"He removed to his wife's native place and there became a valuedmember of the church and town;resided there the remainder of hislife. He bought land 1728, 1731, and 1742; his home was in thenorthern part of the town on "Maryland Ridge". He deeded land tohis " eldest SON, JOSEPH in 1753, and to his youngest son,Reuben" in 1761. In 1766 it was voted ;"there shall be a newmeeting house built ,to stand between the old meeting house andthe highway,and that Mr.John Bourne,Capt.John Winn,Mr JohnLittlefieldJr,Joseph Sayar,Esq Capt.James LittleField, Mr DANIELCHENEY, Mr Benjamin Hatch Jr, John Wheelwright Esq, and MrSamuel Jefferds be a committee to obtain subscriptions for thepurpose. The committee decided that Daniel Cheney and many of hisLittlefield inlaws should be allowed "the second rank of pews onthe floor of the new meeting house". DANIEL CHENEY in 1775 at 76years old with inlaws such as Jedediah and Ebenezer Littlefieldsigned up in the company of Capt. Samuel Sawyers company. Hisson and grandson also fought in other companies.