. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Chisnall. Argent three cross/ets fitchy •within a bordure gules. RiGBY of Burgh. Bendy indented of six argent and azw:^ on a chief sable three cinjue- foils or. land in Worthington.' Roger de Chisnall and Margaret his wife in 1347 settled a messuage and land on Roger son of Ri-ger and Alice his wife, with remainders to Robert, John and Thomas, brothers of the younger Ro^cr.* For a century and a half there is little record of the family,* but John Chisnall, who died in 1525. found to hold messuages and lands in Coppull an
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Chisnall. Argent three cross/ets fitchy •within a bordure gules. RiGBY of Burgh. Bendy indented of six argent and azw:^ on a chief sable three cinjue- foils or. land in Worthington.' Roger de Chisnall and Margaret his wife in 1347 settled a messuage and land on Roger son of Ri-ger and Alice his wife, with remainders to Robert, John and Thomas, brothers of the younger Ro^cr.* For a century and a half there is little record of the family,* but John Chisnall, who died in 1525. found to hold messuages and lands in Coppull and Worthington partly of the Earl of Derby by a rent of zs. zd. and partly of Richard Worthington by a rent of zs. ; his son and heir Thomas was only fifteen years old.* A settlement was made in 1554'and a pedigree recorded in iSi^*;/ Thomas Chisnall being still alive. His son Edward succeeded before 1600," and by his marriage with Margaret Worthington secured an estate in Shevington.'" Their son Edward took a distinguished part in the first defence of Lathom House in 1644, and afterwards fought at Marston Moor. His estates were of course sequestered by the Parliamentary authorities, and he compounded for them.'' Afterwards he turned to controversy, pro- ducing in 1653 his Ciitholike Histoj-y in defence of * the Reformed Church of England.'*' He died 5 March 1653-4,'^ and was succeeded by his son Sir Edward Chisnall, who represented Wigan in 1688-9 as a Whig and Pre;ton in 1690 as a ; His daughter and eventual heir married Stephen Ham- Final Cone, iii, 38. Chnstnjrher Char- nock of Coppull occurs in 1442 ; Pal. of Lane. Plea R. 4, m. 3. He is mentione i again in 14; 1 as son of William \ Pal. of Lane. WriK of Assi/c, bdlc. 4. ' Chysinhale, 12-7 ; Chiscnhale, UGuatly. * In pleas for dower by Agnes widow of J'hn de C-ipulI^ De Banco R. 21, m. 'i>^, S5 d. The case was proceeding in I 282 i ibid. 44, m. 26 d. •* Assize R. 4oS^ m. 74 d. John de Chisnall the
Size: 1456px × 1716px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectnaturalhistory, booky
