The Assheton Baronetcy, of Lever in the County of Lancaster, was created in the

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on 28 June 1620 for Ralph Assheton. The second Baronet sat as

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for

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. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1696.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
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Assheton baronets, of Lever (1620)

*Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (c. 1581–1644) *

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(c. 1605–1680) *Sir Edmund Assheton, 3rd Baronet (1620–1695) *Sir John Assheton, 4th Baronet (1624–1696)

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Assheton baronets, of Lever (1620)

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