Robert Chichley (abt. 1362 - 1439)

Born about 1362 in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England [uncertain]

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Died 1439 at about age 77 in City of London, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Robert Chichele was a son of Thomas Chichele and Agnes Pincheon of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

He had two brothers Henry Chichele (Archbishop of Canterbury) and William Chichele.^[1][2][3][2]

Marriages

The Stemmata Chicheleana indicates that his first wife was Elizabeth, widow of William More; second wife was Agnes, daughter of John Faryngton and widow of Richard Marlow; third wife was Agnes daughter of William Apulderfield.^[1]

The Visitation of Cambridge^[2] recorded that Robert Chicheley has married a daughter of Apulderfield but did not name the daughter or her father.

Another Chicheley pedigree^[3] also recorded that Robert Chicheley had married a daughter of Apulderfield but did not name the daughter or her father.

The HOP Biography^[5] stated:

"According to A. Wood, Colls. and Halls Univ. Oxf. i. 259, Chichele’s third wife, Agnes, was Apulderfield’s da., but the source of this information cannot now be traced. Nor is there any further evidence to support his belief that Chichele had three da. by her. Neither of the MP’s two wills mention any offspring, alive or dead."

Steinman^[6] was unable to tie an Agnes Apulderfield / Robert Chichele marriage into his Apulderfield pedigrees.

Children

He is said to have had three daughters by Agnes Apulderfield:^[4]

• Philippa (or Isabella) (married Valentine Chiche)^[1][2][3][4]
• Cecilia (married Thomas Toke of Bere, Kent)^[4]
• unknown daughter (married Roper)^[1][4]

NB The Stemmata Chicheleana^[1] only indicated two daughters, Philippa and the unknown daughter who married Roper. It noted that Robert Chichele had an unnamed sister who married Tooke.

Career

He was Lord Mayor of London on two occasions 1411-1412 and 1421-1422.^[5]

Death

He had died by 6 November 1439.^[5]

According to Weever^[7][8] he was buried at St Mary Bothaw, City of London.

Summary of the Will of Robert Chichele 1439

There is a transcript of his will, the will dated 05 Jun 1439^[9][10] in which he was recorded as Robert Chichele, citizen and grocer of the city of London. The will included reference to:

• his brother Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
• his nephew John Chichele
• Lady Florence, the widow of John Darell and daughter of William Chichele, his brother
• Prayers for the souls of his wives Elizabeth, Agnes and Agnes

A Codicil 17 Dec 1438 referred to:

• the boys or children [not named] of John Chichele, his nephew,
• Prayers for the souls of his wives Agnes, Elizabeth, and Agnes
• Prayers for the soul of his parents Thomas and Agnes, his brother William Chichele and his wife Beatrice.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Buckler, Benjamin. Stemmata Chicheleana. Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1765, p vii and Pedigree No. 1 Internet Archive.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} The Visitations of Cambridgeshire, 1575 and 1619. The Publications of the Harleian Society. Vol XLI, 1897, Chichley Pedigree p 33 Internet Archive.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Hill, G A. Pedigree of the Chicheleys from A Cott. MS Brit. Mus. Architectural and Historical Notices of the Churches of Cambridgeshire. 1880, p 38 Google Books.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. By Antony Wood, continued by John Gutch. 1786. Chapter on All Souls College pp 252-305 Internet Archive.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Chichele, Robert (d.1439), of London. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe. 1993 HOP.
6. ↑ G Steinman Steinman. Some account of the manor of Apulderfield, in the parish of Cudham, Kent. The Topographer and Genealogist, Vol. 3, 1858, pp 1-21 and 178-222 (see p 182-185, 193, 199-200) google books or FMG.
7. ↑ Ancient funerall monuments within the united Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands adiacent ... By John Weever. 1631, p 409 Internet Archive.
8. ↑ Newcourt, R. Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense. Vol. 1. 1708, pp 446-447 Google Books.
9. ↑ E.F. Jacob, ed. The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury 1414-1443, vol.2, Canterbury and York Society, no.42 (1937), 519-26, 564-68, 615-20.
10. ↑ Transcript of the Will of Robert Chichele 1439 Link.

• Buckler, Benjamin. Stemmata Chicheleana (Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1765) Page viii, Page 1