Thornbury Township near West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Squire Thomas Cheyney

1731 – 1811

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 23, 2011

1. Squire Thomas Cheyney 1731 – 1811 Marker

Inscription. Farmer, Patriot, Public Servant. Cheyney was born and lived at this homestead his entire life. During the Battle of the Brandywine, he warned Gen. Washington of a British flanking movement. As a delegate to Pennsylvania’s 1787 convention, he voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution and served 25 years as a Justice of Peace.

Erected by Thornbury Township Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 39° 56.171′ N, 75° 31.6′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Thornbury Township. It is on Cheyney Road, on the left when traveling south. This marker is across the street from the Library of Cheyney University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1230 Cheyney Rd, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thornbury Township: Divided Since 1789 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Squire Cheyney: Public Servant (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fanny M. Jackson Coppin

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Jimmy Carter (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Agricultural Landscape: Preserved for the Public Good (approx. ¼ mile away); Squire Cheyney: Progressive Farmer (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thornbury: Past, Present, Future (approx. 1.6 miles away); An Era of Community (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Regarding Squire Thomas Cheyney. This land was acquired with grant-in-aid assistance from the following agencies. Pennsylvania’s Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund, Act of July 2, 2002, P.L. 259 No. 50. The Chester County Heritage Park and Open Space Municipal Grant Program, Commissioners of Chester County Pennsylvania.

Squire Thomas Cheyney's year of birth is listed as 1731 here and as 1732 on the plaque Thornbury Township: Divided Since 1789, which is in the adjacent park.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 23, 2011

2. Squire Thomas Cheyney 1731 – 1811 Marker

Squire Cheyney Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 23, 2011

3. Squire Cheyney Farm

Thornbury Township, Chester County Fine Print: This land was acquired with grant-in-aid assistance from the following agencies. Pennsylvania’s Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund, Act of July 2, 2002, P.L. 259 No. 50. The Chester County Heritage Park and Open Space Municipal Grant Program, Commissioners of Chester County Pennsylvania

The Vista of Squire Cheyney Farm - image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, May 23, 2011

4. The Vista of Squire Cheyney Farm -

The roof of the springhouse can be seen at the tree line

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,645 times since then and 86 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 24, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.