Two baronetcies both created for Peter Lear, West India merchant

Lear of London

The Baronetcy of Lear of London was created in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

on 2 July 1660 for Peter Lear. The baronetcy became extinct upon his death about 1684.

Lear of London (1660)

Sir Peter Lear, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(died c.1684) ''Extinct on his death''

Lear of Lindridge

The new Baronetcy of Lear of Lindridge was created in the

on 2 August 1683 for Sir Peter Lear of London, Baronet, whose Devon residence was Lindridge House, Bishopsteignton, with a special remainder to his nephews, he being without issue. His eldest nephew was Thomas Lear of Lindridge

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, MP for Ashburton. The baronetcy became extinct upon the death of his brother the third Baronet in 1736.

Lear of Lindridge (1683)

(died ) * Sir Thomas Lear, 2nd Baronet (1672–1705) MP for Ashburton 1701–05 * Sir John Lear, 3rd Baronet (died ) ''Extinct on his death''

References

* Lear of London, Lear of Lindridge. by John Burke ''Extinct and Dormant Baronetage'' Scott Webster and Geary, London 1861 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lear Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Baronetcies created with special remainders Merchants from the British West Indies