasted, Kent ed. Drake, vi. 248; ix. 279; Feudal Aids, iii. 70.
"3.CPR, 1401-5, p. 502; Feudal Aids, vi. 467; DKR, xlviii. 244.
"4. CP25(1)112/263/248, 113/291/316; C1/4/78; BL, Arundel 68, f. 60.
"5.CCR, 1396-9, pp. 240, 281; 1405-9, p. 360; 1429-35, pp. 45, 69; CPR, 1405-8, p. 449; 1408-13, pp. 284, 293, 324; 1413-16, p. 133; Kent Chantries (Kent Recs. xii), 125; M.J. Becker, Rochester Bridge, 65-66.
"6.CFR, xiv. 413; C219/14/1; CPR, 1429-36, pp. 147, 388; PPC, iv. 328.
"7.Reg. Chichele, ii. 584-5; CP, iii. 191-2".⁴

Sir William Cheyne died 1442. His year of death was listed as about 1441, in Dictionary of Namtional Biography; 1443 in Le Fief, before 14 June 1441 at History of Parliament WebSite and 1442 at FindAGrave.^1,5,3,6

Sir William Cheyne was buried, at Saint Benet, in Paul Wharf, Middlesex, England. He is buried with his wife Margaret..^7,8

     Eleanor Salerne of Iden (Sussex) married Sir William Cheney.¹

     Simon Cheney of Craile (Sussex) married Eleanor Nottingham.¹

Simon Cheney of Craile (Sussex) died about 1455.

     Eleanor Nottingham married Simon Cheney of Craile (Sussex).¹

     Sir John Cheney married Eleanore Shottesbrooke.¹

Circa 1450. Elizabeth Cheney (18726) was the assumed daughter of Sir John Cheney (12735) and Eleanore Shottesbrooke. If not their daughter, probably their niece.²

He was Knight of Shurland; Justice of the Peace; Sheriff; Knight of Shire, Kent; and Victualler at Calais.¹

Sir John Cheney died in 1468.³

     Eleanore Shottesbrooke married Sir John Cheney.¹

Circa 1450. Elizabeth Cheney (18726) was the assumed daughter of Sir John Cheney (12735) and Eleanore Shottesbrooke. If not their daughter, probably their niece.²

     Sir Robert Shottesbrooke of Berkshire married Edith Stourton.¹

     William Cheney married Isabell Boleyn.¹

He was the eldest son of Sir John Cheney and Eleanore Shottesbrooke. He was Constable of Queenboro Castle. His son Francis would also hold that office.¹

William Cheney married Margaret Yonge, circa 1482.¹

William Cheney died in 1487.²

     Sir John Cheyney of Shurland married Margaret Chidlock. She was the widow of William, Lord Stourton.¹

About 1465. Humphrey Cheyney (18728) was the assumed son of Sir John Cheyney (12739). He may have been a brother or cousin.²

Sir John Cheyne (12739) and John, Lord Howard (12745) were hostages held by King Louis of France, to ensure that King Edward IV would quickly leave France after the Treaty of Picquigny, 29 August 1475. They along with several others received pensions from King Louis for several years following the treaty.^3,4

Sir John Cheyne of Falston Cheyne, in Wiltshire, was Esquire of the Body and Master of Horse from 1479-1483, for both Edward IV and Richard III. He lost his title of Master of Horse to Sir James Tyrell, about 1483.⁵

King Richard III, he was presumed to have been the murderer of Edward IV's heir. Many loyal to the old king, Sir John Fogge and Sir Thomas St Leger, in Kent, and William Norris, William Berkeley, William Stonor, Sir John Cheyne (12739) and Giles Daubency in Wiltshire-Berkshire plotted a rebellion against Richard. Among the followers of Sir Thomas St Leger was a John Pympe, Esquire, of Nettlestead (18727), whose mother was Philippa St Leger and his wife was Elizabeth Cheyne (18726), probably closely related to Sir John Cheyne. N.B.-Most of the families of the rebels named above had closely intermarried.^6,7

Sir John (12739), Robert and Humphrey Cheynes were at the Battle of Boswell, 22 August 1485. Robert probably was John's brother, Sir Robert (12768) and Humphrey (18728) a son, brother or close relative. The battle was described in Ross, Richard III, "...(Richard's) small but determined squadron swept through the enemy ranks to close with Henry's immediate bodyguard. Richard himself killed cut down Sir William Brandon, Henry's standard bearer - the only casualty of note on Richmond's side - who could not have been more than a few feet from Henry himself. He then engaged and finally overbore Sir John Cheyne, described as a man of outstanding strength and fortitude. At this stage his horse seems to have been killed under him. Two contemporary sources state that he had the change of a fresh horse and of escape, but refused". Richard was said to have wanted either a peaceful and quiet realm or the end of his reign.^1,8

After King Henry 7th, assumed the throne, he elevated Sir John to Lord Cheney of Shurland. But John died without heirs, and the Barony expired. His lands went to his nephew, Sir Thomas Cheney, K. G. (12749).^1,9

Sir John Cheyney of Shurland died in 1496.¹

An online biography of Sir John Cheney appears at http://www.britishplate.org.uk/johncheney/johncheney.html.

