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> Descendants of Walleran de Cirencester
>
>
>
>
> Generation No. 1
>
>
> 1. WALLERAN1 DE CIRENCESTER
>
> Notes for WALLERAN DE CIRENCESTER:
>
> This family seems anciently to have borne the name
> Cirencester, and was one of the most eminent in the
> county of Devon for its antiquity estate.employments
> and alliances, having flourished for several
> generations at South Poole, not far from King's
> Bridge, where their most ancient habitation was, and
> a full representation of their dignity is manifested
> by that ancient antiquary, Sir William Pole, in his
> MS (manuscript) survey of Devonshire; who assures us
> that they have the right to quarter the arms of the
> Raleghs, the Beaumonts, the Wellingtons, and many
> other noble families.
>
> The first on record is Walleran de Cirencester
> (thought to be delineated from Cirencester of
> Gloucestershire) said to be descended from a brother
> of Robert of Cirencester, alias Chichester, dean of
> Salisbury and consecrated in 1128 Bishop of Exeter.
>
>
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>
> THE NAME CHIDESTER
>
> The following history of the name, CHICHESTER,
> appears on pages 1 thru page 5 of "THE CHIDESTER -
> CHICHESTER HERITAGE.)
>
> by Elmer Clarence Anderson and Thelma Chidester
> Anderson.
>
> Books have been written describing the history of
> surnames and their development. So facinating is
> this study that it has become a science. Briefly
> stated, it can be said that for many centuries there
> was no need for more than one name per person. Adam
> needed only one name to identify him. Even Abraham,
> Isaac and Jacob needed only one. But by the time
> Jesus Christ was born, society had become so complex
> that it began to be necessary to add something to
> identify the particular person spoken of. So there
> was Joseph of Arimathea (a place) and Joseph of
> Nazareth. When Jesus chose his apostles there were
> two called who had the same name of James. One,
> brother of John, shared with his brother the
> appelation, Sons of Thunder; The other James was
> known as Son of Alpheus.
>
> The problem continued to multiply as time passed,
> and by the time of William the Conqueror, in the
> year 1066, many ways had sprung up for identifying
> people. As we have seen, there were place names and
> Joseph became Joseph Arimathea. John could be John
> Brook because he lived by a brook. There were also
> trade names. The village tailor became William
> Taylor. Benjamin who made barrels, became Benjamin
> Cooper. (Cooper in those days was a barrel maker.)
> Likewise Carpenter, Shoemaker, Smith and many other
> surnames developed.
>
> Probably the largest and most popular group of
> surnames is known as patronymics - names derived by
> adding "son" to the father's given name. So James
> became Alpheusson, or Anderson, or Johnson,
> according to the father's given name.
>
> The same thing is true in countries other than
> England and Scandinavia. Fitzpatrick in France and
> Belgium means "son of Patrick". Fitzsimmons would
> mean "son of Simon". In the Scotch and Irish, the
> prefix "Mc" means grandson of; McDonald, the
> grandson of Donald. An "O" prefix means "son of ";
> O'Brian is the son of Brian. Similarly the suffix
> "ian" in the Slav and Armenian indicates "son of ".
> Eachlanguage and culture has its means of
> identifying people by their family relationship.
>
> How does all this refer to or explain the unusual
> name of CHIDESTER ? There are a number of forms of
> the name; In fact, at least twenty five variations
> of the name can be traced back to a common origin.
> The spelling has been changed, sometimes by accident
> and sometimes by a whim. One man, EPHRAIM CHIDESTER,
> changed the spelling of his name to CHEDESTER so he
> wouldn't have so much trouble with the bank
> confusing his account with "Uncle Ephraim's"
> account. His descendants maintained the same form.
> Others thought that it would be easier for people to
> recognize and pronounce the name if the " d " was
> changed to " t "; Hence the name CHITESTER or
> CHITTESTER.
>
> The name CHIDESTER came first of all as a variation
> of the early American name CHICHESTER and took this
> form from the practice of using scribes for making
> legal documents. Many times a handwritten "ch"
> looked more like a "d" and rthe next copy would
> assume the "d" spelling. Moreover, scribes wrote
> what they heard. In the same document one can find
> the CHICHESTER and the CHIDESTER and CHITESTER
> spelling for the name of the same person, or other
> variations such as CHILESTER, CHISTIFER,
> CHECKCHESTER, etc.
>
> The following is taken from the Huntington Town
> Records. (Suffolk Co., NY) p. 182;
>
> "This indenture Mad ye eighteen Day of Janiary
> 1695/96 Betene Edward harnitt & Jeames CHITCHESTER
> wittnesseth yt ye sd. Edward harnet have for a
> valuable consideration bargained sold &c a cartaine
> parcell of land siteuate lying and beeing in the
> field commonly called or Known by ye name of ye west
> field of ye Town of Huntington Surounded with land
> of thomas brush, Jonathan Rogars, Jeames CHICHESTER
> Juer ye wood in Commons Containing four Acars be it
> more or less, with all Rights & priviledges
> .........".
>
> If the original name was CHICHESTER, you might ask,
> where did the name come from and what does it mean?
> The name CHICHESTER is a prominent one in present
> day England. The first CHICHESTER in America came
> from there, just when and exactly where has not been
> determined, but he was English, as his name,
> tradition and circumstance indicates. He is found in
> Salem, MA in 1640. In England, the name is found in
> the earliest written records, having been recorded
> in the "DOOMSDAY BOOK". It was also woven into
> earlier tapestries.
>
> According to an English historian, the name
> originated about the second century B.C. with the
> Roman occupation of Britain. A Roman general by the
> name of Cissa established a campground under his own
> name, the Roman name for camp being "caester"
> (pronounced chester). As the Romans withdrew from
> the walled camp the area became a fiefdom for a
> feudal lord or land owner and was called "CISSA'S
> CAESTER." It was a valuable possession, holding
> stragegic importance as well as being surrounded by
> fertile land. As the Anglo-Saxon kings, who
> succeeded the Roman occupation, began to unify the
> country, the fiefdom became a valuable pawn to be
> awarded to men of valor.
>
> "From the DOOMSDAY BOOK we learn that Engeler held
> of the king two hides of land (a hide being an
> English land measure equalling enough land to
> support a family, usually about 120 acres) in the
> manor of CICESTR' (a place) in the county of Sussex;
> and he also held one carucate of land (about 100
> acres) in the same manor in his own right, as
> likewise divers lands in Mendon, in the same county,
> which he formery held of king Harold (the
> Anglo-Saxon king who was defeated at Hastings by
> William the Conqueror), and he also held two hides
> of land of Adelisa, wife of Radolphus de Thellebroe,
> in Standune, in the county of Bedford, and also
> divers lands of Ernulph, in the county of Somerset,
> all of which he was seised at the time of the
> Doomsday Survey, A.D. 1080.) (See History of the
> Chichester Family, by Sir Alex Palmer Bruce
> CHICHESTER. Bart., 1871.)
>
> William the Conqueror bought Engeler's allegiance by
> allowing him to keep the land that he had held under
> the Anglo-Saxon king.
>
> Engeler's successor to the lands in the manor
> ofChichester was HENRY DE CICESTR' (HENRY of
> CICESTR', a place. Pronounce C's as Ch.) The name by
> now had evolved from Cissa's Caester to CIESTR' and
> was soon to assume the present day form of
> CHICHESTER, with CHIDESTER, CHITTESTER, CHEDESTER
> being the most common derivatives of the name.
>
> In America the CHICHESTER name remained rather
> intact, in spite of the errors of scribes, until
> early 1700 when the brothers Samuel and William, who
> lived in CT, formally accepted the name of CHIDESTER
> and continued with that form. By 1750 DAVID
> CHIDESTER of Danbury, CT., was also changing from
> CHICHESTER to CHIDESTER. Land documents clearly show
> the process of acceptance, as will be shown. These
> particular families and their descendants have
> retained the latter form consistantly.
>
> Although there are CHICHESTER families at the
> present time, descendants of the same early
> Americans, the part of the family that elected to
> use the CHIDESTER form of the name is by far in the
> ascendancy. The descendants of the above named
> Samuel live mainly in PA and NJ; William is the
> forefather of the illustrious CHIDESTERS of OH; and
> David is the fore-runner of the CHIDESTERS of UT, ID
> and other western states.
>
> COAT OF ARMS
>
> During the twelfth century, between 1100 and 1200
> A.D., Coats of Arms began to be awarded to Knights
> of the Realm, to be a special identification of men
> of prominence, large land holders, courageous men in
> battle, governors, etc. The coat was passed from
> father to the eldest son, becoming an emblem of the
> family. The earliest CHICHESTER coat of arms was of
> a simple shield bearing ermine tails and portraying
> a knight's helmet in a square in the upper left hand
> corner of the shield. This emblem was to be
> emblazened on the owner's uniform, his shield, and
> was also used to seal important documents.
>
> In the year 1385, Sir John CHICHESTER, heir of the
> family, married Thomasia Raleigh and moved the
> family seat from Sussex to Devon where he combined
> the CHICHESTER in heritance with that of the
> Raleighs. Since that time the CHICHESTER Arms have
> been quartered with the RALEIGH arms, with the
> RALEIGH taking the ascendancy, until in later
> generations, with other quarterings, the original
> has become all but lost.
>
> Another important movement in the family line came
> during the reign of Elizabeth I when she sent Sir
> Arthur CHICHESTER, a descendant of Sir John
> CHICHESTER and Thomasia RALEIGH , to Ireland to
> bring order to that rebellious country. Sir Arthur
> became Lord Belfast and founded the CHICHESTER
> family in Ireland, having it's own coat of arms.
>
> Since these early times other members of the family
> have been awarded their own coats of arms and crests
> so there are a number in existence. The problem for
> eager Americans is to find which branch the family
> they descend from. About 1702, one Richard
> CHICHESTER migrated from England bringing his arms
> and records with him, preserving his English
> connection. The descendants of James of MA, with
> whom this book is most concerned, are not so
> fortunate.
