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- JOHN CHICH fl 1421 - 1447
He was the son of Thomas and Alice Chiche. I have not discovered a will, if any, but there is every possibility that it is yet to be found amongst the Canterbury archives, so very many of which have yet to be viewed. Harleian MS 6081 gives his wife's name as Alianor, the daughter of Ralph Bellers of Gloucester. I see no reason to doubt this, especially as they named one of their sons Ralph. Their other sons were John and Valentine.
John was grantee to a deed in 1421, property of his father Thomas being mentioned in the abutments (British Library, Harl Ch 79 B 52).
Described as of Goodnestone he purchased in 1407-1408 of William Martin of Hackington a wood lying in the parish of Hackington, in the 100 of Downhamford, in a place called Honywode… between a wood of Thomas Chyche Esquire to the north and east and a common road to the south and land of Richard Haghe to the west. (British Library, Harleian Charter 79 B 52).
An enquiry was held at Maidstone Assizes in 1-7 Henry VI (1422-1429) (Just 1, Roll 1512, m41) as to whether Sir John Dabrichecourt Knight and others disseised William Notebeam and Constance his wife and John Chiche of Goodnestone of tenements in Warehorne, Rockinge, Shaddoxherst, Tynton, Neucherch, Snave, St Mary Church, Orlaston, Kingsnoth, Saltwood, Ashford, Hothfield, Repton, Posstling, Fairfield and Great Chart and 5 Marks rent, this rent going by the name of 66s 8d issuing out of 17 acres of land they gave to Thomas Ellis out of the above land and their manor of Fairfield. Thomas Chiche and Alice his wife, parents of John, are mentioned, Alice being the sister of Constancia, who married William Notebeam (PRO-JUST 1/Roll 1512, m41).
He witnessed a charter of his father's on 21st February 1432-33 (DRc-T460-06).
He witnessed a charter on 1st June 19 Henry VI (1440) (RBSA, fo127d). He is also referred to in a deed of 1441 (RBSA, fo128d).
On 10th October 1445 Thomas Packer of the parish of St Trinity, Westgate, grants him two pieces of land, lying at Sherte in the parish of Hackington, which he had previously had by the gift and feofment of said John (BL, Harleian Charter 79 E 35); a power of attorney relating to livery of seisin of the above (BL, Harleian Charter 79 E 34). In 1446-1447 he sold Robert Gorman and others wood land in Northwood (LP, MS 1131, Notes of Hospital of St Nicholas Harbledown, made by Mr Henry Hall in 1763, fo30d).
It is uncertain when he died but I have found no references to him after this date.
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