      He was Dean of Salisbury, 1486-1502.¹

     Margaret Chidlock was born, about 1425.¹

Margaret Chidlock married Sir John Cheyney of Shurland. She was the widow of William, Lord Stourton.²

     Isabella Boleyn was born, 1434.¹

WikiPedia under Geoffrey Boleyn has Henry Aucher marrying Isabel Boleyn, but Burke's says he married Alicia Boleyn. I have him marrying Alicia.^2,3

Isabell Boleyn married William Cheney.⁴

Isabell Boleyn died in 1485.⁵

Isabell Boleyn was buried, at Saint Andrew Church, in Blickling, Norfolk, England..⁶

     Sir Geoffrey Boleyn Lord Mayor of London was born, 1406.^1,2

Sir Geoffrey Boleyn Lord Mayor of London married Ann Hoo.³



Geoffrey Boleyn purchased Hever Castle, in 1462.⁵

Sir Geoffrey Boleyn Lord Mayor of London died in 1463.⁶

     Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wilshire was born, about 1477, in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England. N.B.--Chesney, Le Fief de Quesneto has Thomas the son of Geoffrey Boleyn. He was the grandson of Geoffrey.^1,2

Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wilshire married Elizabeth Howard, before 1499.^1,3

He was 1st Earl of Wiltshire; 1st Earl of Ormond; and, 1st Viscount of Rothford.⁴

Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wilshire died on 12 March 1539.¹

Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wilshire was buried, at Saint Peter Parish Church, in Hever, Kent, England..⁵

     John Howard 1st Duke of Norfork was born, after 1425.¹

He was the grandson of Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of Norfolk (first creation), he held considerable estates in Norfolk. A faithful adherent of the house of York in the Wars of the Roses, he was made sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk by Edward IV and entrusted with diplomatic missions. He later supported Richard III, who in 1483 made him the 1st duke of Norfolk of the Howard family (the Mowbray line having died out in 1476) and earl marshal of England.²

John Howard 1st Duke of Norfork married Katherine Moleyns, before 29 September 1442. The couple had two sons and four daughters, Thomas (of whom below), Nicholas (d. a. 1468), Isabel or Elizabeth, Anne, Jane and Margaret Howards.³

John Howard 1st Duke of Norfork married Margaret Chedworth, before 22 January 1467.⁴

Sir John Cheyne (12739) and John, Lord Howard (12745) were hostages held by King Louis of France, to ensure that King Edward IV would quickly leave France after the Treaty of Picquigny, 29 August 1475. They along with several others received pensions from King Louis for several years following the treaty.^5,6

John Howard 1st Duke of Norfork died 22 August 1485.^2,7

     Elizabeth Howard was born, about 1480.¹

Elizabeth Howard married Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wilshire before 1499.^2,3

Elizabeth Boleyn Countess of Wiltshire died on 3 April 1537.^4,5

     Francis Cheney was born in 1481.¹

Like his father, he also was Constable of Queenboro Castle. He died without issue.¹

     Margaret Yonge married William Cheney circa 1482.¹

     Thomas Cheney was born in 1485.^1,2

Thomas Cheney married Frideswide Frowycke.³

Thomas Cheney married Anne Broughton.

Thomas Cheyne was appointed to the post of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports on the 17th of May 1538. The Cinque Ports consist of Dover, Sandwich, Rye, New Romney, Hastings, Hythe and Winchelsea. At that time they were the mainstay of the Royal Navy.⁴

He inherited the lands of his uncle, Sir John Cheyney of Sherland. He was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Governor of Queensborough. There is a memorial in Davington Church, Kent.³

Thomas served all five Tudor monarchs, his career showing the classic renaissance mix of courtier, soldier and diplomat. He was an esquire of the body from 1509, knighted in 1512/3, a gentleman of the privy chamber from 1526 to 1539, and thereafter privy councillor and treasurer of the household. In his military capacity he commanded a ship against the French in 1513, served in France from 1523 to 1525, and again in 1544 and 1545; he led forces against Wyatt in 1554, was constable of Queenborough, Rochester, Saltwood and Dover castles, and as lord warden and lord lieutenant of Kent (1551 to 1553) he was much involved with musters and coastal defence. As a diplomat he was sent to the papal curia in 1513, was present at the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520 and was three times ambassador to France under Henry VIII and to Charles V in 1549 and in August 1553.¹⁰ Above all he possessed the ability to survive: while there were fluctuations in his career, he managed to retain his position amid all the vicissitudes of the mid Tudor period.⁵

Thomas Cheney died 16 December 1559 and was buried at Minster Abbey in Minster on Sea, Swale Borough, Kent, England. From FindAGrave we find: "In the arches between the two churches is the final resting place of Sir Thomas Cheyne KG...Sir Thomas acquired the Abbey and the manorial rights at the Dissolution in 1536. When he died he requested burial in the Chapel of St. Katherine at the Abbey. His son later gained permission from the church authorities to demolish the chapel and therefore the tomb of his father, and other ancestors was moved into the Abbey church".^6,7

     Frideswide Frowycke married Thomas Cheney.¹