Heighington, Musgrave, Mus. Doc.

HEIGHINGTON, Musgrave, Mus. Doc., born 1680, son of Ambrose Heighington, of White Hurworth, Durham, and grandson of Sir Edward Musgrave, of Hayton Castle, Cumberland, Bart., embraced the profession of music and in 1738 was organist at Yarmouth. On Aug. 12, 1738, he was admitted a member of the Gentlemen's Society at Spalding, a literary and antiquarian body corresponding with the Society of Antiquaries. In 1739, being then organist at Leicester, he produced at the Society's anniversary an ode composed...