Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont
Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
1st: William Pynsent 1st Baronet. Died 1719. Son.
2nd: William Pynsent 2nd Baronet. Died 1765. Extinct.
In 1687 William Pynsent 1st Baronet (age 44) was created 1st Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont.
In 1719 William Pynsent 1st Baronet (age 76) died. His son William Pynsent 2nd Baronet (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont.
On 08 Jan 1765 William Pynsent 2nd Baronet (age 86) died having outlived his three daughters and his son, none of whom had issue. Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont extinct. He left his estate to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 56) who was no relation and who he had never met. Pitt erected the Burton Pynsent Monument nearby at a cost of £2,000.
