| | Name | Blazon | Comments | Source |
| 1. Backus, William (of Norwich, CT, 1637)
2. Backus, Elijah (b. New London, Conn., 1759; d. Kaskaskia, Ill., 1811. | Azure, a chevron Ermine, between three doves Argent | 2. Bookplate. | 1. Crozier 1
2. Bolton |
| Bacon, Nathaniel (in Virginia bef. 1644; d. 1692) | Gules on a chief Argent two mullets pierced Sable. | President of the Council, acting governor 1689. These are the paternal arms; see below. | NEHGS #472,Vermont |
| Bacon, Nathaniel (in Virginia bef. 1644; d. 1692) | Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules on a chief Argent two mullets pierced Sable, 2nd and 3rd Or two bars Azure over all a bend Gules (Quappelade) | On tombstone originally in York Co, now at Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg | Bolton, Crozier 1 |
| Bacon, Nathaniel (d. 26 Oct. 1676, York County, VA) | Argent on a fess engrailed between three escutcheons Gules as many mullets Argent pierced Sable | Arms on tomb--apparently a mistaken blazon by Crozier of the same arms above. | Crozier 2 |
| Bagley, John (arr New England, 1750) | Or three lozenges Azure. | | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| Bailey, Richard (of Rowley, MA, 1630) | Ermine, three bars wavy Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| Bainbridge, Christopher (in New England, 1635) | Argent a chevron embattled between three battle-axes Sable. | | Matthews |
| | Bainton, Anne (Mrs. Christopher Batt; to Newburyport, Mass., 1638) | Sable a bend fusilly Argent. | B. 1602; will dated 1679. | NEHGS #508 |
| | Baker, Thomas (of Roxbury, MA, 1635) | Azure, on a saltire engrailed Sable, five escallops Azure, on a chief Sable, a lion passant Azure | | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Balche, John, 1629, Massachusetts
2. Balche, Rev. Thomas (to Maryland by 1690)
3. Balch, Thomas Willing, b. Philadelphia | Barry of six Or and Azure on a bend engrailed Gules three spear heads Argent. | Recorded at visitation of Somersetshire, 1623.
2. Desc. of William Balch of Higham, Somerset. | 1. Vermont, Crozier 1
2. Vermont, Crozier 1
3.Matthews, Bolton |
| 1. Baldwin, Edward (d. 1759, Brogdens, Md.)
2. Baldwin, Samuel (St. Leonards, Md.)
3. Sylvester Baldwin (d. en route to America 1638) | Argent a chevron Ermines between three hazel sprigs Vert. | 2. Tombstone, St. Leonards, Md.
3. From Aston Clinton, Bucks.; sons settled in Conn. | 1.Matthews
2.Bolton
3.Vermont |
| Baldwin, Richard (of Milford, CT, 1665) | Argent, six oak leaves in pairs two in chief and one in base Vert, stalks Sable, their points downward | | Crozier 1 |
| Baldwin, Samuel (of Windsor, MA, 1639) | Gules, a griffin sergeant Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Ball, Col. William (d. Lancaster County, VA, 1680)
2. Ball, Edward (of Branford, CT, 1667) | Argent, a lion passant Sable, on a chief Sable, three mullets Argent | Arms painted on vellum. | 1., 2.Crozier 1, 1. Crozier 2, 1. Bolton |
| | Ball, Joseph (of Philadelphia, PA, 1790) | Azure, a chevron between three fireballs Sable, fired Proper | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Ballentine, William (of Boston, MA, 1652) | Argent, on a cross between four mullets, a sword erect Argent, hilt and pommel Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Bancroft, John (of Lynn, MA, 1632)
2. Bancroft, Capt. Edmund (b. 1726; d. 1806, Pepperell, MA) | Or, on a bend between six crosses-crosslet Azure, three garbs Or | | 1. Crozier 1, 2. Bolton |
| Bangs, Edward (b. 1592; to Plymouth, Mass., 1623) | Sable a cross engrailed Ermine between four fleurs-de-lis Or. | b. Chichester, Sussex | Matthews |
| | Banister, Lt. Col. John (b. 26 Dec. 1734, Petersburg, VA; d. 30 Sept. 1788, Dinwiddie County, VA) | Argent, a cross flory Sable, in chief a label of three points Gules | Member, Continental Congress; signer of Articles of Confederation; arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| Banks, James (b. 1709; in Newark, N.J., 1729) | Sable a cross engrailed Or between four fleurs-de-lis Argent. | b. Northfield, Yorks. | Matthews |
| | Barber, Nicholas (of Portsmouth, NH, 1759) | Or, two chevronels Gules, in chief three fleurs-de-lis Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Barclay, James (in Bucks Co., Pa., 1722; d. 1792)
2. Barclay, John (Perth Amboy, N.J., 1731) | Azure a chevron between three crosses paty Argent. | 1. From Suffolk, Eng. 2. From Urie, Scot. | 1.Matthews,Crozier 1
2.Crozier 1 |
| Barclay, John (Perth Amboy, NJ, 1731; see above) | Gules a chevron between three crosses paty Argent. | Desc. of Barclay of Urie, Scot., whose pronominal arms are the same but with a field Azure. | Vermont |
| | Bard, Pierre (of New York City, NY, 1706) | Sable, on a chevron between 10 martlets Argent, 4-2 in chief, 1-2-1 in point, five pellets | | Crozier 1 |
| Barham, Capt. Charles (in James City and Surry Cos, Va, by 1654) | Argent a fess Gules between three bears passant Sable muzzled Gold. | Born ca. 1626 in Kent; d. 1683. | NEHGS #457 |