>
> Some historians have confused the name and history
> of the CHICHESTERS with that of CIRENCESTER. The two
> families have been proven to be distinctly separate
> eneties. Although there is a suggestion of
> CIRCENCESTERS in the south of England, the family
> itself is located in Gloucestershire in the
> northwest, far removed from the CHICHESTERS of
> Sussex and Devon.
>
> Of interest to the family of CHICHESTER-CHIDESTER is
> the symbol used by the Anglcan Church in CHICHESTER,
> England. The base of the lecturns of all English
> Anglican churches is a large, gilded eagle with
> folded wings , indicating strength and superiority.
> The CHICHESTER Cathedral, most of the construction
> of which dates from the Norman Conquest with later
> Gothic Style additions, is one of four Cathedrals in
> all of England which uses a pelican as its symbol.
> These four churches like the pelican symbol better,
> they say, because the pelican will tear its own
> flesh to feed it's young if necessary. They want to
> be known in this way -- to have it understood that
> the church will give its all, even to the point of
> self-destruction, if necessary, for the benefit of
> the parishioners.
>
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>
> Child of WALLERAN DE CIRENCESTER is:
>
> 2. i. SIR. JOHN2 DE CIRENCESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 2
>
>
> 2. SIR. JOHN2 DE CIRENCESTER (WALLERAN1)
>
> Notes for SIR. JOHN DE CIRENCESTER:
>
> He succeeded his father and was the father of Sir
> John de Cirencester.
>
>
> Child of SIR. JOHN DE CIRENCESTER is:
>
> 3. i. JOHN3 DE CIRENCESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 3
>
>
> 3. JOHN3 DE CIRENCESTER (JOHN2, WALLERAN1)
>
>
> Child of JOHN DE CIRENCESTER is:
>
> 4. i. SIR. THOMAS4 DE CIRENCESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 4
>
>
> 4. SIR. THOMAS4 DE CIRENCESTER (JOHN3, JOHN2,
> WALLERAN1) He married ALICIA DE ROTOMAGE.
>
> Notes for SIR. THOMAS DE CIRENCESTER:
>
> He was Lord of the manor of St. Mary's Church (an
> eminent sea mark on the east side of Torbay) by his
> marriage with Alicia de Rotomage in the time of
> Henry III, from the beginning of whose reign in
> 1216, he sustained many honorable employments.
>
> He had one son, William, the father of Sir John
> Cirencester, whose son, Richard, having the name of
> Cirencester, fixed upon Chichester which has
> continued the surname of the family.
>
>
> Child of THOMAS DE CIRENCESTER and ALICIA DE
> ROTOMAGE is:
>
> 5. i. WILLIAM5 DE CIRENCESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 5
>
>
> 5. WILLIAM5 DE CIRENCESTER (THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
> WALLERAN1)
>
>
> Child of WILLIAM DE CIRENCESTER is:
>
> 6. i. SIR. JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 6
>
>
> 6. SIR. JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER (WILLIAM5, THOMAS4,
> JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1)
>
>
> Child of SIR. JOHN DE CIRENCESTER is:
>
> 7. i. RICHARD7 DE CHICHESTER, (DE CIRENCESTER).
>
>
>
> Generation No. 7
>
>
> 7. RICHARD7 DE CHICHESTER, (DE CIRENCESTER) (JOHN6
> DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
> WALLERAN1)
>
>
> Child of RICHARD DE CHICHESTER, (DE CIRENCESTER) is:
>
> 8. i. JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 8
>
>
> 8. JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER (RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE
> CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
> WALLERAN1)
>
> Notes for JOHN DE CHICHESTER:
>
> John de Chichester, his son 34, 45 and 46 Edward III
> was a member of Parliment for Malcomb Regis in
> Dorsetshire, as he was also in 1381;
>
>
> Child of JOHN DE CHICHESTER is:
>
> 9. i. JOHN9 CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 9
>
>
> 9. JOHN9 CHICHESTER (JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7,
> JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3,
> JOHN2, WALLERAN1) He married THOMASIA DE RALEIGH
> Abt. 1385, daughter of SIR. JOHN DE RALEIGH. She was
> born Abt. 1366, and died 1402.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> Author's Note;
>
> Inasmuch as this work has been prepared in a
> genealogical format, and not a book format, there is
> no proper place to install material that should be
> placed in the Forward, Introduction, Addenda, etc.
> The following material is most important to set the
> tone for the entire report. Therefore, all reference
> material will be placed under "NOTES" for that
> particular individual. To keep the report flowing
> and interesting, references may be made to a
> particular page in the original source of this work,
> (Report #1), and can be furnished on request.
>
>
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>
>
> Report #1;
>
> The "John Chichester and his Descendants of
> Widworthy, Devon", is based on, primarily, "The
> Chichester Family", MS (manuscript). Although it
> deals with ALL of the individuals and families of
> the Chichesters, only the families of "The
> Chichesters of Devonshire" will be addressed as they
> are the ancestors of the CHICHESTER Families of
> which we are concerned.
>
>
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>
> Report #2;
>
> References which are made to the "History of the
> Family of Chichester A,D. 1066 to 1870", by Sir
> Alexander Palmer Bruce Chichester, Bart. Lond. 1871
> will be cited as "HISTORY".
>
>
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>
> Report #3;
>
> References made to the "Search for the Passengers of
> the Mary & John, 1630, Volume 19, West Country
> Ancestries, 1620-1643, Part 3, by Burton W. Spear,
> with the Chichester portion compiled by Douglas
> Richardson, will be cited as "MARY & JOHN".
>
>
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>
> Report #4;
>
> References made to "The Family History of Hart of
> Donegal, by Henry Travers Hart, with the short
> Chichester portion made out by Edward Chichester,
> will be cited as "HART". The Hart report deals
> mainly with the Chichesters in Ireland, with the
> exception of the earlier generations from John and
> Thomasia to Sir John, father of Sir Arthur
> Chichester.
>
> >From pages 76 and 77;
>
> CHICHESTER
>
> The Chichesters, into whose family the Harts have
> twice married, are of Devonshire stock, and camr
> over to Ireland at the same time as Henry Hart (E -
> stands for his position in the Hart Pedigree chart.)
> Sir Arthur Chichester seems to have been the most
> important of the brothers in Ireland, and it was
> under his name that Culmore was granted and Henry
> Hart pardoned. The senior branch are those forming
> the line of Marquis of Donegal, another branchjunior
> to them being headed by Lord O'Neill.
>
> Richard Cunningham, "Broken Sword of Ulster," p.
> 198., states that: "To Sir Arthur Chichesterthe
> whole Barony of Innishowen, a territory of some
> twenty miles square, was allotted. In the case of
> this vast estate the conditions imposed on the
> ordinary planters seem to have been omitted. In 1612
> Chichester was created Baron of Belfast. The family
> was afterwards advanced to the Marquis of Donegal."
>
> O'Hart, "Irish Pedegrees," quoting Connellan's "Four
> Masters.", practically states that these estates,
> which belonged to O'Dogherty, were to all intents
> and purposes bought for five hundred marks, the
> reward of O'Dogherty's head. O'Dogherty was shot by
> an English soldier, who recognized him by his dress,
> and thus handed over the head to Sir Arthur
> Chichester.
>
> A short skeleton pedigree is attached, made out by
> Edward Chichester.
>
> The arms of the family are: Chequy or gules, a chief
> vair. Crest: A stork rising with a snake in its
> beak, all proper.
>
>
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>
>
> NOTE; The contents of Reports #1,#3 and #4 are quite
> compatable and almost identical as far as names and
> places are concerned, some of the spelling and some
> dates vary slightly, which will be so noted. These
> reports seem to verify each other.
>
> _________________________________________
>
> Report #5;
>
> References will be made to "Ancestry of Chichesters
> of Widworthy" by William Blake Metheny. It will be
> cited as "ANCESTRY".
>
> It is shown for comparison of dates and spelling and
> is the line from John Chichester and Thomasia Ralegh
> to Richard Chichester, the emigrant to Virginia in
> 1702.
>
> __________________________________________
>
> The following History of the Chichester Familys of
> Devon, was based, primarily, on the above Report #1
> which was copied as it was written and no attempt
> was made to correct spelling or composition.
> Remember, the report itself was done over 100 years
> ago (1886) and the material used was prepared about
> 500 to 600 years ago and gives us a very charming
> insight into the life and times of our ancestors.
>
>
>
> "THE CHICHESTER FAMILY"
>
> by Oatlands Lodge, Surrey, December, 1886.
>
> INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
>
> It has been well observed ("Quarterly Review," vol.
> xcviii. (1851) p. 300.) that "it were better in all
> cases that family history should " be written by one
> of its members. He is the proper man to crown the
> Lar " with flowers, and is the natural historian of
> those whose blood he inherits. " The love of the
> subject, which is the root of all excellence in
> writing, can be so strong " in no man as in him." In
> the case of " History of the Family of Chichester,"
> the name of one of its members (now deceased)
> appears upon the Title page; but the contents savour
> too much of ordinary pedigree compilation to admit
> of the belief that it is the result of any great
> research; neither does it bear the impress of that
> loving labour which gives to family genealogical
> works their greatest charm; for if so, some more
> extended record than the book affords would have
> found place in the pages; ------- Diaries would have
> been dug out from the dust of the family muniment
> (protected) chests, old letters would have been
> forthcoming, from which scraps of personal details
> and bits of local colour might be gleaned
> illustrative of the character, the habits of the
> thoughts of those whose names are chronicled.
