Middleton baronets of Belsay Castle (1662)

His grandson Sir Gilbert Middleton took part in a rebellion against Edward II.

The Middleton estates including Belsay were forfeited to the Crown but were restored to the family by marriage in the reign of Edward III.

Sir John Middleton was a fervent Yorkist in the 15th century and fought at the Battles of St Albans in 1455 and Bosworth in 1485.

The third, fifth and sixth Baronets all sat as Member of Parliament for Northumberland.

The seventh Baronet, who represented Durham in Parliament, resumed the use of the surname of Middleton.