Henry Chauncey (abt. 1510 - 1587)

Born about 1510 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Unknown — married [date unknown] in England

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1587 at about age 77 in Gilston, Hertfordshire, England

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Magna Carta Project WikiTree [send private message] and Sandy Culver [send private message]

Magna Carta Surety Baron Descendant (see text). Join: Magna Carta Project Discuss: magna_carta

Henry Chauncy is a descendant of Magna Carta surety baron Hugh Bigod (see text below).

Biography

Birth and Parents

Henry was the son of John Chauncy/Chauncey^[1][2] and his first wife Elizabeth Proffit.^[3] His birth date is not known. His parents married before 4 November 1509, and he was a second son. His parents had lands in Hertfordshire and Kent, so he may have been born in one of those counties.^[4][5]

Marriages and Children

Henry married three times. His first wife was Lucy, whose family origins are not known.^[3][4][5] No source has been found for the date and place of their marriage. They had four children:

• John^[2][3][4][5]
• George^{[2][3][1][4][5]}
• Robert^[4][3][5]
• Edward^[2][3][4][5]

Henry's first wife died on 25 April 1566.^[3][4][5] On 1 June 1570 Henry married Rose (whose family origins are also not known, and who was widow of John Cockes of Hertfordshire) at Gilston, Hertfordshire.^[4][5][6]

Rose died before 27 April 1574, the date of a licence for Henry's third marriage, to Jane Barrett, widow of John Salisbury, Bishop of Sodor and Man. She died on 12 December 1579.^[3][4][5]

Lands

Henry held lands in Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and Sussex. He lived at Pishobury (also spelt Pishiobury), Hertfordshire until about 1582-3 (25 Elizabeth I) when he transferred his main residence to Gilston, Hertfordshire.^[3] Apparently he had been compelled to leave the property he leased at Pishobury when it was sold over his head.^[7]

At Gilston he build a residence called New Place,^[3][8]

He acquired some of his Hertfordshire lands in 1549;^[4][5] others he inherited from his father, along with lands in Kent, his older brother Maurice having become a monk.^[9][10]

In 1582 and 1583 Henry sued Edward Bugges and Thomas Salisbury over some land at Gilston, Hertfordshire relating to his third wife Jane's jointure.^[11]

Life

Henry and his third wife Jane (in her role as executor for her first husband John Salisbury), were sued by the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral for the recovery of plate, goods and money.^[12]

In 1581 Henry and his sons Edward and George 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 Giolding.^[4][5][13]

Death

Henry died on 14 April 1587 at Gilston, Hertfordshire, where he was buried.^[3][4][5] An Inquisition Post Mortem was held in 29 Elizabeth I (17 November 1586-16 November 1587).^[14]

Research Notes

Henry is possibly the Henry Chauncy or Chaunce who gained a BA at Oxford University on 21 February 1529/30, was a Fellow of All Soul's College in 1530, and was awarded a MA in 1532.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Walter C Metcalfe (ed.). The Visitations of Hertfordshire..., Harleian Society, 1886, p. 39, Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Joseph Jackson Howard (ed.). Miscellanea Genealogical et Heraldica, 2nd Series, Vol. I, Mitchell and Hughes, 1886, p. 22, Google Books
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Henry Chauncy. The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire, Vol. I, J M Mulling and B J Holdsworth,1826, pp. 116-117, Internet Archive
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, pp. 423-424, CHAUNCY 10 and 11, Google Books
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11} 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, pp. 131-132, CHAUNCY 15 and 16
6. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLS2-CFM : 12 March 2020), Henry Chauncey, 1570
7. ↑ 'Parishes: Gilston', in A History of the County of Hertford, Vol. 3, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 319-323, British History Online, accessed 30 December 2022
8. ↑ Charles William Darling. Memorial To My Honored Kindred, Fierstine & Gifford, (Utica, New York), 1888, p. 50, Internet Archive
9. ↑ Edward Hasted, 'Parishes: Lenham', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Vol. 5 (Canterbury, 1798), pp. 415-445, British History Online, accessed 30 December 2022
10. ↑ William Chauncey Fowler. President Charles Chauncy and his Ancestors and Descendants, in 'The New England Historical & Genealogical Register', Vol. X,, 1856, p. 260, Internet Archive
11. ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 8/1/108, Discovery Centre catalogue entry and ref. C 78/59/8, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
12. ↑ Index of Chancery Proceedings, Series II, Vol. I, A.D. 1558-1579, Public Record Office Lists and Indices Vol. VII, HMSO, 1896, p. 288, Internet Archive
13. ↑ '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
14. ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 142/214/159, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
15. ↑ Joseph Foster. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714, Oxford: Parker and Co., 1888-1892, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8942 #438228 (accessed 7 June 2023): entry for Henry Chauncy

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 30 December 2022.

Henry 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 re-reviewed in December 2022-January 2023. See the full trail in the Magna Carta Trails section of George Chauncy's profile.

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".