'Chichley1'
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Families covered: Chichley of Wimple (Wimpole)
| Although we show this family's name as Chichley, it appears to have had various other spellings also, including Chichelley, Chichelle and Chichele. | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Chichley of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire (d 25.02.1400) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Pinchon (dau of William Pinchon or Pincheon) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Henry Chichely, Archbishop of Canterbury (b c1362, d 1443, founder of All Soul's, Oxford) | ||||||||||||||
| Because Henry founded All Souls College, Oxford, all of the descendants of his siblings are entitled to Fellowships of that august college. | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir Robert Chichley, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (d 1440) | ||||||||||||||
| Stemmata Chicheleana mentions that Sir Robert had 3 wives: Elizabeth, Agnes & Agnes. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Apulderfeild (dau of William Apulderfeild or Apulderfield of Otterpley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Isabel or Philippa Chichely | ||||||||||||||
| m. Valentine or Allen Chiche or Chichely | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Margaret Chichely | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. _ Clovel | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. John Judd of Tunbridge | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Andrew Judde 'of Ashford', Lord Mayor of London (d 04.09.1558) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Mirfine (dau of Sir Thomas Mirfine or Murfyn, Lord Mayor of London) wife of Sir Andrew, mother of Alice | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alice Judde | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Smyth of Osterhanger (d 1591) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Judde probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Morgan (dsp 1584) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - John, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Emly (Emelyne) Chichely | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Kemp | |||||||||||||||
| B. | daughter (dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Roper | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | William Chichley, Sheriff of London (d 1425) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Beatrix Barrett (dau of William Barrett) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Chichley (d 1424, archdeacon of Canterbury) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Chichley of Wympell (Chamberlain of London) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Knowles (b c1390, dau of Thomas Knowles or Knollys) | |||||||||||||||
| Stemmata Chicheleana reports that they had 24 children and names 19 of them. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Woodhouse (dau of John Woodhouse of Callis) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Chichley (5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - John (dsp), William (dsp), Bridget | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Henry Chichley of Wympelle or Wimple (10th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Clopton (dau of Robert Clopton, Lord Mayor of London) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Chichley of Wimple | ||||||||||||||
| This generation is reported in the Visitation record only by way of note, reporting an inscription in Foxton Church. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Bruges (dau of ?? Bruges, grandfather of Lord Chandos) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Chichley (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Burgoyne | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Thomas Chichley of Wimple | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Dockwra (dau of John Dockwra of Bradkirke) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Clement Chichley of Wimple or Wimpole | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hynd (dau of Sir John Hynd, judge) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Thomas Chichley or Chicheley of Wimple or Wimpole (b 1578, d 1616) | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation ends with this generation. The following information, from oxforddnb.com, was kindly brought to our attention by a contributor (JA, 02.07.08). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Kempe (d 1644, dau of Sir Thomas Kempe of Olantigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Thomas Chicheley, last of Wimpole, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire (b 25.03.1614, d 01.02.1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (13.08.1635) Sarah Russell (d 01.1654, dau of Sir William Russell, Bart of Chippenham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Chicheley (b c1640, dvp 20.03.1691, Rear Admiral, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1667) Isabella Lawson (d 1709, dau/coheir of Admiral Sir John Lawson, widow of Daniel Norton of Southwick) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sarah Chicheley (d 09.05.1726) apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1709) James Plowden of Lasham and Ewhust (b 03.05.1684, d 23.09.1729) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B))+ | 5 sons and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Elizabeth Chicheley probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Leigh of Lyme (b 07.05.1634, d 06.09.1687) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Dorothy Chicheley probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Richard Hovell of Hillington (d 08.1654) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4))+ | 2 sons (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1655) Anne Coventry (bur 31.07.1662, dau of Thomas Coventry, 1st Lord, widow of Sir William Saville, 3rd Bart of Thornhill) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue - son (d young), son | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Dorothy Chicheley probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Harrington of Witham-on-the-Hill (a 1625) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Catherine Chicheley probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Owen Radclyffe of Langley | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Ursula Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Pagenham | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Wood of Fulborne (bur 11.06.1599) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Frances Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Dycons or Dickons of Marston | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Margaret Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Pygott of Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Agnes Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Tattersall (d 1446) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William (Sir George?) Keene of Wellhall, Kent | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Anthony Keene | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Cicely Keene | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Vaughan of Wales | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Bridget (or Margaret) Keene | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Trussell | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Edith Keene who apparently married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1486) Jenkyn Maunsell of Oxwich Castle | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Christian Chichley (b 1413) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Harvye of Thirley (d 1468) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Edyth Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Borough | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Gyles Low or St. Cloo or St. Loe | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Beatrix Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Peach or Peche of Lullingston (d 1487, son of Sir John of Lullingston) | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Florence Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Savage | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Zouch of Benyfeld or Benifield | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Phillippa Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Kent | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Elizabeth Chichley (d(sp?) 02.04.1499) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Curieles (Visitation) or Sir Thomas Kiryol or Crioll, Kent (Stemmata Chicheleana) (d St. Albans 1461) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Ralph Ashton (Knight Marshall) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (before 06.07.1490) Sir John (not Edward) Bourchier (d 1495) | |||||||||||||||
| xi.+ | other issue - Thomas (d 26.01.1466, Archdeacon of Canterbury), William (d infant), William (d young), John (d infant), John (a 1439, rector), Martin (d young), Reginald (clergyman), Katherine (d unm), Margery (dsp), 5 others (including Isabell?) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Florence Chichley (d 08.12.1465) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Sir Nicholas Peche | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) John Burton | |||||||||||||||
| m3. John Darrell of Calehill | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Agnes (Elizabeth?) Chichley | ||||||||||||||
| m. "a Gentleman of Wales" | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Tooke | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Cambridgeshire, 1575+1619, Chichley) with some support/input from 'Stemmata Chicheleana' (1765) which follows the descendants of Thomas Chichele of Higham Ferrers
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