Croke Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(Chilton and Chequers, co. Bucks, and Studley and Waterstock, co. Oxford, descended from Nicholas le Blount (brother to Sir Thomas Blount, summoned to Parliament 1326), who, having taken an active part in the insurrection to restore Richard II. to the throne, was outlawed and forced to fly the kingdom. On his return to England, Nicholas le Blount is stated to have changed his surname to that of Croke, and from him derived the family of that name, of which were Sir John Croke of Chilton, Speaker of the House of Commons temp. Elizabeth; and Sir George Croke of Studley, an eminent Judge in the reign of Charles I.). Gu. a fesse betw. six martlets ar. Crest—Two swans’ necks indorsed and interlaced, issuing out of a crescent all ar. and holding in their beaks an annulet gu.