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194 CHICHESTER 24 Dec. 161 8, and on 31 July 1628, was cr. BARON DUNSMORE, co. Warwick, with rem., failing the heirs male of his body, to "John Anderson of Hardwick, co. Huntingdon, grandson (nepos) and h. male of Edmund Anderson, Knt., late Ch. Justice of the Common Bench, and eldest s. of Audrey (now wife of Francis Leigh and formerly wife of Francis Anderson, Knt.), and to the heirs male of his body." He was one of the Commissioners to treat with the Scots at Ripon, Sep. 1640; P.C. 8 Aug. 1641; Col. of a regt. of Horse, ex parte Regis, 1643; Capt. of the band of Gent. Pensioners 1644-46. On 3 June 1644, he was cr. "EARL OF CHICHESTER, co. Sussex," for life, "with rem. to Thomas, Earl of Southampton and the heirs male of his body by Elizabeth, da. of the said Francis; rem. to the heirs male of the body of the said Elizabeth." In Jan. 1645 he was one of the King's Commissioners at the conference at Uxbridge. His estates, worth £3,000 a year, were sequestrated, but released for a fine of £2,854. He m., 1stly, 31 July 1617, at St. Dunstan's, Stepney, Susan, of St. Gabriel's, Fenchurch, London, widow, da. and h. of Richard. She d. s.p. He m., 2ndly, in 1617 or early in 1618, Audrey, widow of Sir Francis (who d. 22 Dec. 16 16), sister and coh. of William, , and 1st da. of John, 1st, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George, and sister of the celebrated favourite, George,. She d. 16 Sep. 1652. He d. s.p.m., at Apscourt, Surrey, 21 Dec. 1653, and was bur. at Newnham, when the Barony of Dunsmore became extinct. Will dat. 2 Sep. 1652, pr. 22 June 1654.

II. 1653 to 1667.

2. and, son-in-law, and heir to the Earldom of Chichester in 1653, under the spec. rem. in its creation, having previously inherited, from his father, the Earldom of Southampton, 10 Nov. 1625. He m., 2ndly, in or shortly after 1641, Elizabeth, 1st da. and coh. of Francis (, by Audrey, his wife, abovenamed. He d. s.p.m.s., 16 May 1667, when all his honours became extinct. See fuller account under "," Earldom of, cr. 1537; extinct 1667.