Sr. Rob.t Throckmorton created Bart. 1642 Died 1650 Buried at Coughton. Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet, (1599–1650). By unknown artist, 17th-century English. Throckmorton Collection, Coughton Court, Warwickshire. Property of the National Trust, NTPL ref. no. 153578

Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet (1599–1650) was created a baronet, of Coughton, co. Warwick, on 1 September 1642.

Origins

John Throckmorton Esq.r son of Sr. Thos. Throckmorton Knt. 1609. John Throckmorton, Esq., floruit 1609, father of Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet (1599–1650). Unknown artist, English, dated 1609. Throckmorton Collection, Coughton Court, Warwickshire. Property of the National Trust, NTPL ref. no. 153609

He was the eldest son of John Throckmorton Esq. (1580-1614/15) by Agnes Wilford. John's grandfather was Sir Robert Throckmorton, KG (1513-1581), of Coughton Court, Warwickshire, and of Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, who unlike his brothers during the Reformation, one of whom, Job Throckmorton, became a puritan, adhered to the Roman Catholic faith, which religion was persisted in by his descendants until the 20th century.

Marriage

Arms of Throckmorton: Gules, on a chevron argent three bars gemelles sable. Crest: A falcon rising proper belled and jessed or. Mottos: (1): Virtus Sola Nobilitas (Virtue is the only nobility); (2): Moribus Antiquis (With ancient manners)[1]

He married twice:

Progeny

By his second wife Mary Smyth he had the following issue:

Death

He died on 16 January 1650 and was buried at Coughton Court.

Sources

References

  1. Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.792
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