CHICHESTER FAMILY
According to an English historian, the name originated ABT 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 ABT 120 acres) in the manor of CICESTR' (a place) in the county of
Sussex; and he also held one carucate of land (ABT 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.)
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 of Chichester was Henry
De Cicestr' (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.
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.
Robert CHICHESTER (Bishop of Exeter)
Dean of Salisbury, was appointed to the vacant see of Exeter at the Council holden at Northampton in Apr 1138, and was consecrated on the 18 Dec that year by the Primate Theobald, whom he accompanied to Rome after the Christmas holidays, as we learn from Simeon of Durham. Godwin conjectures that our Bishop proceeded thither on a pilgrimage, and with the view of enriching himself with many relics; but the truth is he went in compliment to his Metropolitan, who received from the Pope on this occasion, for himself and his successors, Archbishops of Canterbury, the title of "Apostolicæ Sedis Legatus". A deed of Bishop Chichester, dated Sunday, 15 Aug 1148, by which he appropriates to the Canons of his cathedral the churches of Brankescombe, St. Mary Church, Dawlish, East Teignmouth, Sidbury, Staverton, and Stoke, towards their better support. This deed or gift was laid by the donor on St. Peter's altar in this cathedral in the presence of Patrick, Bishop of Limerick, and of the clergy and citizens of Exeter. From another document which he addressed to Walter, one of his Canons, we learn that the Bishop had brothers of the name of Peter and Phillip. They also witness a deed of Chapter. We have printed in the 'Monasticon' of the diocese, under the articles of Tywardreth, and St. James and St. Mary Magdalene's Priories, several of the Prelate's Acts; and below we insert the confirmation of the property of the See of Exeter, which he obtained, on 14 Mar 1152, from Pope Eugenius III, that special friend and admirer of the English nation. During the following year he witnessed the agreement of King Stephen and Henry Plantagenet, "de Successione Regni Angliæ" (Rymer's 'Foedera,' tom. i. p. 13). In his latter days the Bishop, as his contemporary Henry de Huntingdon informs, was visited with blindness. Dying, according to the 'Tywardreth Obituary,' on 28 Mar, 1155, he is supposed to have been buried on the south side of the high altar of his cathedral. Arms: Checky or and gules, a chief vairy.
Married: ¿? ABT 1178
Children:Notes: He succeeded his father and was the father of Sir John de Cirencester. Also referred to as Walleran.
Father: Walleran De CHICHESTER
Mother: ¿?Married: ¿? ABT 1208
Children:Notes: Lord of the manor of St. Mary's Church (an eminent sea mark on the
east side of Torbay) by his Married 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.
Father: John De CIRENCESTER (Sir)
Mother: ¿?Married: Alicia De ROTOMAGE
Children:Father: Thomas De CIRENCESTER
Mother: Alicia De ROTOMAGEMarried: Petronille ? ABT 1265
Children:
1. Richard De CHICHESTER (Sir)Born: ABT 1270 , Chichester, Sussex, England
Father: William De CHICHESTERMother: Petronille ?
Married: Elizabeth ? ABT 1291Children:
1. Roger De CHICHESTERBorn: ABT 1292, Chichester, Sussex, England
Father: Richard De CHICHESTER (Sir)Mother: Elizabeth ?
Married: ¿? ABT 1319Children:
1. Roger CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)Born: ABT 1330, Chichester, Sussex, England
Father: Roger De CHICHESTERMother: ¿?
Married: ¿? ABT 1350Children:
1. John CHICHESTER (Sir)Born: ABT 1352, Donyatt, Somerset, England
Father: Roger CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)Mother: ¿?
Married: Thomasine De RALEIGH ABT 1384, Rawleigh, Bicton, Devon, EnglandChildren:
1. John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir)2. Richard CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1387)
John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir)
Born: ABT 1385, Raleigh, Devonshire, EnglandDied: 14 Dec 1437, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Notes: Sheriff of Devonshire. Arms: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair. He was in the retinue of Le Sieur de Harrington on 25 Oct 1415 in the Battle of Agincourt, Picardy, France. Lord of Raleigh in parish of Pilton, Devonshire, England.Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir)
Mother: Thomasine De RALEIGH
Married: Alice WOTTON (b. ABT 1402 - d. 1437) (dau. of John Wotton of Widworthy and Engaret Dymock) ABT 1410Children:
1. Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)Notes: her husband John Cockworthye of Yarnscombe was escheator in Devonshire, England. "Escheat" is where a property reverts to the fuedal overlord in absence of a legal heir or when a tenant is outlawed. At Yarnscombe, there is a 15th century monument to he and his wife. Arms: Argent, a chevron azure between three cocks gules.
