Earl of Gosford - Acheson Baronets, of Glencairny (1628)

Acheson Baronets, of Glencairny (1628)

• Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet (died 1634)
• Sir Patrick Acheson, 2nd Baronet (c. 1611–6 October 1638). Acheson was the son of Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet, by his first wife Agnes Vernor. He married Martha, daughter of William Moore, in 1634. They had no children. On his early death in 1638 the title passed to his half-brother, George Acheson.
• Sir George Acheson, 3rd Baronet (4 August 1629–1685). Acheson was the son of Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet, by his second wife Margaret Hamilton, and succeeded in the baronetcy upon the death of his half-brother in 1638. Acheson was Sheriff of County Armagh in 1657 and Sheriff of County Tyrone in 1657. He married firstly, Nichola Hannay, daughter of Sir Robert Hannay, 1st Baronet, on 23 January 1654. He married secondly the Hon. Margaret Caulfield (b. 1638), daughter of William Caufield, 2nd Lord Charlemont, and his wife Mary King, on 3 November 1659. Acheson died in 1685 and was succeeded by his son, Archibald.
• Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Baronet (c. 1656–1701)
• Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet (1688–1749)
  • Nicholas Acheson (c. 1716–1717)
• Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Baronet (1718–1790) (created Viscount Gosford in 1785)