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CHAUNCY, CHARLES, fifth son of George Chauncy, Yardley Bury and New Place, Gilston, Herts., and his second wife Agnes, widow of Edward Humberstone, and dau. of Edward Welch, Great Wymondley, Herts.; bapt. 5 Nov 1592; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1609, adm. scholar 1610, matr. Easter 1610; 2nd in ordo 1613/4; BA 1613/4; MA 1617 (incorp. Oxford 13 Jul 1619); BD 1624; Fellow Trinity Coll. 1614 - c. 1621; ordained; Vicar of St. Michael’s, Cambridge, 1626; Vicar of Ware, Herts., 27 Feb 1627 - 16 Oct 1633; Vicar of Marston St. Lawrence, Northants., 28 Aug 1633 - 28 Aug 1637; brought before Court of High Commission for neglect of church ceremonies in 1630 and 1634; submitted to Laud after some months’ imprisonment, 4 Feb 1635/6; emigrated to America in 1637, after writing a solemn “Retractation”; Assistant Minister, Plymouth, New England; Minister at Scituate, 1641-54; President, Harvard College, from 29 Nov 1654; published sermons and theological tracts; m. 17 Mar 1630 Catherine, dau. of Robert Eyre, Salisbury, Wilts., barrister; d. at Harvard 19 Feb 1671/2. DNB.

CHAUNCY, GEORGE, brother of Charles Chauncy (qv); b. ; adm. ; KS in 1609 (Chapter Muniments 41289).

CHAUNCY, THOMAS, second son of William Chauncy, Sawbridgeworth, Herts., and Bridget, dau. of John Raymond; b. (aged 3 in 1572); adm.; Min. Can. 1580.

CHAUVEL, GEORGE, second son of Col. James Chauvel, Shepperton, Middlesex, and Mary ---; b.; at Winchester Coll., scholar 1772; adm. 22 Jul 1774; adm. Lincoln’s Inn, 27 Nov 1775. [Mother probably Mary Smith (IGI)] [Father probably Lieut-Col. Middlesex Militia, not officer in Army].

CHAUVET, JOHN LEWIS (c. 1760-94), EICS Bengal 1780-94, recorded by Hickey as present at OWW dinner at Calcutta 1783 (Hickey, Memoirs, iii, 245-6), and included in Record by Russell Barker and Stenning on that basis, is stated by the editors of the Supplement to have been educated at Eton (where he was 1766-73)]

CHAWORTH, PATRICIUS, son of Patricius Chaworth MP, Annesley, Notts., and Ann, dau. of William Levinz MP, Grove, Notts.; bapt. Grove, Notts. 12 Feb 1724 (IGI); adm. (aged 11) Feb 1735/6 (Wynniate's); d. Jan 1737.

CHAWORTH, WILLIAM, brother of Patricius Chaworth (qv); b.; adm. (aged 9) Feb 1735/6 (Wynniate's); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 27 Mar 1745, matr. 1745; of Annesley, Notts.; quarrelled with his cousin William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (qv), on the subject of game preserving, at a dinner of Nottinghamshire gentlemen held at the Star and Garter Tavern, Pall Mall, 26 Jan 1765, and was mortally wounded by him in a duel, without seconds, in a back room of the tavern; d. unm. 27 Jan 1765.