Thomas Chiche (abt. 1300)

Born about 1300 in Kent, England

Descendants

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Biography

Sir Thomas Chiche of Kent^[1]

Married Mary.^[1]

Children:^[1]

• Thomas
• Stephen
• John

Career

He is first mentioned as a knight in 1333.^[1] [Jacob cited Red Book of St. Augustine's fo.200].

1346: May have have been at Caen with the Earl of Huntingdon.^[2]

Death

According to Jacob "he must have died some time after 1354".^[1]

Research Notes

Goodnestone, Kent: "It appears, from the Tower records of 1279, in the reign of Edward I., that Richard le Dagh, and Eleanor his wife, sold their lands here, with the advowson of the church, to Stephen Chiche, citizen, of Canterbury, with a portion of Blean wood, and some land near it.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Jacob, K W. A Vignette of the family of Chiche of Canterbury and other parts of Kent. Foundations Vol. 2 No. 1, 2006, pp 74-87 pdf & Jacob.
2. ↑ Planché, J R. A Corner of Kent or, Some account of the parish of Ash-next-Sandwich, its historical sites and existing antiquities. 1864, p 317 Internet Archive.
3. ↑ Ireland, W H. England's topographer, or A new and complete history of the county of Kent; from the earliest records to the present time. Vol. II, 1829, p 692 Internet Archive.