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir)
Mother: Alice WOTTONMarried 1: John COCKWORTHY of Yarnscombe (Escheator of Devon) (b. ABT 1422) ABT 1445, Yarnscombe, Devon, England
Children:1. Alice COCKWORTHY (b. ABT 1445) (m.1 John Fortescue of Sprideston - m.2 Sir John Cobleigh)
2. Margaret COCKWORTHY (b. ABT 1450) (m. Richard Pollard)
3. Thomasine COCKWORTHY (b. ABT 1451 - d. 29 Nov 1477) (m. Nicholas Stucley of Affeton, Esq.)
Married 2: Robert CHUDLEIGH
Died: 25 Dec 1498
Buried: Chancel of Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Pilton, Devonshire, EnglandNotes: Sheriff of Devonshire.
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir)
Mother: Alice WOTTON
Married 1: Margaret KEYNES (dau. of Nicholas Keynes of Winckley) ABT 1444
Children:
1. John CHICHESTER8. Joan CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1458)
Married 2: Elizabeth SAPCOTE (dau. of Sir John Sapcotte)
Died: 4 Jan 1477/8
Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)
Mother: Margaret KEYNES
Married: Thomasine STEYNING (dau. of William Steyning)Born: ABT 1449, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Notes: The claim that Hugh had a wife, Elizabeth daughter of John Trenchard is in error. His wife's name is Elizabeth but her father's name is unknown. Hugh's brother Phillip had a son Hugh who married a Elizabeth Trenchard.Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)
Mother: Margaret KEYNES
Married: Elizabeth ?Born: ABT 1451, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)Mother: Margaret KEYNES / Elizabeth SAPCOTE
Married: John BERRY of IlfracombeChildren:
1. James BERRYBorn: ABT 1452, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)Mother: Margaret KEYNES / Elizabeth SAPCOTE
Married: John HENSLEYBorn: ABT 1454, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)
Mother: Margaret KEYNES
Married: Margaret COBBChildren:
Born: ABT 1479, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Father: Phillip CHICHESTER
Mother: Margaret COBB
Married: Elizabeth TRENCHARD (dau. of John Trenchard) (w. of Robert Fortescue)Children:
1. John CHICHESTERBorn: ABT 1447, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Died: BEF 25 Dec 1498
Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)Mother: Margaret KEYNES
Married: Christine PAULET
Children:2. John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
3. Peter CHICHESTER
7. Elias CHICHESTER
8. Tristram CHICHESTER
10. Henry CHICHESTER
Born: ABT 1472/3, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Notes: according to "Visitation of Devon" married John Berry, but it is presumed this is an error and that she has been mistaken for her aunt Elizabeth who married John Berry of Ilfracombe, especially in view of the fact that Glover's pedigree (see B19A182, p.324) indicates she was married to husbands (1) Mr. Cutcliffe, (2) Mr. Huston, (3) Mr. Carnsewe. Other sources says she was the daughter, not the sister, of William Chichester.
Father: Nicholas CHICHESTER
Mother: Christine PAULETMarried 1: Son CUTLIFFE
Married 2: Son CARNSEWMarried 3: Son HOUSTON
Notes: Parson of Sherwell.
Father: Nicholas CHICHESTER
Mother: Christine PAULETMarried: ¿?
Children:
1. Elizabeth CHICHESTERBorn: ABT 1480, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Father: Nicholas CHICHESTER
Mother: Christine PAULETMarried: John COLE
Father: Nicholas CHICHESTER
Mother: Christine PAULETMarried: Thomas (John) BRATTON ABT 1504, Bratton, Somerset, England
Father: Nicholas CHICHESTER
Mother: Christine PAULETMarried: Eleanor ?
John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Born: ABT 1474, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Died: 22 Feb 1536/7, Raleigh, Devonshire, EnglandFather: Nicholas CHICHESTER
Mother: Christine PAULETMarried 1: Joan BRITE (dau. of Robert Brett of Pilland and Dau. Pilland) (w. of John Courtenay of Molland)
Children:Married 2: Margaret BEAUMONT (d. 25 Mar 1507) (dau. and heir Sir Hugh Beaumont of Youlston and Thomasine Wise) ABT 1493
Children:
5. Edward CHICHESTER8. Anne CHICHESTER
9. Mary CHICHESTER
Born: ABT 1510, Raleigh, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Joan BRITE / Margaret BEAUMONT
Married: John ROWE ABT 1533, Kingston, Devon, England
Born: ABT 1516, Raleigh, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Joan BRITE
Married: Dau. STRECHLEIGH
Died: 2 Aug 1517
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Margaret BEAUMONT
Married: Elizabeth ? ABT 1508
Died: 1582
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Margaret BEAUMONT
Married: Nicholas PYNE (d. 31 Aug 1574) (son of George Pyne and Isabel Appleton) ABT 1533, Raleigh, Devon, England
Children:1. John PYNE (b. ABT 1534 - d. 14 May 1572) (m. Honor Penfound)
Born: ABT 1496
Died: 27 Jul 1522
Notes: of Hounditon, Sampton, and Braunton, co. Devon. He was the second son and also died in his father's lifetime. By his wife he left on his Died, as appears by the Inq. p.m., three infant sons.
