Cobb baronets

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The Cobb Baronetcy, of Adderbury in Oxfordshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 9 December 1662 for Thomas Cobb.[1][2] The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet on 29 March 1762.

Cobb baronets, of Adderbury (1662)[edit]

Escutcheon of the Cobb baronets of Adderbury
  • Sir Thomas Cobb, 1st Baronet (1627– February 1699)[1]
  • Sir Edward Cobb, 2nd Baronet (c. 1676–1744)
  • Sir George Cobb, 3rd Baronet (c. 1670–29 March 1762)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Page 120 - 121, A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. and J.B. Burke, Published: 1838
  2. ^ Page 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...