More Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname More, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct.

The More Baronetcy, of Loseley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 May 1642 for Poynings More
Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet
Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.More was the son of Sir Robert More and his wife Frances Lennard, daughter of Sampson Lennard of Knole, Kent, and Hurstmonceux, Sussex.In 1624, More was elected Member...

, Member of Parliament
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 for Haslemere
Haslemere (UK Parliament constituency)
Haslemere was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1584-1640:-1640-1832:Notes- References :...

 and Guildford
Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
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. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Haslemere. The title became extinct on his death in 1684. The More family descended from Sir Christopher More (d. 1549), King's Remembrancer
King's Remembrancer
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 in the Exchequer
Exchequer
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 and High Sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
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 and of Sussex
High Sheriff of Sussex
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 during the reign of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
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. His son Sir William More (d. 1660) represented Guildford in Parliament. Sir William's son Sir George More
George More
Sir George More was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625.More was the son of Sir William More of Loseley Park, Surrey...

 was a Member of Parliament and courtier. Sir George's son Sir Robert More
Robert More
Sir Robert More was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1601.More was the eldest son of Sir George More of Loseley and his first wife Anne Poynings, daughter of Sir Adrian Poynings. He enterd Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1595 and was awarded BA in 1598. In 1600 he...

 (1581–1626) represented Surrey in Parliament. The first Baronet was the son of the latter.

The seat of the More family was Loseley Park
Loseley Park
Loseley Park is a historic manor house situated outside Guildford in Surrey, England near Compton. The estate was acquired by the direct ancestors of the current owners, the More-Molyneux, at the beginning of the 16th century....

, near Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...

, Surrey
Surrey
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. After the death of the second Baronet the family estate passed to the late Baronet's uncle, Reverend Nicholas More. Nicholas More devised the estates to his daughter Margaret More, wife of Sir Thomas Molyneux. Loseley Park have been in the hands of the More-Molyneux family ever since.

The More Baronetcy, of More Hall in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 November 1675 for Edward More. He was to have been created a baronet already in 1660 but the patent did not pass the Great Seal
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 until 1675. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
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. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1810. The More family descended from Sir William de la More, who was made a knight banneret
Knight banneret
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 by the Black Prince
Edward, the Black Prince
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 at the Battle of Poitiers
Battle of Poitiers (1356)
The Battle of Poitiers was fought between the Kingdoms of England and France on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, resulting in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War: Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt....

 in 1356.

More Baronets, of Loseley (1642)

  • Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet
    Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet
    Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.More was the son of Sir Robert More and his wife Frances Lennard, daughter of Sampson Lennard of Knole, Kent, and Hurstmonceux, Sussex.In 1624, More was elected Member...

     (1606–1649)
  • Sir William More, 2nd Baronet (1644–1684)

More Baronets, of More Hall (1675)

  • Sir Edward More, 1st Baronet (d. 1678)
  • Sir Cleave More, 2nd Baronet (1664–1730)
  • Sir Joseph Edmonds Moore, 3rd Baronet (c. 1690–1732)
  • Sir Joseph Edmonds Moore, 4th Baronet (c. 1715–1741)
  • Sir William More, 5th Baronet (1738–1810)
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