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Margaret BEAUMONT
Married: Elizabeth BOURCHIER BEF 1515
Children:
1. John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
2. Edward CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1516)
Born: ABT 1520, Raleigh, Devon, England
Died: 27 Apr 1583, Braunton, Devon, England
Buried: 30 Apr 1583
Father: Edward CHICHESTER
Mother: Elizabeth BOURCHIER
Married: Elizabeth BURGOINE 2 Oct 1559, Braunton, Devon, England
Children:1. Gertrude CHICHESTER (chr. 24 Apr 1562 - d. 16 Mar 1639)
2. Elizabeth CHICHESTER (chr. 1 Dec 1560)
Born: ABT 1516 / 1522, Raleigh, Devon, England
Died: 30 Nov 1568, Raleigh, Devon, England
Buried: 2 Dec 1568, Pilton, Devonshire, England
Notes: a knight and a High Sheriff of Devonshire. 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.
Father: Edward CHICHESTER
Mother: Elizabeth BOURCHIER
Married: Gertrude COURTENAY
Children:
3. John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
7. Charles CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1555)
11. Susan CHICHESTER
12. Adrian CHICHESTER (b. Feb 1562)
13. Arthur CHICHESTER (1º B. Chichester of Belfast)
14. John CHICHESTER "the younger"
15. Edward CHICHESTER (1º V. Carrickfergus)
Born: ABT 25 May 1545, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Christened: 25 May 1545, Braunton, Devonshire, England
Died: May 1630
Buried: 7 May 1630
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: Hugh FORTESCUE of Filleigh ABT 1566, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Children:
2. Joan FORTESCUE
3. Sarah FORTESCUE
7. Hugh FORTESCUE (b. Jun 1584 - d. 30 Jul 1650)
Died: Jul 1585
Buried: 10 Jul 1585, Atherington, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married 1: Edward BASSETT (Sir)
Married 2: Arthur BASSETT of Heanton Court (Sir) ABT 1568, Umberlegh, Devonshire, England
Children:
1. Margaret BASSETT
2. Anne BASSET
3. Robert BASSETT
4. Arthur BASSETT
5. William BASSETT
6. Francis BASSETT
7. John BASSETT
Born: ABT 1551
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: Richard BLEWETT of Holcombe Regis (Sir Knight) (b. ABT 1541 - d. 1614) (son of John Bluett and Dorothy Blount) 20 Oct 1570, Heanton Pnchrdn, Devonshire, England
Children:
1. John BLUETT (b. ABT 1570) (m. Elizabeth Portman)
2. Arthur BLUETT (b. 7 Jan 1572/73 - d. 12 Nov 1612) (m. Joan Lancaster)
3. Amy Mary BLEWETT (b. 22 Jan 1576/77)
Born: ABT 1552
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married 1: Robert DILLON of Chimwell ABT 1572
Children:
1. John DILLON (b. BET 1572 - 1582)
2. Anthony DILLON (b. BET 1573 - 1583)
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: Edmund PRIDEAUX (Sir) (b. ABT 1555 - d. 28 Feb 1628/9) (son of Roger Prideaux and Phillippa York) (m.2 Catherine Edgecombe - m.3 Mary Reinell) 1590, Raliegh, Devonshire, England
Children:
1. Admonition PRIDEAUX
2. Sarah PRIDEUAX (m. John Fortescue)
Born: ABT 1560
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: John FORTESCUE of Buckland and Filleigh
Children:
1. John FORTESCUE
Born: ABT 1547/1554, Rowley,
Essex, EnglandFather: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married 1: Thomas HATCH (b. ABT Aug 1556 - d. ABT Feb 1582/83) (son of Lewis Hatch and Elizabeth Fortescue) 2 Feb 1573, Rawley, Devonshire, England
Children:
1. Arthur HATCH (b. ABT 1580 - d. 7 Jun 1625) (m. Margaret Mallet)
Married 2: Lewis POLLARD (Sir Knight) (son of Lewis Pollard and Jane Prust) ABT 1580, Rawley, Devonshire, England
Children:
2. Hugh POLLARD (b. ABT 1584)
3. Dau. POLLARD (b. ABT 1586)
Christened: 15 Oct 1556, Sherwell, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: Hugh POLLARD of Mymett and King's Nympton (Sir Knight) (b. ABT 1552/3) (son of Lewis Pollard and Jane Prust) (m.2 Elizabeth Speke) 9 Apr 1576, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Children:1. Susan POLLARD (b. ABT 1579 - d. 5 Jun 1634) (m. John Northcote of Upton)
2. Lewis POLLARD of King's Nympton (b. AFT 1575) (m. Margaret Berkeley)
Died: 1591
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: John TREVILIAN (b. 31 Oct 1556 - d. 1 Apr 1623) (son of John Trivilian and Maud Hill) 15 May 1591, Nettlecomb, Somerset, England
Children:
1. Susanna TREVILIAN (m. Richard Carpenter)
2. John TREVILIAN (d. 24 May 1623) (m. Margaret Luttrell)
3. George TREVILIAN (m. Catherine Hawley)
4. Amos TREVILIAN
5. Christopher TREVILIAN
6. Eleanor TREVILIAN
7. Elizabeth TREVILIAN
8. Eulalia TREVILIAN
9. Mary TREVILIAN
Arthur CHICHESTER (1º B. Chichester of Belfast)
Born: Feb / May 1563, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Died: 19 Feb 1624/5
Buried: Carrickfergus
Notes: See his Biography.
