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The Smithson Baronetcy, of Stanwick in the County of York, is a title in the
The Arms of Smithson of Stanwick, Yorkshire (ancient) are blazoned ''Argent, a chevron engrailed sable between three oak leaves erect slipped vert''
The arms of the Smithson baronets of Stanwick are ''Or, on a chief embattled azure three suns proper''.Collins, Arthur, The English Baronetage, vol.3, part 1; Victoria County History, Stanwick St John
Smithson, George R., ''Genealogical notes memoirs of the Smithson family'', London, 1906
(archive.org text) *De Fonblanque, Edward Barrington, ''Annals of the House of Percy, From the Conquest to the Opening of the Nineteenth Century'', 2 Volumes, London, 1887
Volume 1
Volume 2, Part 1
Volume 2, Part 2
*Bulter, L., ''The Smithson Monuments at Stanwick, North Yorkshire'', published in ''Journal of the Church Monument Society'', Volume XV, 2000. 6pp, 4 b/w plates {{DEFAULTSORT:Smithson Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1660 establishments in England
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 2 August 1660 for Hugh Smithson (1598-1670) of Stanwick St John
Stanwick St John is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, (formerly "North Riding" of Yorkshire), England. It is situated between the towns of Darlington and Richm ...
, Yorkshire. Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd Baronet, married Elizabeth Langdale, daughter of Marmaduke Langdale, Baron Langdale. Sir Hugh Smithson, the fourth Baronet, married Lady Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset and heiress of the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland. In 1749 the Duke of Somerset was created Earl of Northumberland, with remainder to his son-in-law Sir Hugh Smithson, who succeeded as second Earl on his father-in-law's death in 1750. He assumed the surname of Percy and was created Duke of Northumberland in 1766. The baronetcy remains merged with the dukedom.
Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC was founded with the legacy of James Smithson
James Smithson (c. 1765 – 27 June 1829) was an English chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the late 1700s as well as assisting in the development of calamine, which would eventually ...
son Sir Hugh, 4th Baronet ( Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland).
Smithson baronets of Stanwick (1660)
* Sir Hugh Smithson, 1st Baronet (–1670) *Sir Jerome Smithson, 2nd Baronet (–1684) *Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd Baronet (1657–1729) **Langdale Smithson * Sir Hugh Smithson (later Percy), 4th Baronet (c.1714–1786) (succeeded as Earl of Northumberland in 1750 and created Duke of Northumberland in 1766) ''For further succession, see Duke of Northumberland.''Arms
The Arms of Smithson of Stanwick, Yorkshire (ancient) are blazoned ''Argent, a chevron engrailed sable between three oak leaves erect slipped vert''
The arms of the Smithson baronets of Stanwick are ''Or, on a chief embattled azure three suns proper''.Collins, Arthur, The English Baronetage, vol.3, part 1; Victoria County History, Stanwick St John
See also
* Earl of Northumberland * Duke of Northumberland * Duke of SomersetNotes
References
*Further reading
Smithson, George R., ''Genealogical notes memoirs of the Smithson family'', London, 1906
(archive.org text) *De Fonblanque, Edward Barrington, ''Annals of the House of Percy, From the Conquest to the Opening of the Nineteenth Century'', 2 Volumes, London, 1887
Volume 1
Volume 2, Part 1
Volume 2, Part 2
*Bulter, L., ''The Smithson Monuments at Stanwick, North Yorkshire'', published in ''Journal of the Church Monument Society'', Volume XV, 2000. 6pp, 4 b/w plates {{DEFAULTSORT:Smithson Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1660 establishments in England