The Spring Baronetcy, of Pakenham in the

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, is a title in the

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History

The title was created on 11 August 1641 for Sir William Spring, a Suffolk Member of Parliament who had already been knighted by Charles I. He was the son of Sir William Spring of Pakenham, and descended from the Suffolk

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Spring family, who had been major wool merchants in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The baronetcy was created as part of an attempt by the king to win the favour of Parliamentarian gentry families in the lead-up to the

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, as the Spring family was staunchly Parliamentarian and held considerable influence in Suffolk. Following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the family was issued a general pardon for their actions against the king. The first baronet's son, also

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, inherited the title. He was an MP for Suffolk and one of the earliest members to be designated a Whig. The baronetcy became dormant on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1769.

Motto

The family motto is ''Non mihi sed Patriae'' (Latin), ''Not for myself but for my country''.

Spring baronets, of Pakenham (1641)

* Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet (1613–1654) *

Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet (1642–1684) was an English politician, member of the Spring family and MP for Suffolk in 1679–1684. Spring was educated at King Edward VI School and Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a const ...

(1642–1684) * Sir Thomas Spring, 3rd Baronet (1672–1704) *Sir William Spring, 4th Baronet (1697–1737) *Sir John Spring, 5th Baronet (1674–1740) *Sir John Spring, 6th Baronet (died 1769)

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Pakenham – Village of Two Mills
(History section)

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{{Reflist Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England * People from Babergh District 1641 establishments in England

History

Motto

Spring baronets, of Pakenham (1641)

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