Monins Baronets
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The Monins Baronetcy, of Waldershare
in the County of Kent
, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 June 1611 for William Monins. His son, the second Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent
in 1646. Upon his death his brother Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy but the Waldershare estate passed to his eldest daughter and to Peregrine Bertie whom she married. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1678.
Waldershare
Waldershare is a village near Dover in Kent, England....
in the County of 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...
, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 June 1611 for William Monins. 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 1646. Upon his death his brother Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy but the Waldershare estate passed to his eldest daughter and to Peregrine Bertie whom she married. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1678.
Monins Baronets, of Waldershare (1611)
- Sir William Monins, 1st Baronet (d. 1643)
- Sir Edward Monins, 2nd Baronet (1600–1663)
- Sir Thomas Monins, 3rd Baronet (1604–1678)