Foljambe Baronets
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The Baronetcy of Foljambe of Walton was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 July 1622 for Francis Foljambe of Walton Hall, Walton, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, who was later Member of Parliament
for Pontefract
in 1626 and High Sheriff of Derbyshire
in 1633.
The family seat at Walton Hall was sold in 1633 in favour of Aldwarke
, near Rotherham, Yorkshire
The Baronetcy was extinct on his death.
Foljambe came from a well established Derbyshire family whose residence was at Walton Hall, Chesterfield
in Derbyshire
. His father was Francis Foljambe, Esq. of Aldwarke.
Sir Francis was created a baronet on 24 July 1622 by James I. He was known for reducing the family estates by his over-indulgence and extravagance. The family chronicler Dr Nathaniel Johnston said that he "was a person of great generousness, but of so profuse a temper, and hospitality to excess, that what by reason of the great jointure of the three... ladies, and the contentions about the estate and the less regarding of his interest by reason of his having no issue male, he sold Walton and most of his Derbyshire lands, and much of his Yorkshire lands, and entangled others, that reduced that estate which was so great... to £1000 per annum."
He became High Sheriff of Derbyshire
in 1633, but he had to sell the family residence in the same year. He died at Bath on 17 December 1640.
What was left of his estates was passed on to Peter Foljambe of Steveton (1599-1669), a distant cousin.
Foljambe married twice, firstly to Elizabeth Wray (the daughter of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth
, Lincolnshire). They had a daughter and heiress who was baptized at Chesterfield
on 2 January 1627. She firstly married her cousin, Sir Christopher Wray, 4th Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire, and then married John Troutbeck, Esq.
Foljambe's second wife was Elizabeth Reresby (daughter of Sir George Reresby, of Thribergh).
His last wife went on to marry Edward Horner, of Wells
and had a daughter who married Sir Robert Martyn, of Suffolk; and then married William Monson, Viscount Castlemaine, and had a daughter, Elizabeth who married Sir Philip Hungate, Bart.; and then married Sir Adam Felton, of Playford, Suffolk, Knt. She died Boxing day 1695.
Member of Parliament
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for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
in 1626 and High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1633.
The family seat at Walton Hall was sold in 1633 in favour of Aldwarke
Aldwarke
Aldwarke is a village in South Yorkshire, England....
, near Rotherham, Yorkshire
The Baronetcy was extinct on his death.
Foljambe of Walton (1622)
- Sir Francis Foljambe, 1st Baronet (d 1640) Extinct on his death
Foljambe came from a well established Derbyshire family whose residence was at Walton Hall, Chesterfield
Walton Hall, Chesterfield
Walton Hall is a late 18th century country house, now a farmhouse, situated at Foljambe Avenue, Walton, Chesterfield. It is a Grade II listed building....
in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. His father was Francis Foljambe, Esq. of Aldwarke.
Sir Francis was created a baronet on 24 July 1622 by James I. He was known for reducing the family estates by his over-indulgence and extravagance. The family chronicler Dr Nathaniel Johnston said that he "was a person of great generousness, but of so profuse a temper, and hospitality to excess, that what by reason of the great jointure of the three... ladies, and the contentions about the estate and the less regarding of his interest by reason of his having no issue male, he sold Walton and most of his Derbyshire lands, and much of his Yorkshire lands, and entangled others, that reduced that estate which was so great... to £1000 per annum."
He became High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1633, but he had to sell the family residence in the same year. He died at Bath on 17 December 1640.
What was left of his estates was passed on to Peter Foljambe of Steveton (1599-1669), a distant cousin.
Foljambe married twice, firstly to Elizabeth Wray (the daughter of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth
Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth
Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire was an English politician. He represented the constituency of Grimsby from 1584 to 1585, Lincolnshire in 1601 and Grimsby again from 1604 to November 1611...
, Lincolnshire). They had a daughter and heiress who was baptized at Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
on 2 January 1627. She firstly married her cousin, Sir Christopher Wray, 4th Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire, and then married John Troutbeck, Esq.
Foljambe's second wife was Elizabeth Reresby (daughter of Sir George Reresby, of Thribergh).
His last wife went on to marry Edward Horner, of Wells
Wells
Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205...
and had a daughter who married Sir Robert Martyn, of Suffolk; and then married William Monson, Viscount Castlemaine, and had a daughter, Elizabeth who married Sir Philip Hungate, Bart.; and then married Sir Adam Felton, of Playford, Suffolk, Knt. She died Boxing day 1695.