Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Chetwynd
On 9th May 1632 Walter Chetwynd was born to [his father] Walter Chetwynd (age 34) and [his mother] Frances Hesilrige (age 17).
On 2nd July 1632 [his father] Walter Chetwynd (age 34) and [his mother] Frances Hesilrige (age 17) were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map].
On 31st May 1638 [his grandfather] Walter Chetwynd (age 78) died. His son [his father] Walter Chetwynd (age 40) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
On 14th September 1668 Walter Chetwynd (age 36) and Anne Bagot (age 25) were married. They had one daughter, Frances, who died aged around ten years.
On 19th April 1669 [his father] Walter Chetwynd (age 71) died. His son Walter Chetwynd (age 36) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
On 6th December 1671 [his wife] Anne Bagot (age 28) died. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map], right side [her husband Walter Chetwynd (age 39) on left]...
Anne Bagot: Around 1643 she was born to Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet. On 14th September 1668 Walter Chetwynd and she were married. They had one daughter, Frances, who died aged around ten years.
In 1676 Walter Chetwynd (age 43) commissioned the building of St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. The church is attributed to Christopher Wren (age 52) who was a friend of Walter Chetwynd. Pevsner writes: "A drawing by Wren annotated 'Mr Chetwynd's Tower' exists...Wren worked almost exclusively for the King...but in the case of St Mary('s Church, Ingestre) the exquisite quality speaks unequivocally." The church was consecrated in August 1677 with a full day of services with "the Bishop baptizing a child, churching a woman, joining a couple in matrimony and burying another, all on the same day...the idea was to emphasize that this was a Parish Church, and not a private Chapel for the Chetwynd family."
On 16th November 1686 [his mother] Frances Hesilrige (age 71) died.
On 21st March 1693 Walter Chetwynd (age 60) died of smallpox. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. John Chetwynd of Boughton (age 50) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
After 21st February 1736. St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. Monument, left side, to Walter Chetwynd.
Monument, left middle, to Walter Chetwynd 1st Viscount Chetwynd (deceased) and his wife Mary Berkeley Viscountess Chetwynd (age 65).
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Chetwynd
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cheywynd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Egerton 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Chetwynd of Ingestre, Staffordshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ferrers 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Harpur 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Ingestre in Staffordshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Walter Chetwynd 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Middlemore of Edgbaston in Warwickshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Middlemore
Father: Walter Chetwynd 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archdeacon John Mullins
GrandMother: Mary Mullins
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thicknes
Walter Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Edward Hesilrige of Thedingworth in Leicestershire
Mother: Frances Hesilrige