>
> Family history does not always afford materials for
> a work of sufficiently general interest to attract
> or instruct the public. It is not every family who
> can number amongst its members those who, by
> chivalrous deeds in war, by brilliant or useful
> services to the State, or by literary or scientific
> attainments, have connected themselves with the
> history of their country; but there are few families
> with any pretentions to antiquity whose chronicles,
> if handled in a spirit of discernment, cannot be
> made interesting beyond the mere family circle;
> whilst as regards those that may be incapable of
> furnishing materials for producing such a result, a
> useful work for family reference may be compiled,
> provided that accuracy of detail is secured, and a
> due regard paid to the principle laid down by Sir
> William Pole, of giving authorities for the
> statements made, "because," as that learned and
> painstaking genealogist wrote, ("Collections for a
> Description of Devon.") if I have erred I may
> manifest the ground thereof; " a sound precept,
> woefully neglected in the work now under
> consideration.
>
> The "History of the Family of Chichester" was,
> shortly after its publication in 1871, reviewed by a
> learned Antiquary and Genealogist (my late friend
> John Gough Nichols), ("The Herald and Genealogist,"
> vol, vii. p. 171) who pointed out the errors which
> prevade the early history, as there given, of the
> Chichester family, and remarked, that as regards the
> antiquarian portion of the book, there had seldom
> appeared in print one in which "high aims have
> fallen so short in their performance." Many of the
> errors pointed out in the Review were, no doubt, the
> result of carelessness on the part of the writer,
> as, for instance, the misdescription of the contents
> of documents of which facsimiles are introduced to
> illustrate the text. Indeed, carelessness is
> apparent throughout the book, and often leads to
> serious misstatements, ex. gr., where a lady who had
> in 1620 a GREAT grandson 18 years old, is descibed
> as the daughter of a man who was born in 1542 ! The
> entire absence of that searchining inquiry which is
> essential in compiling a family history is also
> remarkable; as an instance, I may mention that in
> the extracts given from the Sherwell Registers,
> there is appended to a memorandum that the Rev. Wm.
> Chichester held the living from 1748 to 1770, the
> following note: "but there is no entry of his
> burial." Now this William Chichester was an
> important link in the descent of the Baronets of
> Youlston, inasmuch as on the failure of the elder
> branch in 1808, it was HIS grandson who succeeded to
> the title and estates. The most palpable inquiry
> would have shown that he was buried at Georgeham, a
> neighbouring parish, of which he was also Rector,
> and where he resided. Again, his wife is erroneously
> and loosely described as Mary, daughter of . . . .
> Bellermine, whilst a very apparent search would have
> disclosed the fact that she was the daughter of John
> Ballyman of Hart, in the parish of Heanton
> Punchardon, where the marriage is recorded. But the
> most serious defect of the work lies in the bold
> statements made for which no proofs are adduced, ex.
> gr., the allegation that THE CHICHESTERS, on the
> marriage of John Chichester with Thomasia, the
> daughter and heir of Sir John de Ralegh, ABANDONED
> THEIR ancient armorial bearings, and took those of
> Ralegh.
>
> It would be an endless task to point out in detail,
> the defects in the book, which are apparent even to
> a superficial reader; defects, unfortunately, not
> counterbalanced by fulness of information, where the
> facts are in themselves correctly recorded. In
> truth, the "History" cannot be regarded as
> interesting, either in an antiquarian or historical
> view, nor can it be accepted as a reliable family
> record.
>
> I cannot of course pretend to supply all the
> deficiencies which are patent in the "History of the
> Family of Chichester." To me, as a stranger, the
> family chests are closed; < But even if that were
> not so, my interest in the subject would not supply
> the energy wanting to undertake a task, the labour
> attending which, can only be appreciated by those
> who have attempted conscientiously to compile family
> memorials. There was indeed a time, forty years ago,
> when I entertained the idea of perpetuating the
> genealogical history of some of the Devonshire
> families in a manner similar to that in which Count
> Litta has recorded the pedigrees of Italian
> families. ("Celebri Famiglie Italiane illustrate dal
> Conte Pompeo Litta."). Circumstances, however,
> combined with the drawback resulting from a
> non-residence in Devonshire and the consequent
> difficulty of obtaining local information, led to an
> abandonment of the plan I had formed. I have,
> however, from time to time gathered materials as
> they fell in my way, and "made note" of them; and it
> is from these notes that I am able to correct some
> of the many errors and supply a few of the grave
> deficiencies in Sir Bruce Chichester's book, whilst
> I have added to the information it contains, matter
> of interest and authoritative details tending to
> make it a more reliable record of the family than in
> its published state it can pretend to be.
>
>
> < I must, however, make an exception in the case of
> my friend Mr. Charles Chichester of Hall, who has
> not only given me access to his family documents,
> but has taken great pains to furnish me with
> information, by which accuracy of statement has been
> secured.
>
> I do not propose to discuss the origin of the name
> of "Chichester' (which was evidently local); nor to
> endeavour to unravel the confusion in which the
> "HISTORY" involves the parties deriving from
> "Cirencester" and "Chichester," inasmuch as there is
> not the shadow of evidence that the persons
> mentioned as ancestors had any connexion beyond, in
> some but not all instances, a similarity of name
> which, in the case especially of a derivation from a
> place, affords in itself no identity of
> consanguinity. See MARY & JOHN, below.
>
> Nor do the Chichesters NEED any such enlistment of
> apocryphal ancestors; their indisputable pedigree is
> sufficiently ancient and respectable to satisfy any
> member of the family who desires to rely on
> something more certain than "the various traditions
> relative to the name," to which the writer of the
> "HISTORY" alludes in his preface. To use Sir William
> Pole's expression in referring to an attempt to
> enoble the Ralegh family by deducing their descent
> from a daughter of Edward I. : --- " they need no
> other father than such as begate " them, and not
> other mother then such as bare them."
>
> I had at first intended that my notes should be
> supplemental to the "HISTORY", so as to form pages
> of ADDENDA and CORRIGENDA to it; but that plan
> presented two drawbacks; first, it would involve the
> necessity of the reader having for the purpose of
> reference the pages of BOTH works before him; and
> secondly, the continuity of the narrative would be
> broken, and so detract from its interest. I
> therefore determined on re-writing those chapters of
> the book which relate to the YOULSTON and HALL
> branches of the family with some of the early
> portion of the ARLINGTON branch. In doing this, so
> far as I may have availed myself of the materials
> gathered by Sir Bruce Chichester, I beg to make my
> acknowledgments; but I would add that in the case of
> every public record which is mentioned by him and
> which I have quoted, I have invariably referred to
> the original document and have in no instance
> trusted to the notice given, or the interpretation
> put upon it in the "HISTORY." I beg also to
> acknowlage my obligation to Mr. L. C.
> Webber-Incledon for his very valuable assistance in
> enabling me to complete, in a more perfect manner
> than I otherwise could have done, the account of the
> modern portions of the family, especially the
> Northover and Stokelake branches.
>
> Signed, Oatland Lodge, Surrey, December, 1886. pages
> 227, 228, 229 and 230.
>
> p. 234;
>
> JOHN CHICHESTER* married about the year 1385
> THOMASIA RALEGH, the above daughter and heiress of
> John de Ralegh. She survived her husband and
> remarried Sir William Talbot who outlived her, and,
> and in 1404, two years after Thomasia's death, was
> found to be in possession and in receipt of the
> rents and profits of all the property mentioned in
> the inquisitions,+ viz., the manors of Ralegh next
> Barnstaple (held of John, son and heir of John then
> late Earl of Huntingdon, as of his manor of
> Barbstaple) and Rokesford (held of Philip Courtenay,
> as of his manor of Bradenynche) and a messuage
> (dwelling house), land and wood in Cokkyslegh (held
> of William Beaumont, as of his manor of Sherwell) in
> the county of Devon, and of the manors of
> Begger-Hewysh and Dunwer in Somersetshire (both of
> which last-mentioned manors were held of John, son
> and heir of John late Earl of Huntingdon as of his
> manor of Barnstaple). The Inquisitors return that
> they know not by what title Sir William Talbot held
> the same.
>
> * In the "HISTORY", John Chichester is stated to
> have been Lord of the Manors of Beggerhewish and
> Donwer in Somersetshire which manors HE gave to
> Trustees for the use of Thomasia (in the "HISTORY"
> always erroneously written "Thomasine") for the term
> of her life, with remainder to the heirs of their
> bodies lawfully begotten. No authority is given for
> this ststement, which appears to me ill-founded.
> After the death of Thomasia in July, 1402, two writs
> were issued both dated 8 June, 5 Henry IV. (1404)
> addressed respectively to the King's Escheator (an
> officer for the treasury) for the counties of Devon
> and Somerset. From the returns of the Inquisitors it
> appears that the interest which Thomasia at her
> death had in the lands in BOTH counties was
> IDENTICAL, viz., by gift for life made (after the
> death of her first husband, John Chichester) to her
> by John Eve, chaplain, Henry Stoute, and Thomas Yeo,
> clerk, in whom, no doubt, the lands had been vested
> as trustees on the marriage, and subject to such
> life estate to the heirs of the aforesaid John
> Chichester "of the body of the same Thomasia
> begotten." The Somerset property MIGHT have belonged
> to John Chichester, but there is nothing in the
> Inquisitions to lead to the supposition that the
> manors in that county did not belong to Thomasia as
> her father's heir in the same as the Devonshire
> property undoubtedly did.
>
>
> + Inqs. p.m., Devon and Somerset, taken on the death
> of Thomasia. See Abstracts, post, p. 325.
>
> >From the "MARY & JOHN" report.
>
> In the Chichester pedegree of the Devon Vivitations,
> 1531, 1564 and 1620, by Lt. Col. J. L. Vivian, page
> 172, there is confusion on the ancestory of Sir John
> Chichester, Lord of Beggerskewish and Donwer.
>
> TWO lines of his ancestory are shown in the chart.
>
> The first line traces back six generations to
> Richard de Cicester, who went to the Holy Land with
> Richard Coeur de Lion and King John granted him
> lands in Sussex.
