George
Chauncey
Born about in Hertfordshire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Henry Chauncey
and Lucy Unknown
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Cornwall) Chauncey
— married
26 Sep 1569 in Gilston, Hertfordshire, England
Husband of
Agnes (Welch) Chauncey
— married
after 20 May 1583 in England
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Chauncy, Jane (Chauncey) Coe, Marye Chauncey, Frances Chauncey, Barbara (Chauncey) Wright, George Chauncey, Edward Chauncey, Judith Chauncey, Lucy Chauncey, Elizabeth (Chauncey) Lane, Anne Chauncey and Charles Chauncey
Died before
before about age 74
in Essex, England [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Birth and Parents
George Chauncy was the second son of Henry Chauncey[1] and his first wife, Lucy Unknown.[2][3][4] His date of birth is unknown and is estimated, partly on the basis that he married his first wife in 1569.
Marriages and Children
George married twice. His first wife, whom he married at Gilston, Hertfordshire on 26 September 1569, was Jane Cornwell,[5] daughter and co-heiress of John Cornwell[1] of Hertfordshire and Essex and his second wife, Jane Stubbs.[2][3] They had two sons and four daughters:
- Henry[1][2][3] (the memorial inscription for Henry's son also called Henry names the George of this profile as grandfather[6])
- Charles[2][3]
- Jane, who married Edward Coe[1][2][3]
- Frances, who married Ambrose Porter[1][2][3] and Edward Alston[7]
- Barbara, who married Henry Wright[2][3]
- Mary[2][3]
His first wife Jane was buried at Gilston, Hertfordshire on 12 December 1579.[2][3]
He married second Agnes/Anne Welsh,[1] widow of Edward Humberston and said to be the daughter of Edward Welsh of Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire.[2][3] They married after 20 May 1583 when her previous husband died.[8] They had three sons and four daughters:
- George[1][2][3]
- Edward[2][3]
- Charles,[1][2] who was President of Harvard College his latter years
- Elizabeth, who married Robert Lane[2][3]
- Lucy[2][3]
- Judith[1][2][3]
- Anne[2][3]
Roman Catholic Sympathies
In 1581 George, his father and his brother Edward were accused, on the evidence of Thomas Salisbury of Gedleston (Gilston), Hertfordshire, of sedition on the grounds that they were of papist leanings, concealed Roman Catholic "trash", and maintained a papist called Richard Golding.[2][3][9]
Property
George held lands at New Place and Netherhall, Gilston, Hertfordshire. His first marriage brought him Ardeley Bury, a manor house of Ardley, Hertfordshire (called by an old variant spelling Yardley Bury by Douglas Richardson).[2][3] During the reign of Elizabeth I, George Buggs sued him and Richard Chauncey (presumably a relative) for alleged fraud in relation to his Hertfordshire properties, presumably unsuccessfully as records show George Chauncey continued to hold property there.[10] He is recorded as resident for tax purposes in Hertfordshire in 1596-7.[11] He sold Netherhall in 1615.[12]
His Will shows that he had a residence at Barking, Essex at his death.[13][14][15]
Death and Will
George was buried at Barking, Essex.[2][3] His date and place of death are unknown. His will, dated 28 November 1621, was proved on 25 August 1624, so he will have died before then. In it he[13][14][15]
- leaves his goods etc to his son George on condition George pays £200 to his (son George's) brother Edward Chauncey
- leaves 100 marks to his son Charles Chauncey
- leaves £300 to his daughter Judith Chauncey
- leaves an annuity of £29 to his daughter Frances Porter, for her sole use
- leaves £5 to his nephew William Chauncey
- leaves an annuity of £20 to Alice Clarke for the remainder of the term of an annuity entrusted to him by her husband John Clarke
- provides that if at any time he tenders to his son George 20s at his house in Barking for his son George's use, this deed of gift (presumably the bequest to George) was to be "frustrate and of none effect."