| | Barker, James (of Rhode Island, 1634) | Azure, five escallops in cross Or | Arms granted 1582, Worcester, England. | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Barlowe, Henry (Norfolk Co., Va., 1652)
2. Barlow, Joel (b. Windsor, Conn., 1756) | Argent on a chevron engrailed between three cross-crosslets fitchy Sable two lions combatant Argent. | 1. From Southampton, Eng. | 1.NEHGS 431
2. Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Barnard, John (of Boston, MA, 1634) | Azure, on a fess Argent, three dolphins Gules, a bordure engrailed Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | Barnard, Rev. John (of Marblehead, MA, 1748) | Argent, a bear rampant Sable, muzzled Or | Arms engraved on flagon; same arms as Bernard, see below. | Bolton |
| Barnes, Stephen (of Southampton, L.I., N.Y., and Branford, Conn., 1700) | Quarterly Or and Vert. | | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Barnwell, Col. John (of South Carolina, 1701) | Ermine, a bordure engrailed Gules | | Bolton |
| | Barr, John (of Lancaster County, PA, 1718) | Azure, on a bend Argent, between two stars Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Barrell, Joseph (b. 1739; d. 1804, Boston, MA) | Ermine, on a chief Sable, three talbots’ heads erased Argent, an annulet Or in the center point for difference | Arms on bookplate and cut on vellum. | Bolton |
| Barrett, Margaret (Mrs Simon Huntington; to Roxbury, Mass, by 1635) | Argent a bend Azure between three lozenge-shaped buckles Gules. | Later Mrs. Thomas Stoughton; to Windsor, Conn, by 1636. | NEGHS #490 |
| | 1. Barrett, Humphrey (of Concord, MA, 1640)
2. Barrett, Col. Joseph (d. 1779, Concord, MA)
3. Barrett, Col. Nathan (d. 1791, Concord, MA) | Ermine, on a fess Gules, three lions rampant Or | 2. Arms on tomb.
3. Arms on tombstone. | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Barron, Ellis (of Watertown, MA, 1640) | Ermine, on a saltire Gules, five annulets Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | Barron, Elizeus (of Woodbridge, NJ, 1705) | Gules, a chevron Argent, between three garbs Or | | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Barry, John, 1763, Maryland (b. Ireland)
2. Barry, Llewellyn Fite, b. 1862, Paris | Argent three bars gemels Gules. | | 1.Crozier 1
2.Crozier 1, Matthews |
| | Bartholomew, William (of Boston, MA, 1634) | Argent, a chevron engrailed between three lions rampant Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Bartlett, John (of Newbury, MA, 1635)
2. Bartlett, Thomas (of Watertown, MA, 1634)
3. Bartlett, Richard (of Newbury, MA, 1634)
4. Bartlett, Samuel Colcord (b. 25 Nov. 1817; d. 16 Nov. 1898, Hanover, NH) | Sable, three falconers’ sinister gloves pendant Argent, tasseled Or | John’s arms blazoned “banded and tasseled Or” | 1., 2., 3. Crozier 1, 3., 4. Matthews |
| | Bartlett, Robert (b. 1603, England; d. Plymouth, MA, 1676) | Azure, three doves with wings expanded Argent | | Matthews |
| Barton, Dr. John (Salem, Mass., 1672) | Ermine on a fess Gules three annulets Or. | Arms on parchment. | Matthews, Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Barton, Rev. Thomas (to Pennsylvania abt 1751; d. New York, 1780) | Argent three bears' heads couped close Gules. | B. Carrickmacross Castle, co. Monaghan, Irl. Crozier describes the boars as armed Argent. | NEHGS #530, Crozier 1 |
| | Barton, Thomas (of Newport, RI, 1761) | Argent, an anchor Azure, placed in the sea Proper, between two mullets Azure, all within a bordure Azure | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bartow, Rev. John (of New York City, NY, 1702) | Or, on a bend Sable, between six annulets Gules, three plates | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bascom, Thomas (of Hartford, CT, 1634) | Gules, a chevron between three bats displayed Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Baskerville, John (d. 1675, York County, VA) | Argent, a chevron Gules, between three hurts | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bassett, Col William (Virginia, 1671-1723) | Or three bars wavy Gules | Arms on tombstone, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond. Also on a silver candlestick. | Bolton, Crozier 2 |
| | Batchelder, Henry (of Ipswich, MA, 1636) | Or, a fess between three dragons’ heads couped and erected in bend Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bathurst, Lancelot (of New Kent County, VA, 1683) | Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Sable, two bars Ermine, in chief three crosses patty Or; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, a chevron between three lances Argent | | Crozier 2 |
| 1. Batt, William (Virginia, 1667)
2. Batt, Thomas (Virginia, 1667) | Argent a chevron between three reremice displayed Sable. | Descendants of Batt of Okewell in the Wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley.
