Elizabeth (Coningsby) Lyttelton (abt. 1530 - 1608)

Born about 1530 in Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England

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Biography

Elizabeth Coningsby (b.?-d. 1608) daughter of Humphrey Coningsby of Hampton Court, Herefordshire (1516-April 4, 1559) and Anne Englefield. Elizabeth married Gilbert Lyttleton of Frankley, Worcestershire and Prestwood, Staffordshire (c.1540-June 1, 1599). They had three sons, John (1561-1601), Gilbert, and Humphrey, and one daughter, Anne (1569-February 3, 1655/6).
In about 1590, probably after the death of her father-in-law, who left John an inheritance, Elizabeth filed a petition claiming that Gilbert had not supported her or her sons for the last nine years. He ignored the summons of the Privy Council and swore he'd give away all he had rather than support them.
In early 1596, John Lyttleton made another plea to his father for his mother's support. When Gilbert again refused, Elizabeth, her younger sons, and most of their cousins of their own generation forced their way into the house at Prestwood and locked Gilbert in his room.
The Privy Council ordered the Staffordshire justices to step in and they forced Gilbert to sign a deed leaving all his land to John and making provision for the rest of the family. However, once Gilbert was free again, he saw to it that his younger sons and nephews were indicted and outlawed. In a case before the Star Chamber, John Lyttleton was also outlawed and the deed Gilbert had signed was nullified.

Name

Name: Elizabeth /Coningsby/ ^[2]

Death

Death: Date: 1608 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ From source: Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth-Century England Who’s Who of Tudor Women compiled by Kathy Lynn Emerson
2. ↑ Source: #S03230 Note: a pedigree Coningsby of Hampton Court (RJCW Ref 5) Source Unknown but part author is George Coningsby D.D. rector of Pencombe + Visitation of Worcester.
3. ↑ Source: #S03230

• Source S03230 Title: a pedigree Coningsby of Hampton Court Source Unknown but part author is George Coningsby D.D. rector of Pencombe