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John Chichester 1519–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England

Death Date: 30 November 1569

Death Location: Pilton West, North Devon District, Devon, England

Father: Edward Raleigh

Mother: Elizabeth Bourchier

Spouse(s): Gertrude Chichester

Children(s): Elizabeth Chichester, Dorothy Chichester

John Chichester was born in 1519 in Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England, the child of Edward Chichester Of Raleigh And Elizabeth Bourchier. John Chichester married Gertrude Chichester, and had children including Dorothy Chichester, Elizabeth Chichester. John Chichester passed away in 1569 in Pilton West, North Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • John Chichester was born in 1519 in Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England, the child of Edward Chichester Of Raleigh And Elizabeth Bourchier.
  • John Chichester married Gertrude Chichester, and had children including Dorothy Chichester, Elizabeth Chichester.
  • John Chichester passed away in 1569 in Pilton West, North Devon District, Devon, England.

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John Chichester's Ancestors

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John Chichester
1519–1569
Birth Place: Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
Edward Chichester of Raleigh
1496–1522
Devon, England
Elizabeth Bourchier
1500–1548
Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Jane Hungerford
1446–1517
Heytesbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
John Bourchier
1470–1539
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Chichester's Descendants

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John Chichester (1519–30 November 1569) m. Gertrude Chichester (1 January 1521–30 April 1566)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Chichester 1545–1630 m. Hugh Fortescue 1544–1600
    1. 1. John Fortescue –1605
    2. 2. Cicely Trevelyan 1576–1609
    3. 3. Hugh Fortescue 1584–1650 m. Mary Rolle 1582–1648
      1. 1. Arthur (DE) Fortescue 1622–1693
      2. 2. Elizabeth Chudleigh –1668
    4. 4. Rebecca Fortescue 1578– m. George Reinell 1571–1620
      1. 1. Edmond Reinell 1606–
    5. 5. Mary Fortescue 1583–1642 m. Edmund Reynell 1540–1630
  2. 2. Dorothy Chichester 1556–1576

John Chichester's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of John Chichester in Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
1569
30 November 1569
Age 50
Death of John Chichester in Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1569
    Event Place: Barnstaple, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pilton West, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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