>
> The second line traces back eight generations to
> Walleran de Cirencester alias Chichester, who was
> decended from a brother, Robert Chichester, Bishop
> of Exeter, Devon, temp. King Stephen.
>
> No attempt has been made to include either theory.
>
> He was Sir John Chichester, mar. about 1385. [Hart
> of Donegal, p. 77]
>
> Notes for THOMASIA DE RALEIGH:
>
> Thomasia died on Monday next before the Feast of St.
> Peter ad Vincula (1st August) 3 Henry IV. (1402),
> and her heir was her son by John Chichester, viz.,
> John Chichester, who in 1404 was was of the age of
> 17 years. (Inqs. p.m., Devon and Somerset, taken on
> the death of Thomasia). See Abstracts, post, p. 325.
>
> She was Thomasia, dau. and heiress of John de
> Raleigh; died 1402. [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
>
> Child of JOHN CHICHESTER and THOMASIA DE RALEIGH is:
>
> 10. i. SIR JOHN10 CHICHESTER, b. Abt. 1385; d.
> December 14, 1437.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 10
>
>
> 10. SIR JOHN10 CHICHESTER (JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> Abt. 1385, and died December 14, 1437. He married
> ALICE WOTTON, daughter of JOHN WOTTON.
>
> Notes for SIR JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> John Chichester, son and heir of John Chichester and
> Thomasia Ralegh, was on the death of his mother in
> July 1402, of the age of 15 years,* so that he was
> born about 1385. He died+ 14th December 1437, age
> 52,++ Having married ALICE, daughter and heir of
> John WOTTON, by Engreth, daughter and heir of Walter
> Dymock, who predeceased+ her husband.
>
>
> By this marriage the Manor of Widworthy, and the
> halves of the respective Manors of Aveton Giffard
> and Stodbury accrued to the Chichester family. An
> Abstract of the Inquisition taken on John
> Chichester's death will be found in the Appendix,
> post, p. 326.
>
> The issue+++ of John Chichester and Alice Wotton was
> (in addition to a daughter, Thomasin, who married
> John Cockworthy#), RICHARD CHICHESTER, their son and
> heir, born on 23rd February 1423-4.
>
>
> He was twice married, his first wife being
> MARGARET,++++ the daughter of Nicholas KEYNES of
> Winckley, co. Devon, by whom he had issue five sons.
>
> * Inqs. p.m., Devon and Somerset, taken on the death
> of Thomasia. See Abstracts, post, p. 325.
>
> + Inqs. p.m. taken on the death of John Chichester,
> 16 Hen. VI. (1437-8). No. 55. See Abstract, post, p.
>
>
> 326.
>
> ++ The "History" states that the name of THIS John
> Chichester appears in the list of Lances at the
> battle of Agincourt, but gives no authority for the
> statement. On turning to the "History of the Battle
> of Agincourt", edited by Sir Harris Nicolas, 8 vo.,
> Lond. 1833, p. 341, the name of "John Chichester"
> will be found amongst the list of the " Retenu of
> Sr. de Harington." John Chichester was, at the date
> of the battle (October 1415), 30 years old, and it
> is not improbable that he was there, but there is,
> besides the similarity of name, no evidence of
> identity.
>
> +++ The "HISTORY" gives to John Chichester and Alice
> Wotton a second son , John, stated to have married
> Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Richard Dymoke, and
> adds that from the Inquisition taken on John
> Chichester's death, "it seems highly probable that
> he shortly before he died gave his Devonshire
> estates to trustees to insure some provision for his
> second son ," and proceeds to state, as a MATTER OF
> FACT, that there was such second son, but gives no
> authority for the allegation. Now, of the existance
> of any such second son, as far as I can ascertain,
> there is not a shadow of proof, and as regards the
> further statement that this second son, "JOHN", was
> the progenitor of the HALL branch of the family. I
> shall presently show that the evidence tends to
> establish the contrary. As regards the alliance with
> Dymoke, it is (as before shown) arose from the
> marriage of John Wotton, the father of Alice
> Chichester, with the heiress of Walter Dymoke of
> Ivybridge. (See Pole, p. 319)
>
>
> ++++ See Visit. Devon , 1620 (Ms. Coll. Arm. I.C.I.,
> 22). and Glover's Pedigree, Appendix, post, p. 324.
>
>
> The "Visitations of Devon, 1620" (Ms. Coll. Arm.,
> I.C.I., p. 22) gives a generation intermediate
> between John Chichester and his wife Alice Wotton,
> and Richard Chichester and Margaret Keynes, viz.,
> John Chichester and his wife Elizabeth, which is
> manifestly an error, inasmuch as by the Inq. p.m. on
> the death of John Chichester, (Inq. p.m. taken on
> the death of John Chichester, 16 Hen. VI. (1437-8).
> No. 55. See Abstract, post, p. 326.) it appears that
> his heir and the heir of his wife Alice, was Richard
> Chichester. Mr. Vivian, in his pedigree, (Vivian's
> "Visitations of Devon," p. 173.) marshalls the John
> Chichester with Elizabeth his wife, as a brother of
> Richard son of John and Alice; but for this I can
> find no reliable authority.
>
> The issue of John and Chichester and Alice Wotton
> was (in addition to a daughter, Thomasin, who
> married John Cockworthy, See Vist. Devon, 1620, (Ms.
> Coll. Arm. I.C.I., 22). and Glover's Pedigree,
> Appendix, post, p. 324.), RICHARD CHICHESTER, their
> son and heir, born on 23rd February 1423-4.
>
> He was John Chichester, born about 1385; died 14
> Dec. 1437. ]Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
> Notes for ALICE WOTTON:
>
> She was Alice, dau. and heiress of John Wotton.
> [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and ALICE WOTTON are:
>
> i. THOMASINE11 CHICHESTER.
>
> 11. ii. RICHARD CHICHESTER, b. February 23, 1424/25;
> d. December 25, 1498.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 11
>
>
> 11. RICHARD11 CHICHESTER (JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> February 23, 1424/25, and died December 25, 1498. He
> married (1) MARGARET KEYNES, daughter of SIR
> NICHOLAS KEYNES. He married (2) ELIZABETH SAPCOTT,
> daughter of SIR. JOHN SAPCOTT.
>
> Notes for RICHARD CHICHESTER:
>
> He was twice married, his first wife being MARGARET,
> (See Vist. Devon, 1620 (Ms. Coll. I.C.I., 22) and
> Glover's Pedigree, Appendix, post, p. 324.) the
> daughter of Nicholas KEYNES of Winckley, co. Devon,
> by whom he had five sons.
>
> "Ancestors" Quote; Son of John, Born Feb. 23rd 1424,
> married Margaret Kaynes of Winkley, daughter of
> Nicholas Kaynes of Winkley.
>
> He was Richard Chichester, born about 1423. [Hart of
> Donegal, p. 77]
>
> More About RICHARD CHICHESTER:
>
> Burial: December 1498, Chancel of Pilton Church.
>
> Notes for MARGARET KEYNES:
>
> She was Margaret, dau. of Nicholas Keynes of
> Winkley, co. Devon. [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
>
> Children of RICHARD CHICHESTER and MARGARET KEYNES
> are:
>
> i. JOHN12 CHICHESTER, d. January 04, 1477/78; m.
> THOMASINE STEYNING.
>
> ii. HUGH CHICHESTER, m. ELIZABETH ----?----.
>
> iii. PHILIP CHICHESTER.
>
> iv. RICHARD CHICHESTER, m. THOMASIA HALL.
>
> Notes for RICHARD CHICHESTER:
>
> He was the ancestor of the CHICHESTERS OF HALL. (See
> p. 257).
>
> 12. v. NICHOLAS CHICHESTER, b. Abt. 1447.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 12
>
>
> 12. NICHOLAS12 CHICHESTER (RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9,
> JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> Abt. 1447. He married CHRISTIAN PAWLETT, daughter of
> SIR. WILLIAM PAWLETT.
>
> Notes for NICHOLAS CHICHESTER:
>
> Nicholas Chichester, was born about 1447, who was 30
> years at the death of his elder brother John,
> married Christian, daughter of Sir William Paulett
> of Sampford Peveral co. Somerset. (Vist. Somerset,
> 1531, Ped. Paulett.) Nicholas died in the lifetime
> of his father, leaving his wife surviving, as also
> their three sons.
>
> "Ancestors" Quote; Son of Richard, Born 1452 married
> Christine Paulett, Daughter of Sir William Paulett.
>
> Notes for CHRISTIAN PAWLETT:
>
> She was Christian, dau. of Sir William Paulet of
> Sampford Peverell, co. Somerset. [Hart of Donegal,
> p. 77]
>
>
> Children of NICHOLAS CHICHESTER and CHRISTIAN
> PAWLETT are:
>
> 13. i. JOHN13 CHICHESTER, d. February 22, 1537/38.
>
> ii. RICHARD CHICHESTER, m. THOMASIA HALL.
>
> Notes for RICHARD CHICHESTER:
>
> He was Richard Chichester. (Ancestor of the
> CHICHESTERS OF HALL.) [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
> Notes for THOMASIA HALL:
>
> She was Thomasia, dau. of Simon Hall of Hall. [Hart
> of Donegal, p. 77]
>
> iii. WILLIAM CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 13
>
>
> 13. JOHN13 CHICHESTER (NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11,
> JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6
> DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2,
> WALLERAN1) died February 22, 1537/38. He married (1)
> JANE BRET, daughter of ROBERT BRET. He married (2)
> MARGARET BEAUMONT, daughter of HUGH BEAUMONT.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> He left issue by his second wife, three sons and one
> daughter.
>
> "Ancestors" Quote; Of Raleigh, son of Nicholas,
> married Johanna Brett. He died February 22nd. 1537.
