Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
In 1687 William Pynsent 1st Baronet [aged 44] was created 1st Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont.
In 1719 William Pynsent 1st Baronet [aged 76] died. His son William [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont.
On 8th January 1765 William Pynsent 2nd Baronet [aged 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 [aged 56] who was no relation and who he had never met. Pitt erected the Burton Pynsent Monument nearby at a cost of £2,000.
