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Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
31st January 1662. Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 54) created.
1664. Son John Lort 2nd Baronet succeeded.
1672. Son Gilbert Lord 3rd Baronet (age 2) succeeded.
1698. Gilbert Lord 3rd Baronet extinct.
On 31st January 1662 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
In 1664 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 56) died. He was buried at St Petrox Church. His son John succeeded 2nd Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
In 1672 John Lort 2nd Baronet died. His son Gilbert (age 2) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
In 1647 Hester Annesley (age 33) died. Monument in St Elidor's Church Stackpole [Map].
John Lort 2nd Baronet: he was born to Roger Lort 1st Baronet and Hester Annesley. Before 1650 he and Susan Holles were married. She the daughter of John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare. In 1664 Roger Lort 1st Baronet died. He was buried at St Petrox Church. His son John succeeded 2nd Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
Gilbert Lord 3rd Baronet: Around 1670 he was born to John Lort 2nd Baronet and Susan Holles. In 1698 he died without issue. Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire extinct. His sister Elizabeth Lort and her husband Alexander Campbell 16th Thane of Cawdor inherited the estate in Stackpole.
Hester Annesley: On 3rd April 1613 she was born to Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia and Dorothy Philipps. On or after 3rd May 1632 Roger Lort 1st Baronet and she were married by a license dated 3rd May 1632.
In 1698 Gilbert Lord 3rd Baronet (age 28) died without issue. Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire extinct. His sister Elizabeth Lort (age 48) and her husband Alexander Campbell 16th Thane of Cawdor inherited the estate in Stackpole.