>
> More About JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> Will: July 03, 1533
>
> Notes for JANE BRET:
>
> She was Jane (or Joan), dau. of Robert Bret of
> Piland, Devon. 2nd wife. [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
> Notes for MARGARET BEAUMONT:
>
> She was the daughter and heir of Hugh Beaumont of
> Youlston, who brought with her an important addition
> to the estates previously held by the Chichesters in
> the county of Devon.
>
> She was Margaret, dau. and heiress of Hugh Beaumont
> of Youlston, Devon. 1st wife. [Hart of Donegal, p.
> 77]
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and JANE BRET are:
>
> 14. i. JOHN14 CHICHESTER.
>
> ii. WILLIAM CHICHESTER.
>
> 15. iii. AMYAS CHICHESTER, b. Abt. 1527; d. July 04,
> 1577.
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and MARGARET BEAUMONT
> are:
>
> iv. HUGH14 CHICHESTER, m. ELIZABETH ----?----.
>
> Notes for HUGH CHICHESTER:
>
> He was the elder son and died in his father's
> lifetime without issue, 2nd August 1517, as appears
> by the Inq. p.m. taken upon his death. It appears by
> the Will of his father that he married Elizabeth . .
> . . ., who survived him.
>
> 16. v. EDWARD CHICHESTER, d. July 1526.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 14
>
>
> 14. JOHN14 CHICHESTER (JOHN13, NICHOLAS12,
> RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER,
> RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4,
> JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) He married KATHERINE PEARD,
> daughter of THOMAS PEARD.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> He and Katherine had four children. (Vist. 1564).
>
> Mr. Vivian in his Chichester Pedigree, "Visitations
> of Devon" (p. 173), gives to this John Chichester
> TWO wives, the one being Katherine Peard, the other
> ". . . . daughter of John Rowe of Staverton;" the
> four children of John Chichester being attributed to
> the latter marriage.
>
> The authority for this latter marriage and issue is
> the original entry in the Visitation of 1620; but it
> will be observed that this entry is imperfect in
> omitting the Christian name of the wife, and
> inaccurate in describing John Chichester as "2 sone
> of John." and further it is NOT cofirmed by the copy
> of this Vist. registered in the College of Arms
> (I.C.I., p. 22). which gives only the marriage with
> Katherine Peard and the issue as of THAT marriage.
>
> I incline to the opinion that this is correct,
> agreeing as it does with the entry in the Vist. of
> 1564, and being corroborated as regards the marriage
> by the Tawstock Par. Registers of 6th November,
> 1538. There was undoubtedly a connection with Rowe
> of Staverton, as appears by two of the entries in
> the Visitation of 1564, which States that Mary (the
> SISTER of John) married to John Rowe of Staverton.
>
> "ANCESTRY". Quote; John Chichester, son of John
> Chichester of Raleigh and Johanna Brett, inherited
> from his father the Manor of Widworthy. He married
> November 6th, 1538, Katherine, daughter of Thomas
> Piard of Taustock, Devon.
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and KATHERINE PEARD are:
>
> 17. i. JOHN15 CHICHESTER.
>
> ii. RICHARD CHICHESTER.
>
> iii. NICHOLAS CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> 15. AMYAS14 CHICHESTER (JOHN13, NICHOLAS12,
> RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER,
> RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4,
> JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born Abt. 1527, and
> died July 04, 1577. He married JANE GIFFORD,
> daughter of SIR. ROGER GIFFORD.
>
> Notes for AMYAS CHICHESTER:
>
> He was the second son of John Chichester and Jone
> Bret.
>
> He married Joan, daughter of Sir Roger Gifford of
> Brightley, by whom he appears to have had thirteen
> sons and four daughters. See p.p. 287, 288, 289.
>
> He was the Ancestor of the ARLINGTON BRANCH. (Vist.
> 1564). See Arlington Branch, post, p. 287.
>
> He was Amyas Chichester. (Ancestor of CHICHESTERS OF
> ARLINGTON AND CALVERLEIGH COURT, DEVON.) [Hart of
> Donegal, p. 77]
>
>
>
> More About AMYAS CHICHESTER:
>
> Probate: April 16, 1596
>
> Notes for JANE GIFFORD:
>
> She was Joan Giffard and she and Amyas had Nineteen
> sons and four daus. [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
>
> Child of AMYAS CHICHESTER and JANE GIFFORD is:
>
> 18. i. FRANCES15 CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> 16. EDWARD14 CHICHESTER (JOHN13, NICHOLAS12,
> RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER,
> RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4,
> JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) died July 1526. He married
> LADY ELIZABETH BOURCHIER, daughter of JOHN
> BOURCHIER.
>
> Notes for EDWARD CHICHESTER:
>
> He was the second son and also died in his father's
> lifetime.
>
> By his wife he left on his death in 1526, as appears
> by the Inq. p.m., three infant sons. See p. 236.
>
> Notes for LADY ELIZABETH BOURCHIER:
>
> She was the 4th daughter of John Bourchier, Baron
> Fitz Warine, created Earl of Bath.
>
> She survived her husband twenty-six years and was
> buried at Braunton, where an incised stone and brass
> plate record her death. See p. 236 for the
> inscription.
>
>
>
> She was Lady Elizabeth Bourchier, dau. of John,
> Baron Fitzwarine, created Earl of Bath. [Hart of
> Donegal, p. 77]
>
>
> Children of EDWARD CHICHESTER and ELIZABETH
> BOURCHIER are:
>
> 19. i. SIR. JOHN15 CHICHESTER, d. November 30, 1527.
>
> ii. EDWARD CHICHESTER.
>
> 20. iii. PHILLIP CHICHESTER, d. April 27, 1583.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 15
>
>
> 17. JOHN15 CHICHESTER (JOHN14, JOHN13, NICHOLAS12,
> RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE CHICHESTER,
> RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4,
> JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) He married DOROTHY DAUBENEY
> February 24, 1569/70 in Shute, Devon, daughter of
> GILES DAUBENEY and ----?---- COLES.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> "ANCESTRY". Quote; John Chichester of Widworthy,
> eldest son of John Chichester and Katherine Piard,
> buried at Widworthy, February 19th, 1609. Will
> proved Archdeacon's Court, 1609; married Dorothy,
> daughter of Hugh Daubeney of Waxford, Somerset;
> buried at Widworthy the 18th of October, 1598.
>
> More About JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> Burial: February 19, 1608/09, Widworthy
>
> Probate: 1609, Archdeacon's Court, Exeter
>
> Notes for DOROTHY DAUBENEY:
>
> She was Dorothy Daubeney, buried at Widworthy, 18
> Oct. 1598. She m. at Shute parish church (see parish
> register), 24 Feb. 1570, John Chichester, of
> Widworthy, Devon, (see Vivian's "Devonshire
> Visitations"), buried at Widworthy, 19 Feb. 1609,
> will proved, in 1609, in Archdeacon's Court, Exeter.
> Son of John, of Widworthy, fourth son of John
> Chichester, of Rawleigh, 1472-1538, see p. 261, 408.
> Their son, (From Pedigree CIX, p. 517)
>
> More About DOROTHY DAUBENEY:
>
> Burial: October 18, 1598, Widworthy
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and DOROTHY DAUBENEY
> are:
>
> 21. i. HUGH16 CHICHESTER.
>
> ii. AMYAS CHICHESTER.
>
> 22. iii. WILLIAM CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> 18. FRANCES15 CHICHESTER (AMYAS14, JOHN13,
> NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) She
> married JOHN WYATT.
>
> Notes for FRANCES CHICHESTER:
>
> The descendancy of Frances was taken from The "MARY
> & JOHN".
>
> More About FRANCES CHICHESTER:
>
> Burial: April 05, 1626, Braunton, Devon.
>
>
> Child of FRANCES CHICHESTER and JOHN WYATT is:
>
> i. MARGARET16 WYATT, b. 1595; m. MATTHEW ALLYN,
> February 02, 1626/27, Braunton, Devon..
>
> Notes for MATTHEW ALLYN:
>
> He and his wife Margaret Wyatt came to New England
> in 1632 and settled in Windsor, CT.
>
> See Search Series, Vol. 17, pp. 9 - 12.
>
>
>
> 19. SIR. JOHN15 CHICHESTER (EDWARD14, JOHN13,
> NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) died
> November 30, 1527. He married GERTRUDE COURTENAY,
> daughter of SIR. WILLIAM COURTENAY.
>
> Notes for SIR. JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> He was, excepting his two sons Arthur and Edward,
> the most distinguished member of the family in
> Devonshire, (See p. 239-244).
>
> He was the ancestor of THE CHICHESTERS of YOULSTON.
>
> He and Gertrude had issue fifteen children, viz.,
> six sons and nine daughters. (p. 242).
>
>
>
> Sir John Chichester, succeeded his grandfather in
> the Youlston and Raleigh estates; died 30 Nov. 1527.
> [Hart of Donegal, p. 77]
>
> Notes for GERTRUDE COURTENAY:
>
> She was Gertrude, dau. of Sir William Courtenay of
> Powderham Castle, Devon; died 1566. [Hart of
> Donegal. p. 77]
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and GERTRUDE COURTENAY
> are:
>
> i. SIR. JOHN16 CHICHESTER, m. ANN DENNIS.
>
> Notes for SIR. JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> The eldest son of Sir John and Gertrude Courtenay,
> succeeded to the Ralegh and Youlston estates on the
> death of his father in 1568, and it appears that he
> was "aged 19 years 10 months and 8 days" on the
> taking of the Inquisition (2nd January, 11
> Elizabeth, 1569) upon his father's death. Sir John
> was knighted at Westminster on the 7th February
> 1570. Sir John, who was High Sheriff of Devon in
> 1585, died of an infectious disease, caught from
> prisoners who were tried at Exeter during the Lent
> Assize in 1586. See p. 246 for a more complete
> biography.
>
> Sir John Chichester, succeeded to Raleigh and
> Youlston. (Ancestor to CHICHESTERS OF RALEIGH.)
> [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> ii. CHARLES CHICHESTER.
