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- Gentleman Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth.
WILL proved 24th October 1559
Leaves :-
Mansions of Rock & Statesdon and lands called Knights, Washbourne &Bodenham (Being a third opf my lands) to his daughter Jane for 16 yearsand then to his son and heir Edward.
Bastard Son Humphrey Coningsby £10 ( INTERESTING FACT! )
To his servant Thomas Conyngsby 40s a year out of his manor of Aldenham,with the remainder to his son Thomas
(RJCW Ref 8)
In the chancel on a flat slab of alabaster are represented the effigiesof a man and a woman at their heads are the arms of Coningsby & Sollers -quaretered impaled with Englefield and at their feet the effigies oftheir seven children with the following inscription round the Margin.
" Here lyeth the bodies of Humphrey Coningsby of Hampton Court in theCountie of Hereford esquyer and Ane his wife daughter of ThomasEnglefield, knygt, which Humphry died the 3rd day of April in the year ofour Lord God MDVII of whose soles God have Mercy"
Source
Jacksons Papers page 58
"Members of Parliament" p 636 :-
CONINGSBY. Humphrey I (1516-59) of Hampton
Court, Herefords
HEREFORDSHIRE 1553 (Oct.), 1559*
b. 1 March. 1516. 1st S. Of Thomas Coningsby (d. 1527) of Hampton Courtby Cecilia, da. and coh. of John SaIwey of Stamford Worcs m. Anne. da. ofSir Thomas EngIelfield of Englefield, Berks.,2s. inc. Sir Thomas 3 dau ;1s illegitimate succeeded grandfather Sir Humphrey Coningsby June 1535 ;suc mother 1541.
Servant of Oliver Cromwell by 1538;
gent. pens. by 1542:
Steward, lordship and manor of Leominster Oct.1553 ,
J.P Herefords by 1554.
After his fathers death, Coningsby became the ward of his grandfather ajudge, who in turn died whilst Coningsby himself was still under age.Thus he was not granted livery of his extensive lands until May 1537.About five years later he came into his mother's Worcestershire property.He retained his office of gentleman pensioner throughout Mary's reign.but was excused attendance at Court. And was not a member of her laterParliaments.
In 1559 he returned to the House or Commons, and died 4 April 1559 amonth before Parliament ended. No mention of a bi-election has beenfound. His will, drawn up in March 1559 was proved in October that year.
According to Stemma Robertson could have died 3 April 1558
According to Townsends Leominster the Coningsby family were well treated:-
1555. Item - to Nicholas bailoey for sack and wyne at Mr Conysny's cumingto town. ijs. xd.
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1516 - 1558 (42 years)