2. Brother of William Batt, #1. | Matthews, Crozier 2 |
| 1. Bayard, Peter (Petrus) (New York, 1674)
2. [Bayard, Samuel (Pennsylvania, 1638)] | Azure a chevron between three escallops Or. | | 1. Matthews, Crozier 1
2. Crozier 1 |
| | Bayard, James Asheton (b. 1799; d. 1880, Wilmington, DE) | Azure a chevron Or between three escallops Argent | Arms on memorial window to him and his wife at Old Swedes Church. | Bolton |
| | 1. Baynton, Peter (of Burlington, NJ, 1743)
2. Baynton, Jane (d. 1822, Burlington, NJ)
3. Baynton, Rebecca (d. 1825, Burlington, NJ) | Sable, four lozenges conjoined in bend Argent | 2., 3. Arms on their tombstones; Bolton states they were related to Peter. | 1. Crozier 1
1., 2., 3. Bolton |
| | Beale, Capt. Thomas, Jr. (Richmond Co, Virginia, 1649-79) | Sable on a chevron between three griffins’ heads erased Argent three estoiles Gules. | Arms on tomb at Chestnut Hill, Richmond Co. | Bolton, Crozier 2 |
| | Beall, Col. Ninian (b. ca 1625, Scotland; d. 1717, Prince George County, MD) | Sable, a chevron between three wolves’ heads erased Argent | | Matthews |
| | Beatty, Col. John (b. 1749; d. 1826, Princeton, NJ) | Argent, a beehive surrounded with bees on the wing, all Proper | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | 1. Beckwith, George (of St. Joseph on the Patuxent, Md, d. 1675)
2. Beckwith, Sir Marmaduke (of Richmond County, VA, 1748) | Argent, a chevron between three hinds’ heads erased Gules | 1. From Featherstone, Yorks. | 1. NEHGS 3 392
2. Crozier 1, Crozier 2 |
| | Beckwith, Matthew (of Connecticut, 1635) | Argent, a chevron Gules, fretty Or, between three hinds’ heads erased Gules, on a chief engrailed Gules, a saltire between two roses Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| Bedford, Gunning (d. 1812, Wilmington, DE) | Argent three lions’ gambs couped erect within a bordure (engrailed?) Sable | Arms on his monument. | Bolton |
| Bee(c)kman, Lt. Wilhelmus (1623-1707, to New York, 1647) | Azure a bend wavy Argent between two roses Or. | From Hasselt Oberyssel, Neth. Arms on official document with Gov. Peter Stuyvesant in New Amsterdam. | Matthews,Bolton, NEHGS #95, Crozier 1 |
| 1. Belcher, Andrew (in Charlestown, Mass., 1717)
2. Belcher, Gov. Jonathan (b. 8 Jan. 1682, Cambridge, MA; d. 31 Aug. 1757)
3. Belcher, Jonathan (b. 1710, Boston, MA) | Or three pallets Gules a chief Vair. | 1. Gore Roll of Arms and seal on his will.
2. Governor of Massachusetts Bay, 1730-41; Governor of New Jersey, 1747-57; arms on his portrait (painted 1724 or 1734), Massachusetts State House, and seal on letter dated 1735.
