Tempest Coats of Arms

Burke's "General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales", Vol. 3 (Heritage Books Inc., reprint 1996) gives several coats of arms for different individuals in the Tempest family.

Tempest (Bracewell, co. York, and Waddington, senior branch of the co. York Tempests; descended from Roger Tempest, living temp. Henry I. and Stephen).

Arms: Ar. a bend betw. six martlets sa.

Crest: A griffin's head erased per pale ar. and sa. beaked gu.

Motto: Loyowf as thow fynds.

Tempest (Heaton, co. Lancaster, bart.).

Arms: Ar. a bend betw. six martlets sa.

Crest: A griffin's head erased per pale ar. and sa. beak gu.

Motto: Loyowf as thow fynds.

Tempest (Tong Hall, co. York, bart., extinct 1819; descended from Tempest, of Bracewell; Sir John Tempest was created a bart.1664; Sir Henry Tempest, the fourth bart., d.s.p., when the estates devolved on his cousin, Elizabeth Tempest, dau. and heir of John Tempest, who was son of John Tempst, Esq., of Nottingham, a younger son of Sir George Tempest, the second bart.; she m. Thomas Plumbe, Esq., and her eldest son, John Plumbe, Esq., of Tong Hall, assumed the surname of Tempest).

Arms: Ar. a bend engr. betw. six martlets sa.

Tempest (Stella, co. Durham, bart., extinct 1742; Sir Nicholas Tempest, bart., of Stalla, descended from Tempest of Bracewell, was created a bart. 1622; the fifth bart. d.s.p.).

Arms: Ar. a bend engr. betw. six martlets sa.

Crest: A martlet sa.

Tempest (Vane-Tempest, marquess of Londonderry).

Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th grand quarters, quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. a bend engr. betw. six martlets sa., for Tempest, 2nd and 3rd az. three sinister gauntlers or, for Vane; 2nd and 3rd grand quarters, or, a bend compony ar. and az. betw. two lions ramp. gu., for Stewart.

Crests: Tempest: A Griffin's erased per pale ar. and sa. beak gu.; Vane: A dexter gauntler erect holding a sword ppr. pommel and hilt or; Stewart: A dragon statant or.

Supporters: Two hussars of the 10th Regiment, the dexter mounted on a grey horse, and the sinister upon a bay horse, with their swords drawn and accoutred all ppr.

Motto: Metuenda Corolla Draconis.

Tempest (Broughton Hall, co. York; descended from Roger Tempest, second son of Sir Richard Tempest, of Bracewell, Knt., living temp. Richard II., who m. Katherine, dau. and heir of Sir Piers Gilliatt, Lord of Broughton).

Arms: Ar. a bend betw. six martlets sa.

Crest: A griffin's head erased per pale ar. and sa. beak gu.

Motto: Loyowf as thow fynds.

Tempest (Rayne, co. York).

Arms: Ar. a bend betw. six martlets sa.

Tempest (Yellison, co. York).

Arms: Ar. a bend betw. six martlets sa.

Tempest (Holmeside and Brancepeth, co. Durham; descended from Sir Rowland Tempest, living 18 Henry VI., second son of Sir William Tempest, of Studley; Sir Rowland acquired Holmeside by gift of Sir Robert Umfraville, and m. Isabella, dau. and co-heir of Sir William Elmdom, Knt., by Elizabeth, sister and co-heir of Gilbert Umfraville).

Arms: Ar. a bend betw. six martlets sa.

Tempest.

Arms: Ar. (another, or) on a bend sa. three roses of the field, seeded or.

Tempest.

Arms: Sa. across betw. four martlets ar.

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