A Roll of Early American Arms

Compiled by Eric Hall and Arian Collins
Illustrated by Eric Hall, Robert Tucker and Joseph McMillan

Personal heraldry has been used in what is now the United States since the earliest European settlements. This roll of arms borne by Americans in the 17th-19th centuries, compiled by AHS members, is intended to document the vitality of the American heraldic tradition over the years.

Note: Arms are included in this roll based on actual use as reported in the sources given. We have not attempted to validate the user's right to the arms beyond what is reported in the sources. Names given in italics are those of an immigrant to America whose descendants bore the arms shown. The immigrant himself may not have made use of the arms.

Arms are indexed by the first letter of the armiger's last name.