The Samwell Baronetcy, of Upton in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 December 1675 Thomas Samwell, later Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire and Northampton. He was the great-grandson of Sir William Samwell, Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I of England. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Coventry. On the death of the fourth Baronet in 1789, the title became extinct.[2]
| Samwell baronets | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Samwell baronets of Upton | |
| Creation date | 1675[1] |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1789[1] |
Samwell baronets, of Upton (1675) edit
- Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet (1654–1694)[1]
- Sir Thomas Samwell, 2nd Baronet (1687–1757)[1]
- Sir Thomas Samwell, 3rd Baronet (1711–1779)[1]
- Sir Wenman Samwell, 4th Baronet (1728–1789)[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. J. R. Smith. p. 466.
- ^ John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke, Bernard Burke (1841). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 465.
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