Charles Chauncy (1673 - 1763)

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Brown) Chauncy — married 28 Dec 1708 in London All Hallows London Wall, Middlesex, England

Descendants

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Biography

Charles Chauncy was born on 14 March 1673.

He married Martha Brown on 28 December 1708 at All Hallows London Wall, Middlesex, England.^[1] They had at least ten children:

1. Charles Chauncy 1706–1777
2. Nathaniel Chauncy 1716–1790
3. Philip Chauncy 1718–1783
4. Martha Chauncy 1720–1765
5. Elizabeth Chauncy
6. Chauncy (female unnamed)
7. Martha Chauncy
8. Chauncy (female unnamed)
9. Mary Chauncy
10. Chauncy (female unnamed)

He died on 3 January 1763.

The will of Charles Chauncy of Newington, Middlesex, England was probated on 28 February 1763 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.^[2] In his will he

• requested to be buried in the Parish of St Peter in Cornhill London near his late dear wife and deceased children
• named
  • son Charles Chauncy doctor in physick
  • son Nathaniel Chauncy
  • son Philip Chauncy
  • daughter Martha, wife of William Snell
  • son-in-law William Snell
  • grandson William Snell (requesting him to take on the name of Chauncy)
  • grandson Charles Snell (requesting him to take on the name of Chauncy)
  • Mrs Anna Chauncy widow and relict of his brother Rev Nathaniel Chauncy
  • niece Elizabeth Jenkins, daughter of his brother Nathaniel, eife of Mr Jenkins of Bristol, distiller
  • Johanna Couldry (Not sure transcription), who lives with me
  • Edward Couldry, her brother
  • John Brown, nephew, also his wife
  • Thomas Brown, nephew
  • Philip Brown, nephew
  • Matthew Clarke, doctor in physick
  • Elizabeth Clarke, wife of Matthew Clarke and niece of Charles Chauncy
  • Mrs Sarah Paris now of Newington
  • Robert Nesbit, doctor in physick, his son and two daughters
  • Reverend Marmaduke Townsend of Newington, his son and daughter
  • Mrs Mary Clarke, wife of Mr Harry Clarke, broker of London
  • Mrs Catherine Norton, widow, daughter of the late Reverend Mr George ffounds, a dissenting minister
  • Mrs Susannah Nicholls, widow and relict of Mr Richard Nichols, and formerly a servant to me
  • Reverend Mr Norton Savage of London

Charles was the son of Ichabod Chauncy and the father of Charles Chauncy MD (1706 - 1777).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5VR-RPB : 12 March 2020), Charles Chauncy, 1708.
2. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 884 Ancestry Record 5111 #475682
3. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22. London, England: Oxford University Press [database on-line retrieved through ancestry.com]. Volume: Chamber - Craigie (Vol 04) Page: 168