On 14 May 1776 Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst (age 59) was created 1st Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in Kent.

The London Gazette 13020. Whitehall, August 30 [1788]. THE King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable John Griffin (age 69), Lord Howard of Walden, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke, in the County of Northampton; with Remainder to Richard Aldworth Neville (age 70), of Billingbear, in the County of Berks, Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten.

The King has also been pleased to grant the like Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Jeffery Lord Amherst (age 71), Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of His Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1st Baron Amherst, of Montreal in the County of Kent; with Remainder to his Nephew William Pitt Amherst (age 15), Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten. [Note. This was the second time Jeffrey Amherst (age 71) had been created Baron Amherst. The first creation had no special remainder and would become extinct on his death since he had no children. This second creation had a special remainder to his nephew William Pitt Amherst (age 15) to ensure the Barony would continue; William Pitt Amherst would subsequently be created Earl Amherst. [his wife] Mary Cary Baroness Amherst by marriage Baroness Amherst of Montreal in Kent.]