The Coryton Baronetcy, of Newton (West Newton Ferrers,
St Mellion
St Mellion () is a village and rural civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is about south of Callington and is in the St Germans Registration District. To the north, the parish is bordered by Callington and St Dom ...
) in the County of Cornwall, was a title in the
Baronetage of England
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 ...
. It was created on 27 February 1662 for
John Coryton,
Member of Parliament for
Callington
Callington () is a civil parish and town in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom about north of Saltash and south of Launceston.
Callington parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census. This had increased to 5,78 ...
,
Cornwall
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and
Launceston. He was the son of
Sir William Coryton. The second Baronet represented
Newport
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and Callington in Parliament. The third Baronet was member of parliament for
Bossiney
Bossiney (, meaning ''Kyni's dwelling'') is a village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is north-east of the larger village of Tintagel which it adjoins: further north-east are the Rocky Valley and Trethevy. Until 1832 the village, ...
, Newport, Callington and
Mitchell. The fourth Baronet represented Callington in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1739.
Coryton baronets, of Newton (1662)
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Sir John Coryton, 1st Baronet
Sir John Coryton, 1st Baronet (c. 1621 – 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1660 to 1680.
Coryton was the son of William Coryton, of West Newton Ferrers, St Mellion, Cornwall by hi ...
(1621–1680)
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Sir John Coryton, 2nd Baronet (1648–1690)
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Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet (bapt. 24 May 1650 – 6 December 1711) was an English politician and barrister who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1679 until 1701 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1701 until his de ...
(1650–1711)
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Sir John Coryton, 4th Baronet
Sir John Coryton, 4th Baronet (c. 1690 – 22 May 1739) was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1713 and 1734.
Coryton was born at Greenwich, the only son of Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet and his wife Su ...
(1690–1739)
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England
1662 establishments in England
Cornish Baronetage