LAY
COAT
OF ARMS
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LAY |
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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