Thomas CONINGSBY

Birth:
2 Nov 1656
Hampton Court, Hereford, England
Chr:
10 Nov 1657
St. Paul's Covent Garden, Westminster, London
Death:
1 May 1729
Hampton Court, Hereford, England
Burial:
9 May 1729
Hope under Dinmore, Hereford, England
Marriage:
Feb 1674
St. Mary, Whitechapel, London, England
Sources:
Ancestry.com - Ancestry World Tree Project
New.familysearch.org, Jan 2011
Ancestry of Arabella Godfrey (Internet)
Burke Extinct and Dormant Peerages
A Pedigree of Coningsby of Hampton Court (online)
Dictionary of National Biography, Vols. 1-20, 22 (online)
Notes:
                   Thomas Coningsby fought for William III at the Battle of the Boyne, and when William was wounded, Thomas stepped forward with his hanky and helped staunch the blood.  He was also wounded.  He was in good graces. He became the 1st Baron Conningsby in 1716, and the 1st Earl Coningsby in 1719.  Member of Parliament for Leominster, 1679-1710, again in 1715.  A strong Whig. Vice Treasurer of Ireland, 1693-1694 and 1698-1702.  Granted crown lands in England, 1697.

Will Proved: 10 October 1729
Barbara GORGES
Birth:
Abt 1658
of Eye, Hereford, England
Children
Marriage
1
Meliora CONINGSBY
Birth:
6 Sep 1675
Coningsby, Lincoln, England
Death:
Feb 1735
Thomas SOUTHWELL 
Marr:
Apr 1690
 
2
Barbara CONINGSBY
Chr:
15 Apr 1677
Hampton Court, Hereford, England
Death:
George EYRE 
Marr:
8 Apr 1708
Hereford, England 
3
Philippa CONINGSBY
Birth:
16 Apr 1678
Coningsby, Lincoln, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Thomas CONINGSBY
Chr:
13 Apr 1679
Bodenham, Hereford, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
Letitia CONINGSBY
Birth:
7 Apr 1680
Bodenham, Hereford, England
Death:
6
Humphrey CONINGSBY
Chr:
16 Feb 1682
Bodenham, Hereford, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
7
Ferdinando CONINGSBY
Chr:
6 May 1683
Hope under Dinmore, Hereford, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
Mary CONINGSBY
Chr:
14 Sep 1684
Bodenham, Hereford, England
Death:
Lucas HATHAWAY 
Marr:
24 Jun 1712
Hope under Dinmore, Hereford,  
9
William CONINGSBY
Birth:
16 Nov 1695
Bodenham, Hereford, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Thomas Coningsby - Barbara Gorges

Thomas Coningsby was born at Hampton Court, Hereford, England 2 Nov 1656. His parents were Humphrey Coningsby and Letitia Loftus.

He married Barbara Gorges Feb 1674 at St. Mary, Whitechapel, London, England . Barbara Gorges was born at of Eye, Hereford, England Abt 1658 daughter of Ferdinando Gorges and Meliora Hilliard .

They were the parents of 9 children:
Meliora Coningsby born 6 Sep 1675.
Barbara Coningsby christened 15 Apr 1677.
Philippa Coningsby born 16 Apr 1678.
Thomas Coningsby christened 13 Apr 1679.
Letitia Coningsby born 7 Apr 1680.
Humphrey Coningsby christened 16 Feb 1682.
Ferdinando Coningsby christened 6 May 1683.
Mary Coningsby christened 14 Sep 1684.
William Coningsby born 16 Nov 1695.

Thomas Coningsby died 1 May 1729 at Hampton Court, Hereford, England .