Mostyn-Champneys Baronets
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The Champneys, later Mostyn-Champneys Baronetcy, of Orchardleigh in the County of Somerset, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 12 January 1767 for Thomas Champneys, subsequently High Sheriff of Somerset
from 1775 to 1776. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Thomas, the second Baronet. He married Charlotte Margaret Mostyn, daughter of Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet (see Mostyn Baronets
). In 1821 Sir Thomas assumed by Royal sign manual the additional surname of Mostyn. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1839.
The Champneys family had been settled at Orchardleigh in Somerset
since the Norman conquest. The first Baronet's grandfather, John Champneys, was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1695, and the first Baronet's father, Richard Champneys, in 1728.
High Sheriff of Somerset
The Office of High Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Somerset a county in South West England. In modern times the...
from 1775 to 1776. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Thomas, the second Baronet. He married Charlotte Margaret Mostyn, daughter of Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet (see Mostyn Baronets
Mostyn Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mostyn, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2008....
). In 1821 Sir Thomas assumed by Royal sign manual the additional surname of Mostyn. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1839.
The Champneys family had been settled at Orchardleigh in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
since the Norman conquest. The first Baronet's grandfather, John Champneys, was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1695, and the first Baronet's father, Richard Champneys, in 1728.
Champneys Baronets, of Orchardleigh (1767)
- Sir Thomas Champneys, 1st Baronet (1745–1821)
- Sir Thomas Swymmer Champneys, 2nd Baronet (1769–1839)