Sir Richard Wilbraham, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Wilbraham, 1st Baronet (1579-1643) of Woodhey.

The Baronetcy of Wilbraham of Woodhey, Cheshire was created by James I on 5 May 1621 in the Baronetcy of England for Richard Wilbraham.[1] He was a descendant of the ancient Cheshire family of Radnor who acquired Woodhey by marriage in the 14th century.

His grandson the third Baronet was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1654 and Member of Parliament for Stafford 1679-81. He married Elizabeth Mytton heiress of Weston under Lizard, Staffordshire and he and Lady Elizabeth built a new house at Weston Park in 1671. The baronetcy was extinct on his death. The estate passed to his daughter Mary who married Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford and later also by marriage to Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet.

Buried St. Mary's, Acton, Chesire. In the south aisle there is a monument to Sir Richard Wilbraham (1578-1643) of Woodhey Hall and his son Sir Thomas Wilbraham (1601-1660). Sir Richard was responsible for the restoration of 1620 and died during the Civil War. The font is Norman and was recovered from Dorfold Hall in the late 19th century, where it had presumably been hidden to escape destruction during the Civil War or Commonwealth Period.

For other branches of the family see Baker Wilbraham baronets and Baron Skelmersdale.. _____________________________________________________________________________ born circa 1579

styled Sir Richard Wilbraham of Woodhey

1st Baronet Wilbraham of Woodhey (and Weston-under-Lizard?)

died 1643

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