Sir Thomas Harries, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Harries or Harris, 1st Baronet (died around 1649) was an English lawyer.
He was the eldest of four sons of John Harries, of Cruckton
in Shropshire
. He became a serjeant-at-law
in 1589 and was knighted. In 1603 he bought Tong Castle
from Sir Edward Stanley, and on 12 April 1623 was created a Baronet, of Tong Castle.
He was married to Eleanor, daughter of Roger Gifford, physician to Queen Elizabeth I
, but died without surviving male issue, when the baronetcy became extinct. Tong Castle passed to the family of his daughter Elizabeth, who married William Pierrepont; in 1764 Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
sold it to George Durant
.
He was the eldest of four sons of John Harries, of Cruckton
Cruckton
Cruckton is a small village in Shropshire, England . Cruckton is situated approximately seven miles from Shrewsbury town centre, off the B4386 road to Montgomery, Powys...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. He became a serjeant-at-law
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
in 1589 and was knighted. In 1603 he bought Tong Castle
Tong Castle
Tong Castle was a very large mostly Gothic country house in Shropshire, set within a park landscaped by Capability Brown, on the site of a medieval castle of the same name....
from Sir Edward Stanley, and on 12 April 1623 was created a Baronet, of Tong Castle.
He was married to Eleanor, daughter of Roger Gifford, physician to Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
, but died without surviving male issue, when the baronetcy became extinct. Tong Castle passed to the family of his daughter Elizabeth, who married William Pierrepont; in 1764 Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
General Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, KG was the only son of William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston and his wife Rachel Bayntun ....
sold it to George Durant
George Durant (1731–1780)
George Durant was a British landowner.He purchased the village of Tong in Shropshire from the Duke of Kingston in 1764 and rebuilt Tong Castle...
.