3. Arms on his bookplate. | 1. Gore Roll, Matthews
2. Bolton
3. Bolton] |
| | Belknap, Abraham (of Lynn, MA, 1637) | Azure on a bend cotised Argent three eagle displayed Azure | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bell, William (d. 1737, Newport, RI) | Azure, a chevron Ermine, between three bells Or | Arms on his tombstone. | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Bellas, Hugh (of Philadelphia, PA, 1717) | Argent, a chevron Gules, between two fleurs-de-lis (in chief) and an eagle in base Azure | | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Bellingham, Gov. Richard (b. 1590, Boston, Lincs.; to Massachusetts, 1634)
2. Bellingham, William (in Boston by 1643; d. Rowley, Mass., 1650)
3. Bellingham, William | Argent three bugle horns Sable garnished Or. | 1. Son of William Bellingham of Brombe Wood, Lincs.
2. Younger brother of Richard Bellingham, #1.
3. Son of Richard Bellingham, #1. Seal on deed signed 1650. | 1.Matthews,Crozier 1,NEHGS #259
2.NEHGS #259
3.Bolton,Vermont |
| | Bellows, John (of Boston, MA, 1635) | Sable, fretty Or, on a chevron Azure, three lions’ heads erased Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Benham, John (to Dorchester, Mass., 1630) | Ermine a fess dancetty Sable. | From Benham House, Berks. | Matthews |
| Benjamin, John (1598-1645; to Cambridge, Mass., 1632) | Or on a saltire quarterly pierced Sable five annulets counterchanged. | From Bristol | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Bennett, Thomas (of New York City, NY, 1812) | Per bend dancetty Argent and Sable, a bend between two martlets counterchanged | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bennett, Gov. Richard (b. 6 Aug. 1609, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England; d. 12 April 1675) | Or, three demi-lions rampant Gules | Governor of Virginia, 1652-55; arms on his daughter’s tomb impaled with arms of Bland. | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Benney, John (of Pittsburgh, PA, 1747) | Argent, a bend Sable, between a cinquefoil in chief Gules, and a sword in pale Azure, bladed Or (Bennett); (Impaling?) Gules, three chevronels Argent, between as many lions rampant Or (Cromwell) | COMMENTS | Crozier 1 |
| | Benson, Capt. John (of Newport, RI, 1692) | Or, a bend engrailed Gules, charged with three trefoils Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Beresford, Richard (of Charleston, SC, 1774) | Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent, a bear erect Sable, chained and muzzled Or; 2nd and 3rd, Per chevron Sable and Or, three pheons counterchanged, a crescent at the center point for difference | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| Berkeley, Narbonne, Baron Botetourt (in Williamsburg, Va, 1768) | Gules a chevron between ten crosses paty Argent. | Governor of Virginia, 1768-70. | NEHGS #263 |
| | 1. Bernard, Richard (of York County, VA, 1645)
2. Bernard, Col. William (of Nansemond County, VA, 1640)
3. Bernard, Gov. Sir Francis (b. 1712, Berkshire, England; d. 16 June 1779, Buckinghamshire, England) | Argent, a bear rampant Sable, muzzled Or | 3. Governor of New Jersey, 1758-60; Governor of Massachusetts, 1759-69; later, 1st Baronet of Nettleham. | 1. Crozier 1, 1., 2. Crozier 2, 3. Matthews, 3. Bolton |
| | Bernon, Gabriel (to Massachusetts 1659, in Providence by 1697) | Azure a chevron between in chief a crescent Argent between two mullets and in base a bear passant Or. | From La Rochelle, France. | NEHGS #78 |
| | Bethune, George (of Marblehead, MA, 1723) | Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Azure, a fess between three muscles Or (Bethune); Argent, a chevron Sable, charged with an otter’s head erased Argent (Balfour) | | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| 1. Betts, Thomas (to New England, 1639)
2. Betts, Richard (in Long Island, N.Y., 1665) | Sable on a bend Argent three cinquefoils Gules. | 1. Founder of Guilford, Conn. | Matthews,Crozier 1,Vermont |
| | Beverley, Robert (of Middlesex County, VA 1663) | Ermine, a chevron Sable, on a chief Sable, three bulls’ heads cabossed Argent | See alternate arms below. | Crozier 1 |
| | Beverley, Robert (of Middlesex County, VA, 1663) | Ermine, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded Proper | Arms on wax seal, see alternate arms above. | Crozier 2, Bolton |
| Bibby, Thomas (b. Dublin, 1740; to New York, 1760) | Azure three double-headed eagles displayed Or. | | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Bickley, Joseph (of Louisa Co, Va, by 1704; d. bef. 1752) | Argent a chevron embattled-counterembattled between three griffin's heads erased Sable each charged with a plate. | From Attleborough, co. Norfolk, Eng | NEHGS #500, Crozier 1Crozier 2 |
