Find a Grave Memorial ID 175872602.
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A Pedigree of the Chatfield family is given in the Herald's Vis. of 1634, from wh. it appears that the first settler in Oving was Francis Chatfield (son of Richard, of Ditchling and Treford, and brother of George, Mayor of Chichester, in 1586), who was living in 1560, and by his wife Ann, d. of Geo. Peckham, had 5 sons, viz., i, Richard, 2, Francis, 3, Thomas, who mar. a Dutchwoman, and was living in the Low Countries in 1634; 4, William of Oving, who d. 1600, leaving a son of the same name, who died at Oving in 1644 ; 5, James, who mar. Joan, d. of Rich. Simnett, of London, and had issue. The second son, Francis CHATFIELD, was of Oving, and had issue (by his wife Mary, d. of John Cawley, of Chichester), i, John CHATFIELD, of Groves in Oving, who mar. Ellenor, dau. of Nicholas Newnham, or Newman, of the L of Wight, and relict of G. Wood, Master in Chancery ; 2, Francis, 3, Thomas and eight daughters.
Final Concord made at Westminster in the Quindene of Easter, 22 Elizabeth [17 April 1580], between Francis Bowyer, Citizen and Alderman of London, querent, and Francis Chatfeld, gentleman, and Anne his wife, deforciants, of one messuage, two hundred acres of land, twentv acres 6i meadow, one hundred acres of pasture, and twenty acres of furze and heath in Ovinge.
Plea of covenant. Francis Chatfeld and Anne have acknowledged me promises to be the right of Francis Bowyer, as those which he has of His gift of Francis Chatfield and Anne, and they have quitclaimed them from Francis Chatfield and Anne and their heirs to Francis Bowyer and his heirs for ever.
And. moreover, Francis Chatfield and Anne have granted for themselves and the heirs of Francis that they will warrant to Francis Bowyer and his heirs the premises against Francis Chatfield and Anne and the heirs of Francis for ever. For this Francis Bowyer gave Francis Chatfield and Anne £40.
(Feet of Fines, Sussex, Easter Term, 22 Elizabeth.)
Francis b. abt. 1532 is the testator of 1594, he
resided probably chiefly in Rumboldswyke, co. Sussex, England, where he d. May 4, 1594, according to his inquisition post Morten, which also shows that he held lands in Westmeston and Ashling. He also owned land in Oving, which was probably given him by his father, Richard, who acquired land in this parish in 1554/55. This same land Francis seems to have alienated or mortgaged by fines in 1580. The registers of Oving do not contain the baptisms of his children; and therefore they were probably bapt. at Rumboldswyke, the early registers of which are missing.
His Will only names his five eldest children; the names of the five youngest are derived from the will of his brother George, in 1599/1600.
NOTE COURT: Inquisition taken at Estgreensted, on Sussex, 7 October, 36
Elizabeth [1594], after the death of Francis CHATFIELD, gentleman. The jurors say that the said Francis at the time of his death was seized in his demesne as of fee of certain lands called Chatfeeldes in Westmeston in the count aforesaid, and of half a virgate of land called Hamgate, in Westmeston in the county aforesaid, and so therof seised died therof seised. And, further, the jurors say that the land called Chatfeeldes is held of John Michelburne, gentleman, as of his manor of Westmeston, in free socage and by the rent of 7s., and it is worth by the year in all issues beyond reprises 53s 4d. And that the half virgate of land called Hamgate is held of Edward Novell, Lord Aburgaveni, and by the yearly rent of 6d., as of his manor of Dytchening, in free socage, and they are worth by the year in all issues beyond reprises 13s, 4d. And that the moiety of the parcel of land called Mudberyes is held of Lord Barteley as of his manor of Boseham, in free socage and by the yearly rent of 3s. 6d., and it is worth by the year beyond reprises 20s. And further the jurors say that Francis died at Romboldswyke in the county aforesaid on May 4 last past before the taking of this inquisition, and that Richard Chatfeld is his son and heir, which same Richard at the time of the death of Francis his father was aged thirty-one years and more. Delivered into Court in October, 36 Elizabeth [1594], by the hand of the Escheator. (Inquisitions Post Mortom, Chancery Series 2, vol. ? no. 121)