Sir Tobias Chauncey1,2

M, d. 1607
FatherWilliam Chauncey, Esquire d. 6 Apr 1585
MotherJohane Bustard b. b 1517, d. 7 May 1571
     Tobias was born in Edgcote, Northamptonshire, England. He also went by the name of Toby. Tobias married Bridget Shelley, daughter of Father (?) Shelley. Tobias married Elizabeth Risley in 1587. He was sheriff of Northamptonshire in the 36th year of Elizabeth [1593].3 Tobias departed this life in 1607 in Edgcote, Northamptonshire, England. He was buried at Edgcote, Northamptonshire, England, in St. James Church.4 His will was probated on 18 February 1609. It was administered by his son, Sir William.5

Family 1

Bridget Shelley d. 1579
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth Risley b. 1570, d. 1619

Citations

  1. [S63] Rebecca [Peck] Dusenbery, Peck, Adams and Allied Families, Genealiogical & Biographical, page 118 - Sir Tobias Chauncey, son of William & Joan [Bustard] Chauncey, married Bridget Shelley. They were the parents of Priscilla.
  2. [S1830] William Edwin Selleck, Selleck Memorial With Collateral Connections, page 62 - Tobias Chauncey died 1607; his bride, Bridget Shelley died 1579.
  3. [S1839] Registration of Pedigrees Sandys.
  4. [S1838] Edgcot, William & Toby Chauncey have the oldest of six monuments of the Chauncey family.
  5. [S1842] Abstracts of Probate Acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Volume 4: page 193.