Yea Baronets
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The Yea Baronetcy, of Pyrland in the County of Somerset, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 18 June 1759 for William Yea, who was High Sheriff of Somerset
in 1760 . The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1864.
High Sheriff of Somerset
The Office of High Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Somerset a county in South West England. In modern times the...
in 1760 . The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1864.
Yea Baronets, of Pyrland (1759)
- Sir William Yea, 1st Baronet (d. 1806)
- Sir William Walter Yea, 2nd Baronet (1784-1862)
- Sir Henry Lacy Yea, 3rd Baronet (1798-1864)