Anderton Baronets
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There has been one Anderton Baronetcy, which was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 October 1677 for Francis Anderton of Lostock Hall in the parish of Bolton le Moors
, Lancashire.
The Andertons of Lostock were descended from the ancient family of Euxton Hall, near Chorley, Lancashire. They acquired Lostock by marriage in the 13th century. They were a devout Roman Catholic family and their estate was lost by sequestration
in 1615 due to recusancy
but was restored after the English Reformation
to Francis Anderton the first Baronet.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth Baronets were brothers. On the death of the third Baronet, his heir, his brother Lawrence, a Benedictine monk succeeded to the Baronetcy but relinquished his claim to the Lostock estate. However his younger brother Francis, a Jacobite
, was convicted of High Treason
for his part in the Battle of Preston (1715)
and the estate was again lost by sequestration. Lawrence returned from France, renounced his Catholicism and successfully reclaimed the estate. Francis was pardoned and on his death succeeded to the Baronetcy but he did not recover the estate which passed to his sister and her husband. The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of Francis.
Bolton le Moors
Bolton le Moors was a civil parish and ecclesiastical parish of the hundred of Salford in the historic county of Lancashire, England...
, Lancashire.
The Andertons of Lostock were descended from the ancient family of Euxton Hall, near Chorley, Lancashire. They acquired Lostock by marriage in the 13th century. They were a devout Roman Catholic family and their estate was lost by sequestration
Sequestration (law)
Sequestration is the act of removing, separating, or seizing anything from the possession of its owner under process of law for the benefit of creditors or the state.-Etymology:...
in 1615 due to recusancy
Recusancy
In the history of England and Wales, the recusancy was the state of those who refused to attend Anglican services. The individuals were known as "recusants"...
but was restored after the English Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
to Francis Anderton the first Baronet.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth Baronets were brothers. On the death of the third Baronet, his heir, his brother Lawrence, a Benedictine monk succeeded to the Baronetcy but relinquished his claim to the Lostock estate. However his younger brother Francis, a Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
, was convicted of High Treason
High treason
High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's government. Participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state are perhaps...
for his part in the Battle of Preston (1715)
Battle of Preston (1715)
The Battle of Preston , also referred to as the Preston Fight, was fought during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 ....
and the estate was again lost by sequestration. Lawrence returned from France, renounced his Catholicism and successfully reclaimed the estate. Francis was pardoned and on his death succeeded to the Baronetcy but he did not recover the estate which passed to his sister and her husband. The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of Francis.
Anderton of Lostock, Lancashire
- Sir Francis Anderton, 1st Baronet (c.1628–9 February 1678)
- Sir Charles Anderton, 2nd Baronet (1657–30 December 1691)
- Sir Charles Anderton, 3rd Baronet (1677-1705)
- Sir James Anderton, 4th Baronet (1678-5 October 1710)
- Sir Laurence Anderton, 5th Baronet (c.1680-4 October 1724)
- Sir Francis Anderton, 6th Baronet (1680-12 February 1760)
- Baronetcy extinct on his death
Sources
- A History of the County of Lancaster Vol 5 (1911) pp295-299 from British History Online
- Sir Francis Anderton, 1st Bt. thepeerage.com.
- Sir Charles Anderton, 2nd Bt. thepeerage.com.
- Sir Charles Anderton, 3rd Bt. thepeerage.com.
- Sir James Anderton, 4th Bt. thepeerage.com.
- Sir Laurence Anderton, 5th Bt. thepeerage.com.
- Sir Francis Anderton, 6th Bt. thepeerage.com.