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Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers 1532–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Chinche, Essex, England

Death Date: 3 Mar 1580

Death Location: Chinche, Essex, England

Father: Lord Chiche

Mother: Lady Chiche

Spouse(s): Lady Chinche

Children(s): Sir Darcy

In 1532, Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers entered the world in Chinche, Essex, England, born to Lord Thomas Darcy Knight Of The Order Of The Garter Of Tollehunt 1St Baron Darcy Of Chiche And Lady Elizabeth Sarah De Vere Baroness Chiche. Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers married Lady Frances Rich Baroness Chinche, and had children including Sir Thomas Darcy. Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers passed away in 1580 in Chinche, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers entered the world in Chinche, Essex, England, born to Lord Thomas Darcy Knight Of The Order Of The Garter Of Tollehunt 1St Baron Darcy Of Chiche And Lady Elizabeth Sarah De Vere Baroness Chiche.
  • Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers married Lady Frances Rich Baroness Chinche, and had children including Sir Thomas Darcy.
  • Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers passed away in 1580 in Chinche, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Chiche
1506–1558
Birth Location: St Osyths, Tiptree, Essex, England
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Lady Chiche
1511–1565
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Chinche
1539–1577
Birth Location: Leez Priory, Felsted, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Sir Darcy
1565–1640
Birth Location: Hornby, Yorkshire, England
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Lord Rivers's Ancestors

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Lord Rivers
1532–1580
Birth Place: Chinche, Essex, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Darcy (Knight of the Order of the Garter ) of Tollehunt 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche
1506–1558
St Osyths, Tiptree, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Sarah de Vere Baroness) Chiche
1511–1565
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger Darcy High Sheriff of) Essex
1478–1508
Danbury, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Wentworth
1476–1545
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Sir (John de Vere 15th Earl of) Oxford
1490–1540
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Trussell Countess) Oxford
1496–1527
Kibblestone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Esquire
1459–1485
Lady Harleston
1456–1489
Sir Wentworth
1448–1499
Lady Say
1453–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Rivers's Descendants

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Lord (John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of) Rivers (1532–3 Mar 1580) m. Lady (Frances Rich Baroness) Chinche (1539–22 May 1577)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Darcy 1565–1640 m. Lady (Mary) Kitson 1567–1644
    1. 1. Lady (Penelope) Darcy 1593–1661 m. Sir (Knight William) Hervey 1585–1660
      1. 1. Susan (Emma) Hervey 1615– m. Judge (Richard) Hopton 1613–1696
        1. 1. Lady (Alice) Hopton 1645–1734 m. Sir (James) Morgan 1643–1718

Lord Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers in Chinche, Essex, England
Chinche, Essex, England
1580
3 Mar 1580
Age 48
Death of Lord John Darcy Van Chinche Earl of Rivers in Chinche, Essex, England
Chinche, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Chinche, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1580
    Event Place: Chinche, Essex, England
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