Chichester Pill, Bishop's Tawton
arms of chichester: chequy or , gules, chief vair
according oliver (1842) pill estate sold sir john chichester (1598-1669), of hall in parish of bishop s tawton, peter , john bulteel, on 27 may, 1634. uncle hugh chichester (1574-1644) of tavistock (sic, tawstock, directly across river taw bishop s tawton), married catherine travers (d.1613), daughter of bryan travers of pill. hugh chichester 8th son of john chichester (d.1596) of hall wife elizabeth marwood (d.1615), eldest daughter of john marwood of westcott, devon. pill descended, means unknown, chichesters of hall cousins chichesters of stowford, descended hugh chichester (1574-1644) , wife catherine travers:
arthur chichester (1612-1687) (son , heir of hugh chichester) of stowford, 5 miles south-east of pill, in parish of swimbridge within large manor of bishop s tawton. married anne garland, daughter of john garland of whitefield. predeceased eldest son arthur chichester (d.1682), mural monument survives in swimbridge church.
anne chichester (1721-1781), daughter of arthur chichester (1670-1737/8) of pill, later of hall, , wife of denys rolle (1725–1797) of stevenstone. portrait thomas hudson (1701-79); collection of great torrington almshouse, town lands , poors charities, formerly property of hon. mark rolle (d. 1907) of stevenstone , donated heir lord clinton
arthur chichester (1670-1738), grandson, of pill , eldest son of arthur chichester (d.1682) of stowford. younger brother henry chichester (1678-1730) resided @ stowford, , has surviving mural monument in swimbridge church, whilst himself resided @ pill. married firstly jane arundell (d.1717), daughter of john harris arundell of wortham, whom had 2 sons, , secondly dorothy rowe, whom had further 3 sons , 2 daughters, 1 of whom anne chichester (born 1721) wife of denys rolle (1725-1797) of stevenstone, near great torrington, largest landowner in devon, , mother of john rolle, 1st baron rolle (1750-1842). in 1698 inherited larger estate of hall on death without progeny of cousin francis chichester (1629-1698) of hall. thenceforth pill became secondary residence of chichester family of hall.
^ oliver, p.16
^ vivian, pp.176-8
^ arthur chichester (1670-1738) described of pill , (vivian, p.177)
^ vivian, p.177
^ collection of great torrington almshouse, town lands , poors charities, rolle/clinton art collection
^ vivian, p.177
^ vivian, p.177
^ vivian, p.177
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