Chichester Baronets Of Raleigh (1641)
The Chichester baronetcy, of Raleigh, Pilton, Raleigh in the Devon, County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 August 1641 for Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet, of Raleigh, John Chichester (1623–1667). 1st Baronet John Chichester (1623–1667) was Member of parliament, MP for Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency), Barnstaple, Devon. He was the son of Sir Robert Chichester, knight (1579–1627) of Raleigh (whose monument with effigies exists in Pilton Church), by his second wife Ursula Hill. Sir Robert was the son of Sir John Chichester by his wife Ann Denys, daughter of Sir Robert Denys (d. 1592), MP, of Holcombe Burnell, Devon. John was the eldest surviving son. Succession The 1st Baronet's eldest son, John Chichester, the 2nd Baronet, died childless at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, Arthur Chichester, the 3rd Baronet. He too represented Barnstaple in the British House of Commons, House of Commons. On his death in 1718 the title pas ...
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