>
> iii. ADRIAN CHICHESTER.
>
> iv. SIR. ARTHUR CHICHESTER, m. LETTICE PERROTT.
>
> Notes for SIR. ARTHUR CHICHESTER:
>
> Born in 1563, was knighted by Henry IV, of France in
> 1595, was by patent, dated February 1603-4, made
> Lord Deputy, and in 1616 Lord High Treasurer of
> Ireland, and for his services in that country he in
> 1612 received the honour of an Irish peerage by the
> title of Baron Chichester of Belfast. See p. 243 for
> a more complete biography.
>
> Sir Arthur Chichester, created Baron Chichester of
> Belfast; Lord Deputy of Ireland 1604; died without
> children 1624. [ Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
>
> Notes for LETTICE PERROTT:
>
> She was Letitia, dau. of Sir John Perrot, Lord
> Deputy of Ireland. [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> v. SIR. JOHN CHICHESTER, d. November 04, 1597.
>
> Notes for SIR. JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> He was second of that name and called "the younger".
>
>
> He was knighted by Sir William Russell, then
> Lord-Deputy of Ireland, 4th March 1596.
>
> He was Sergeant-major of the Army in Ireland, and
> was, being then Governor of Carrickfergus, murdered
> (and beheaded) on 4th November 1597, by Randal
> Macdonnel.
>
> See p. 243 for a more complete biography.
>
> He was John Chichester the younger, beheaded 1597 by
> Earl of Antrim. [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> 23. vi. SIR. EDWARD CHICHESTER, d. 1648.
>
> vii. THOMAS CHICHESTER.
>
> Notes for THOMAS CHICHESTER:
>
> He was Thomas Chichester. No further information.
> [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
>
> 20. PHILLIP15 CHICHESTER (EDWARD14, JOHN13,
> NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) died
> April 27, 1583. He married ELIZABETH BURGOINE
> October 02, 1559, daughter of WILLIAM BURGOINE. She
> died May 1586.
>
> Notes for PHILLIP CHICHESTER:
>
> By an Inq. p.m. taken upon his death, it appears
> that he left two daughters, his co-heiresses.
>
> More About PHILLIP CHICHESTER:
>
> Will: January 15, 1579/80
>
> More About ELIZABETH BURGOINE:
>
> Burial: May 21, 1586, Braunton
>
>
> Children of PHILLIP CHICHESTER and ELIZABETH
> BURGOINE are:
>
> i. ELIZABETH16 CHICHESTER.
>
> ii. GERTRUDE CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> Generation No. 16
>
>
> 21. HUGH16 CHICHESTER (JOHN15, JOHN14, JOHN13,
> NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) He
> married MARTHA DUKE, daughter of RICHARD DUKE.
>
> Notes for HUGH CHICHESTER:
>
> The following lineage was copied from the MS
> (manuscript) in the possession of Bradshaw Beverley
> Chichester, Esq., of Philadelphia, formerly of
> "Ivon", Loudoun County, Virginia, by William Blake
> Metheny of Philadelphia, April 26th, 1941.
>
> It is assumed to be correct but no attempt of proof
> has been made by the author of this report.
>
> The information was copied as it was written and no
> attempt was made to change it.
>
> "ANCESTRY". Quote; Hugh Chichester, eldest son of
> John Chichester and Dorothy Daubeney, baptized at
> Widworthy of June 7th, 1573, buried Feb. 22nd, 1641,
> at Widworthy; married Martha, daughter of Richard
> Duke of Otterton, County Devon.
>
> According to the above MS, Hugh, the eldest son of
> John Chichester and Dorothy Daubeney, was the
> ancestor of Richard Chichester who came to Virginia
> in 1702, bringing with him, his son John.
>
> He certified the Herald's "Chichester" pedigree,
> 1619-20.
>
> He was Hugh Chichester, of Widworthy, heir, bapt. at
> Widworthy 7 June, 1573. He certified the Herald's
> "Chichester" pedigree, 1619-20. His will, signed 28
> Sep. 1640, was proved 10 May, 1642, and he was
> buried at Widworthy, 22 Feb. 1641-2. He m. Martha,
> daughter of Richard Duke, of Otterton, Devon, and
> had, (From Pedigree CIX, p. 517)
>
> More About HUGH CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: June 07, 1573, Widworthy
>
> Burial: February 22, 1641/42, Widworthy
>
> Probate: May 10, 1642
>
> Will: September 28, 1640
>
> Notes for MARTHA DUKE:
>
> She was the daughter of Richard Duke of Otterton,
> County Devon.
>
>
> Child of HUGH CHICHESTER and MARTHA DUKE is:
>
> 24. i. RICHARD17 CHICHESTER, d. March 1638/39.
>
>
>
> 22. WILLIAM16 CHICHESTER (JOHN15, JOHN14, JOHN13,
> NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8 DE
> CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) He
> married SUSANNA ----?----.
>
> Notes for WILLIAM CHICHESTER:
>
> He was baptized 8 November 1582, Widworthy, Devon.
> He is probably the William Chichester, gent., buried
> there 14 January 1651/2. He married Susanna
> ----?---- who was probably buried 20 May 1636,
> Widworthy. He was mentioned in the 1640 will of his
> brother, Hugh Chichester. "MARY & JOHN" p. 29
>
> He was the ancestor of the CHICHESTERS IN AMERICA.
>
> More About WILLIAM CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: November 08, 1618, Widworthy
>
> Burial: January 14, 1651/52, Widworthy
>
> More About SUSANNA ----?----:
>
> Burial: May 20, 1636, Widworthy
>
>
> Children of WILLIAM CHICHESTER and SUSANNA ----?----
> are:
>
> i. ANN17 CHICHESTER.
>
> ii. ANNA CHICHESTER.
>
> iii. JOAN CHICHESTER.
>
> iv. JOHN CHICHESTER.
>
> v. DOROTHY CHICHESTER.
>
> vi. TRISTRAM CHICHESTER.
>
> vii. PHILLIP CHICHESTER.
>
> 25. viii. WILLIAM CHICHESTER, b. Bef. December 16,
> 1618, Widworthy.
>
> 26. ix. JAMES CHICHESTER, b. Bef. February 18,
> 1619/20, Widworthy, Devon, ENG; d. January 29,
> 1695/96, Huntington, Suffolk Co, NY.
>
>
>
> 23. SIR. EDWARD16 CHICHESTER (JOHN15, EDWARD14,
> JOHN13, NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8
> DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) died
> 1648. He married (1) MARY DENHAM. He married (2)
> ANNE COPLESTONE 1605, daughter of JOHN COPLESTONE.
>
> Notes for SIR. EDWARD CHICHESTER:
>
> He was knighted by James I., at Theobalds, 18th July
> 1616.
>
> He was in 1625, created by Charles I., Baron
> Chichester of Belfast and Viscount Chichester of
> Carrickfergus, in the Peerage of Ireland. See p. 243
> for a more complete biography.
>
> He was Edward Chichester, created Viscount of
> Carnickfergus; died 1648. [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> Notes for ANNE COPLESTONE:
>
> She was the dau. and heiress of John Coplestone of
> Eggesford, Devon; mar. 1605; died 1616. [Hart of
> Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
> Children of EDWARD CHICHESTER and ANNE COPLESTONE
> are:
>
> 27. i. ARTHUR17 CHICHESTER, b. 1606; d. 1674.
>
> 28. ii. JOHN CHICHESTER, b. 1609; d. 1647.
>
> iii. EDWARD CHICHESTER, m. ELIZABETH FISHER.
>
> Notes for ELIZABETH FISHER:
>
> She was Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Ed. Fisher. [Hart of
> Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
>
> Generation No. 17
>
>
> 24. RICHARD17 CHICHESTER (HUGH16, JOHN15, JOHN14,
> JOHN13, NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8
> DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) died
> March 1638/39. He married JOAN SMITHS May 22, 1625
> in Kington, Somerset.
>
> Notes for RICHARD CHICHESTER:
>
> He was the "heir".
>
> Administration on his estate was granted to a
> creditor, his relict, Joan, renouncing, 1 June,
> 1639. He married at Kingston, Somerset, 22 May,
> 1625, Joan Smiths, of that parish, and had by her,
> who was buried at Widworthy, 5 Aug. 1643.
>
> "ANCESTRY". Quote; Richard Chichester, eldest son
> and heir of Hugh Chichester and Martha Duke,
> baptized at Widworthy, June 13th, 1600, and died in
> his father's life time, buried at Widworthy 17th of
> March, 1638; married Joan, daughter of John Smithes
> of Kington, County Somerset; married at Kington 22nd
> of May, 1625; buried at Widworthy 5th of August,
> 1543 (sic). Must be 1643, it could not be 1543.
>
> He was Richard Chichester, of Widworthy, heir, bapt.
> at Widworthy, 13 June, 1600, and buried here, 17
> March, 1638. Administration on his estate was
> granted to a creditor, his relict, Joan, renouncing,
> 1 June, 1639. He m. at Kington, Somerset, 22 May,
> 1625, Joan Smiths, of that parish, and had by her,
> who was buried at Widworthy, 5 Aug. 1643, (From
> Pedigree CIX, p. 517)
>
> More About RICHARD CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: June 13, 1600, Widworthy
>
> Burial: March 17, 1638/39, Widworthy
>
> More About JOAN SMITHS:
>
> Burial: August 05, 1643, Widworthy
>
>
> Child of RICHARD CHICHESTER and JOAN SMITHS is:
>
> i. JOHN18 CHICHESTER, d. June 1661; m. MARGARET
> WARE.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> "ANCESTRY". Quote; John Chichester of Widworthy,
> heir to his grandfather, Hugh, baptized at Widworthy
> 11th. of October, 1626, buried June 11th, 1661; will
> dated June 3rd, 1661; married Margaret, daughter of
> John Ware of Hallerton and Silverton, County Devon,
> and his wife Margaret, daughter of Thomas Dart of
> Silverton.
