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Families covered: Hingston of Aglish

                               
There is a village called Hingston (or Hingestone or Hinxton) in Cambridgeshire which may possibly have produced the progenitor of this family. However, it appears to have been most widespread in Devon and Cornwall. We hope in due course to discover which branch the following James came from.
James Hingston (a 1650, Major)
1. James Hingston of Aglish in East Muskerry, co. Cork (a 1702, to Ireland)
  m. Helen Morley (dau of _ Morley, alderman of Cork)
  A. William Hingston of Aglish
m. Elizabeth Webb (dau of John Webb of Aglish)
  i. James Hingston of Aglish (rector of Donnoughmore, vicar of Clonmeen)
  m. (1741) Katherine Murdock (dau of Rev. Benezer Murdock of Kilshannig by Elizabeth, dau of Herbert Love of Cork by dau of Col. Randolph Clayton of Mallow by Judith, dau of Sir Philip Percevall (great-grandfather of John, 1st Earl of Egmont))
  a. Benezer Murdock Hingston (Captain, 2nd son)
  m. Priscilla Compton (dau of the Sheriff of Pennsylvania)
(1) John Hingston (dsp)
  m. Judith Limerick (sister of Col. _ Limerick of Union Hall)
  (2) Clayton Low Hingston in co. Mayo (4th son)
  m. Mary Ann Hingston (dau of Rev. John Hingston) @@ below
  (3)+ other issue - Spencer, James (Governor of Cape Coast Castle, Lt. Col.), William (RN)
  b. James Hingston of Aglish (b 1753-5, Vicar General of Cloyne, rector of Aghabullogue)
  m. Anne Hodnett (dau of Rev. William Hodnett of Aghadown)
  (1) James Hingston of Aglish (rector of Whitechurch) had issue
  m. Lucinda Becher (dau of Richard Becher of Holybrook)
  (2) William Hales Hingston (d 1823, prebendary of Coole) had issue
  m. Anne Cotter (dau of Rev. G.S. Cotter, son of Sir James, 1st Bart)
  (3) Richard Hingston (d Talavera 1809)
  (4) Martha Hingston
  m. Thomas Johnston of Fort Johnston
(5) Louisa Hingston (dsp)
  m. William Beamish of Cork
  (6) Anne Hingston
  m. Linegar Rogers
  c. John Hingston (b 1762, d 1799, curate of Kilbrogan)
  m. (1789) Alicia Bernard (dau of Arthur Bernard of Palace Anne, Provost of Bandon, by Mary, sister of Thomas Adderley of Innishannon)
  (1) Mary Ann Hingston
m. Clayton Low Hingston @@ above
  (2)+ other issue - Arthur Bernard (d young), Francis Bernard, James
  d. Catherine Hingston
  m. Rev. Thomas Tucker
  (1)+ issue - Thomas (d 1832), Davys (d 1819), James Hingston (Captain RN)
  e. Helen Hingston (dsp)
  m. Justician Hingston
  f. Isabella Hingston (d 04.1832)
  m1. George Brereton of Carrligslaney
  m2. Sir James Lawrence Cotter, 2nd Bart (d 09.02.1829)
  g.+ other issue (d unm) - William, Mary
  ii. John Hingston of Oldcastle (dsp)
  iii. daughter
  m. Rev. S. Hales
  a. _ Hales (rector of Killishandra, author)
  B. Justinian Hingston in Gloucestershire

Main source(s): BLGI912 (Hingston of Aglish), Commoners (vol 4, Hingston of Aglis (sic))
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