FAMILY COAT
OF ARMS
Naturally the coat of arms or family crest should
be thought of as art or entertainment and not taken too seriously. The
on this page are an attempt to illustrate the descriptions from the Burke's General
Armory. Whether or not they can be actually connected to our modern-day
families is in dispute. The original illustration was purchased by me and belongs to
me - copy or vary it as you like. Suggestions and corrections for the illustrations
and information are welcome (Donna Hollingsworth Hocking olivhill@flash.net).
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It’s doubtful that (being
Quakers) the Hollingsworths of America had any interest whatever in crests. The
Quaker Hollingsworth line was indeed descended from Valentine Hollingsworth but which
Hollingsworth crest (if any) can be associated with Valentine is in dispute, but popular
belief is that Valentine is associated distantly with the family of Hollingsworth
Hall. DNA tests have proven that Levi Hollingsworth (1805-1869) -father of
Henry M., grandfather of Roy Sr- was descendant of Valentine. DNA
may someday also prove what coat of arms may have been associated with Valentine’s
ancestors. Harry Hollingsworth did fairly extensive research on the
three crests. Anyone wishing to follow up on this subject would do well
to read his research printed in the Hollingsworth Register, Volume I, number 2, page 87,
July 1965; number 3, page 140, October 1965; number 4, page 154, December 1965. |
HOLLINGSWORTH
York Herald, Temp. Richard III (to Maryland)
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- BLAZON: Azure
on a bend argent three leaves slipped vert.
- Shield of blue. A silver bend (sash) with three leaves separated from each other.
- CREST: A stag couchant argent.
- Stag is lying on all fours with its head erect like the sphinx- argent
(silver).
- MOTTO:
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More HOLLINGSWORTH ARMS
- Click HERE
- On the new Hollingsworth Crest
page I've added all the Hollingsworth Arms I've found referenced and
noted the books where they were found |
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Family tradition in several families
in various parts of the country maintains that the first Lays in the Virginia territory
were Jesse, John, and David Lay. They were perhaps brothers and came into Virginia (which
encompassed everything west of Jamestown at the time) from Canada. According to the
stories, Jesse Duncan (1811-1896) told his family, they were of French Descent and
detested the English, and came to Virginia to help the colonists "whip the
English". |
LAY of Cheshire (Leigh or
Lee)
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- BLAZON: Or,
lion rampant, gules.
- Shield of gold. Red lion erect
- CREST:
- MOTTO: Force
avec vertu.
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The 4th great-grandfather of James
Miner Bailey (1810-1899) is well documented as James Bailey of Rowley, MA who
emigrated 1638 in the ship AMERICA. According to The Bailey Family
by Jeanne Bailey Ransom ( pub 1991) James of Rowley was the son of Godfrey Bayley of
Bradford Parish, Yorkshire. The origins of this family are unknown, but whether
Scottish, English or Irish, the shield of the Bailey family is the azure shield with nine
stars (some variations in the shape of the stars) but the crest of the Scottish clan is a
boars head. |
BAILEY of Ringdufferin,
County Down, Ireland
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- BLAZON: Azure,
nine stars, three, three, two and one, argent.
- Shield of Blue. Nine silver stars - rows of three two and one.
- CREST: A hand holding a dagger proper.
- A natural hand with a dagger.
- MOTTO: Quid
clarius astris.
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What is brighter than the stars
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The father of Benjamin Freeze
(1830-1909) is reported to be the son of Hannah Nicholls Lowrence and John R. Freeze ( or
Fries) who was born 1784 in NC. The origin of the Fries family is believed to
be Friesland in Germany. |
FRIES of Würzburg, Bavaria
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- BLAZON: Azure,
lion rampant, Or, overall a bend sinister, argent
- Shield of Blue. Gold lion
erect and overall a silver sash
from right top.
- CREST: A demi figure of a Knight armed holding in the dexter hand a sword
erect.
- A partial figure of a knight with a sword held erect in
his right hand.
- MOTTO:
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