Wynne baronets

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Miniature of Leeswood Hall, home of the Wynne family

The Wynne Baronetcy, of Leeswood Hall, Leeswood in the County of Flint, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 9 August 1731 for George Wynne, subsequently member of parliament for Flint Boroughs. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet some time between 1764 and 1792. [1]

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Wynne baronets, of Lees Wood (1731)

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Arms of Wynne of Lees Wood

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  2. The Wynn of Bodvean baronetcy (Bodfaen/Boduan) was listed in the Baronetage of Great Britain (1742), and the family has since assumed a different title.
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References

  1. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 8 April 2019
  2. A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England.