John Chichester (abt. 1548 - 1586)

Born about 25 Feb 1548 in Raleigh, Devon, England

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Died 31 Mar 1586 at about age 38 in Exeter, Devon, England

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Biography

John Chichester was born in Devon, England.

John was the son of Gertrude Courtenay and Sir John Chichester.^[1] He was born the 25th of Feb 1548 at Raleigh, Devon, England. He married Anne Dennis, daughter of Sir Robert Dennis and Mary Blount.^[1]He died on the 31st of March 1586 Exeter, Devon, England, from a disease caught from the prisoners in Exeter Castle.^[1][2]

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 774.
2. ↑ Vivian, John Lambrick, The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620 (Exeter: H.S. Eland, 1895.), p. 174.

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