It was John and his wife Joan, formerly CLERE, who were parents of the first Chrusophilus CHITTY. He and one of his brothers, Henry, settled at Farnham as maltsters, Henry retaining a malthouse at Burfields, Bramshott. Chrusophilus the First died 1686, estate valued at £501.10.0. His grandson Chrusophilus III (1707-70/1) was a mercer and worsted maker; his son, Chrusophilus IV (1736-1808) was a hop-grower; his eldest son Chrusophilus V (1766-1839) settled at Lewes in Sussex and was both a mercer and a brewer. His brother Bartholomew (his mother's maiden surname) was a tanner at Leatherhead, but brother Philip remained at Farnham where he married Mary, daughter of John MANWARING, by whom he had at least seven sons and a daughter (some of them baptised at Bentley).
The eldest of these sons, Manwaring, auctioneer and appraiser, emigrated to Tasmania. He had five children. Bartholomew went to New Caledonia, and his great-grandson Edouard (born 1943) met my own second-cousin Douglas CHITTY of Auckland, New Zealand. Another Manwaring son, Philip MANWARING (1843-1916) died in New South Wales where his numerous descendants continue to flourish.

Manwaring's youngest brother Philip also emigrated, and died in Van Diemen's Land. Of the other brothers, Charles and Lewis were innkeepers at Farnham and Henry John and Lutman (the first of several Lutman CHITTYs, presumably all of this branch) were linen draper's assistants in 1851. Henry John's son Philip had a colourful life as groom, cab-driver, employee of Sanger's Circus and servant to Captain FitzRoy, Speaker of the House of Commons. He had children and grandchildren, and two of his brothers also had descendants living a few years ago.

Another Chrusophilus CHITTY, of Isleworth, who died 1780/4, was probably a son of John and grandson of Chrusophilus II. He was survived by several nephews and nieces, some being children of Thomas EMM and apparently 'Little Carl' (?Charlotte), named as a cripple and probably a minor in 1760.

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