John
Chichester
The Young
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 Edward Chichester
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 32
in Carrickfergus, county Antrim, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2011
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Biography
Sir John Chichester of Raleigh, Devon, was Governor of Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland.
Sir John Chichester was appointed governor of Carrickfergus at a time when the English occupation of Ireland was being expanded into Ulster beyond its earlier established coastal colonies. This provoked a general uprising by the Irish led by Hugh O’Neill. Chichester was captured in a battle with Randall MacSorley MacDonnell in 1597 and executed.
Sources
- The "Overthrow" of Sir John Chichester at Carrickfergus, in 1597 by William Pinkerton article in Ulster Journal of Archaeology First Series, Vol. 5 (1857), pp. 188-209 pub: Ulster Archaeological Society (Jstor)
- Wikipedia : Battle of Carrickfergus (1597)
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