The Stapleton baronetcy, of

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, Yorkshire, was created on 20 March 1661/2

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for Miles Stapleton (1626–1707), the son of Gilbert Stapleton of Carlton.

Background

Miles Stapleton or Stapylton was the nephew of the writer

Robert Stapylton Sir Robert Stapylton or Stapleton (died 1669) was an English courtier, dramatic poet and translator. Life Stapylton was the third son of Richard Stapleton of Carlton by Snaith, Yorkshire, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepont of Ho ...

. The Stapletons were

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s. Stapleton was tried in Yorkshire at the time of the

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fabrication, and acquitted by the jury. He was heir in his issue to the ancient title

Baron Beaumont Baron Beaumont is an ancient title in the Peerage of England, created in 1309 for a younger branch of the French counts of ''de Brienne'' family. The sixth Baron Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont (the first creation of this rank in England) ...

, in abeyance from the death of

William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont (April 1438 – 19 December 1507) was an English nobleman, soldier and landowner who was a leading supporter of the Lancastrian faction during the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of John Beaumont, 1st V ...

, 7th Baron Beaumont (bef. 1441–1507). Carlton had been a possession of the Stapletons since about 1300. The 1st Baronet was descended from Sir

Bryan Stapleton Sir Bryan Stapleton KG (c. 1322 – 1394) was an English medieval knight from Yorkshire. Life He was the younger brother of Sir Miles Stapleton and the third son of Sir Gilbert Stapleton (died 1321) and his wife, Agnes (or Matilda; 1297/8–13 ...

(c.1322–1394).

Stapleton baronets, of Carlton (1662)

*Miles Stapleton, 1st Baronet (1626–1707) He married twice but died without issue, when the baronetcy became extinct.

Extended family

His heir was his nephew Nicholas Errington (d.1716) of

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, Northumberland, who adopted the surname and arms of Stapleton. The Stapleton residence, Carlton Hall (now

Carlton Towers Carlton Towers in the civil parish of Carlton, south-east of Selby, North Yorkshire, England, is a very large Grade I listed country house, in the Victorian Gothic-revival style, and is surrounded by a 250-acre park. The house was re-buil ...

) was improved in the 18th century by Thomas Atkinson. It became the seat of

Miles Stapleton, 8th Baron Beaumont Baron Beaumont is an ancient title in the Peerage of England, created in 1309 for a younger branch of the French counts of ''de Brienne'' family. The sixth Baron Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont (the first creation of this rank in England) ...

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{{reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1662 establishments in England 1707 disestablishments in England

Background

Stapleton baronets, of Carlton (1662)

Extended family

See also

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