The son of Sir George Amyand, 1st Bt., in 1766 Sir George Amyand Cornewall succeeded his father as 2nd Bt. In 1771, he married Catherine [d. 1835], only daughter and heir of Velters Cornewall of Moccas Court, and assumed the surname and arms of Cornewall. Around 1785 he commissioned Sir Joshua Reynolds to paint his wife's portrait (now in the NGA). The couple had five daughters and two sons; son (Sir) George, succeeded his father as 3rd Bt. Cornewall served as a Member of Parliament for Herfordshire from 1774-96 and from 1802-7.
Bibliography
1937
Burke, Ashworth P. and Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage adn Baronetage, the Privy Council, and Knightage. Edited by E.M. Swinhoe. 95th ed. London, 1937: 629.