Tuite Baronets

The Tuite Baronetcy, of Sonagh in the County of Westmeath, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 16 June 1622 for Oliver Tuite. At the time of the Norman Invasion of Ireland, Henry II granted to Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster, the lands of Ó Maoilsheachlainn, king of Meath in return for the service of 50 Knights. As one of de Lacy's barons Risteárd de Tiúit received large grants in Westmeath and Longford. His descendants became the barons of Moyashell, in Westmeath. De Lacy conferred on the Tuite family the castle of O'Casey (Irish Ó Cathasaigh), chief of Saithne, now "Sonnagh," in Westmeath. The seventh Baronet was murdered at Sonnagh.

The family surname is pronounced "Tute".

Tuite Baronets, of Sonagh (1622)

*Sir Oliver Tuite, 1st Baronet (c. 1588–1642)
*Sir Oliver Tuite, 2nd Baronet (c. 1633–1661)
*Sir James Tuite, 3rd Baronet (d. 1664)
*Sir Henry Tuite, 4th Baronet (d. 1679)
*Sir Joseph Tuite, 5th Baronet (1677–1727)
*Sir Henry Tuite, 6th Baronet (c. 1708–1765)
*Sir George Tuite, 7th Baronet (1729–1782)
*Sir Henry Tuite, 8th Baronet (1743–1805)
*Sir George Tuite, 9th Baronet (1778–1841)
*Sir Mark Anthony Henry Tuite, 10th Baronet (1808–1898)
*Sir Morgan Harry Paulet Tuite, 11th Baronet (1861–1946)
*Sir Brian Hugh Morgan Tuite, 12th Baronet (1897–1970)
*Sir Dennis George Harmsworth Tuite, 13th Baronet (1904–1981)
*Sir Christopher Hugh Tuite, 14th Baronet (b. 1949)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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* [http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/Meath.php LibraryIreland.com]