Sir
Edward
Chichester
aka First Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus
Born in Raleigh, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Chichester
and Gertrude (Courtenay) Chichester
Brother of
Elizabeth (Chichester) Fortescue, Eleanor (Chichester) Basset, John Chichester, Mary (Chichester) Bluett, Grace Chichester, Cecilia (Chichester) Pollard, Charles Chichester, Dorothy (Chichester) Pollard, Ursula (Chichester) Trevelyan, Bridget (Chichester) Prideaux, Susanna (Chichester) Fortescue, Adrian Chichester, Arthur Chichester and John Chichester The Young
Husband of
Mary (Denham) Chichester
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Anne (Coplestone) Chichester
— married
4 Jul 1605 in Eggesford, Devon, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Chichester) Wrey, Arthur Chichester, John Chichester M.P., Edward Chichester and Mary (Chichester) Cary
Died
at age 82
in Devon, England
Profile last modified
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Biography
Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus was born circa 1568; the second son of Sir John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.
Sir Edward Chichester inherited his brother Arthur's titles; becoming 1st Baron Chichester of Belfast (county Antrim) and 1st Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus, county Antrim, Ireland on 1st April 1625. [1]
He married, first, Anne Coplestone, daughter of John Coplestone and Dorothy Biston, on 4 July 1605.[2]
His second marriage was to Mary Denham who died in 1626.[2][3]
He was invested as a Knight on 18 July 1616 at Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England.
- He held the office of Governor of Carrickfergus.
- He held the office of Governor of Culmore.
- He was Joint Commissioner of the Treasury [Ireland].
- He held the office of Admiral of Loughneagh.
- He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1625.
- He was commander of a Regiment in 1641 for the King.
He died on 8th July 1648, and was buried at Eggesford, Devon, England: where he was buried. [4]
He died intestate and his estate was administered on 27th September 1648.
- Children of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus and Anne Coplestone: [5]
- Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall b. 16 Jun 1606, d. 18 Mar 1674/75
- Lt.-Col. John Chichester b. 22 Feb 1609, d. fr 1 Nov 1643 - 4 Feb 1647/48
- Lt.-Col. Edward Chichester b. 1 Sep 1611
- Elizabeth Chichester
- Mary Chichester
Sources
- ↑ Saint Nicholas Church, Carrickfergus
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 G.E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage. new ed., (1910-1959), Volume III, p. 198
- ↑ Wikipedia : Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester
- ↑ Wikipedia : Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester
- ↑ Wikipedia : Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester
- www.thepeerage.com
- Evelyn, Helen. The History of the Evelyn Family (Eveleigh Nash, London, 1915) Page 370
Acknowledgements
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