Sir George Twisleton, 1st Baronet
| Twisleton baronets | |
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 Escutcheon of the Twisleton baronets (1629) | |
| Creation date | 1629 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1635 |
Sir George Twisleton 1st Baronet (c. 1605–1635) of Barley, Yorkshire was an English aristocrat.[1]
Biography[edit]
George Twisleton was the only son and heir of Christopher Twisleton, and Alice, daughter of —— Haselwood, of Maidwell in Northamptonshire.[2]
Twisleton was created a baronet on 2 April 1629 by King Charles I. He died in October 1635, when the Baronetcy became extinct,[2] and the estate went to his eldest paternal uncle John Twisleton.
Family[edit]
George Twisleton married Catherine (died 1672), daughter of Henry Stapylton, of Wighill in Yorkshire, and Mary, daughter of Sir John Foestee, of Alnwick. After his death she married Sir Henry Cholmeley, of West Newton. She was buried on 14 June 1672, at Oswaldkirk.
Notes[edit]
- ^ He was aged 7 at the Visit, of Yorkshire in 1612 (Cokayne 1902, p. 72).
- ^ a b Cokayne 1902, p. 72.
References[edit]
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1902), Complete Baronetage 1625–1649, vol. 2, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 72
Further reading[edit]
- Collins, Arthur; Brydges, Sir Egerton (1812), Peerage of England: genealogical, biographical, and historical. Greatly augmented and continued to the present time, Peerage of England, Arthur Collins, vol. 7, F.C. and J. Rivington, et al, p. 27 — contains details of other family members.
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