He was born in Lethenborough, Buckinghamshire, the 5th son of Sir Richard Ingoldsby and his wife Elizabeth Cromwell, the daughter of Sir Oliver Cromwell (died 1655), who was the uncle and godfather of Oliver Cromwell.
He was born in Lethenborough, Buckinghamshire, the 5th son of Sir Richard Ingoldsby and his wife Elizabeth Cromwell (died 1655). Elizabeth Cromwell was the daughter of Sir Oliver Cromwell. Lethenborough the 5th son of Sir Richard Ingoldsby and his wife Elizabeth Cromwell, the daughter of Sir Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) was the uncle and godfather of Oliver Cromwell. Lethenborough was Buckinghamshire.