Agnes Heath

Alice was named in the wills of both her father and of her uncle, William Harrison.

["The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," and "Heath-Johnson-Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath," by Douglas Richardson (NEHGR 146:261-278, 149:173-186)].

Agnes was named in the wills of her Father & Uncle.

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Agnes Cheney Heath from New England Historical and Genealogical Register

This information is from New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR)

The Find A Grave entry for Agnes Cheney Heath does not cite primary sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88366713

FHL microfilm 991,326 has no such baptism date for Agnes Cheney. Her birth date in NEHGR 149:180 is estimated only as 1560 based on her age at marriage. The author couldn't find the baptism record either. The date of death on the memorial is also not found. The death date cited here appears to be the date of her uncle William Harrison's will which is the last record we have of her and not her death date. I will contact the manager there to get clarification. This is what Douglas Richardson has to say in NEHGR 149:180:

iv. Agnes(A) Cheney, b. say 1560, m. at Waltham Abbey, 9 Jun 1580, William(A) Heath of Ware, Herts., son of Edward Heath. Agnes was named in the 1567 will of her father, as noted above and in 1594 was named in the will of her uncle, William Harrison. For further information see NEHGR 146[1992] 261-278.

Information on William(A) Heath can be found in NEHGR 146:266 including detailed information about each of their children.

William(A) Heath, born say 1550-1555 and probably the eldest son in the family, was buried at Ware 7 January 1624/5. The name of his wife has not been learned [see update in NEHGR 149:180 above].

The author states he inherited his father's house in Ware instead of his brothers which suggests he was the father of the Heaths in Ware. However, the baptism records from 1581-1603 do not include the name of the father of children baptized there. In 1604 the William's last son Thomas' baptism is recorded with a father William. Possible children surname Heath per NEHGR 146:266+: 1 John bp 5 Aug 1581 Ware (d prob young before 25 Jul 1591 when another son named Jon was bp). 2 Alice bp 22 Dec 1583 Ware (bur. Great Amwell 10 Oct 1640) 3 Isaac 13 Feb 1586/7 Ware 4 George bp 4 Aug 1588 Ware 5 William bp not found in Ware, 6 John bp 25 Jul 1591 Ware (bur. in Ware 20 Jan 1594/5) 7 Mary bp 24 Mar 1593/4 Ware (bur. there 15 May 1629) 8 Prudence bp 6 Nov 1597 Ware 9 Thomas bp 1 Oct 1603 Ware (bur. there 5 Oct 1603) 10 Thomas bp 30 Sep 1604 Ware

The author cited Ware, Hertforshire FHL microfilm 991,326

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/318104?availability=Fam...

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! REFERENCES: See husband - 4171 ! DEATH

! REFERENCES: See husband - 4171 ! DEATH: She was living in 1567 when her father named her in his will and again in 1594 when her uncle, William Harrison named her in his will, and again 30 Sep 1604 when her last child was born.

GEDCOM Note

!SOURCE: New England Historical & Genea

!SOURCE: New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. CXLIX, April 1995, p. 180.

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Life Sketch

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cheney-219 Agnes Heath formerly Cheney Born about 1560 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England ANCESTORS Daughter of Robert Cheney and Joane (Harrison) Hanford Sister of Robert Cheney, John Cheney and William Cheney Wife of William Heath — married 9 Jun 1580 in Waltham Church DESCENDANTS Mother of John Heath, Alice (Heath) Larke, Isaac Heath, George Heath, William Heath, John Heath, Mary (Heath) Johnson, Prudence (Heath) Morrison, Thomas Heath and Thomas Heath Died after 1604 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Biography Agnes Cheney was born ca 1560 and her parents were Robert Cheney and Joane Harrison. [1]William and Agnes Cheney Heath were of Ware, Hertfordshire, England. [2]

Agnes married William Heath in 1580.[3]Recorded in the parish register is their marriage in "Waltham Church, Essex, England on 9 June 1580.[4] Most of their ten children's baptisms were recorded at Ware Parish.[5]

Agnes was named in her father's will and in the 1594 will of her uncle, William Harrison. No further records have been located.[5]

Children
John bp 05 Aug 1581; died before 1591
Alice bp 22 Dec 1583; prob married Nathaniel Larke
Isaac bp 13 Feb 1586/7; m Elizabeth Miller
George bp 04 Aug 1588; nothing further William bp date unknown
ohn bp 25 Jul 1591; prob died 1594/5
Mary bp 24 Mar 1593; m John Johnson
Prudence bp Nov 06, 1597; m Edward Morrison
Thomas bp 01 Aug 1603; prob died shortly after baptism
Thomas bp 30 Sep 1604; m Elizabeth Mumford Sources

Sources

1. NEHGR 18847-2011; Vol.149; pg.180; Source Note New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston. Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Online db. Publisher Date 2011. Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA. Online access 4 Jul 2019. Source Text: Agnes Cheney, born 1560; Parents: Robert Cheney & Joan Harrison; Spouse: William Heath; Spouse father: Edward Heath.
2. NEHGR 146:266-68, 149:173-86. Reprinted in the PGM; pg.902]
3. "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKC7-S2H : 12 Feb 2018), William Hethe and Agnes Chenye, 09 Jun 1580, Marriage; citing Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL#1,526,972.
4. Our Parish Registers: Being Three Hundred Years of Curious Local History, as Collected from the Original Registers, Churchwardens' Accounts, and Monumental Records of the Parish of Waltham Holy Cross, 1885, by William Winters. Page 40.Source text: June 9, 1580 - "William Heth, of Ware, and Agnes Chenye, Marr."
5. Douglas Richardson. "The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 146. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Page 266. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11691/266/23503090 "The Ancestry of Agnes Cheney Heath" by Douglas Richardson published in 1995 in NEHGS #149 p173

