Beckwith Baronets
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The Beckwith Baronetcy, of Aldborough in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 April 1681 for Roger Beckwith. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
between 1706 and 1707. The third Baronet was a merchant in Virginia
. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet some time after 1811.
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
between 1706 and 1707. The third Baronet was a merchant in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet some time after 1811.
Beckwith Baronets, of Aldborough (1681)
- Sir Roger Beckwith, 1st Baronet (d. 1700)
- Arthur Beckwith (d. 1700)
- Sir Roger Beckwith, 2nd Baronet (1682–1743)
- Sir Marmaduke Beckwith, 3rd Baronet (1687–c. 1780)
- Sir Jonathan Beckwith, 4th Baronet (d. after 1811)