'Chester3'
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Families covered: Chester of Almondsbury, Chester of Black Friars, Chester of Barton Regis, Chester of Bristol, Chester of Knowle, Chester of Rodford
| Henry Chester, Sheriff of Bristol (d 14.02.1470-1) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? (d by 1450) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Joan Chester (a 1485) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Margaret (a 1485) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Alice (d 16.12.1485) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Chester, Sheriff of Bristol (d 1489) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne (a 1489) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Chester of Rodford in Westerleigh & Black Friars in Bristol, Sheriff then Mayor of Bristol (d 04.09.1558, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne (dau of either Maurice Large of Waller's Court or of John Ware, Mayor of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Chester of Rodford & Bristol (d 10.04.1560) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Smyth (dau of John Smyth, Mayor of Bristol, m2. George Higgins of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Chester of Rodford & Bristol (d 12.02.1580-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.06.1570) Bridget Slocombe (m2. Thomas Holcombe of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Chester of Black Friars (bpt 12.09.1573, a 1603) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Chester (bpt 09.03.1570-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.05.1591) William Brown of Bristol | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Chester (bpt 05.11.1576) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.12.1593) Thomas Jewell of Bristol | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Robert (bpt 21.02.1574-5), Bridget (bpt 29.11.1577) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Chester (bur 17.05.1564) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.09.1568) Rowland Williams of Bristol | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Chester of Bristol (d 01.01.1572-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Horte (d before 10.05.1593, dau of William Horte of Wrington, m2. _ Wale of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Chester (dsp before 1590) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellynor | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Henry Chester of Bristol & Barton Regis (Gloucestershire) (dsp 1591) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Waall (a 1591, dau of Thomas Waall of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Walter Chester of Bristol & Barton Regis (b 1553, d 21.09.1641) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hamlyn (b c1559, d 26.12.1645, dau of Robert Hamlyn, son of the standard bearer) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Chester of Bristol & Barton Regis (d 1659) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Blount (dau of John Blount of Barton Regis) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Walter Chester of Maton, Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (widow?) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Chester of Barton Regis (d unm 01.1683-4) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - Rowland (d unm before 1683), Bridget (a 1683), Rosina (a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Chester (b 1620, d 1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hicks | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Bridget Chester (d before 1659) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Smith of Bristol | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Alexander (Alexandra?) Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Harris, Sheriff of Bristol | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Walter Chester of London (bpt 12.07.1593, bur 12.10.1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Mylne (bur 30.05.1660, dau of Robert Mylne of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Chester of London (bpt 28.12.1622, d before 08.09.1670, Captain, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.04.1647) Mary Dorbar (bpt 14.02.1629-30, d c05.1677, dau/heir of Thomas Dorbar of London by Phillis) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Chester (bpt 19.11.1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1672-3) John Stone of London | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Jane Chester (bpt 16.11.1652, a 07.1688) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Mackerness | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Frances Chester (bpt 18.05.1665, a 1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 1677) Leonard Greene (a 1687) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Thomas (bpt 21.04.1648, d unm 1776), Walter (bpt 18.02.1658-9, d young), Charles (bpt 02.04.1660, d unm), Robert (D unm 1688), Phillis (bpt 27.01.1654-5, d unm 1682), Anne (bpt 21.01.1656-7, bur 07.10.1665), Sarah (bpt 23.05.1662, bur 10.10.1663) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Walter (bpt 17.12.1620, d unm bur 22.11.1636), Charles (b 30.03.1634), Mary (bpt 17.07.1625, bur 01.02.1630-1) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Thomas Chester (bpt 19.11.1594, bur 22.05.1602) | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Joan Chester (bpt 24.01.1595-6, d by 1641) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Raynesthorp of Bristol (a 1658) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Sadler of Newport | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Mary Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.01.1573-4) Robert Prince of Bristol | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue (d unm) - John (bpt 29.03.1559?, d young), James (bpt 29.03.1559, d 1594), Thomas