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Ballard of Swepston
Evesham
Herefordshire
Highbury
Kent
Dewey
Greenwich & Nottingham
Stowe Ms 634
Herald's Visitations | |
Ballard of Kent
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In the Visitation of co. Sussex made in
1634 there is a long pedigree from Fulco Ballard, living 20 Edward III, who had George
temp. Richard II, who had Robert who died 16 Henry VII. Robert's two sons are shown (1)
Clement, of Horton, whose only son Nicholas died without issue, and (2) John, who settled
in Lincolnshire, and had a son and two grandsons. Another
line is also shown, branching off early. George Ballard of Horton near Canterbury had
Gregory, who had an eldest son Thomas, High Sheriff of Kent 31 Henry VI (issue mark), but
the line goes on through the second son, Roger, who had Peter, who had John (male issued)
and Thomas, who had sons Thomas of Wandsworth, co. Surrey, and Richard of Wadhurst, co.
Sussex. The Arms allowed to the whole family were: Sable, a Griffin rampant Ermine. Crest,
a demi Griffin Ermine. [College of Arms] |
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Sable, a Griffin segreant Ermine.
Crest, a demi Griffin segreant Ermine. Quartering, Quarterly argent and gules, in the 2nd
and 3rd quarters a fret or, over all, on a bend, sable three fleur-de-lis argent.
[Pedigrees of Sussex (1830)]
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Ballard (Horton, near Canterbury, and
Wadhurst, co. Sussex): Sable a Griffin segreant ermine armed and gorged with a crown or,
(another, without the crown). Crest - A demi-griffin with wings addorsed ermine beaked and
legged or. [Burkes General Armory] |
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Sable a Griffin segreant ermine, armed
and gorged with a crown or. Crest - A demi Griffin, with wings addorsed ermine, beaked and
legged Or. [Encyclopaedia Heraldica Volume II] |
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A demi Griffin, wings addorsed, ermine,
beaked and legged or. [Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland] |
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A pedigree is held
for the Kent, Sussex
and Leicestershire branches but there are no known Ballard descendants living. My research
shows that all published copies of this pedigree are incorrect to one extent
or another. |
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