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How do I find my heraldry? And check it?
>The coat of arms of the Northampton and Hampshire Knights are probably the oldest grants which have been bestowed upon the family. They are described, in the order named, as follows (Burke, Heraldry, 1844);
>Arms.--"Argent, on a fesse between three bulls' heads erased sable, armed and ringed at the nose or, a fret between the two doves of the field"
>Crest.--"A dexter arm embowed, vested bendy wavy sinister of four or and gules, supporting with the hand a sword in pale the point resting on the wreath, the pommel surmounting a pair of spurs proper."
>Arms,II.--"Argent, three pales gules, on a canton of the second spur or, withing the bordure engrailed azure."
>Crest.--"On a ducal coronet gules, an eagle displayed or."
Bibliography.
>Burke. Encyclopedia of Heraldry. 1844
>Heitman. Officers of the Continental Army. 1914
>The Americana. 1914
>Savage. A Genealogical Dictionary of New England. 1860
>J.C Martindale. Knight Family. 1911
>Leigh and Knight. Chawton Manor. 1911
>Gentry. Family Names. 1892
>Barber. A history of the parishes of lynton and countisbury. 1907
If I take this somewhere will they be able to give me a copy of it?
Arms are awarded to individuals, not to families
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Yeah lets argue semantics, thanks for the bump I guess. They are passed down through their family. So they are awarded to the family as they last longer than the individual.
Idiot.