>
> He was John Chichester, of Widworthy, heir, bapt. at
> Widworthy, 11 Oct.1626, and buried here, 11 June,
> 1661. He was named in will of his grandfather, 1640.
> His will, dated 3 June, 1661, administration granted
> to his relict, Margaret, 12 Sep. 1661. He m.
> Margaret, will dated 17 May, 1711, proved 3 Dec.
> 1714, daughter of John Ware, of Hallerton, and
> Silverton, Devon, and had, John, 1649-1702, the
> heir, and (From Pedigree CIX, pp. 517 and 518)
>
> More About JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: October 11, 1626, Widworthy
>
> Burial: June 11, 1661
>
> Will: June 03, 1661
>
> More About MARGARET WARE:
>
> Probate: December 03, 1714
>
> Will: May 17, 1711
>
>
>
> 25. WILLIAM17 CHICHESTER (WILLIAM16, JOHN15, JOHN14,
> JOHN13, NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8
> DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> Bef. December 16, 1618 in Widworthy. He married MARY
> CORWITHEY Bef. 1648, daughter of DAVID CORWITHEY.
>
> Notes for WILLIAM CHICHESTER:
>
> William is the second cousin once removed of
> Margaret Wyatt, the daughter of Frances Chichester
> who married John Wyatt. Margaret (b1595) married
> Matthew Allyn, February 2, 1626/27, Braunton, Devon.
> Margaret and Matthew came to New England in 1632 and
> settled in Windsor, CT. It is possible William came
> to New England because his cousins Margaret and John
> Wyatt were already here.
>
>
> 1643, 18 July, he was in possession of two houses in
> Marblehead . (Pioneers of MA., Pope, p. 294).
>
> 1648, or before, he and Mary Corwithey were married.
>
> 1648, "Peter Blanchford testified in court, that in
> the latter end of the last year, (1648), he put on
> board of Chichester's vessel, for Mr. Blackleach, by
> order of Jarvis Mudge, six bushels of wheat and
> three bushels of peas. "Connecticut Puritan
> Settlers", p. 571).
>
> 1648, William moved his family to Salem by 1648.
>
>
> 1648, William and Mary Corwithey's first child was
> born in Salem, MA. (N.E. Marriages Prior to 1700,
> Torrey. p. 150).
>
> 1652, 12 April, William purchased property in Salem,
> Essex Co, MA. - "Essex Co., MA deed".
>
> Alexander Field of Salem hath sold unto William
> Chichester of Salem his house and --- about it and
> to be made out five acres out of his lott in ye
> South - field as by a writing dated 16th 1st mo.
> 1650. The price paid for the prmises was 10 pounds
> in commodities and six pounds in mackerell."
> (Putnam's Montly Hist. Mag. 1897, Salem, MA.)
>
> 1658, " The town April 26, 1658 voted that the
> selectmen should take care of William Chichester's
> family for the present, he being out of the country
> and it was uncertain when he would return. He left
> his wife Mary and several children without means to
> bring them up. They lived in Marblehead in 1645 and
> removed from there to Salem. August 18th (1658) the
> town ordered that she should receive half a bushel
> of corn each week for the relief of herself and
> family for the present. The Salem court ordered July
> 20, 1658, at the time of her abode in Salem, for the
> maintenance of Alice Chichester and her child, Salem
> should pay 3/4 and Marblehead 1/4; and on the 30th
> the Selectmen of Salem and Marblehead respectively
> agreed that her son named Jerimiah now about 3
> months old, be apprenticed to Edward Harnet, a
> tailor, who had cared for them. Mr. Harnet soon
> removed from town. Mrs. Chichester's father, David
> Corwithee apprenticed her son James to Francis
> Skerry Dec. 1, 1658. James was then about 10 years
> old. Skerry agreed to send him to school until he
> could write a legible hand, to give him a Ewe lamb
> to keep, to give him 10 pounds at the end of his
> time and 2 suits of clothes, one for Lord's Day and
> the other for working days. In 1662 her husband had
> been in Virginia about 5 years, and the house,
> valued at 30 pounds, was ordered by General Court to
> be sold by her and the debts paid from the proceeds
> of the sale. Mrs. Chichester was granted by the town
> March 30, 1663 a small plot of ground "below Richard
> Harvey's house" to set a dwelling house on,
> containing 25 feet in length and 18 feet in breadth,
> providing she build on it in 2 years". " The History
> of Salem, MA", Perley p. 232.
>
>
>
>
>
> More About WILLIAM CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: December 16, 1618, Widworthy
>
> More About MARY CORWITHEY:
>
> Baptism: April 14, 1650, First Church in Salem, MA1
>
> Witness: 1645, She was a witness in Essex Co, MA,
> Court.2
>
>
> Children of WILLIAM CHICHESTER and MARY CORWITHEY
> are:
>
> i. JOHN18 CHICHESTER.
>
> ii. MARTHA CHICHESTER.
>
> More About MARTHA CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: April 21, 1650, First Church in Salem, MA
>
> iii. SARAH CHICHESTER.
>
> More About SARAH CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: April 20, 1651, First Church in Salem, MA
>
> iv. WILLIAM CHICHESTER.
>
> More About WILLIAM CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: March 15, 1652/53, First Church in Salem,
> MA
>
> v. MARY CHICHESTER, b. 1643; d. May 25, 1686; m.
> JOHN MARSTON, September 05, 1664.
>
> More About MARY CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: April 21, 1650, First Church in Salem, MA
>
> Notes for JOHN MARSTON:
>
> John Marston, Salem, probably son of the first John,
> married 5 Sept 1664, Mary, perhaps daughter of
> William, who died 25 May 1686, aged 43, by the
> inscription of the gravestone. (Savage, Vol III
> p.161 and additions p. 651).
>
> vi. SUSANNAH CHICHESTER, b. 1645, Lower Norfolk Co,
> VA3.
>
> More About SUSANNAH CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: May 10, 1657, First Church in Salem, MA
>
> vii. JAMES CHICHESTER, b. 1648, Salem, MA.
>
> Notes for JAMES CHICHESTER:
>
> In 1658, James, the son of William was apprenticed
> by his grandfather, David Corwithey, to Francis
> Skerry, who agreed to keep him and send him to
> school. (See Perley, pg 232, shown under More about
> William Chichester - Notes.)
>
> Jame's birthdate was calculated from the above,
> cited Perley, which stated in 1658, John was about
> 10 years old.
>
> More About JAMES CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: April 21, 1650, First Church in Salem, MA
>
> viii. JEREMIAH CHICHESTER, b. 1658, Salem, MA.
>
> Notes for JEREMIAH CHICHESTER:
>
> On July 30, 1658, Jeremiah was apprenticed to Edward
> Harnet, a tailor, who had been caring for Alice and
> Jeremiah. (Perley pg 232).
>
> Jeremiah's age was calculated from the above date,
> (July 30, 1658), when it was stated he was about 3
> months old. (See Perley p. 232.).
>
> Edward Harnet moved from Salem, MA. to Huntington,
> LI, NY.
>
> Jeremiah grew up in Huntington and was no doubt the
> Jeremiah Chichester who, with John Smith , witnessed
> a sale by Zachariah Mills, 20 December 1676, in
> Huntington. He was also a witness with Thomas OKELIE
> of a sale made by Samuel Mills, 28 April 1681,
> Huntington; (History of Salem, MA. Perley);
> (Huntington Town Records).
>
>
>
> 26. JAMES17 CHICHESTER (WILLIAM16, JOHN15, JOHN14,
> JOHN13, NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8
> DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> Bef. February 18, 1619/20 in Widworthy, Devon, ENG,
> and died January 29, 1695/96 in Huntington, Suffolk
> Co, NY. He married EUNICE PORTER Abt. 1643 in
> Taunton, MA, daughter of JONATHON PORTER and EUNICE
> ----?----.
>
> Notes for JAMES CHICHESTER:
>
> James is the second cousin once removed of Margaret
> Wyatt, daughter of Frances Chichester who married
> John Wyatt. Margaret (b 1595) married Matthew Allyn,
> February 2, 1626/27, Braunton, Devon. Margaret and
> Matthew came to New England in 1632 and settled in
> Windsor, CT. It is possible James came to New
> England because his cousins Margaret and John Wyatt
> were already here.
>
> 1643, abt, - he married Eunice Porter.
>
> 1643, James was in Taunton, MA in 1643 as he was on
> the Plymouth Co., MA "List of men able to bear
> arms". (CT Puritan Settlers, pg 571).
>
> 1644 - Chichester, James, of L.I., made free by CT,
> May, 1664. (CT Puritan Settlers, pg 570).
>
> 1648 - " Peter Blanchford testified in court, that
> in the latter end of last year, (1648), he put on
> board of Chichester's vessel, for Mr. Blackleach, by
> order of Jarvis Mudge, six bushels of wheat and
> three bushels of peas. "CT Puritan Settlers, p.
> 571".
>
> 1650, James removed to Salem, Essex Co, MA.
>
> 1651, James was listed on April 27, 1651 in the
> First Church in Salem Records as "removed", (p. 14).
>
>
>
> 1654, October 2, "Jonathon Porter, of Salem, Mass,
> Essex Co., a planter, (i.e. - one who settles in a
> new or uncultivated territory; a colonist; pioneer;
> as, the first planters in Virginia). hath sold unto
> James Chichester his dwelling house with the land
> adjoining being about 1 3/4 acres, for in
> consideration that the said James shall freely allow
> and give meat, drink and lodging unto his wife
> Eunice Porter during her widowhood, in case the said
> Jonathon shall dye before her, as by deed dated 2
> October 1654". (Essex, MA, Deeds, Vol VIII pg 293).
