The Stepney Baronetcy, of Prendergast in the County of Pembroke, was a title in the

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. It was created on 24 November 1621 for John Stepney. His son, Sir John, the third Baronet represented Pembroke and

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in Parliament. The latter's nephew, the fourth Baronet, married Justina, daughter of

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. Their only son, Sir Thomas, the fifth Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for

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. Sir Thomas's great-grandson, Sir John, the eighth Baronet, represented

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in Parliament and served as Envoy to

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and

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. The eighth Baronet never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, Sir Thomas, the ninth Baronet, on whose death in 1825 the baronetcy became extinct.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> Lady Catherine Stepney by Richard Cockle Lucas

Lady Catherine Stepney by Richard Cockle Lucas

Catherine, Lady Stepney was the wife of the ninth and last Baronet. She was an author of works of fiction. The Victoria & Albert Museum has a bust of the London society hostess, Catherine, Lady Stepney, posing as

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Stepney baronets, of Prendergast (1621)

*Sir John Stepney, 1st Baronet (–1624) *Sir Alban Stepney, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1628) *

Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet (1618c. 1676) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Stepney was the son of Sir John Stepney, 1st Baronet, and his wife Jan ...

(died c. 1650) *Sir John Stepney, 4th Baronet (c. 1632–c. 1681) * Sir Thomas Stepney, 5th Baronet (c. 1668–1745) *Sir John Stepney, 6th Baronet (1693–1748) *Sir Thomas Stepney, 7th Baronet (1729–1772) *

Sir John Stepney, 8th Baronet Sir John Stepney, 8th Baronet (19 September 1743 – 3 October 1811), of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1767 to 1788. He was born the first son of Sir Thomas Stepney, 7th Bt., of Llanelly ...

(1743–1811) *

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(1760–1825)

Extended family

Maria Justina Stepney, sister of the eighth and ninth Baronets, married Andrew Cowell. Their son John Cowell succeeded to the Stepney estates, assumed the additional surname of Stepney and was created a baronet in 1871 (see Cowell-Stepney baronets).

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Catherine, Lady Stepney by John Hayter (National Portrait Gallery – London UK)
gogmsite.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Stepney Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Stepney family

Stepney baronets, of Prendergast (1621)

Extended family

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