Penyston baronets

The Penyston Baronetcy, of Leigh (in Iden in the county of Sussex),[1] was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 September 1611 for Thomas Penyston, subsequently High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Member of Parliament for Westbury. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1705.[2]

Penyston baronets, of Leigh (1611)

References

Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Temple baronets
Penyston baronets
24 September 1611
Succeeded by
Devereux baronets
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