enjoy thy peaceful sleep - Bishops Tawton church Devon

"To the memorie of the truly vertuous and religious the Lady Ursula Chichester daughter to Sir William Strode of Newnham , Knight, and wife to Sir John Chichester of Hall, Knight, by whome she had issue 7 sonnes and 2 daughters whereof survive fower sonnes, two sonnes & one daughter heere buried. She departed this life in the true faith of Christ Jesus and was heere enterred the 6th day of July Anno Dni 1635 aged 47

Fayre virtuous sainct injoy thy peacefull sleepe,

While wee that live employ our foes to weepe,

But when thou wak'st let glory shew thy grace,

Let Heav'n, which only can, enrich thy face"

 

Ursula kneels with 2 babies side-by-side wrapped in swaddling clothes in front of her.

Ursula was the daughter of Sir William Strode 1637 and 1st wife Mary Southcote 1618 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Nh80o1

 

She m (1st wife) Sir John III Chichester 1598-1669 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/kxUPvn91d4 eldest son and heir of John Chichester 1608 and Anne daughter of Sir Arthur Basset of Umberleigh House and brother of Elizabeth Delbridge 1628 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/JLYs9N

Children - 7 sons &2 daughters

1. John 1626-dsp 1684 buried at Bath Abbey m Dorothy daughter of Henry Carew 1681 & Dorothy Mohan of Broadclyst www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/87h2m6 who m2 Henry Chichester of Shirwell

2. Francis 1628-dsp 1698 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6sgVch

 

Sir John m2 Elizabeth 1661 daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard 1645 of King's Nympton and Jane Prust having a daughter :

Children

1.. Elizabeth 1637/8-1677 m John Fowell

2. Lewis b 1639 dsp

3. Margaret 1642-45

 

Sir John m3 Susannah 1694 daughter of William Stevens of Great Torrington, widow of Alexander Rolle 1660 of Tawstock

Children

1. Susannah 1665-1707/8 buried at Swimbridge m Henry Chichester of Stowford, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2Me9b8P67K

 

None of their sons had children, although two of them inherited successively Hall estate after whose death in 1698 the estate passed to distant cousin Arthur Chichester 1737/8 of Stowford & Pill husband of Jane daughter of Toby Newcourt & Jane Harris www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/T91f00 of Georgeham

 

On the arch above her are the arms of Chichester and Strode.

Argent, a chevron between 3 conies (rabbits) courant sable

Below are the arms of Chichester impaling Strode.

Bishops Tawton church Devon

 

Shield - picture with thanks - copyright lobsterthermidor CCL commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UrsulaStrodeArmsBishopsTa...

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