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Medieval Rolls of Arms also show that one John Pateshull bore a Shield which may be blazoned as:-
Ermine a lion rampant gules crowned or.
This John lived during the reign of King Edward III; but is is not clear whether or not he was a member of the above family.
A Grant of Armorial Bearings was made by Christopher Barker, Garter King of Arms from 1536-1550, to one Pateshale. These same Armorial Bearings may be blazoned as:-
Sable on a fess argent between three roundels also argent each charged with a crescent gules three lion's heads erased azure;
And for the Crest:- A demi created bird sable the beak and wings displayed gold.
The precise nature of the bird is not clear. Unfortunately no further details of the grantee are given, and no subsequent registration of the family was effected during the 16th or subsequent centuries. This may well indicate that he died without issue.
In the Visitation of the county of Hereford, carried out by the Heralds in 1569, a Shield of Arms was officially confirmed in favour of a family of Pattishall who resided at The Ford in that county. These Arms may be blazoned as:-
Azure on a chevron argent between three human hearts gold three escallops gules.
No Crest was allowed.
These same Arms would seem to be of 14th century origin; they were borne by one Ralph Pattishall in the reign of King Edward III.
The precise descent of the Pattishall family of The Ford from Rafe Pattishall is not clear. The pedigree officially registered in 1569 is headed by one John Pattishall. the father of William Pattishall of The Ford, who in turn was the son of another John Pattishall of The Ford. This last mentioned John married Eleanor Tomkins and by her was the father of William, who was living in 1569, and James.
In a later Visitation of the county of Hereford conducted in 1634, the above Arms were confirmed to James Pattishall of Hereford, he being the son of the James mentioned in the 1569 entry. This James of Hereford had a son Grevile Pattishall who was aged 21 in 1634. James of Hereford also had a brother William Pattishall who is noted as having established himself in Ireland.
In the 1683 Visitation of Hereford a further Pattishall or Pateshall pedigree was registered. This pedigree is headed by John Patteshall of Pudleston in the county of Hereford, who had sons, namely William of Puddleston aged 64 in 1683, and Thomas of Weston aged 50 in 1683. Both William and Thomas were married with children.
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