The witnesses were William and Matthew Chauncey, and (by mark) Nathaniel Eowdon.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Walter C Metcalfe (ed.). The Visitations of Hertfordshire..., Harleian Society, 1886, p. 39, Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. I, pp. 424-425, CHAUNCY 12, Google Books
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 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. 133, CHAUNCY 17
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Francis J Bremer for 'Chauncy, Charles (bap. 1592, d. 1672)', print and online 2004
- ↑ Philimore's Marriage registers: Hertfordshire, Vol. 3, p. 97, transcript and linked image at FindMyPast
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #66470749
- ↑ New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 55, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1901, pp. 435-436, Google Books
- ↑ Memorial for 'Edward Humbarstone', Walkern, Hertfordshire, image on Flickr, accessed 19 October 2022
- ↑ 'Queen Elizabeth - Volume 151 : Undated 1581', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, 1581-90, ed. Robert Lemon (London, 1865), pp. 34-41, British History Online, accessed 30 December 2022
- ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 2/Eliz/B22/58, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
- ↑ The National Archives, ref. E 115/109/61, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
- ↑ 'Parishes: Gilston', in A History of the County of Hertford (Victoria County History), Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 319-323, [British History Online, accessed 28 December 2022
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Digest of will at Find A Grave: Memorial #130864684
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Will of George Channcye or Channcey of Barking, Essex, the National Archives, PROB 11/143/814, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Henry F Waters. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. I, Part I, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1885, p. 107, Internet Archive
See also:
- Darling, Charles William. Memorial To My Honored Kindred, Fierstine & Gifford, (Utica, New York), 1888, p. 50, Internet Archive
- Fowler, William Chauncey. Memorials of the Chaunceys, Henry W Dutton & Son, Boston, 1858, pp. 43, Internet Archive and 312, Internet Archive
- Fowler, William Chauncey. President Charles Chauncy and his Ancestors and Descendants, in 'The New England Historical & Genealogical Register', Vol. X,, 1856, pp. 260-261, Internet Archive
- Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, 2nd Series, Vol. I, Mitchell and Hughes, 1886, p. 22, Google Books
Acknowledgements
Magna Carta Project
- This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 28 December 2022.
- George 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 needs re-review. See the full trail in the Magna Carta Trails section below.
- 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".
Magna Carta Trails
- Badged Richardson-documented trail to the Bigods (MCA I:421-425 CHAUNCY):
- Gateway Ancestor Charles Chauncy (badged/100% 5-star)
- 1. Charles is the son of George Chauncy (badged/re-reviewed 28 December 2022)
- 2. George is the son of Henry Chauncy (badged/re-reviewed 30 December 2022)
- 3. Henry is the son of John Chauncy (badged/re-reviewed 1 January 2023)
- 4. John is the son of John Chauncy (badged/re-reviewed May 2021)
- 5. John is the son of John Chauncy (badged/re-reviewed May 2021')
- 6. John is the son of John Chauncy (badged/re-reviewed May 2021)
- 7. John is the son of Joan Bigod (badged/re-reviewed May 2021)
- 8. Joan is the daughter of Roger le Bigod (badged/100% 5-star)
- 9. Roger is the son of John le Bigod (badged/100% 5-star)
- 10. John is the son of Ralph le Bigod (badged/100% 5-star)
- 11. Ralph is the son of Magna Carta Surety Hugh le Bigod
- 12. Hugh is the son of Magna Carta Surety Roger le Bigod
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edited by Michael Cayley
St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard Barking, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130864684/george-chauncey The marriage dateof George Chauncey and Jane Cornwall is stated as 26 Sep 1569 at Gilston, Hertfordshire. HIs father, Henry Chauncey, is buried at St Mary's Churchyard Gilston, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
The FindAGrave entry gives good information about George's will. So it is helpful to have the link to it.
edited by Michael Cayley
edited by Michael Cayley
It's posted on this site with notes by me: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66470749/henry-chauncy
I'm working on his descendants, namely Chauncy-79 , so that they can be added to the profile by a Magna Charta member. I also like to connect the grave sites, through Findagrave to descendants and ancestors. I read the policy re: sources and noted that where there is a picture of the memorial, it is a sufficiently reliable source. I found the memorial for his grandson, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66470749/henry-chauncy , where there is a plaque noting the three generations of Chauncy's that includes a mention of your George Chauncey-79, as the grandfather of Henry Chauncy. At the burial site are another 3 or 4 generations of Henry Chauncy's descendants, one of them being Sir Henry Chauncy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66164210/henry-chauncy . I posted the above site as I was working on his descendants.
edited by Michael Cayley
George's son with Jane Cornwall was 1. Henry Chauncy (1573-1631) m. Ann Aleyne on 8 Nov 1599 2. Son of Henry (1) Henry (Abt. 1600 - 1681) m. Ann Park/e on 27 Apr 1630 3. Son of Henry (2) Sir Henry Chauncy Knt. ((1632-1719) Published "HIstorical Antiquities of Hertfordshire" 4. Son of Henry (3) Henry Chauncy (Abt. 1665-1703) died young at age of abt. 38 (forgot my source)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4782597568/in/photostream/
Ann
edited by Michael Cayley
I’m just finishing transcribing Alice (Poulter) Boteler’s will and she mentions her grandchild Alice Hummerstone.
Ann
Ann
It looks as though there is a pre-existing profile for George Chauncey, which also gives the names of his wives. You have found some children who do not appear in the previous profile, so they will be kept, but I am going to propose a merge between your George Chauncey-140 and theirs (Chauncey-16) and similarly for the children you have in common: Edward Chauncey-151 and Chauncey-18; Judith Chauncey-144 and Chauncey-19; and Lucy Chauncey-143 and Chauncey-20. I would be grateful if you could approve the merges so that all of George's children can finally appear on the same page.
Many thanks,
Russell