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19. George Chatfield was born about 1535 in Sussex, England. He died in 1599 at the age of 64 in Sussex West, England. He was buried on 5 February 1599 in Cathedral, Chichester, Sussex West, England. Mayor of Chichester, Sussex NOTE Testator of 1599/1600. Buried in the Cathedral at Chichester on February 5 1599/1600; Married Agnes ? MARCH, widow. On November 8 1565 he leased a farm called Bolneys in South Mundham in Pagham, abt. four miles south of Chichester, where he settled and resided several years. In 1572 he was taxed there in a subsidy, and in 1576 he is mentioned in Pagham as farmer of the rectory. He also had lands in Oving, and later removed into Chichester, where he acquired several pieces of property, was assessed in subsidies in 1596,1597, and 1599, and in 1586 and 1599 was mayor of that city, dying in office in the last-mentioned year. The embossed silver and gilt bowl which he bequeathed to the corporation of Chichester has disappeared from the collection of municipal plate there. He left his property among the children of his eldest brother, Francis Chatfield, the latter's second and third sons, Francis and George, receiving all the real estate; and, except for small bequests to his two sisters, his other relatives were ignored. COURT: The Will of George Chatfelde of the City of Chichester, Sussex Co., gent., 1 February 1599 [1599/1600]. To be buried in the Cathedral Church of Chichester near my father. To the fabrie of the said Cathedral Church 12d. I will that there shall be distributed among the poor inhabitants, men and women, on St. George's day 20s. Twenty bushels of wheat to be baked into bread and distributed among the poor of Chichester, and the same among the poor of Ovinge. To the Corporation of the Mayor and the Citizens of the City of Chichester one bowl with a cover, both being silver and gilt wholly over and wrought with Imagerye embossed, which I will shall remain forever in the possession of the Mayor for the time being. My wife Agnes to have during her life the use and occupation of, and [the right of] dwelling freely in, the house wherein I now dwell; also half of all my household goods and plate [except the aforementioned bowl or cup], my bay colt and, in lieu of her dower right in my lands, an annuity of 30 pounds out of them. If she claim her dower right, all my legacies to her to be void. To my nephews Francis Chatfelde and George Chatfelde the reversion of my house where I now dwell, with appurtenances, after the death of my said wife, and the ___ simple of all my messuage and garden with appurtenances in North Street in the City of Chichester, now in the tenure of ____ Riggs, and all other my lands, tenements, barns, stables, gardens, and buildings whatsover in East Lane and in the Crane Lane in Chichester, to my said nephews and their heirs forever. All my estate, term of year, and interest in the Leaser held of William Rumbridge and John Lane in Chichester, and in my leases of certain lands without the North Gate of the City of Chichester, my lease of a parcel of land called Ipthorne in the south suburbs of Chichester near to Stockbridge, held of the prebendary of the Prebend of Ipthorne in the Cathedral Church of Chichester, the lease of the rectory and parsonage of South Mundham, and the lease of the farm of Groves in the parish of Ovinge, held by demise and grant of Richard Chatfelde, gent., my late father, my lease of a messuage with a barn, and lands in Ovinge called Petitshokle and in the farm and rectory of parsonage of Ovinge, with all orchards, gardens, barns, stables, stalls, and other edifets held by demise of George Holmoden, gentlemen, deceased, and all my goods, chattles, cattle, corn, and moveables remaining on said farms and lands except as before bequeathed to my wife, I give to my nephews Francis Chatfelde and George Chatfelde, on condition that they pay the said annuity of 30 pounds to my wife Agnes and all other legacies in this my will, to Johan Chatfelde, sister of said Francis and George, 50 pounds each within five years after my decease. To James Chatfelde and Drewe Chatfelde, brothers of the said Francis and George, 50 pounds within six years after my decease.
George Chatfield and Agnes March were married after 1565. Agnes March (private). George Chatfield and Agnes March had the following children: ? ? (private). |