John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chinche

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John Darcy

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Colchester, Essex, England
Death: March 03, 1581 (44-53)
Colchester, Essex, England
Place of Burial: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche and Elizabeth Darcy
Husband of Frances Darcy
Father of Thomas Darcy, 1st Earl Rivers and Elizabeth Lumley
Brother of Mary Leche; Richard Darcy; Alberic Darcy; Thomasine Newgate; Constance Pyrton and 2 others

Occupation: 2nd Baron of Chich
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About John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chinche

  • John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche1
  • M, #177906, b. circa 1532, d. 3 March 1580/81
  • Last Edited=23 Dec 2005
  • John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche was born circa 1532.1 He was the son of Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche and Elizabeth de Vere.2 He married Frances Rich, daughter of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich and Elizabeth Jenks. He died on 3 March 1580/81.1
  • He gained the title of 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche.
  • Child of John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche and Frances Rich
    • 1.Thomas Darcy, 1st Earl Rivers+1 b. c 1565, d. 25 Feb 1639/40
  • Citations
  • 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 79. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • 2.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 78.
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p17791.htm#i177906
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  • Sir John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche1
  • M, #112504, b. circa 1532, d. 3 March 1581
  • Father Sir Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche1 b. 1506, d. 28 Jun 1558
  • Mother Elizabeth de Vere1 b. c 1508
  • Sir John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche was born circa 1532 at of St. Osyth's, Essex, England; Age 26 at his father's death in 1558.1 He married Frances Rich, daughter of Sir Richard Rich, 1st Lord Rich, Lord Chancellor of England, Speaker of the House of Commons and Elizabeth Jenkes, before 1565.1 Sir John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche died on 3 March 1581; Age about 58. Buried at St. Osyth's, Essex.1 His estate was probated before 31 December 1581.1
  • Family Frances Rich b. c 1539, d. b 21 Feb 1640
  • Child
    • Thomas Darcy, 3rd Baron Darcy of Chiche, 1st Viscount Colchester, 1st Earl Rivers+1 b. c 1565, d. 21 Feb 1640
  • Citations
  • 1.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 78.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3746.htm#...
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  • John DARCY (2° B. Darcy of Chiche)
  • Born: ABT 1539, Chiche, Essex, England
  • Died: 3 Mar 1579/80, Essex, England
  • Buried: Mar 1579/80, St. Osyth's, Essex, England
  • Notes: only son and heir, aged 26 at his father's death. Knighted at the Coronation of Elizabeth I, 15 Jan 1558/9. He took his seat in the House of Lords 25 Jan (1558/9). He entertained the Queen at St. Osyth's, Jul 1561, and Aug 1579. Admitted Gray's Inn, 4 Feb 1562/3. Will pr. 1581.
  • Father: Thomas DARCY (1° B. Darcy of Chiche)
  • Mother: Elizabeth De VERE (B. Darcy of Chiche)
  • Married: Frances RICH (B. Darcy of Chiche) ABT 1564, Chiche, Essex, England
  • Children:
    • 1. Elizabeth DARCY (B. Lumley)
    • 2. Thomas DARCY (1° E. Rivers)
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DARCY.htm#John DARCY (2° B. Darcy of Chiche)
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  • The Tendring Hundred in the olden time: a series of sketches .. (1877)
  • https://archive.org/details/cu31924028033078
  • https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028033078#page/n240/mode/1up
  • Pg.221
  • The second Lord Darcy, who had married a daughter of Lord Chancellor Rich, and left four children, died on the 3rd of March, 1580, and was buried at St. Osyth. ....
  • Thomas, the third Lord Darcy, married, in 1583, Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Thomas Kitson, of Hengrave Hall, Suffolk. Among the household accounts on this occasion we find, among others — ....
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  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 30 2017, 2:51:41 UTC
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John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chinche's Timeline

1532
1532
Colchester, Essex, England
1565
July 5, 1565
Of St. Osyth's, Essex, England
1566
1566
1581
March 3, 1581
Age 49
Colchester, Essex, England
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St. Osyth's Priory, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom