# Cockayne baronets > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cockayne_baronets > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cockayne_baronets.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockayne_baronets > Source revision: 1275983004 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England}} {{other uses|Cockayne (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} thumb|right|Engraving of Sir Aston Cockayne, 1st Baronet (1608–1684) The baronetcy of '''Cockayne of Ashbourne''' was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 January 1642 for Aston Cockayne, Lord of [Ashbourne Hall](/source/Ashbourne_Hall), Derbyshire and [Pooley Hall](/source/Pooley_Hall), Polesworth, Warwickshire. Sir [Aston Cockayne](/source/Aston_Cockayne) was a cavalier and author. He was a friend of King [Charles I](/source/Charles_I_of_England) and received the title Baronet Cockayne of Ashbourne in return for his support during the [English Civil War](/source/English_Civil_War). ==Cockayne family== thumb|Cockayne coat of arms The Cockayne (or Cokayne) family settled at Ashbourne in the twelfth century. Ancestors of the baronet included Sir John Cockayne, steward to [John of Gaunt](/source/John_of_Gaunt), Sir Edmund Cockayne, slain at the [Battle of Shrewsbury](/source/Battle_of_Shrewsbury) in 1403,{{Cite web|url=http://www.members.shaw.ca/jmream/cokayne.html|title=Shaw Communications}} and [Sir John Cokayne](/source/John_Cokayne_(died_1438)), a turbulent Lancastrian knight who represented [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) nine times in Parliament. The Cockayne family owned the manors of [Ashbourne Hall](/source/Ashbourne_Hall) and [Pooley Hall](/source/Pooley_Hall). Sir Aston Cockayne was the first baronet and last of his branch of the family, having only sired daughters. The baronetcy passed to the senior line of the Cockayne family and to Aston's first cousin, once removed (son of his first cousin): Caleb Cockayne. ==Cockayne of Ashbourne (1642)== * Sir [Aston Cockayne](/source/Aston_Cockayne), 1st Baronet ==Homes== thumb|300px|Copper plate engraving of Pooley Hall dated 1829 * [Ashbourne Hall](/source/Ashbourne_Hall) in Derbyshire served as the Cockayne family seat until its sale in 1671. * [Pooley Hall](/source/Pooley_Hall), near Polesworth, Warwickshire was the family's country retreat until its sale at the end of the 17th century. * The Cockayne family bought the lease of Sturston Hall, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire from their relations, the Kniveton family, in 1650. It was sold to Francis Meynell. ==See also== * For the Rushton, Northamptonshire branch of the Cockayne Family, see [Viscount Cullen](/source/Viscount_Cullen) and [Baron Cullen of Ashbourne](/source/Baron_Cullen_of_Ashbourne). ==References== {{Reflist}} * {{Rayment-bt|date=March 2012|C|3}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockayne}} Category:Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cockayne baronets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockayne_baronets) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockayne_baronets?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.