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: Lettice PERROT
Born: Jan 1565
Died: 4 Nov 1597
Notes: some sources says that was him who married Anne basset, and not his cousin, Sir John Chichester of Hall.
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Edward CHICHESTER (1º V. Carrickfergus)
Born: Apr 1566
Died: 8 Jul 1648, Eggesford, Devon, England
Notes: knighted by James I, at Theobalds, 18 Jul 1616. He was in 1625, created by Charles I, Baron Chichester of Belfast and Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus, in the Peerage of Ireland.
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married 1: Mary DENHAM ABT 1591, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Married 2: Anne COPLESTONE (dau. and heiress of John Coplestone of Eggesford) 4 Jul 1605
Children:
1. Arthur CHICHESTER (1º E. Donegal) (b. 16 Jun 1606 - d. 18 Mar 1674/5) (m.1 Dorcas Hill - m.2 Mary Digby - m.3 Letitia Hicks)
2. Elizabeth CHICHESTER (b. 29 Jun 1607) (m. William Wrey of Trebich, 2º Bt.)
3. John CHICHESTER of Dungannon (MP) (b. 22 Feb 1608/09 - d. BEF 4 Feb 1647/8) (m. Mary Jones)
4. Edward CHICHESTER (b. 1 Sep 1611) (m. Elizabeth Fisher)
5. Mary CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1613) (m.1 Richard Bluett - m. 2 Thomas Wise)
John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Born: 25 Feb 1548/9
Died: 31 Mar 1586
Notes: Sheriff of Devon 1586. Killed with the judge of assize and others by an infectious smell from the prisoners at the Lent assizes in Exter Castle, 1585.
Father: John CHICHESTER (Sir Knight)
Mother: Gertrude COURTENAY
Married: Anne DENYS (dau. of Sir Robert Denys of Holcombe Burnel and Mary Blount)
Children:
Buried: 17 Jul 1621, Copleston, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Anne DENYS
Married: Amias COPLESTON of Copleston (d. 1621) (son of John Copleston and Susan Pollard)
Children:
1. Elizabeth COPLESTON (b. 14 Feb 1607) (m. John Elford of Sheipsthorpe)
2. Gertrude COPLESTON (b. 29 Sep 1611 - d. 29 Mar 1658) (m. John Bampfield)
Christened: 11 Jun 1576, Sherwill, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Anne DENYS
Married 1: Francis THOMAS
Married 2: John SMITH
Christened: 1 Jun 1581 , Sherwill, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Anne DENYS
Married: William CROYTON
Christened: 27 Dec 1582 , Sherwill, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Anne DENYS
Married: Joan SMITH
Christened: 2 Sep 1578, Sherwell
Buried: 15 Apr 1627, Pilton
Notes: Knighted at Coronation of King James I. Memorial Inscription tablet in Pilton Parish Church.
