Stapleton baronets of the Leeward Islands (1679)

Stapleton baronets
Escutcheon of the Stapleton baronets of the Leeward Islands and of Greys Court, Oxfordshire[1][2]
Creation date1679
Statusextinct
Extinction date1995
Seat(s)Greys Court
MottoPro Magnâ Chartâ, For Magna Charta[2]

The Stapleton Baronetcy, of the Leeward Islands, is an extinct title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 20 December 1679 for William Stapleton,[3] who followed Charles II into exile in France, and after the Restoration was appointed deputy-governor of Montserrat and captain-general of the Leeward Islands.[4]

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  2. ^ a b Burke, Sir Bernard (May 2009). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. Heritage Books. p. 964. ISBN 978-0-7884-3721-2.
  3. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707), vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
  4. ^ Vere Langford Oliver History of Antigua Vol. III, pp.102-103 'Stapleton Family'.