The Stepney Baronetcy, of Prendergast in the County of Pembroke, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 November 1621 for John Stepney. His son, Sir John, the third Baronet represented Pembroke

Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency)

Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see...

 and Haverfordwest

Haverfordwest (UK Parliament constituency)

Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...

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

Anthony van Dyck

Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...

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

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election....

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

Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Monmouth is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post of election...

 in Parliament and served as Envoy to Dresden and Berlin. 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.

Catherine, Lady Stepney, wife of the ninth and last Baronet, was an author of works of fiction.

Stepney Baronets, of Prendergast (1621)

• Sir John Stepney, 1st Baronet (c. 1581–1624)
• Sir Alban Stepney, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1628)
• Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet
  Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet
  Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet 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....
  
   (d. 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 (1743–1811)
• Sir Thomas Stepney, 9th Baronet (1760–1825)