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Anne DENYS
Married 1: Frances HARRINGTON
Children:
1. Anne CHICHESTER (b. 1604 - d. 20 Mar 1625/26) (m. Thomas Bruce, 1º E. Elgin)
Married 2: Ursula HILL (b. ABT 1600) (dau. of Robert Hill and Ursula Southcott) (m.2 Sir Ralph Sydenham)
Children:
3. Robert CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1625) (m. Margaret ?)
4. Mary CHICHESTER
Born: 23 Apr 1623, near Pilton, Devonshire, England
Died: 27 Dec 1666/7, Youlston Park, Sherwill, Devonshire, England
Father: Robert CHICHESTER (Sir)
Mother: Ursula HILL
Married 1: Elizabeth RAYNEY (b. BEF 27 Apr 1626) (dau. of John Rayney and Catherine Style) ABT 1647, Raleigh, Devonshire, England
Married 2: Mary COLLEY (b. ABT 1627) (dau. of Theodore Colley) 18 Jul 1655
Children:
1. Robert CHICHESTER
2. John CHICHESTER (b. 1658) (m. Elizabeth Bickerstaffe)
3. Arthur CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1665/1683( (m. Elizabeth Drewe)
4. Henry CHICHESTER of Youlston Park
5. Anne CHICHESTER (b. BEF 23 Jun 1664)
6. George CHICHESTER (b. 6 Jan 1665/1668 - d. 8 May 1680)
7. Frances CHICHESTER
Henry CHICHESTER of Youlston Park
Born: ABT 1663, Youlston Park, Sherwill, Devonshire, EnglandBuried: 9 Jun 1694
Father: John CHICHESTER (1º Bt.)
Mother: Mary COLLEY
Married: Dorothy CAREW 25 Jun 1685Born: ABT 1456
Notes: ancestor of Chichester of Hall.Father: Richard CHICHESTER (Esq.)
Mother: Margaret KEYNES
Married: Thomasine De HALL (dau. of Simon De Hall)
Children:
1. John CHICHESTER (b. BEF 1482)
Father: Richard CHICHESTER
Mother: Thomasine De HALL
Married 1: Mr. HYDE
Married 2: William PASLEW
Father: Richard CHICHESTER
Mother: Thomasine De HALL
Married: William STRECHLEIGH
Notes: Vivian, in the Visitation of Devon, 1620, in error calls her father "of Brightley". Examination of page 176, as stated in Vivian's Pollard pedigree, reveals he is "of Hall". Vivian confuses the entries herewith. On page 598 of Vivian, the Pollard of Way pedigree calls her Agnes and marrying Robert Pollard. Also Vivian states see "page 176", the Chichester page. Also on Pollard, Vivian states she is the daughter of Richard Chichester (correct), but says of him "of Brightley" rather than "of Hall" on page 176. No other Richard Chichester can be found with a daughter named Agnes. In fact no other Agnes is recorded anywhere on that page 176, except as a daughter of Richard Chichester. To add insult to injury, Vivian on the Chichester page 176 states that Richard's daughter "Anne" married Robert Pollard and "Agnes" married William Strachley. The correction pages of Chichester and Pollard did not catch these discrepancies. Thus said, the Pollard pedigree is followed and the Chichester page 176 has had the sisters Anne and Agnes reversed. Their father Richard Chichester remains as stated in the main "CHICHESTER OF HALL" page 176 "of Hall", which is Of "Hall Estate", Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England. All Chichester males prior to this entry, show no place or residence. Later males came into possession of manors or estates e.g "OF RALEIGH" by Married settlements from wives' fathers or by purchase.
Father: Richard CHICHESTER
Mother: Thomasine De HALL
Married: Robert POLLARD (son of Sir Lewis Pollard and Anne Hext) (m.2 Elizabeth Holbeame)
Children:
1. Hugh POLLARD (m. Dorothy Dillon)
2. Richard POLLARD
3. Lewis POLLARD (m. Jane Samford)
Born: ABT 1484, Hall, Devonshire, England
Died: 4 Oct 1548
Note: died on the Sunday after the Feast of St. James the Apostle in 1548.
Father: Richard CHICHESTER
Mother: Thomasine De HALL
Married: Elizabeth GOUGH
Children:
1. Thomas CHICHESTER
Born: ABT 1502
Father: James CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Elizabeth GOUGH
Married: John COURTENAY of Molland
Children:
1. Elizabeth COURTENAY
2. Wilmot COURTENAY
3. Mary COURTENAY
4. Anne COURTENAY
6. Lewis COURTENAY
7. Robert COURTENAY
8. John COURTENAY
9. Grace COURTENAY
10. Eleanor COURTENAY
Born: 1515
Died: Nov 1563, Hall, Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, EnglandNotes: 2nd son and heir to his brother. Will dated 13 Mar 1563; proved in "the Peculiar of the Bishop of Exeter".
Father: James CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Elizabeth GOUGH
Married: Helena ACKLAND (dau. of Sir John Ackland of Ackland and Elizabeth Crues)Children:
1. John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)3. Thomas CHICHESTER
4. Robert CHICHESTER
5. Roger CHICHESTER
7. Phillip CHICHESTER
12. Mary CHICHESTER
13. Christian CHICHESTER
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: Richard CLEYHANGER
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: Robert ISAAK
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: John TREGIAN
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: John CHAPMAN
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: John WOLSTON
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: ¿?
