The Cobb Baronetcy, of
Adderbury in
Oxfordshire
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, was a title in the
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 ...
. It was created on 9 December 1662 for Thomas Cobb.
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''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England'', by J. and J.B. Burke, Published: 1838Page 610
''History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of Oxford'', Published: 1852, ''...A Norman castle is supposed to have stood the place called the Green, where was afterwards erected the mansion of the Cobb family...Sir George Cobb,...remains lie buried in the chancel of the parish church...The Cobb family lived here for nearly two centuries...'' The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet on 29 March 1762.
Cobb baronets, of Adderbury (1662)
*Sir Thomas Cobb, 1st Baronet (1627– February 1699)
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England