Playters baronets explained

The Playters Baronetcy, of Sotterley in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 13 August 1623 for Thomas Playters and was one of the last baronetcies created by King James I.^[1] The second Baronet was Vice-Admiral of Suffolk between 1640 and 1649.^[2] The fifth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1728. The title became extinct on the death of the eighth Baronet in 1832.^[1]

The family seat was Sotterley Hall until its sale in 1744.^[3] at which point an estate was purchased at Yelverton in Norfolk.

Playters baronets, of Sotterley (1623)

• Sir Thomas Playters, 1st Baronet (died 1638)
• Sir William Playters, 2nd Baronet (1590–1668)
• Sir Lyonel Playters, 3rd Baronet (1605–1679)^[4]
• Sir John Playters, 4th Baronet (1636–1721)
• Sir John Playters, 5th Baronet (1680–1768)
• Sir John Playters, 6th Baronet (1742–1791)
• Sir Charles Playters, 7th Baronet (died 1806)
• Sir William John Playters, 8th Baronet (died 1832)

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n241/mode/2up George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900
2. [Alfred Inigo Suckling|Suckling, A.]
3. Page, A. (1844) Topographical and Genealogical History of the County of Suffolk (available online). Retrieved 2011-04-06.
4. For biography of Sir Lyonel Playters, 3rd Baronet, see Suckling, Alfred Inigo, History and antiquities of the county of Suffolk: with genealogical and architectural notices of its several towns and villages, Vol.I, 1846–48, pp. 84–5 https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti01suckuoft/page/84/mode/2up?view=theater