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The Find A Grave entry for Anges Cheney Heath is probably not based on primary sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88366713

FHL microfilm 991,326 has no such baptism date for Agnes Cheney. Her birth date in NEHGR 149:180 is estimated only as 1560 based on her age at marriage. The author couldn't find the baptism record either. The date of death on the memorial is also not found. The death date cited here appears to be the date of her uncle William Harrison's will which is the last record we have of her and not her death date. I will contact the manager there to get clarification. This is what Douglas Richardson has to say in NEHGR 149:180:

iv. Agnes(A) Cheney, b. say 1560, m. at Waltham Abbey, 9 Jun 1580, William(A) Heath of Ware, Herts., son of Edward Heath. Agnes was named in the 1567 will of her father, as noted above and in 1594 was named in the will of her uncle, William Harrison. For further information see NEHGR 146[1992] 261-278.

Information on William(A) Heath can be found in NEHGR 146:266 including detailed information about each of their children.

William(A) Heath, born say 1550-1555 and probably the eldest son in the family, was buried at Ware 7 January 1624/5. The name of his wife has not been learned [see update in NEHGR 149:180 above].

The author states he inherited his father's house in Ware instead of his brothers which suggests he was the father of the Heaths in Ware. However, the baptism records from 1581-1603 do not include the name of the father of children baptized there. In 1604 the William's last son Thomas' baptism is recorded with a father William. Possible children surname Heath per NEHGR 146:266+: 1 John bp 5 Aug 1581 Ware (d prob young before 25 Jul 1591 when another son named Jon was bp). 2 Alice bp 22 Dec 1583 Ware (bur. Great Amwell 10 Oct 1640) 3 Isaac 13 Feb 1586/7 Ware 4 George bp 4 Aug 1588 Ware 5 William bp not found in Ware, 6 John bp 25 Jul 1591 Ware (bur. in Ware 20 Jan 1594/5) 7 Mary bp 24 Mar 1593/4 Ware (bur. there 15 May 1629) 8 Prudence bp 6 Nov 1597 Ware 9 Thomas bp 1 Oct 1603 Ware (bur. there 5 Oct 1603) 10 Thomas bp 30 Sep 1604 Ware

The author cited Ware, Hertforshire FHL microfilm 991,326

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/318104?availability=Fam...

Biography
Agnes Cheney was born ca 1560 and her parents were Robert Cheney and Joane Harrison. [1]William and Agnes Cheney Heath were of Ware, Hertfordshire, England. [2]

Agnes married William Heath in 1580.[3]Recorded in the parish register is their marriage in "Waltham Church, Essex, England on 9 June 1580.[4] Most of their ten children's baptisms were recorded at Ware Parish.[5]

Children:

John bp 05 Aug 1581; died before 1591
Alice bp 22 Dec 1583; prob married Nathaniel Larke
Isaac bp 13 Feb 1586/7; m Elizabeth Miller
George bp 04 Aug 1588; nothing further
William bp date unknown
John bp 25 Jul 1591; prob died 1594/5
Mary bp 24 Mar 1593; m John Johnson
Prudence bp Nov 06, 1597; m Edward Morrison
Thomas bp 01 Aug 1603; prob died shortly after baptism
Thomas bp 30 Sep 1604; m Elizabeth Mumford
Agnes was named in her father's will and in the 1594 will of her uncle, William Harrison. No further records have been located.[5]

Perhaps buried in Saint Mary's Churchyard, Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England. [6] Note: either the children are incorrect or find a grave is incorrect.

Research Notes
Downey-1809: Nothing found on ancestry international.
Sources
↑ Source: NEHGR 18847-2011; Vol.149; pg.180; Source Note New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston. Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Online db. Publisher Date 2011. Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA. Online access 4 Jul 2019. Source Text: Agnes Cheney, born 1560; Parents: Robert Cheney & Joan Harrison; Spouse: William Heath; Spouse father: Edward Heath.
↑ Source [NEHGR 146:266-68, 149:173-86. Reprinted in the PGM; pg.902]
↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKC7-S2H : 12 Feb 2018), William Hethe and Agnes Chenye, 09 Jun 1580, Marriage; citing Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL#1,526,972.
↑ Our Parish Registers: Being Three Hundred Years of Curious Local History, as Collected from the Original Registers, Churchwardens' Accounts, and Monumental Records of the Parish of Waltham Holy Cross, 1885, by William Winters. Page 40.Source text: June 9, 1580 - "William Heth, of Ware, and Agnes Chenye, Marr."
↑ 5.0 5.1 Douglas Richardson. "The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 146. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Page 266. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88366713/agnes-heath: accessed 9 July 2023), memorial page for Agnes Cheney Heath (14 Jan 1560–29 Jun 1594), Find A Grave: Memorial #88366713, citing Saint Mary's Churchyard, Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England; Maintained by Deebie (contributor 46932951).
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"The Ancestry of Agnes Cheney Heath" by Douglas Richardson published in 1995 in NEHGS #149 p173