>
> 1654, late in that year, Jonathon Porter removed to
> Huntington, LI, and had died before 1660 when
> Eunice, (his wife), sued for her right in November
> of that year and in 1670 his estate was divided to
> the heirs, who were all female. His three daughters
> married respectively, James Chichester (Eunice),
> Edward Harnett (Priscilla) and Stephen Jarvis
> (Mary); and the widow Eunice married Giles Smith of
> Fairfield. (Gen.Dict. of N.E., Savage; p.p. 462 and
> 463).
>
> 1662, or before, James removed to Huntington,
> Suffolk Co, LI, NY, as he was in a court action
> brought on October 23, 1662 involving him and Thomas
> Scudder. (Note); The attorney in this case, Stephen
> Jarvis, was the brother in law of James. Stephen was
> married to Mary Porter, sister of Jame's wife,
> Eunice Porter.
>
> 1663 - James Chichester in April 1663, was named to
> keep the Ordinary, the "Peace and Plenty" at
> Huntington, L.I., NY. (Gen. of L. I. Families, Vol I
> p. 175).
>
> 1668, James was elected Constable of Huntington.
>
> 1676, James was beginning to be known as James Sr.
> and his sons were beginning to be land owners.
>
>
> 1681. James, by 1681, was deeding land to his sons
> James, Jonathon and David.
>
> 1681, June 20, James Sr. deeds land to his son,
> James. (Deeds, Vol I pg 67, Huntington).
>
> 1692, July 23, James deeds land to his son Jonathon.
> (Deeds Vol I pp 315-316, Huntington).
>
> 1696, James death was January 29,1695/6 in
> Huntington, as his son David was named his executor
> on September 8, 1696. (Suffolk Co. Court Record).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> More About JAMES CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: February 18, 1620/21, Widworthy, Devon
>
> Notes for EUNICE PORTER:
>
> Eunice on April 30, 1648 was listed in the First
> Church in Salem Records, pg 13, as "removed".
>
> Jonathon Porter, who was the father of Eunice,
> Elizabeth and Mary, had his estate divided in
> November 1670 to the heirs, who were all female. His
> three daughters married respectively, James
> Chichester (Eunice), Edward Harnett (Elizabeth), and
> Stephen Jarvis (Mary); and the widow Eunice married
> Giles Smith of Fairfield. (Gen. Dictionary of N E,
> Savage; Vol III pp 462 and 463).
>
>
>
>
>
> Children of JAMES CHICHESTER and EUNICE PORTER are:
>
> i. DAVID18 CHIDESTER, d. Abt. 1712, Wallingford
> Twp., New Haven Co., CT; m. ALICE BAYLEY, December
> 22, 1698, Huntington, Suffolk Co, NY..
>
> Notes for DAVID CHIDESTER:
>
> 1705 - he removed his family to Wallingford, CT from
> Huntington, L.I., NY where they had been living. See
> his File for more information.
>
>
>
> ii. ELIZABETH CHICHESTER.
>
> More About ELIZABETH CHICHESTER:
>
> Baptism: March 26, 1654, First Church in Salem, MA4
>
> iii. JONATHAN CHICHESTER.
>
> Notes for JONATHAN CHICHESTER:
>
> 1690, January 31 - Purchased land in Long Island.
> (Huntington Deeds, V 1 pg 67)
>
> 1692, July 23 - he was given land by his father
> JAMES. (see deeds)
>
> 1731 JONATHON was a witness in Lloyds papers but had
> no Lloyds accounts.
>
>
>
> >From - Garret Van Horne Account Leger - Huntington,
> L.I., NY.
>
> 1734 - 1741 accts. (pp 76 & 177) Tr fr D287
>
> Cr by JOHN CIDMORE SENER - 1 . 11 . 1.
>
> Cr Oct 10, 1741 by cash in full - 0 . 19 . 3.
>
> Entries in JOHN SCIDMORES acct (p 72).
>
> Dr 1736 to JONATHON CHICHESTER, which is carry on
> his bond - 1 . 7 . 10.
>
> Remainder of wheat is on JONATHON bond.
>
> Dr 1737 to JONATHAN CHICHASTER - 1 . 11 . 1.
>
> iv. JAMES CHICHESTER, SR., b. 1654; d. Abt. 1730,
> Huntington, Suffolk Co, NY; m. ELIZABETH ----?----.
>
> Notes for JAMES CHICHESTER, SR.:
>
> 1708 - Deed - Contingency to son Ephriam, should he
> die without issue, inheritance to go to his brother
> Daniel. Ephriam was termed "son" in this deed.
>
> 1711 - His wife's name, Elizabeth (maiden name
> unknown), was mentioned in a Deed of Sale 1711/2 in
> Huntington, L.I., NY. (The Journal of L.I. Hist.
> Soc. Vol 2).
>
> The Account Books of Henry Lloyd of Queens Village
>
> 1711 - 1716/17 Acct # 2:78.
>
> Drs Testament, Kitchen utensils, felt hat, farm
> implements, beef, deer skins, knife, needles, wool,
> summering sheep.
>
> Dr to an earthen bason.
>
> Dr 1711 1 pepper TIM CONKLIN.
>
> Dr to Elizabeth Chichester (balance her acct). 1713
> DAVID CHICHESTER (balance his acct) 1716/17 EPHRAIM
> CHICHESTER (bal his acct) 1716/17. These last two
> entries balance and close his own acct.
>
> Crs by weaving 16 & 32 1/2 yds cloth.
>
> Cr 1713 by JAMES CHICHESTER, Jr, a bason per
> contract. (entry in NATHANIEL WILLIAMS acct. #8:49).
>
>
> Dr Jan 29 1731/32 to JAMES CHICHESTER ESTATE per
> order.
>
> This last entry refers to James death.
>
> James, Sr. (1654-) & ---?-----; b 1686 (the birth
> date of their first child); Huntington, LI., NY.
> (New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey pg
> 150).
>
> 1698, November 14, James Jr. purchased land from his
> brother David that formally belonged to his father,
> James Sr.. (Deeds, Vol I pg 367, Huntington). A copy
> of the deed is in CHB pages 12 and 13.
>
> 1724, September 15, James, Jr, of Huntington L.I.,
> NY, deeded to Richard Brush. (Genealogies of Long
> Island Families, Vol I pg 187)
>
>
>
>
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>
> (Deeds, Vol 1 p 367) 1698, Nov 14: To all Christian
> peopell to whom Thes presents shall come Know ye yt
> Jeames CHITTESTER of Huntington for one halfe
> hundred pound Right of Land given granted bargned
> sould from my Brother David CHITESTER his heyres &c
> all have granted unto david CHITESTER In ye same
> town County &c all ye Lands & medows &c all that was
> formerly my fathers, only such Land and medow as my
> father gave and desposed of In his Life time In &
> uponconsideration yt ye above sd. Jeames shall have
> hould use ocopie & joy ye fore mentioned halfe
> hundred ight of Land from ye sd. david CHITTESTER
> his heyers &c forever, and the above sd. Jeemes
> chichester shall forth with save as another division
> of land is stated, In ye towne aforsd. have and take
> up if he sees cause all such Land as doth to this
> halfe hundred Right belong. (With full covenant &
> waranty of title.)
>
> Signed & sealed Nov 14, 1698.
>
> JEAMES (his X mark) CHITESTER
>
> DAVID (his X mark) CHITTESTER
>
>
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>
> More About JAMES CHICHESTER, SR.:
>
> Baptism: May 09, 1652, First Church in Salem, MA5
>
>
>
> 27. ARTHUR17 CHICHESTER (EDWARD16, JOHN15, EDWARD14,
> JOHN13, NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8
> DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> 1606, and died 1674. He married (1) DORCAS HILL. She
> died 1630. He married (2) LADY MARY DIGBY. She died
> 1648. He married (3) LETITIA HICKS 1651.
>
> Notes for ARTHUR CHICHESTER:
>
> He was created Earl of Donegal, b 1606; died 1674.
> [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> Notes for DORCAS HILL:
>
> She was Dorcas Hill, died 1630. 1st wife. [Hart of
> Donegal, p. 78]
>
> Notes for LADY MARY DIGBY:
>
> She was Lady Mary Digby, died 1648. 2nd wife. [Hart
> of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> Notes for LETITIA HICKS:
>
> She was Letitia Hicks of Beverston, mar. 1651. 3rd
> wife. [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
> Child of ARTHUR CHICHESTER and DORCAS HILL is:
>
> i. MARY18 CHICHESTER.
>
>
> Child of ARTHUR CHICHESTER and LETITIA HICKS is:
>
> ii. ANNE18 CHICHESTER.
>
>
>
> 28. JOHN17 CHICHESTER (EDWARD16, JOHN15, EDWARD14,
> JOHN13, NICHOLAS12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8
> DE CHICHESTER, RICHARD7, JOHN6 DE CIRENCESTER,
> WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALLERAN1) was born
> 1609, and died 1647. He married MARY JONES, daughter
> of ROGER JONES.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> He was born 1609; died 1647. [Hart of Donegal. p.
> 78]
>
> Notes for MARY JONES:
>
> Mary Jones, dau. of Roger, Viscount Ranelagh. [Hart
> of Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
> Children of JOHN CHICHESTER and MARY JONES are:
>
> i. ARTHUR18 CHICHESTER, m. JANE ITCHINGHAM.
>
> Notes for ARTHUR CHICHESTER:
>
> He was 2nd Earl of Donegal. [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> Notes for JANE ITCHINGHAM:
>
> She was dau. and heiress of John Itchingham of
> Dunbrody, co. Wexford. [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
> ii. JOHN CHICHESTER, m. ELIZABETH CAULFIELD, 1680.
>
> Notes for JOHN CHICHESTER:
>
> He was John Chichester, mar. 1680. [Hart of Donegal,
> p. 78]
>
> Notes for ELIZABETH CAULFIELD:
>
> She was the dau. of William, 1st Lord Charlemont.
> [Hart of Donegal, p. 78]
>
>
>
>
>
> Endnotes
>
>
> 1. The Records of the First Church in Salem, MA, pg
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