William Hingeston, of Wonwell

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William Hingeston, of Wonwell

Also Known As: "Hyndeston", "Hindeston"
Birthdate:
Death: before May 06, 1458
Place of Burial: Devon, England
Immediate Family:

Husband of Elizabeth Courtenay
Father of William Hyndeston; Elizabeth Fortescue; Jane Hingeston; Robert Hingeston and John Hingeston

Managed by: Woodman Mark Lowes Dickinson, OBE
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About William Hingeston, of Wonwell

HENSTON (HYNDESTON), William (1405-58); of Wonwell in Kingston, Devon. Serjeant-at-Iaw 1453-7.

M.P. Exeter 1442; Devonshire 1445-6, 1447, 1449 (1), 1449-50, 1450-1.

Perhaps s. of William Henston and Margery; m. Elizabeth.

He was a lawyer and leading counsel for the Bishop of Exeter in his suit against the city in 1448. J.P. Devon, 26 Mar. 1443 till death; on many comns, 1444 till 1456, and in 1454 he had an indult for a portable altar; pardoned, 28 Mar. 1446 (m. 3), and again in 1452, as of “Wombwell,” Devon (m. 14). Made a King’s serjeant-at-law in 1453; sent to Northern parts with the Duke of York and Walter Moyle (q.v.), July 1454.(1)

D. 1458; his widow remarried Sir Philip Courtenay (q.v.) c. 1459.(2) Will, dat. 1458, pr. at Lambeth 6 May 1458. To be bur. in Kingston ch.; bequests to ch. and vicar; £40 to das. Elizabeth and Jane for their marriages; £20 to Halwell ch., Devon; debts owed to him by Walter Ralegh (q.v.), Baldwin Fulford, Walter Brown, Avery Cornburg (q.v.);. Elizabeth his wife and Jane her mother still living. Administration granted to widow Elizabeth.(3)

  • (1) Issue Rolls, Easter, 32 Hen. VI.
  • (2) _Ex inf._ J. J. Alexander.
  • (3) P.C.C., 12 Stokton. [Ref: HOP 1439-1509, I:443]

Source: Curt Hofemann via rootsweb.ancestry.com