The Sprignell Baronetcy, of Coppenthorp, now called Copmanthorpe, in the historic county of Yorkshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 14 August 1641 for Richard Sprignell. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1691.
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Sir Richard Sprignell, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard was born around 1599 to Robert & Susan Sprignell of Hornsey in Middlesex. He attended Brasenose College, Oxford between 1619 and 1622. He was created a baronet on 14 August 1641. He married Anne, daughter Gideon de Laune and Judith Chamberlaine of Doddington, Kent. They had two sons that survived him, Robert born in 1622 and William born in 1624. Sir Richard died in 1659.
Sir Robert Sprignell, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert was the eldest child of Sir Richard Sprignell and his wife Anne born in 1622. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father.He married Anne, daughter of Sir Michael and Elizabeth Livesey of Eastchurch, Kent. He died around 1690 without issue.
Sir William Sprignell, 3rd Baronet
Sir William was the youngest son of Sir Richard Sprignell and his wife Anne born in 1624. He succeeded to the title upon his brother's death, there being no issue from his marriage. Sir William never married and the Baronetcy died with him in 1691.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was described as G, two gemelles Or, in chief a lion passant guardant, of the second, impaling, Argent, a pale lozengy S. There being no available illustration, this can be interpreted as a shield containing two coats of arms (impaling) either side of two parallel red (G. or Gules) bars (gemelles). One side was gold (or) and the other silver (argent). On the gold is a walking lion with face towards the viewer (passant guardant) and on the silver, a number of pale black (S. or Sable) lozenge shapes (diamond).