John Chauncey (abt. 1408 - 1479)

Born about 1408 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Leventhorp) Chauncey — married [date unknown] in England

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1479 at about age 71 in Hertfordshire, England

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John Chauncy is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons Hugh and Roger le Bigod (see text below).

Biography

Birth and Parents

John was the son of John Chauncy and Margaret Giffard. He was said to be 40 in 1448 when his mother died, pointing to a birth date of about 1408. He may have been born at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, where his father had property. He was his father's main heir.^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

John married Anne Leventhorpe, daughter of John Leventhorpe^[3][4] who was an executor of the wills of Kings Henry IV and Henry V.^[1][2] They had eight children:

• John^[1][2][4][5]
• Ralph^[3][4]
• Katharine^[3][4]
• Isabel^[3][4]
• Jane^[3][4]
• Margaret^[3][4]
• Joan^[3][4]
• Elizabeth^[3][4]

Lands

John held messuages and the manors of Overhall and Pishobury at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.^[6]

Death

John died on 27 April 1479. He and his wife (who died on 2 December 1477) were buried at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.^{[1][2][4][3][5]} A monumental inscription reads:^[7]

"Hic iacent Johannes Chancy, arm. filius et heres Johannes Chancy, arm. filii et heredis Willelmi Chancy, militis, quondam baronis de Shorpenbek, in com. Ebor. & Anna, uxor eius, una filiarum Johannis Leuenthorp, arm. qui quidem Johannes obiit vii Maii, M.cccc.lxxix & Anna ii Decembris, M.cccc.lxxvii, quorum anumabus..."

or, in English,

"Here lie John Chancy, armiger, son and heir of John Chancy, armiger, son and heir of William Chancy, knight, former baron of Shorpenbek in the County of Yorkshire and Anna his wife, one of the daughters of John Leventhorp, armiger, which John died 7 May 1479 and Anna 2 December 1477, for whose souls..."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, pp. 422-423, CHAUNCY 8, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p. 131, CHAUNCY 13
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Sir Henry Chauncy. The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire, Vol. I, Bishops Stortford and London, 1826, p. 115-116, Internet Archive
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} Robert Clutterbuck. The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford, Vol. II, John Nichols and Son, 1821, p. 401, viewable on Familysearch
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Sir Anthony Wagner. A New Harlakenden Line, in 'New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. 120, 1966, p. 244. Online with subscription at AmericanAncestors.org
6. ↑ 'Parishes: Gilston', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 319-323, British History Online, accessed 23 May 2021
7. ↑ John Weever. Ancient Funerall Monuments within the United Monarchies of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands adiacent, Thomas Harper, 1631, p. 549, Internet Archive

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for "Magna Carta Ancestry".
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for ‘’Royal Ancestry’’.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 23 May 2021.

John Chauncey appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Charles Chauncy to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod (vol. I, pages 421-425 CHAUNCY). This trail was badged by the Magna Carta Project in 2015 and re-reviewed in December 2022-January 2023. See the full trail in the Magna Carta Trails section of George Chauncy's profile.

John Chauncey is also listed in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail between Gateway Ancestors Mabel Harlakenden and Roger Harlakenden and the Bigods. This trail is only partially developed and needs re-development and/or re-reviewThe trail was badged for the Magna Carta Project in May 2021. The profiles in it can be seen in the Magna Carta Trails section on Margeret Huberd's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".