Children:
1. John CHICHESTER (chr. 30 May 1588)2. Phillip CHICHESTER (chr. 29 Aug 1589)
3. Tristram CHICHESTER (chr. 19 Nov 1590)
4. Arthur CHICHESTER (chr. 22 Sep 1593)
Buried: 19 Jul 1625 Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: Margaret LITTLESTONE (bur. 5 Oct 1628) 19 Jun 1583, Married licence date issued at Exeter
Children:
1. Robert CHICHESTER (bur. 15 Sep 1592)2. Hercules CHICHESTER (bur. 6 Apr 1588)
Father: Robert CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Helena ACKLANDMarried: Elizabeth MARWOOD (dau. of John Marwood of Westcote)
Children:
1. John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)3. Humphrey CHICHESTER (chr. 15 Dec 1569)
5. George CHICHESTER ( b. ABT 1569)
6. Robert CHICHESTER (chr. 2 Jan 1571/2)
7. Arthur CHICHESTER (chr. 19 Aug 1572)
8. Thomas CHICHESTER (chr. 11 Oct 1573)
10. Charles CHICHESTER (chr. 13 Feb 1576/7)
12. Anne CHICHESTER
13. Elizabeth CHICHESTER
14. William CHICHESTER (bur. 31 May 1589)
15. Frances CHICHESTER (chr. 24 Nov 1590)
16. Mary CHICHESTER
Buried: 22 Dec 1601, Swimbridge, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married: Hugh HANFORD (dau. of John Handford and Margaret ?)
Children:1. John HANFORD
2. Hugh HANFORD (b. ABT 1597)
Christened: 10 Mar 1577/8, Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married 1: Neville BLIGH 28 Jan 1606/7, Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England
Married 2: Arthur ROUSEChristened: 5 Jun 1578, Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)
Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married: Lionel SHARPE of Tiverton (Rev.)
Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married: John SAMUEL
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)
Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married: Christian HANFORD (bur. 5 jan 1651) (dau. of John Handford and Margaret ?) 13 Jul 1592, Swimbridge, Devon, England
Children:Born: BEF 1602
Father: Tristram CHICHESTERMother: Christian HANFORD
Married: John PAWLE (son of John Pawle and Jane Wray) 17 Jul 1620 , South Molton, Devon, England
Born: 1595, Swimbridge, Devonshire, England
Buried: 7 Jun 1672Father: Tristram CHICHESTER
Mother: Christian HANFORD
Married: Eleanor ?
Children:1. Christian CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1626) (m. Arthur Berry)
Buried: 19 Dec 1644, Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married 1: Catherine TRAVERS
Children:
1. Anne CHICHESTER2. Mary CHICHESTER
4. Honor CHICHESTER
5. Arthur CHICHESTER of Stowford
Married 2: Elizabeth ?
Father: Hugh CHICHESTER
Mother: Catherine TRAVERS
Married: Conant COBLEIGH 3 Oct 1630, Bishop's Tawton Parish Church, Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England
Died: 2 Apr 1687
Father: Hugh CHICHESTERMother: Catherine TRAVERS
Married: Anne GARLAND (d. 1652) (dau. of John Garland of Whitfield) 1638Children:
1. Arthur CHICHESTER (d. 20 Jul 1682) (m. Mary Fraine)2. Anne CHICHESTER
3. Mary CHICHESTER
4. Elizabeth CHICHESTER
5. Honor CHICHESTER
Died: 1608
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)Mother: Elizabeth MARWOOD
Married: Anne BASSETT 1 Oct 1591
Children:1. Helen CHICHESTER
2. Judith CHICHESTER
4. Grace CHICHESTER
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)
Mother: Anne BASSETTMarried: Charles CUTCLIFFE (bur. 26 Oct 1637)
Children:
1. John CUTCLIFFE (b. 30 Mar 1632)Christened: 4 Jan 1608/9, Bishop's Tawton Parish Church, Bishop's Tawton
Died: 24 Sep 1669
Buried: 28 Sep 1669, Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, England
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)
Mother: Anne BASSETTFather: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)
Mother: Anne BASSETTMarried: Richard DELBRIDGE b: in Of Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
Died: 24 Sep 1669
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall (Sir)
Mother: Anne BASSETTMarried 1: Ursula STROWDE (d. 1635) (dau. of William Strode and Mary Southcott)
Children:
2. Francis CHICHESTER (b. 1 Jun 1628 - d. 27 Aug 1698)Married 2: Elizabeth POLLARD (dau. of Lewis Pollard and Jane Prust)
Children:
3. Elizabeth CHICHESTER (b. 2 Feb 1637/8 - d. 31 Oct 1677) (m. John Fowell)4. Lewis CHICHESTER (b. 26 Jul 1639)
5. Margaret CHICHESTER (b. 1 May 1642 - d. 1645)
Married 3: Susanna STEVENS (d. 11 Jan 1694/5) (dau. of William Stevens) (m.2 Alexander Rolle) 21 Apr 1664
Children:
6. Susan CHICHESTER (d. 24 Feb 1707) (m. Henry Chichester of Stowford)Born: 1626
Died: 22 Jun 1684
Father: John CHICHESTER of Hall
Mother: Ursula STROWDE
Married: Dorothy CAREW 12 May 1657
Born: ABT 1518, Raleigh, Devon, England
Notes: ancestor of Chichester of Widworthy.
Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Joan BRITE
Married 1: Joan ROWE
Married 2: Catherine PEARD 6 Nov 1538
Children: 3. Nicholas CHICHESTER (b. 1544)4. Agnes CHICHESTER
Born: ABT 1542, Widworthy, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER
Mother: Catherine PEARD
Married: Agnes LACY
Buried: 19 Feb 1607/8, Widworthy, Devon, England
Notes: Probate 1609, Archdeacon's Court, Exeter. Will proved Archdeacon's Court, 1609; married Dorothy, daughter of Hugh Daubeney of Waxford, Somerset.Father: John CHICHESTER
Mother: Catherine PEARD
Married: Dorothy DAUBENEY 24 Feb 1568/9, Shute, Devon, EnglandChildren:
1. Amyas CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1572 - d. 15 Mar 1633)3. Hugh CHICHESTER of Widworthy
5. Faith CHICHESTER (b. 1584 - d. Oct 1590)
Father: John CHICHESTER
Mother: Dorothy DAUBENEYMarried: Peter FRANKLIN
Born: 1587, Widworthy, Devon, England
Father: John CHICHESTER
Mother: Dorothy DAUBENEYMarried: William ROWE
Christened: 7 Jun 1573, Widworthy, Devon, England
Died: 22 Feb 1641/42
Buried: 22 Feb 1640/1, Widworthy, Devon, EnglandNotes: daughters are mentioned as married in his will, and Mary was the sole executrix of her father's Will (1640).
Father: John CHICHESTER
Mother: Dorothy DAUBENEYMarried: Martha DUKE (dau. of Richard Duke of Otterton)
Children:1. John CHICHESTER
2. Hugh CHICHESTER
3. Robert CHICHESTER
4. William CHICHESTER
5. Anne CHICHESTER
6. Dorothy CHICHESTER
7. Mary CHICHESTER
8. Richard CHICHESTER of Widworthy
Richard CHICHESTER of Widworthy
Christened: 13 Jun 1600, Widworthy, Devon, EnglandDied: Mar 1637/8
Buried: 17 Mar 1637/8, Widworthy, Devon, EnglandNotes: He was the heir of his father. Administration on his estate was granted to a creditor, his relict, Joan, renouncing, 1 Jun 1639.
Father: Hugh CHICHESTER of Widworthy
Mother: Martha DUKEMarried: Joan SMITHS (bur. 5 Aug 1643) 22 May 1625, Kingston, Somerset, England
Children:1. John CHICHESTER of Widworthy (chr. 11 oct 1626 - d. Jun 1661) (m. Margaret Ware)
Christened: 8 Nov 1582, Devon, England
Died: Jan 1650/1Buried: 14 Jan 1650/1, Widworthy, Devon, England
Notes: he is probably the William Chichester, gent., buried there 14 Jan 1651/2. He was mentioned in the 1640 will of his brother, Hugh Chichester. He was the ancestor of the Chichesters in America.
