I've always thought it curious that Joseph Bolles' stepmother, Lady
Mary (Witham) (Jopson) Bolles was a "Baronetess of Nova Scotia."
_Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and
Archaeological Society_, new series, 10 [1910]: 221, states that Mary
Bolles was "created a baronetess in her own right, the only one so
created" (p. 221, footnote, citing "Burke").
However, here is an example of a woman named in a 1635 will as "Dame
Elizabeth Chester, Baronet, his first wife."
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0HYqO ... ler&pgis=1
Would she have been a Baronetess of Nova Scotia, as well?
Apropos Lady Mary Bolles: woman styled "Baronet" in 1635
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Gjest
Re: Apropos Lady Mary Bolles: woman styled "Baronet" in 1635
John Brandon schrieb:
I can't explain the will reference, but it was Elizabeth's husband, Sir
Anthony Chester, who was created a Baronet. In the 17th century, it
was common for baronets' wives to be styled Dame Firstname Surname,
rather than Lady Surname (as is the modern custom).
I seem to recall that Dame Mary Bolles was the only Baronetess created,
although other women have suceeded to baronetcies, but I can't
immediately lay hands on my source.
MA-R
I've always thought it curious that Joseph Bolles' stepmother, Lady
Mary (Witham) (Jopson) Bolles was a "Baronetess of Nova Scotia."
_Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and
Archaeological Society_, new series, 10 [1910]: 221, states that Mary
Bolles was "created a baronetess in her own right, the only one so
created" (p. 221, footnote, citing "Burke").
However, here is an example of a woman named in a 1635 will as "Dame
Elizabeth Chester, Baronet, his first wife."
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0HYqO ... ler&pgis=1
Would she have been a Baronetess of Nova Scotia, as well?
I can't explain the will reference, but it was Elizabeth's husband, Sir
Anthony Chester, who was created a Baronet. In the 17th century, it
was common for baronets' wives to be styled Dame Firstname Surname,
rather than Lady Surname (as is the modern custom).
I seem to recall that Dame Mary Bolles was the only Baronetess created,
although other women have suceeded to baronetcies, but I can't
immediately lay hands on my source.
MA-R
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John Higgins
Re: Apropos Lady Mary Bolles: woman styled "Baronet" in 1635
FWIW, here's a footnote from the "Complete Baronetage" 2:414 concerning Mary
Witham Jopson Bolles:
"This is the only case of a Baronetcy having been conferred on a female, or
even being enjoyed suo jure by one. The rank of the widow of a Baronet has
been occasionally conferred, as was the case in the Baronetcy of Speelman, 9
Sep 1686, where the mother of the grantee was so honoured."
[end quote]
Despite the statement in CB, I seem to recall from the archives of this
group that there are [or were?] a few baronetcies in Scotland that were
inheritable by females and thus could be held suo jure by a female - but I
don't recall any specifics at the moment.
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Witham Jopson Bolles:
"This is the only case of a Baronetcy having been conferred on a female, or
even being enjoyed suo jure by one. The rank of the widow of a Baronet has
been occasionally conferred, as was the case in the Baronetcy of Speelman, 9
Sep 1686, where the mother of the grantee was so honoured."
[end quote]
Despite the statement in CB, I seem to recall from the archives of this
group that there are [or were?] a few baronetcies in Scotland that were
inheritable by females and thus could be held suo jure by a female - but I
don't recall any specifics at the moment.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mjcar@btinternet.com>
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: Apropos Lady Mary Bolles: woman styled "Baronet" in 1635
John Brandon schrieb:
I've always thought it curious that Joseph Bolles' stepmother, Lady
Mary (Witham) (Jopson) Bolles was a "Baronetess of Nova Scotia."
_Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and
Archaeological Society_, new series, 10 [1910]: 221, states that Mary
Bolles was "created a baronetess in her own right, the only one so
created" (p. 221, footnote, citing "Burke").
However, here is an example of a woman named in a 1635 will as "Dame
Elizabeth Chester, Baronet, his first wife."
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0HYqO ... YC&q=kirto
n+sadler&dq=kirton+sadler&pgis=1
Would she have been a Baronetess of Nova Scotia, as well?
I can't explain the will reference, but it was Elizabeth's husband, Sir
Anthony Chester, who was created a Baronet. In the 17th century, it
was common for baronets' wives to be styled Dame Firstname Surname,
rather than Lady Surname (as is the modern custom).
I seem to recall that Dame Mary Bolles was the only Baronetess created,
although other women have suceeded to baronetcies, but I can't
immediately lay hands on my source.
MA-R
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Gjest
Re: Apropos Lady Mary Bolles: woman styled "Baronet" in 1635
"John Higgins" wrote:
There are at least two: Dunbar of Hempriggs, and Dalyell of The Binns,
if I remember rightly; they were both held by women during the past
century, but no doubt after the CP article was written.
FWIW, here's a footnote from the "Complete Baronetage" 2:414 concerning Mary
Witham Jopson Bolles:
"This is the only case of a Baronetcy having been conferred on a female, or
even being enjoyed suo jure by one. The rank of the widow of a Baronet has
been occasionally conferred, as was the case in the Baronetcy of Speelman, 9
Sep 1686, where the mother of the grantee was so honoured."
[end quote]
Despite the statement in CB, I seem to recall from the archives of this
group that there are [or were?] a few baronetcies in Scotland that were
inheritable by females and thus could be held suo jure by a female - but I
don't recall any specifics at the moment.
There are at least two: Dunbar of Hempriggs, and Dalyell of The Binns,
if I remember rightly; they were both held by women during the past
century, but no doubt after the CP article was written.