| | Bicknell, Zachary (of Weymouth, MA, 1635) | Argent, two bars Gules, overall a lion rampant Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Biddle, William (of Philadelphia, PA, 1682) | Argent, three double brackets Sable | | Crozier 1, Matthews |
| | Bidwell, John (of Hartford, CT, 1639) | Gyronny of four Or and Gules, charged with as many martlets, all counterchanged | | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Bigelow, John, Watertown, MA, 1637
2. Bigelow, Poulteney, New York
3. Bigelow, Lewis Sherrill
4. Bigelow, Melville Madison, b. 1846, Eaton Rapids, MI | Or three lozenges Azure. | | 1. Crozier 1
2. Crozier 1
3. Bolton
4. Matthews |
| | Bill, John (of Boston, MA, 1635) | Ermine, two wood-bills Sable, with long handles Proper, in saltire on a chief Azure, a pale Or, charged with a rose Gules, between two pelicans’ heads erased at the neck Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Birnie, James (b. 1795, Scotland; d. 1864, Cathlamet, WA) | Gules, a fess Argent, between a bow and arrow, in full draught, in chief, and three legs couped at the thigh paleways in base, Argent | | Matthews |
| | Bispham, Benjamin (of Mount Holly, NJ, 1734) | Gules, a chevron between three lions’ heads erased Argent, on a canton Or, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Blachly, Absalom (of New York, 1780) | Argent, a beaver statant and toward the dexter a tree in leaf, the trunk nearly severed (all Proper?), all between a chief dancetty Azure, charged with three escallops and a base Vert | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Blackiston, Ebenezer (of Cecil County, MD, 1680) | Argent, two bars and in chief three cocks Gules | | Crozier 1, |
| | Blackwell, John (of Boston, Mass, 1684) | Paly of six Argent and Azure on a chief Gules a lion passant guardant Or | Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania, 1688-90; arms on seal. | Crozier 1, Bolton, NEHGS #409 |
| | 1. Bladen, William (b. 22 Feb. 1673, Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England; d. 9 Aug 1718, Anne Arundel County, MD)
2. Bladen, Gov. Thomas (b. 1698, Maryland) | Gules, three chevronels Argent | 2. Governor of Maryland, 1742-45; son of William. | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | 1. Blair, Robert (of Worcester County, MA, 1720)
2. Blair, William (of Framingham and Shrewsbury, MA)
3. Blair, Abraham (of Londonderry, NH, 1719) | Argent, on a saltire between two crescents in the flanks and five mascles voided Argent, mullet in chief and a garb in base Sable | | 1., 2., 3. Crozier 1, 1. Bolton |
| | Blake, William (of Dorchester, Mass., 1635) | Argent a chevron between three garbs Sable. | From Pitminster, co. Somerset. (Same as below?) | NEHGS #526 |
| Blake, William (Dorchester Neck, Mass.; to New England 1630) | Argent a pale Sable, on a bend over all Gules three martlets Or. | From Little Baddow, Essex; grandfather from Over Stowey, Gloucs. | Matthews |
| | 1. Blake, Benjamin (of Plainsfield, SC, 1682)
2. Blake, William (of Boston, MA, 1630) | Argent, a chevron between three garbs Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Blakiston, George (to St. Mary's Co., Md., 1668; d. 1689) | Argent two bars in chief three cocks Gules. | From Newton and Durham, co. Durham | NEHGS #552 |
| | 1. Bland, Edward (of Virginia, 1653)
2. Bland, Theodorick (d. Aug. 1669, Charles City Co, Va) | Argent on a bend Sable three pheons Argent | Arms on tombstone, Westover, Va, impaling Bennett. | 1. Crozier 1
2. Crozier 2,Bolton |
| | Blatchford, Rev. Samuel (of Lansingburgh, NY, 1795) | Azure, two bars wavy Or, on a chief Or, three pheons Azure | | Crozier 1 |
| Bleecker, Jan Jansen (b.1642, Meppel, Oberyssel, Neth.; to New York, 1658) | Per pale, dexter Azure two chevronels embattled counterembattled Or; sinister Argent a sprig of three roses Gules barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved Vert. | Mayor of Albany, 1700 | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Bliss, Thomas (of Green Court, NJ, 1758) | Argent, on a bend cotised Azure, three garbs Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Bliven, Edward (c.1685, Westerly, R.I.) | Gules a lion rampant debruised of a bendlet Argent. | | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Bloomfield, Gov. Joseph (b. 18 Oct. 1753, Woodbridge, NJ; d. 3 Oct. 1823, Burlington, NJ) | Sable on a chevron Or three trefoils slipped [Vert?], on a canton Or a spearhead rompu Sable | Governor of New Jersey, 1801-02 and 1803-12; arms on bookplate dated 1776. | Bolton |
| 1. Bloss, Richard, Watertown, MA, 1652, b. Suffolk, Eng.
