Delves baronets

Delves baronets
Escutcheon of the Delves baronets of Dodington
Creation date1621
Statusdormant
Extinction date1727
ArmsArgent, a Chevron Gules, fretty Or, between three Delves Sable
CrestOut of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Demi-Heron wings displayed Argent

The Delves baronetcy of Dodington in Cheshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 May 1621 for Thomas Delves. He was the great-grandson of Sir Henry Delves Kt of Dodington, High Sheriff of Cheshire on two occasions. The first three Baronets also served as High Sheriffs of Cheshire.

The title became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet. His daughter and heiress Elizabeth Delves married Sir Brian Broughton, 3rd Baronet in 1710.

Background

The Delves family originated in Staffordshire and the Baronets were descended from Sir John Delves, Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire and three times High Sheriff of Staffordshire, and Sir John Delves, twice High Sheriff who was killed during the Wars of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.

Delves baronets of Dodington, Cheshire (1621)

Created in the Baronetage of England

The Baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet.

Notes

  1. ↑ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900
  2. ↑ A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland 2nd Ed (1844) John and John Bernard Burke p157. Google Books
  3. ↑ Cruickshanks, Eveline. "Broughton, Sir Bryan, 3rd Bt. (1677-1724), of Broughton, Staffs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ A Survey of Staffordshire, Containing the Antiquities of that County Sampson Erdeswick and Thomas Harwood (1820) p. 382 Google Books

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