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Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont

Male, #2216, b. circa 1515, d. about 1564
Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont|b. c 1515\nd. a 1564|p1845.htm|Sir Patrick Cheyne 6th of Essilmont|b. c 1475\nd. 1560|p1838.htm|Isobel Bade|b. c 1475|p1841.htm|Sir John Cheyne 4th of Essilmont and Arnage|b. c 1435\nd. 1505|p1834.htm|Elizabeth Annand|b. c 1450|p1836.htm|||||||
     Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont was the son of Sir Patrick Cheyne 6th of Essilmont and Isobel Bade.

Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont was documented in A. Y. Cheyne, The Cheyne Family in Scotland, on pages 66 and 78-80.1

Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont married Elizabeth Gordon.2

Sir Patrick Cheyne of Essilmont granted the choir of King's College an annual rent of 11 merks from his land at Gray Fortrie. His son and heir Thomas also signed the document. The entry in Fasti Aberdonenses, 1494-1854 reads: "Omnibus hane cartam visuris vel audituris Patricius Cheyn de Essillmontht miles et dominus proprietatis terrarum omnium et singularum de Nedder Fortry alias Graye Fortre seu Fairley cum pertinentiis salutem ... cum expresso consensu Thome Cheyn filii mei senioris et apparentis heredis noveritis me ... dedisse ... discretis viris octo capellanis chori regalis collegi universitatis Aberdonensis modernis et eorum successoribus Totum et integrum unum annuum redditum undecim mercarum usualis monete regui Scotie annuatim per eosdem levandum ... de totis et integris terris meis de Nedder Fortree alias Graye Fortree seu Fairley cum molendinis et pertinentiis eiusdem jacentibus infra vicecomitatum de Aberdene et regalitatem Sancti Andree et baroniam de Ellain apud aquam de Ythan ad duos anni terminos ... pro quadam certa summa pecunie quam dicti capellani ... mihi ... persolvebant ... Tenendum ... in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum ... In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium veritatis premissorum sigillum meum proprium unacum mea subscriptione manuali necnon subscriptione dicti Thome Cheyne in signum sui consensus et assensus presentibus est appensum apud Aberdene primo die mensis Decembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quinquagesimo coram testibus venerabili viro magistro Jacobo Wawane rectore de Owyne magistris Johanne Chalmer Andrea Hervy Andrea Mathon et Martino Howesone cum diversis aliis. Pat'k Chene of Esslemont, kny't. Thomas Cheyne vy my hand".3

A. Y. Cheyne, The Cheyne Family, stated that Thomas Chene of Straloch (2216) acted as procurator for Robert Chene of Tullidask (4114), in 1560 [Aberd. Sheriff Court Vol. II. Diet. 18. 6.1560.]. The parentage of Robert Cheyne of Tullidask (Tilliedesk perhaps?) is not known.2

Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont died about 1564. His son Patrick succeeded in 1564.2

Sir Patrick Cheyne, knight, of Essilmont was mentioned in an abstracted entry on the The Commissarint Record of Edinburgh. Register of Testaments. First Section--1514-1600, probably at the death of his father, Thomas Cheyne, feur, of Essilmont, whose entry was dated 27 July 1565. The entry reads: "Cheyne (Chayne), Sir Patrick, knight, of Essilmonth 18 Jul 1565 and Cheyne (Chayne), Thomas, fear, of Essilmonthe 27 Jul 1565".4

Children of Thomas Cheyne 7th of Essilmont and Elizabeth Gordon

Citations

  1. [S148] Lieut. Colonel Archibald Ythan Cheyne, The Cheyne Family in Scotland, V. V. Sumfield, Eastbourne, 1931, Pages 66 and 78-80.
  2. [S148] Lieut. Colonel Archibald Ythan Cheyne, The Cheyne Family in Scotland, V. V. Sumfield, Eastbourne, 1931, Page 80.
  3. [S520] Fasti Aberdonenses, Selections from the records of The University and King's College of Aberdeen, 1494-1854, New Spalding Club, Aberdeen, (1854) Document 84, Page 122.
  4. [S437] Midlothian, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records. Abstracts only, very little detail provided., The Commissarint Record of Edinburgh. Register of Testaments. First Section--1514-1600. Edited by Francis J. Grant, W.S., Carrick Pursuivant of Arms.