Father: John CHICHESTER
Mother: Dorothy DAUBENEYMarried: Susanna ? (bur. 20 May 1636)
Children:1. Anna CHICHESTER
2. John CHICHESTER
3. William CHICHESTER (Capt.) (b. ABT 16 Dec 1618) (m. Mary Corwithey)
4. Anne CHICHESTER (b. 1619)
5. James CHICHESTER (b. ABT 18 Feb 1618/9 - d. 29 Jan 1695/6) (m. Eunice Porter)
6. Joan CHICHESTER (b. 1626)
7. Dorothy CHICHESTER (b. 1632)
8. Tristram CHICHESTER (b. 1633)
9. Phillip CHICHESTER (b. 1635)
Died: 4 Jul 1577, Braunton, Devonshire, England
Notes: ancestor of Chichesters of Arlington. Executor of his father will.Father: John CHICHESTER of Raleigh (Sir Knight)
Mother: Joan BRITE
Married: Jane (Joan) GIFFORD (b. ABT 1525 - d. BEF 16 Apr 1596) (dau. of Sir Roger Gifford of Brigthleigh and Margaret Cobleigh) ABT 1545, Arlington, Devonshire, EnglandChildren:
1. Henry CHICHESTER of Arlington3. Richard CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1538 - d. BEF 22 Jun 1618)
4. Hugh CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1539)
8. Gifford CHICHESTER (b. 1545)
9. Severus CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1546 - bur. 9 May 1574)
15. Honor CHICHESTER
17. Francis CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1556 - bur. 13 Jul 1611)
19. Roger CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1560)
Born: ABT 1537, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Died: 6 May 1595
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried: Susanna MUNSELL
Children:1. John CHICHESTER
Buried: 16 May 1622
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried: Susanna MANSELL ABT 1567, Widworthy, Devon, England
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried: Edward POYNTZ ABT 1576, Widworthy, Devon, England
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried 1: Henry BELLEW (son of William Bellew and Anne Stewkley) ABT 1581, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Married 2: Stephen BRADDON
Died: AFT 1623
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried: Catherine PROUT ABT 1579, Widworthy, Devon, England
Born: ABT 1548, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Died: 22 May 1590Notes: Slain in a duel at Barnstaple, Devonshire, England.
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDBorn: ABT 1549, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Died: BEF 12 Jun 1612
Notes: Will dated 6 Dec 1611; proved 12 Jun 1612.
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDBorn: ABT 1551, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Died: 1589Notes: Slain at Coruña, Portugal.
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDBorn: ABT 1552, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Buried: 28 Sep 1634 Braunton, Devonshire, EnglandNotes: 12th son, but 5th son by 1620. Will dated 10 Oct 1632; proved 17 Feb 1635/1636. S.p.
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried: Catherine AVERY
Buried: 24 Nov 1631
Notes: Esquire to his cousin Sir Robert Chichester of Raleigh. Exec. will brother Sylvester [1620].
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDBorn: ABT 1553 / 1560, Arlington, Devon, England
Buried: 13 Feb 1632/3
Father: Amyas CHICHESTERMother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORD
Married: Balthazar BUTLER ABT 1580, Stow, Devon, England
Buried: 5 Apr 1626, Braunton, Devon, England
Father: Amyas CHICHESTERMother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORD
Married: John WYATT BEF 19 Oct 1584 / ABT 1604, Braunton, Devon, England
Children:
1. Anne WYATT
2. Agnes WYATT
3. Joan WYATT
4. Phillip WYATT
5. Hugh WYATT
6. Margaret WYATT
Died: 14 Jul 1589, Arlington, Devonshire, England
Father: Amyas CHICHESTER
Mother: Jane (Joan) GIFFORDMarried: Mary BURGOINE (bur. 24 Apr 1616) (dau. of George Burgoine of Zeal Monachorum) 15 Jan 1571/2, Braunton, Devon, England
Children:2. Amyas CHICHESTER of Arlington
5. Anne CHICHESTER (b. ABT 1580)
6. Lewis CHICHESTER (Dr.) (b. 1582 - bur. 20 Jan 1654/5)
7. Nicholas CHICHESTER (b. 1584)
8. Roger CHICHESTER (b. 1586)
9. John CHICHESTER (b. 1588)
Father: Henry CHICHESTER of Arlington
Mother: Mary BURGOINEMarried: Son TREVELYAN
Father: Henry CHICHESTER of Arlington
Mother: Mary BURGOINEMarried: Robert KEMPE
Died: 1650, Marwood, Devon, England
Father: Henry CHICHESTER of ArlingtonMother: Mary BURGOINE
Married: Hester CANHAM (d. 10 Jun 1650) (dau. of Simon Cannon)
Children:1. Simon CHICHESTER
2. Harre CHICHESTER
3. John CHICHESTER
4. Amyas CHICHESTER
5. Gregory CHICHESTER
6. Henry CHICHESTER (b. 1625 - d. 1706) (m. Eleanor Pyne)
Born: 29 Mar 1574, Arlington, DeVon, England
Buried: 25 Jan 1621/2 Arlington, Devonshire, England
Father: Henry CHICHESTER of Arlington
Mother: Mary BURGOINEMarried: Susan PLAYTERS (dau. of William Playters of Sotterley)
Children:1. Mary CHICHESTER
2. Anne CHICHESTER
3. Catherine CHICHESTER
4. Elizabeth CHICHESTER
5. Phillip CHICHESTER (bur. 4 Dec 1616)
6. Henry CHICHESTER (b. 1603)
7. John CHICHESTER (b. 1605 - bur. 13 May 1644) (m. Anne Howe)
8. Edward CHICHESTER (b. 1606)