RIGBY, Alexander (1620-94), of Middleton in Goosnargh and Preston, Lancs.

Family and Education

bap. 22 Aug. 1620, 1st s. of Alexander Rigby of Middleton by 1st w. Lucy, da. of Sir Urian Legh of Adlington, Cheshire; bro. of Edward Rigby. educ. Wigan (Mr William Rathband) 1630; Macclesfield g.s. 1631; Emmanuel, Camb. 1637. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Herrys of Shenfield, Essex, 1s. da. d.v.p.; (2) his cos. Margaret, da. of Thomas Legh of Adlington, 1s. d.v.p.; (3) Margaret, da. of Sir Gibert Hoghton, 2nd Bt., of Hoghton Tower, Lancs., 2s. 4da. suc. fa. 1650.Palatine Note Bk. iii. 168, 218; HMC Kenyon, 40-41, 47; Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxviii), 245-6.

Offices Held

Lt.-col. of ft. (parliamentary) 1643 – 47; col. of horse 1648.

Commr. for defence, Lancs. 1645; elder, Preston classis 1646; commr. for militia, Lancs. 1648, 1659, Mar. 1660, assessment Jan. 1660–80, 1689 – 90, dep. lt. 1689–d.Discourse of the War in Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxii), 43; Mins. Manchester Classis (Chetham Soc. n.s. xx), 11; Palatine Note Bk. iii. 168; Lancs. RO, QSC 62; Sir Robert Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 105.

Parlimentarian

RIGBY, Alexander (1620-94), of Middleton in Goosnargh and Preston, Lancs.

Main residences: Middleton in Goosnargh; Preston, Lancs.

Author

M.W.H.

I.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

RIGBY, Alexander (1620-94)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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