Person:John Chichester (3)

Sir John Chichester
b.25 Feb 1548/49 Raleigh, Devon, England
d.31 Mar 1586
m. Abt 1544
  1. Elizabeth Chichester1545 - 1630
  2. Eleanor ChichesterAbt 1547 - 1585
  3. Sir John Chichester1548/49 - 1586
  4. Mary ChichesterAbt 1551 -
  5. Grace ChichesterAbt 1552 -
  6. Cecilia ChichesterAbt 1554 -
  7. Charles ChichesterAbt 1555 -
  8. Dorothy Chichester1556 -
  9. Urith Chichester1558 - 1591
  10. Bridget Chichester1559 -
  11. Susanna ChichesterAbt 1560 -
  12. Adrian Chichester1562 -
  13. Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester1563 - 1624/25
  14. John Chichester, The Younger1565 - 1597
  15. Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount ChichesterAbt 1568 - 1648
  • HSir John Chichester1548/49 - 1586
  • WAnn Dennis
  1. Robert Chichester - 1627
Facts and Events
Name Sir John Chichester
Gender Male
Birth? 25 Feb 1548/49 Raleigh, Devon, England
Marriage to Ann Dennis
Death? 31 Mar 1586
Reference Number? 9GWF-0T

Raleigh was an estate in the parish of Pilton, immediately northwest of Barnstaple, now in the North Devon District. The Chichester family received the estate of Raleigh through marriage in the 14th century and held it until 1701 when the manor was sold out of the family.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Raleigh, Pilton. Includes a pedigree of the Chichester family and of the preceeding Raleigh family.