England; Suffolk, Lincolnshire and the English Baronetage
Barnardiston of Kedington — Elizabeth King and Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet
- Family / house
- Barnardiston of Kedington Hall; Barnardiston of Brightwell; Barnardiston of The Ryes; King of Boyle Abbey; Zouch of Woking; Cecil of Wimbledon
- Family / cadet branch
- Kedington/Ketton Barnardiston line; Elizabeth King's Zouch–Cecil maternal collateral branch
- Armiger / bearer
- Elizabeth King and Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet of Ketton
- Entity type
- individual
- Social rank / class
- baronet
- Heraldic authority
- English baronetage and Suffolk county-history sources
- Record basis
- grant
- Issued / first recorded
- c.1651
- Until / superseded
- 7 October 1698
- Historical period
- Restoration England
- Grant / record reference
- Baronetcy of Ketton in the County of Suffolk, created 7 April 1663 for Thomas Barnardiston
- Blazon
- Azure, a fess dancettée Ermine between six crosses-crosslet Argent. Crest: A bittern Or, standing among bullrushes Proper. Motto: JE TROUVE BIEN.
- Plain-English description
- The Barnardiston shield is blue with a white ermine-edged zigzag band across the centre and six silver crosslets, three above and three below. The crest is a golden bittern among rushes, with the motto 'I find good.'
- Tinctures
- Azure; Ermine; Argent; Or; Proper
- Charges / ordinaries
- fess dancettée Ermine; six crosses-crosslet Argent; bittern; bullrushes
- Crest
- A bittern Or, standing among bullrushes Proper
- Motto
- JE TROUVE BIEN
- Exterior ornaments
- Sir Thomas used the baronetical status created in 1663; a complete period achievement with the baronet's badge and supporters has not been securely located. Elizabeth's maternal Zouch and Cecil descent is genealogical and does not alter the Barnardiston paternal coat.
- Difference / variant
- Marriage of Elizabeth King, daughter of Sophia Zouch and Sir Robert King, to the Barnardiston baronetical line. The Barnardiston arms are the husband's paternal arms; the Zouch and Cecil elements belong to Elizabeth's ancestry and any matrimonial representation, not to the Barnardiston coat itself.
- Source reference
- Suffolk Institute, Kedington alias Ketton and the Barnardiston family
- Linked historical person
- Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet
- Source
- Open source
Genealogical context
- Father
- Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet
- Mother
- Anne Airmine
- Spouse(s)
- Elizabeth King
- Children / next generation
- Four sons, three of whom later inherited the baronetcy
Documented depiction
Notes / sources
The exact form of the baronetical achievement may vary between generations. The shield itself is securely identifiable as the Kedington/Barnardiston coat.