2. Bloss, James Orville, b. 1847, Rochester, NY | Gules three dragons passant in pale Ermine. | | 1. Crozier 1
2. Crozier 1, Matthews |
| Blount, James (of Carolina, ca 1740) | Or three fruited twigs in pale fessways Sable (impaling Or three chevrons (Gules?) | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | 1. Boardman, Sen. Elijah B. (b. 7 March 1760, New Milford, CT; d. 18 Aug. 1823, Boardman, OH)
2. Boardman, David Sherman (b. 1768, New Milford, CT; d. 1864) | Ermine, three stringed bows erect 2-1 | Brothers, arms on their bookplates; 1. U.S. Senator for Connecticut, 1821-23. | Bolton |
| | Bockée, Abraham (of New York City, NY, 1684) | Azure, a chevron Or, between three roses Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| Boerum, William | Gules three boars' heads erased close Or. | Captain, Continental Army | Matthews |
| | 1. Bolles, Thomas (of Wells, ME, 1644)
2. Bolles, Joseph (of Wells, MA, 1665) | Azure, out of three cups Or, as many boars’ heads couped Argent | | 1. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews |
| | Bolling, Robert (of Goochland County, VA, 1661) | Sable, an inescutcheon Ermine, within an orle of eight martlets Argent | | Crozier 1, Crozier 2 |
| | Bolton, Robert (of Philadelphia, PA, 1718) | Sable, a falcon close Argent, beaked, membered, jessed and belled Or, charged on the breast with a trefoil slipped Proper | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bolton, Thomas (of New York, 1801) | Sable, a falcon close Argent, beaked, membered, jessed and belled Or, in chief a label of three points Argent | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | 1. Bond, William (of Watertown, Mass, 1654)
2. Bond, T. (of Philadelphia and Maryland, 1712-84) | Argent, on a chevron Sable, three bezants | 2. Bookplate | 1. Crozier 1
2. Bolton |
| | 1. Bonner, Robert (of New York City, NY, 1824)
2. Bonner, John (of Cambridge, MA, 1725) | Quarterly Gules and Sable, a cross patty quarterly Ermine and Or, on a chief Or, a demi-rose streaming rays, between two pelicans vulning themselves Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bonner, Samuel (d. 1804, Boston, MA) | Quarterly Gules and Sable a cross paty quarterly Ermine and Or, on a chief Or a sun in splendor between two pelicans vulning themselves Gules | Arms on his tomb, Granary Burying Ground, Boston. | Bolton |
| | Bonnett, Jean Jacques (of Philadelphia, Pa, 1733) | Azure a bullock in chief three stars Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Bonython,Richard (to Saco River, New England, c.1631) | Argent a chevron between three fleurs-de-lis Sable. | From Cornwall | Matthews |
| | 1. Boone, Solomon (of Bristol, PA, 1690)
2. Boone, Gov. Thomas (of New Jersey, 1760) | Azure, on a bend Argent, cotised Or, between two lions rampant Argent, three escallops Gules | 2. Governor of New Jersey, 1759-60; Governor of South Carolina, 1760-64; Arms on his seal, but Bolton states that the tinctures of his arms aren’t clear. | 1. Crozier 1, 2. Bolton |
| | Booraem (Van Boerum), William (of New York City, NY, 1649) | Or, a Moor’s head Sable, wreathed about the head Argent, between three trefoils slipped Vert | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Booth, Richard (of Stratford, Conn, 1640)
2. Booth, John (of Southold, NY, 1640)
3. Booth, Robert (of Exeter, NH, 1646)
4. Booth, Thomas (d. 1736, Gloucester County, Va) | Argent, three boars’ heads erect and erased Sable | 4. On tombstone. | 1., 2., 3. Crozier 1
4. Bolton |
| | Borden, Richard (of Portsmouth, RI, 1639) | Azure, a chevron engrailed Ermine, between in chief two pilgrim’s staves Proper, in base a cross-crosslet Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | Borland, John (of Charlestown, MA, 1726) | Barry of six Argent and Sable, a boar rampant Proper | Crozier says the blazon is sometimes “Barry of six Argent and Gules….” | Crozier 1 |
| Boston, Jacob (Accomac Co, Va., and Jefferson Co., Conn., 1800) | Vert a lion rampant Argent crowned Or. | | Matthews |
| Bostwick, Arthur (Stratford, Conn., 1641) | Sable a fess humetty Argent. | Son of Arthur Bostwick of Tarporly, Cheshire | Matthews |
