My family started with William Chesney Jr (b. 27 Aug 1756 in Cecil Co.,
MD) he married 1777 to Mary McAuley(b. 1758 in Cecil Co.,MD) William
died 29 May 1840. His father was Wlliam Chesney Sr, I think he was born
in 1710, I'm not sure where. Wiliam Jr and Mary had 6 sons, and 3
daughters. Their son Thomas McAuley Chesney was my ggggrandfather, and
Thomas was born 8 May 1784 in Harford Co., MD--- Thomas marriedHannah
Mitchell , and had 2 daughte and 3 sons, one son was my gggrandfather,
Kent Mitchell Chesney. Kent married Hannah Jane Price, and they had 10
children, my ggrandfather was Oliver Mansfield Chesney, he married Mary
Ann Morris, and they had two sons, my grandfather, Ralph James Chesney
Sr. then my father Ralph James Chesney Jr. I have a list of the
different spellings of the Chesney name, theres 50 different ways.
Anne