KIGHLEY, Sir Philip (1567-1605), of South Littleton, Worcs. and St. Stephen’s, Westminster.

Family and Education

bap. 6 June 1567, o. s. of Bartholomew Kighley of South Littleton and his 1st. w. Anne, da. of Philip Tolley. Vis. Worcs. (Harl. Soc. xc), 56. educ. Broadgates Hall, Oxf. 1583. Al. Ox. m. (1) settlement 8 Oct. 1582, Elizabeth (bur. 23 Mar. 1594), da. of John Egioke of Egioke, Worcs., 1s.; (2) settlement 16 Jan. 1597, Elizabeth (d. 19 June 1620), da. of Richard Hoby of Badsey, Worcs., wid. of Thomas Sheldon (d.1593) of Broadway, Worcs., 3da. Vis. Worcs. 56, 91; C2/Chas.I/B24/65; C142/240/57; E134/14Jas.1/Hil20; R. Tomes, South Littleton Notes, 19-20; Broadway, Worcs. Par. Reg. (Soc. Gen. Transcript). suc. fa. 1601; C21/B21/8. Kntd. 23 July 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 122. d. 7 Apr. 1605. E112/132/160, 204; E178/3832. However, a note in the records of the Pell office states he died on 6 Apr.: E403/2559/9, f. 1. sig. Phillip Kyghley.

Offices Held

Commr. i.p.m. Worcs. 1597; CPR, 1596–1597 (L. and I. Soc. cccxxii), 200. collector, fifteenth, Worcs. 1601; E112/132/160. j.p. Glos. 1603 – d., Worcs. 1603–d.; C231/1, f. 149v. bailiff, manor of Bengworth, Worcs. 1603; E315/310, f. 15. alderman, Evesham 1604–d. G. May, Descriptive Hist. of Town of Evesham, 452.

Teller, Exch. 1602 – d., recvr. of 1st fruits 1604–d. Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii), 211, 234.

Parlimentarian

KIGHLEY, Sir Philip (1567-1605), of South Littleton, Worcs. and St. Stephen’s, Westminster.

Main residences: South Littleton, Worcs.; St. Stephen's, Westminster.

Author

B.C.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

KIGHLEY, Sir Philip (1567-1605)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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