| | Bosworth, Edward (of Boston, MA, 1634) | Gules, a cross Vair, between four annulets Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Boucher, Jonathan (of Virginia, 1779) | Party per pale Argent and Vert, three coursing hounds paleways counterchanged | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Boudinot, Elias (b. 2 May 1740, Philadelphia, PA; d. 24 Oct. 1821, Burlington, NJ) | Azure, a chevron between two mullets in chief and a flaming heart in base Or | President, Continental Congress, 1782-83; arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Bourchier, Mary (Mrs. Jabez Whitaker, of Jamestown, Va, ca 1620) | Argent a cross engrailed Gules between four water-bougets Sable. | From Cambridge, Eng. | NEHGS #451 |
| Boutelle, James (Lynn, Mass., 1632) | Per pale Gules and Sable an estoile of eight points issuing from a crescent Or. | | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| Bowen, Richard (1600-1675, to Rehoboth, Mass., c. 1640) | Azure a stag statant Argent vulned in the back with an arrow, attired Or. | From Kittle Hill, Glamorganshire. | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Bowes, Nicholas (b. 1706, Boston, MA) | Ermine, three bows in pale Gules, stringed Sable, on a chief Azure, a swan between two leopards’ heads Argent | | Matthews |
| Boyd, John (to New Castle, Del., 1791) | Azure a fess checky Or and Gules. | From Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Ire. (Crozier says Ayr, Scot.) | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Boyd, Samuel John (of Portland, ME, 1808) | Azure, a fess checky Argent and Gules | Arms on bookplate. Undifferenced Scottish arms of Boyd of Kilmarnock. | Bolton |
| | Boyle, Thomas (of Pittsburgh, PA, 1794) | Or, an oak tree eradicated Vert | | Crozier 1 |
| | Boylston, Thomas (of Watertown, MA, 1653) | Gules, six crosses-crosslet fitchy Argent, 3-2-1, on a chief Or, three pellets | Crozier incorrectly adds charges to the pellets for Boylston. See article about arms of President James Adams. | Crozier 1 |
| | Boynton, William (of Rowley, MA, 1638) | Or, a fess between three crescents Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bradburn, Thomas (of New York City, NY, 1815) | Argent, on a bend Gules, three mullets Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Bradford, Gov. William (Plymouth, Mass., 1620) | Argent on a fess Sable three stags' heads erased Or. | Son of William Bradford of Austerfield, Yorks. | Matthews,Crozier 1,Vermont |
| | Bradley, Francis (of New Haven, CT, 1650) | Gules, a chevron Argent, between three boars’ heads couped Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Bradstreet, Gov. Simon (b. Horbling, Lincs., 1603; d. Mass., 1697) | Argent a greyhound passant Gules on a chief Sable three crescents Or. | Arms on seal. Governor of Massachusetts 1679-86. Same arms as Bradstreet of Stacumnie, Co. Kildare, baronets. | Matthews,Crozier 1,Bolton,,Vermont |
| | Branch, Christopher (d. ca 1682, Henrico County, Va) | Argent a lion rampant Gules debruised by a bend Sable | | Crozier 2 |
| | Brattle, Thomas (of Boston, MA, 1657) | Or, a boar passant Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Brattle, William (of Cambridge, MA, 1716)
2. Brattle, Thomas (d. 1713, Massachusetts) | Gules, a chevron engrailed Or, between three battle axes erect Argent | 1. Arms engraved on baptismal basin; 2. Arms on seal. | Bolton |
| | 1. Bray, James (of James City County, VA, 1666)
2. Bray, Col. David (d. 21 Oct. 1717, Williamsburgh, VA) | Azure, a chevron between three eagles’ legs erased a la Cuisse Sable, armed Gules | 2. Arms on his tomb. | 1. Crozier 2, 2. Bolton |
| 1. Brearley, John (of Lawrenceville, NJ, 1695)
2. Brearley, David (of New Jersey, 1745-1796) | Argent a cross potent, in dexter chief a fleur-de-lis Gules | 2. Arms on bookplate. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. | 1. Crozier 1 |
| Breese, Sydney (b. 1709, Shrewsbury, Eng.; to New York 1733) | Argent on a fess Azure three boars' heads couped close Or, in chief a lion passant Gules. | Seal of Sidney Breese | Matthews,Vermont |
| 1. Brent, Giles (Maryland, 1643)
2. Brent, George (of Woodstock, Stafford Co, Va., by 1680) | Gules a wyvern Argent. | 1. Son of Richard Brent of Stoke, Gloucs.
