Chudleigh Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(Ashton, co. Devon, bart., created 1622, extinct 1745, Visit. Devon, 1620: a family of long continuance in that county, which flourished for several generations at Broad Cloft, frequently serving the office of sheriff in the reigns of Richard II., Henry VI., and Henry VII. The estate of Ashton was acquired early In the fourteenth century by the m. of John Chudleigh with Thomasine, dau. of Richard Prous. Elizabeth Chudleigh, sister of the 5th bart., wife of Evelyn, 2nd Duke of Kingston, was the well known Dutchess of Kingston, convicted of bigamy by the House of Lords, 1776). Erm. three lions ramp. gu. Crest A savage man ppr., in the dexter hand a staff clubbed and spiked or, with a buglehorn hung over the left shoulder and wreathed about the loins and temples vert. Supporters: Two savage men, as depicted in the crest.