Rev. Thomas Higgons, D.D.

This Richard married Maria, daughter of John Wilding of Shrewsbury. By this lady he had issue two daughters: Sarah. who married Richard Meehin, and Maria, who became the wife of John Robinson.

His only son Thomas Higgons was at first bred a physician, but afterwards turned to theology; was licensed as a preacher, became rector of Westbury, sz'm'strei parte, about 1600 ; proceeded D.D. from Balliol College, 25th June, 1600.

By his first wife Jane, daughter of Richard Mytton, of Shrewsbury, he had no issue;

but by his second wife,_ Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Barker, he was father of Sir Thomas Higgons, of Grewell, Hants, knight, Ambassador to Venice, well known for the zeal with which he defended the character of the last Countess of Essex, whom he married after the death of her first husband, the noted Parliamentary general.

Dr. Higgons was buried on the right hand of the high altar of St. Chad, with this inscription on his grave :—

• Here lyeth the body of THOMAS
• HIGGONS, Doctor in Divinitie, and Chaplaine to the late King
• James of famous memorie,
• who deceased the 19 day of March, 1635.

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• "Higgons of Stretton and Shrewsbury" The Visitation of Shropshire, Taken in the Year 1623 by Robert Tresswell, Somerset Herald, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, Marshals and Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms: With Additions from the Pedigrees of Shropshire Gentry Taken by the Heralds in the Years 1569 and 1584, and Other Sources, Part 1. Robert Treswell, Augustine Vincent.  Harleian Society, 1889 - Heraldry.  Page 241. Thomas Higgons, rector of Westbury.  Son of Richard Higgons & Maria, daughter of John Wilding.  Married Jane, daughter of Richard Mitton of Salops.
• "Pedigree of Mytton" Visitation of England and Wales Notes, Volume 13; Volume 1919. By Joseph Jackson Howard, Frederick Arthur Crisp.   Married 2nd to Elizabeth, dau of Richard Barker, as her 2nd husband
• Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Hieron-Horridge', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 706–747. Higgons, Thomas, of Salop, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 16 Feb., 1581-2, aged 18; B.A. from Balliol Coll. 26 Oct., 1585, M.A. 11 June, 1588, licenced to practice medicine 23 June, 1591, B. and D.D. 25 June, 1608, rector of Westbury, Salop (sinister portion), 1588, vicar of Barton St. David's, Somerset, 1588-1606, and of Frome Selwood 1597-1606, rector of Pontesbury (1st), Salop, 1603, and 2nd portion 1614; father of Thomas 1638. See Foster's Index Eccl.
• Stemmata Botevilliana Memorials of the families of De Boteville, Thynne, and Botfield, in the counties of Salop and Wilts. With an appendix of illustrative documents. Beriah BOTFIELD J. B. Nichols & Sons, 1858 - 204 pages. Page 104
• HIGGONS, Thomas (c.1624-91), of Greywell, Hants.