Keate baronets explained

Keate baronets
Creation Date:	1660^[1]
Status:	extinct
Extinction Date:	1757
Arms:	argent, three mountain cats passant in pale sable^[2]

The Keate Baronetcy, of The Hoo in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 12 June 1660 for Jonathan Keate, subsequently Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1757.^[1]

Keate baronets, of The Hoo (1660)

• Sir Jonathan Keate, 1st Baronet (1633–1700), High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1666^[3]
• Sir Gilbert Hoo Keate, 2nd Baronet (–1705)^[1]
• Sir Henry Hoo Keate, 3rd Baronet (c.1696–1744)^[1]
• Sir William Keate, 4th Baronet (c.1700–1757)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke . John . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England . 1838 . Scott, Webster & Geary . 286–287 . en.
2. Burke, Bernard, The General Armory, 1884, p. 554
3. Web site: Keate, Sir Jonathan, 1st Bt. (1633-1700), of The Hoo, Kimpton, Herts., History of Parliament Online . www.historyofparliamentonline.org.