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- For more information see "Reginald (Sir) (3rd of Inverugie) le Cheney".
Cheyne. "An Ancient Scottish Family" at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cheyne/
In the link "An overview of the early Cheyne family" it says:
"Reginald, the third, married Helen, daughter of Malise, 7th Earl ofStrathern. By this time the family had vast land holdings. As statedabove, he was taken prisoner by the English in May 1296 there to remainuntil his release in 1299. He took no part in political activities untilafter his father's death. After which, he was a devoted patriot, fightingon the side of the Bruce cause. He signed the Declaration of Arbroath in1320. He died in 1345 leaving two daughters. The daughters married intothe Sutherland and Keith families and with them transferring the lands tothose two families. "
"There are three books that chronicle the rise and fall of the Cheynefamily that all serious researchers should consult:
R. W. L. Chesney, Le Fief de Quesneto, published in 1962 and 1975, tracesthe families now known as Cheyne, Cheney, Cheyney and Chesney from theirNorman roots to the England and later Scotland.
A. Y. Cheyne, The Cheyne Family in Scotland, published in 1931, tracesthe "landed family" from the mid 1100's to their end in the 1600's.
W. D. Cheyne-MacPherson, F.S.A.(Scot), The Cheyne of Inverugie, Esslemontand Arnage and Their Descendants, published 1943, traces the cadet familyof John Cheyne, in Claymires, Ellon circa 1600 to modern times. Includedare the families that are now in Edinburgh, Australia and New Zealand. "
also
James Cheyne's THE CHEYNE FAMILY OF ABERDEENSHIRE, published in 1993.
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