A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
garbs, within a bordureengrailed or. Crest—A hawk. Motto—Qui seminantinlachrymis in ex-ultatione metent. Estates—In Devon. Seat—Teign Villa. BELLEW, OF STOCKLEIGH COURT. BELLEW, JOHN-PRESTWOOD, esq. of Stockleigh Court, in the county ofDevon b. 19th July, 1803, m. 8th May, 1827, Mary-Ann, daughter… … This ancient family, which is supposed tooe ot Italian origin, the name still existing in Italy, was founded in England, by Bel-leau, or De Bella Aqua, a Norman baron,who appears on the roll of Battel Abbey,as marshal to the Conquerors army.His descendant, John de Bella Aqua, orBellewe, was lord of…
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