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Abdy Baronets
{{Use dmy dates, date=September 2014 There have been four Abdy baronetcies, three of which were created for sons of Anthony Abdy (1579–1640) in the Baronetage of England. These are extinct. The 1849 creation is dormant. * Abdy baronets of Felix Hall (1641) * Abdy baronets of Albyns (1660) The Abdy baronetcy, of Albyns, in the County of Essex (first creation), was created in the Baronetage of England on 9 June 1660 for Robert Abdy. It became extinct on the death in 1759 of the 4th baronet. Abdy baronets, of Albyns, Essex (first ... * Abdy baronets of Moores (1660) * Abdy baronets of Albyns (1849) Set index articles on titles of nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Abdy (1579–1640)
Anthony Abdy (18 October 1579 (baptised) – 10 September 1640), was a citizen and East India merchant of London. On the death of his father in 1595 he inherited lands at Colliers Row, Havering atte Bower, Essex and property in Red Lion Gate, London. He had a small book collection. Career Abdy served as an alderman of the City of London and was Sheriff of London, 1630-31. He was appointed as a director of the East India Company in 1617 and as its deputy governor in 1639. He lived in Lime Street, London, in the house where William Dockwra’s Penny Post was established in 1680. He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers and served as its Master in 1632. In 1630, he purchased the Felix Hall estate in Essex, which was bequeathed to his eldest son, Thomas. Abdy had a small private book collection in his Lime Street home, valued at £12. In addition, the Felix Hall estate held a small number of books valued at 12s. He was buried in St Mary Abchurch, London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of England
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdy Baronets Of Felix Hall (1641)
The Abdy baronetcy, of Felix Hall, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 July 1641 for Thomas Abdy who was High Sheriff of Essex. The title became extinct in 1868. Abdy baronets, of Felix Hall (1641) Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet (1612 – 14 January 1686), was an English lawyer and landowner, the son of Anthony Abdy and Abigail Campbell. Abdy was baptised on 18 May 1612, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, to which he was admitted in 1629 as a Fellow Commoner. He became a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1632. Abdy married Mary Corsellis on 1 February 1638 at St Peter le Poer, London, by whom he had three children, James (b. 1639, d. young), Rachael (b. 1640) and Abigail (b. 1644). Abdy inherited the family seat of Felix Hall, Essex, upon his father's death in 1640, and was created a baronet in the following year, on 14 July 1641. Mary died on 6 April 1645 and was buried at Kelvedon. On 16 January 1647, Sir Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdy Baronets Of Albyns (1660)
The Abdy baronetcy, of Albyns, in the County of Essex (first creation), was created in the Baronetage of England on 9 June 1660 for Robert Abdy. It became extinct on the death in 1759 of the 4th baronet. Abdy baronets, of Albyns, Essex (first creation) Sir Robert Abdy, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Abdy, 1st Baronet (c. 1615–1670) was the second son of Anthony Abdy, alderman of London, and younger brother of Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet. He married Catherine (d. 6 September 1662), the daughter of Sir John Gayer. He was knighted on 6 June 1660 and was created a baronet a few days later, on 9 June.He had several sons and daughters, including John (1643–1691), and Catherine Abdy, who married John Pennington. He was a book collector and passed his collection to his eldest son John. Sir Robert died in 1670 and was buried at Stapleford Abbotts. Sir John Abdy, 2nd Baronet Sir John Abdy, 2nd Baronet (1643–1691) was the eldest son of the 1st Baronet, whom he succeeded in 1670. He marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdy Baronets Of Moores (1660)
The Abdy Baronetcy, of Moores, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 June 1660 for John Abdy. It became extinct on his death c.1662. Abdy baronets, of Moores, Essex (1660) *Sir John Abdy, 1st Baronet (c. 1620–1662) was the third son of Anthony Abdy, alderman of London, and younger brother of Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet and Sir Robert Abdy, 1st Baronet. He was knighted and subsequently created a baronet on 22 June 1660. Sir John died unmarried around 1662 and left his estates to his brother, Sir Robert. See also * Abdy baronets {{Use dmy dates, date=September 2014 There have been four Abdy baronetcies, three of which were created for sons of Anthony Abdy (1579–1640) in the Baronetage of England. These are extinct. The 1849 creation is dormant. * Abdy baronets of Feli ... Notes {{reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1660 establishments in England 1662 disestablishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdy Baronets Of Albyns (1849)
The Abdy Baronetcy, of Albyns, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 December 1849 for Thomas Neville Abdy who sat for Lyme Regis in the British House of Commons. It was a second creation for the seat: see Abdy baronets of Albyns (1660). Abdy baronets, of Albyns (1849) Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Baronet (1810–1877) was the son of Anthony Abdy and Grace Rich. His father was the grandson of Thomas Rutherford and great-grandson of Sir William Abdy, 4th Baronet; the Rutherfords adopted the Abdy surname after the failure of the original male line of Abdys. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, and after unsuccessfully contesting Maldon in 1841, sat as Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis from 1847 to 1852. In 1849, he was created a baronet, and was High Sheriff of Essex in 1875. Abdy married Harriet Alston in 1841, by whom he had one daughter and four sons; three of his sons succeeded him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
