Sir Isaac Astley, 1st Baronet (died 7 September 1659) was an

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baronet.

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He was the second son of Thomas Astley and Frances Drane, daughter of George Deane. Astley was

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in 1641 and

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in 1645. Having been knighted in 1641, he was created a

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, of

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, in the County of Norfolk by

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on 21 January 1642. Astley married firstly Rachel Messenger, daughter of Augustine Messenger, and secondly Bridget Coke, daughter of John Coke. Both marriages were childless. Astley was buried in

in Norfolk and with his death the baronetcy became extinct. The heir of his estates was his nephew

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