A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
rrister. VI. George, late of the 15th dragoons. I. Catherine, espoused James Roche,esq. of Aghada, county Cork. II. Anne. III. Mary. Arms—Az. in base a mount vert, on thesinister a hurst of oak trees, therefrom issu-ant a wolf passant ppr. Ciest—A naked arm holding a sword,with a snake entwined.… … This family has possessed estates in Corn-wall for four centuries at least. In thereign of Edward IV. John Stephyn settledas a merchant in the horough of St. Ives, andacquired considerable possessions there, stillenjoyed by his descendants. At a subse-quent period, John Stephens, of St Ives,…
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