North Riding of Yorkshire from Sir Thomas Rokeby in 1610. He died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his younger brother, the second Baronet. He was also childless and succeeded by his younger brother, the aforementioned first Baron Rokeby. See above for further history of the baronetcy. Elizabeth Montagu, sister of the second Baron, was a social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic and writer. Sarah Scott, another sister of the second Baron, was a novelist, translator and social reformer. The title of the barony was pronounced "Rookbie". Robinson Baronets, of Rokeby Park (1730) Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet (1703–1777) Sir William Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1705–1785) Sir Richard Robinson, 3rd Baronet (1708–1794) (had been created Baron Rokeby in 1777) Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby, (1713–1800), 4th Baronet Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby (1757–1829), 5th Baronet Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby (1762–1831), 6th Baronet Edward Montagu, 5th Baron Rokeby (1787–1847), 7th Baronet Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby (1798–1883), 8th and last Baronet. Robinson baronets, of Rokeby Hall (1819) Sir John Friend Robinson, 1st Baronet (1754–1832). Born John Friend, he was the son of Grace Robinson and the Very Reverend William Friend, Dean of Canterbury, and nephew and heir of Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby. He assumed, by sign manual, the surname of Robinson in 1793 and was created a baronet on 14 October 1819. Sir Richard Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1787–1847) Sir John Stephen Robinson, 3rd Baronet (1816–1895) Sir Gerald William Collingwood Robinson, 4th Baronet (1857–1903) Sir Richard Harcourt Robinson, 5th Baronet (1828–1910) Barons Rokeby (1777) Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1708–1794) Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby (1713–1800) Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby (1757–1829) Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby (1762–1831) Edward Montagu, 5th Baron Rokeby (1787–1847) Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby (1798–1883) References See also Robinson Baronets Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1777 Peerages created with special remainders Robinson family