of Bristol (d 1599) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Thomas Chester of Almondsbury, Sheriff then Mayor of Bristol, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (bur 24.09.1583, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? (bur 14.02.1567-8) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Chester of Knowle in Almondsbury, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (d 13.10.1607) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Dennys (a 1607, dau of Richard Dennys of Dyrham) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Chester of Knowle, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (bur 24.11.1653) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Backhouse (dau of Samuel Backhouse of Swallowfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Anne Chester (a 1623, d unm young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Speke (dau of Sir George Speke of White Lackington) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Thomas Chester of Knowle (bur 26.02.1686-7, Vice Admiral of Gloucester) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.01.1654-5) Elizabeth Howe (b 21.12.1633, a 1687, dau of Sir John Howe of Compton, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Chester of Knowle, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b 1668, bur 27.02.1703-4) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Astry (bur 06.08.1708, dau/coheir of Sir Samuel Astry of Henbry, sister of Arabella, Countess of Suffolk) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Thomas Chester of Knowle (b 02.05.1696, dsp 01.10.1763, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.09.1721) Sarah Harriet (Howard) (bur 06.04.1722, dau of Henry, Earl of Suffolk) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (28.02.1735-6) Mary Gough (b 1695-6, d 04.05.1782, dau of Jeremy Gough, widow of George Gwinnett of Shurdington) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Richard Howe Chester of Haseley, Warwickshire (b 11.01.1699-1700, d 15.07.1760, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lucy Throckmorton (d 27.09.1771, dau/heir of Clement Throckmorton of Haseley, widow of William Bromley of Baginton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Elizabeth Lucy Chester, heiress of Knole (sic) & Barton Regis (bpt 21.02.1741, dsp 09.01.1799) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.04.1765) William Bromley, later Chester (d 12.12.1780) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Elizabeth Chester (b 02.07.1694, d 06.1.1725-6) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.08.1716) Sir William Cann of Compton Green, Bart (b 1694-5, d 27.04.1726) | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue (d unm) - William (bpt 30.06.1698, d 01.07.1728), Charles (bpt 14.02.1700-1, d 22.03.1730), St. John (b 27.06.1702, bur 01.11.1728, cleric), Anne (bpt 25.05.1697, bur 16.03.1697-8), Anne (bpt 02.08.1703, bur 03.08.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Elizabeth Chester (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1686) Thomas Burnell of Brimsham | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Bridget Chester (b c1657, d 06.11.1736) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Holworthy of Rowberrow | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Anne Chester (a 1687, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (v) | Catherine Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.01.1700-1) Edward Freeman of Clifton | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Chester (b 1622, a 1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Fullwood | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - William (bur 06.10.1675), Dominick (bur 19.03.1669-70), George (bur 22.09.1685) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Chester (d unm bur 18.10.1638) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Alice Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Percivall of Weston-in-Gordano | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Catherine Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.09.1606) Philip Langley of Mangottsfield | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Chester (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Anne Chester (dsp before 1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.11.1574) John Caplin of Southampton (MP) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.09.1569) Catherine Shepherd (bur 06.10.1589, dau of James Shepherd of Bristol, widow of Robert Smyth of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Dominick Chester of Black Friars, Sheriff of Bristol (d 07.1575, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (bur 23.04.1572) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Arthur Chester of Black Friars (bpt 24.08.1563, d unm bur 17.06.1603, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - John (bpt 25.12.1557, d infant), Dominick (bpt 19.03.1559-61, d infant), Charles (a 1575, d yoiung), Edward (a 1582, d young), Giles (d unm 05.1588), Alice (bpt 06.03.1561-2, a 1588), Mary (bpt 14.11.1567, a 1582), Anne (a 1582), Priscilla (bpt 12.10.1571, a 1575) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Mary Chester | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Roberts of Westerleigh, Mayor of Bristol (a 1578) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mawde (d 02.1564+5, widow of William Pykes, Mayor of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Chester (d 22.09.1488, prior of Barlynch, 2nd of the name) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Chester of Knole Park' ('Genealogical Memoirs of the Families of Chester ... (and) Astry') by Robert Edmond Chester Waters (1881), with thanks to a contributor (CV, 21.03.17) for bringing that book to our attention (it is available at archive.org)
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