I Knew it. Cheney is French or at least they helped the French...

NewHampster

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Wed Apr-28-04 12:07 PM
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I Knew it. Cheney is French or at least they helped the French...

..conquer england in 1066

Origin: Scottish

Spelling variations include: Cheyney, Chainey, Chainie, Cheeney, Cheeny, Cheney, Cheyne and many more.

First found in Buckinghamshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Cheney who settled in Newbury, Mass. in 1636; John Cheney settled in Watertown in 1636; Thomas Chainy arrived in Barbados in 1654; Robert Cheynay settled in Virginia in 1639.

Motto Translated: Prudence is greater than fate.

from http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=cheney

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panzerfaust

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Wed Apr-28-04 12:38 PM
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1. What is the point of this mean spirited remark?

Cheney is American, or at least as American as any of us of non-Amerindian descent can be.

Bill the Bastard (as he was known prior to subduing England & becoming William the Conquer) was Norman: a province of France that was settled by the Vikings. This land being given by the French rulers (who lived in Paris: the inhabitants and founders of which were a Celtic tribe) to prevent raids on the rest of the French coast.

Without �the French�, there would have been no �United States of America.�

Ever hear of the Battle of Yorktown?

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Caution

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Wed Apr-28-04 12:55 PM
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2. yeh this is a slur against the French!

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NewHampster

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Wed Apr-28-04 02:36 PM
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3. Not meant that way - Not meant to be mean at all - I'm a dummy

Sorry

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