The Amyand, later Cornewall Baronetcy of

Moccas Court Moccas Court is an 18th-century country house which sits in sloping grounds overlooking the River Wye north of the village of Moccas, Herefordshire, England. The house was built in 1775–81 by the architect Anthony Keck for Sir George Amyand ...

, in the County of Hereford, was created in the

Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

on 9 August 1764 for George Amyand, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

in the

House of Commons of Great Britain The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union 1707, Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the Pa ...

Amyand, later Cornewall baronets, of Moccas Court (1764)

Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet (26 September 1720 – 16 August 1766) was a British Whig politician, physician and merchant. Origins He was the second son of Claudius Amyand, Surgeon-in-Ordinary to King George II, by his wife Mary Rabache, ...

(1720–1766) *

Sir George Cornewall, 2nd Baronet Sir George Cornewall, 2nd Baronet (8 November 1748 – 26 August 1819) of Moccas Court, Herefordshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. Origins Born George Amyand, he was the eldest son and heir o ...

(1748–1819): assumed the surname and arms of "Cornewall" by royal licence in 1771 *Sir George Cornewall, 3rd Baronet (1774–1835) *Sir Velters Cornewall, 4th Baronet (1824–1868) *Sir George Henry Cornewall, 5th Baronet (1833–1908) * Sir Geoffrey Cornewall, 6th Baronet (1869–1951) *Sir William Francis Cornewall, 7th Baronet (1871–1962)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornewall Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1764 establishments in Great Britain 1962 disestablishments in the United Kingdom