(Skeffington, co. Leicester; descended from Galfridus Skeffington de Skeffington, temp. Henry II.; Sir William Skeffington. Knt., of Skeffington, was Lord Deputy of Ireland temp. Henry VIII., d. 1535; the senior line became extinct in the male line on the death s. p. of his great-grandson, William Skeffington, Esq., of Skeffington, 1600, aged 20 years; his sister and co-heir, Ursulka Skeffington, to. Sir Joun Skeffington, second bart. of Fisherwicl:, co. Stafford. Visit. Leicester, 1619). Ar. three bulls’ heads erased sa. armed or.
(Fisherrwick, co. Stafford, bart., extinct 1816; dcsccndcd from Thomas Skeffington, third son of Sir William Skeffington, Knt., of Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland temp. Henry VIII. The fifth bart. became Earl of Massareene). Same Arms. Crest—A mermaid with comb and mirror all ppr.
(Earl of Massereene, extinct 1816; Sir John Clotworthy, Knt., of Antrim, having been active in promoting the Restoration, was created, 1660, Viscount Massereene, with remainder to his son-in-law, Sir John Skeffington, fifth bart. of Fisherwick, husband of his only dau. Mary Clotworthy, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, and in default remainder to tbe heirs general of him, the grantee; he d. 1665, when he was by Sir John Skeffington, assecond viscount; the fifth viscount was created 1756, Earl of Massereene: the fourth earl d. 1816, leaving an only dau. Mary, wife of Henry, first Viscount Ferrard. She s. as heir general of the first viscount as Viscountess Massereene in her own right, while the earldom became extinct). Same Arms, quartering, Az. a chev. erm. betw. three chaplets or, for Clotworthy. Crest—A mermaid with comb and mirror all ppr. Supporters—Two stags sa. attired and unguled or, each gorged with a chaplet of white roses seeded and barbed ppr. Motto—Per angusta ad augusta.
(Foster-Skeffington, Viscount Massereene and Ferrard. Hon. Mary Skeffington, Viseountcs; Ferrard s. her father in the Viscounty of Massereene in her own right, and was s. 1831, by her eldest son, John, tentli Viscount Massereene, who s. his father in 1843 as second Viscount Ferrard, and was father of the present Viscount Massereene and Ferrard). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. three bulls’ heads erased sa. armed or, for Skeffington; 2nd and 3rd, az. a chev. betw. three chaplets or, for Clotworthy. Supporters—Two stags sa. attired and unguled or, each gorged with a chaplet of roses or, for Clotworthy. Crest—A mermaid holding in either hand a mirror and comb all ppr. Motto—Per angusta ad augusta.
(Tunbridge, co. Kent, and Hornsey, co. Middlesex). Same Arms and Crest as Skeffington, of Fisherwick.
Leicestershire – (Baronet, 27 juin 1786. M. ét.) – D’argent à trois têtes et cols de boeuf de sable accornées d’or Cimier une sirène au naturel lorrée d’or tenant un peigne et un miroir
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