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Meux baronets of Kingston (1641)

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Escutcheon of the Meux baronets of Kingston[1]

The Meux Baronetcy, of Kingston on the Isle of Wight, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 December 1641 for John Meux, member of parliament for Newtown. He was the son of William Meux, MP for Newtown in 1604, and his wife Winifred, daughter of Francis Barrington.[2][3]

The title became extinct on the death of the 3rd Baronet in 1706.[2]

Meux baronets, of Kingston (1641)

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  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 428.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cokayne, George Edward (1902). Complete Baronetage. Vol. II. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 146.
  3. ^ "Meux (Mewys), William (c.1579-1638), of Kingston, I. o. W., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.