'Inge1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Inge of Benn Hill, Inge of Thorpe Constantine

                               
Commoners reports that the following Richard was possibly descended from the family of Inge of Knighton. His apparent daughter Jane is identified in the Ruding records as dau of Richard Inge of Knighton (Mayor of Leicester) by Jane, dau of William Ives, Mayor of Leicester).
Richard Inge of Leicester
m. Jane Ives (dau/coheir of William Ives of Thorpe, alderman of Leicester)
1. William Inge of Thorpe Constantine, Staffordshire (b c1617?, d 1662?, judge)
  m1. (sps) Elizabeth Ashby (dau of George Ashby of Quenby)
  A. William Inge (d young)
m2. Elizabeth Tunsted (dau of Thomas Tunsted of Tunsted, sister/heir of Richard)
  B. William Inge of Thorpe Constantine, Sheriff of Staffordshire (b c1648, d 1690)
  m. Frances Gresley (dau of Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow, Bart)
  i. William Inge of Thorpe Constantine (bpt 28.09.1669, bur 03.07.1731, antiquary, MP)
  The following is partly supported by 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 2, 1804, 'Pedigree of Hill', p1144).
  m. Elizabeth Phillips (bpt 19.02.1681, bur 05.09.1728, dau/coheir of Robert Phillips of Newton Regis by Elizabeth Hill)
a. Theodore William Inge of Thorpe Constantine, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 14.12.1753)
  m. Henrietta Wrottesley (d 23.09.1790, dau of Sir John Wrottesley of Wrottesley, Bart, by Frances Grey)
  (1) William Inge of Thorpe Constantine, Sheriff of Staffordshire (bpt 08.03.1736-7, d 19.02.1785)
  m. Anne Hall (bur 25.07.1792, dau of Thomas Hall of Hermitage)
(A) William Phillips Inge of Thorpe Constantine, Sheriff of Staffordshire (b 26.08.1773)
  m. (05/12.01.1798) Elizabeth Euphemia Stewart (dau of John Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway)
  (i) William Inge of Thorpe Constantine (d 03.03.1870, Lt. Colonel)
  (ii) George Inge of Thorpe Constantine (dsp 01.08.1881, rector of Constantine)
  (iii) Charles Inge (d 16.11.1874, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m. (12.12.1860) Mary Anne Hay (d 31.01.1907, dau of Sir Adam Hay, 7th Bart (of Smihtfield))
(iv) Harriot Inge (b 24.06.1802, d 06.07.1874) probably the Henrietta who married ...
  m. (1791) Rev. Spencer Madan (b 1758, d 09.10.1836)
  (v) Susan Inge (d 1836)
  m. George Moore of Appleby Hall
  (B) Henrietta Inge (bpt 06.08.1770)
  m. Spencer Madan (rector of Ibstock, etc)
(C)+ other issue - Anne (bpt 24.07.1771, bur 01.02.1790), Frances (b 29.02.1768, bur 03.07.1768), Anne (bpt 24.07.1771, bur 01.02.17901)
  (2) Richard Inge (b 23.07.1681, d 21.05.1748, rector of Netherseal in Leicesteshire)
  The following comes from BLG1952 (Inge of Brightwell Manor).
  m. Elizabeth Mugleston (d 1723, dau of E. Mugleston of Packington)
  (A) William Inge (b 1722, d 1807, rector of of Thorpe Constantine, canon of Lichfield)
  m. Elizabeth Fowler (d 1784, dau/coheir of Richard Fowler of Pendeford Hall)
(i) Richard Inge 'of Salisbury' of Benn Hill, Leicestershire (b 23.04.1758, d 07.01.1841)
  m. Mary Fowler (d 1837, dau of Thomas Fowler of Pendeford Hall)
  (a) Charles Inge of Benn Hill & Ravenstone (b 15.12.1796, d 05.09.1858) had issue
  m. (11.09.1824) Mary Anne Oldershaw (dau of Rev. John Oldershaw of Tarvin)
  (B)+ other issue
  (3) Frances Inge (bpt 30.03.1740, dsp bur 25.10.1758)
  m. (06.12.1757) John Cave Brown of Stretton
(4) Henrietta (Harriott) Inge (bpt 02.03.1742-3, d 22.01.1762)
  m. Robert Bakewell of Swenston (Swepston)
  b. Frances Inge (d unm 01.02.1753)
  c. Elizabeth Inge
  m. (1734) James Falconer of Chester
  ii. Richard Inge
  Commoners shows this to be the Richard, rector of Netherseile, who m. Elizabeth Mugeston. We follow BLG1952 in showing that Richard above, 2 generations later.
  iii. Frances Inge
  m. (20.09.1685) Richard Dyott of Freeford
  iv.+ other issue - Thomas (dsp 1719), John, Susanna, Bridgett, Elizabeth
  C. Elizabeth Inge probably the Elizabeth who married ...
  m. Michael Hill (b c1629, d 27.09.1693, rector of Seale)
  D. Millisent Inge (d 23.11.1731) who married ...
  m. Tyringham Stephens (b 1635, bur 21.06.1710, archdeacon of Leicester)
  E. Jane Inge probably the Jane who married ...
  m. (10.07.1665) Edward Brett of Dimsdale (b 1644-5, a 1680)
  F.+ other issue - Thomas, Richard, Susan
  m3. Martha Ruding (dau of Walter Ruding of Westcotes, widow of Sir Henry Hungate)
2. Jane Inge (b 02.12.1621, d 09.10.1685) apparently of this marriage
  m. Walter Ruding of Westcotes (b 1614, a 1652)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol 1, Inge of Thorpe Constantine), BLG1952 (Inge of Thorpe Constantine) with just a little support/input from Visitation (Dugdale, Staffordshire, 1663, Inge of Thorpe Constantine)
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