Conyers Baronets
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The Baronetcy of Conyers of Horden was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 July 1628 for John Conyers of Horden, County Durham
.
Between 1099 and 1133 the then Bishop of Durham, Ralph Flambard, granted lands at Sockburn
, in County Durham and Hutton
, in the North Riding of Yorkshire
, to a Roger de Conyers. By the end of the 12th century the lands were divided between two branches of the Conyers family. The elder branch resided at Hutton Conyers, which passed to the Mallory family in 1347 after a Conyers daughter married a Mallory.. The other branch was well established at Sockburn. Sockburn Hall
was the family seat. The last male Conyers at Sockburn died in 1635, and his grandaughter sold the manor of Sockburn.
In the 16th century Richard Conyers of Hornby
, a descendant of Sir Christopher Conyers of Sockburn, married the heiress of the Horden
estate near Peterlee
, County Durham, and Horden became the family seat.
The second Baronet married Elizabeth Langhorne heiress to an estate at Charlton
, Kent and his son, the third Baronet inherited that estate in 1714. The third Baronet had however married the Baldwin heiress to an estate at Great Stoughton, Huntingdonshire in 1675 and moved the family seat there.
After the death of the fourth Baronet, without a male heir, the Horden estate was sold and the Charlton estate passed by entail out of the immediate family. The Baronetcy passed to his cousin, Ralph Conyers of Chester le Street, who was a greatgrandson of the first Baronet. His sons succeeded as the sixth and seventh Baronets, his grandson as eighth Baronet and a third son as the ninth and last Baronet.
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
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Between 1099 and 1133 the then Bishop of Durham, Ralph Flambard, granted lands at Sockburn
Sockburn
Sockburn is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated at the bottom of a loop of the River Tees, south of Darlington, known locally as the Sockburn Peninsula. Today, there is not much there apart from an early nineteenth-century mansion, a ruined church and a farmhouse...
, in County Durham and Hutton
Hutton Conyers
Hutton Conyers is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Ure and northeast of Ripon....
, in the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate...
, to a Roger de Conyers. By the end of the 12th century the lands were divided between two branches of the Conyers family. The elder branch resided at Hutton Conyers, which passed to the Mallory family in 1347 after a Conyers daughter married a Mallory.. The other branch was well established at Sockburn. Sockburn Hall
Sockburn Hall
Sockburn Hall is privately owned 19th century country house at Sockburn, near Darlington, County Durham, England. It is a listed building. As at 2008, both the Hall and adjoining Grade II coach house are listed by English Heritage on the Buildings at Risk Register, as is the adjacent ruined Grade I...
was the family seat. The last male Conyers at Sockburn died in 1635, and his grandaughter sold the manor of Sockburn.
In the 16th century Richard Conyers of Hornby
Hornby, Richmondshire
Hornby is a small village and civil parish located about 4 miles north west of Bedale. It is part of the non-metropolitan district of Richmondshire in the shire county of North Yorkshire, England....
, a descendant of Sir Christopher Conyers of Sockburn, married the heiress of the Horden
Horden
Horden is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the Horden Colliery in 1987. Main features include the Welfare and Memorial Parks and St...
estate near Peterlee
Peterlee
Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1948, Peterlee town originally mostly housed coal miners and their families.Peterlee has strong economic and community ties with Sunderland and Hartlepool.-Peterlee:...
, County Durham, and Horden became the family seat.
The second Baronet married Elizabeth Langhorne heiress to an estate at Charlton
Charlton, London
Charlton is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Greenwich. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross. Charlton next Woolwich was an ancient parish in the county of Kent, which became part of the metropolitan area of London in 1855. It is home to Charlton...
, Kent and his son, the third Baronet inherited that estate in 1714. The third Baronet had however married the Baldwin heiress to an estate at Great Stoughton, Huntingdonshire in 1675 and moved the family seat there.
After the death of the fourth Baronet, without a male heir, the Horden estate was sold and the Charlton estate passed by entail out of the immediate family. The Baronetcy passed to his cousin, Ralph Conyers of Chester le Street, who was a greatgrandson of the first Baronet. His sons succeeded as the sixth and seventh Baronets, his grandson as eighth Baronet and a third son as the ninth and last Baronet.
Conyers of Horden (1628)
- Sir John Conyers, 1st Baronet (d1664)
- Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baronet (1621–1693)
- Sir John Conyers, 3rd Baronet (1649–1719)
- Sir Baldwin Conyers, 4th Baronet (1681–1731)
- Sir Ralph Conyers, 5th Baronet (1697–1767)
- Sir Blakiston Conyers, 6th Baronet (d1791)
- Sir Nicholas Conyers, 7th Baronet (1729–1796)
- Sir George Conyers, 8th Baronet (dc1800)
- Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Baronet (1731–1810) Extinct on his death