Fytche Baronets
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The Fytche Baronetcy, of Eltham in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 7 September 1688 for Thomas Fytche, of Mount Markfall, Eltham, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

. He died nine days after his preferment. His son, the second Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1709. The baronetcy became extinct on the death, without issue, of the third Baronet in 1736. The estate passed to Alice Fytche, daughter of the second Baronet, who in 1740 married Sir John Barker Bt
Barker Baronets
There have been five creations of baronetcies for people with the surname Barker. The first three were in the Baronetage of England; the last two in that of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, respectively.-Baronets of Grimston Hall :...

of Grimston Hall and to their son John Fytche Barker.

Fytche Baronets, of Eltham (1688)

  • Sir Thomas Fytche, 1st Baronet (1637-1688)
  • Sir Comport Fytche, 2nd Baronet (1676-1720)
  • Sir William Fytche, 3rd Baronet (1704-1736)
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