2. Son of George Brent of Cossington, Somerset, and nephew of Giles Brent, #1. | 1. Matthews
2. Crozier 2 |
| Brenton, Gov. William (Rhode Island, 1666) | Argent two bars on a canton Gules a cross Argent. | From Hammersmith, Middx.; Governor of Rhode Island 1666-69 | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| 1. Brereton, Thomas, Baltimore, 1761, b. Cheshire, Eng.
2. Brereton, J. A., Washington, DC
3. Brereton, Thomas John, b. 1858, Pittsburgh | Argent two bars Sable. | | 1. Crozier 1
2. Bolton
3. Matthews |
| 1. Brett, Francis (New York, 1707-66)
2. Brett, Capt. Roger (Fishkill, N.Y., pre-1764) | Argent a lion rampant between nine cross-crosslets fitchy Gules. | 2. Tomb of Catharyna, widow of Roger Brett, at Fishkill | 1.Matthews
2.Bolton |
| Brewer, Daniel (Roxburgh, Mass., 1632) | Gules two bendlets wavy, the upper Argent, the lower Or. | | Matthews |
| | Brewer, Gardner (b. 1806, Boston, MA; d. 30 Sept, 1874, Newport, RI) | Gules, two bends wavy Or, a chief vaire Argent and Azure, a martlet for difference | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Brewster, William (of Plymouth, MA, 1620) | Sable, a chevron Ermine, between three estoiles Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| Brice, John (to Annapolis, Md., ca. 1700) | Sable a griffin passant Or. | Originally from Donnington, Somerset | Matthews |
| Briggs, Walter (to Scituate, Mass., 1643) | Gules three bars gemels Or a canton Ermine. | From Norfolk, Eng. | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| Bright, Henry (b. 1602, in Watertown, Mass., 1630) | Sable a fess Argent between three escallops Or. | Son of Henry Bright of Bury St. Edmunds, Suff.; arms granted 1615 (Crozier) | Matthews,Crozier 1,,Vermont |
| | Brinckerhoffe, Joris Dericksen (of New York City, NY, 1638) | Argent in base five mountains Azure | According to Crozier, arms granted at Drenthe, Holland, 1307. | Crozier 1 |
| | Bringhurst, Thomas (of Philadelphia, PA, 1700) | Azure, two bars Ermine, in chief three escallops Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Brinley, Francis (in Newport, RI, by 1651) | Per pale Or and Sable a chevron between three escallops counterchanged. | Arms on his seal. From Datchet, Bucks.) | Bolton,NEHGS #248 |
| | Brinley, Thomas (of Newport, RI, 1719) | Per pale Sable and Or, a chevron between three escallops, all counterchanged, with a bordure Argent charged with eight hurts | | Crozier 1 |
| | Brisbane, James (d. ca 1821, Charleston, SC) | Sable, a chevron checky Or and Gules, between in chief two cushions Or, and in base a garb Gules | | Bolton |
| | Briscoe, Dr. John (of St. Mary’s, MD, 1632) | Argent, three greyhounds courant in pale Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bristow, Robert (of Gloucester County, VA, 1660) | Ermine on a fess cotised Sable three crescents Or | | Crozier 1, Crozier 2 |
| | 1. Brodnax, William (b. 28 Feb. 1675; d. 1727, James City, VA)
2. Brodnax, John (d. 1719, Williamsburg, VA) | Or, two chevrons Gules, on a chief Gules, three cinquefoils Argent | William and John were brothers; arms on seal. | 1., 2. Crozier 2, 1. Bolton |
| Bromfield, Edward (1648-1734; to Boston 1675) | Sable on a chevron Argent three sprigs of broom Vert, on a canton Or a spearhead Azure embrued Gules. | Seal on document dated 1699; tombstone in King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston; b. South Stoneham, Hants., grandson of Arthur Bromfield of Haywood House, New Forest | Matthews,Crozier 1,Bolton, Vermont, Zieber, NEHGS 410 |
| | Brooke, John (of Montgomery County, PA, 1699) | Or, a cross engrailed per pale Gules and Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Brookings, Richard (b. 1807; d. 1852, Maryland) | Gules, three pitchers 2-1 Or | Arms on memorial tablet. | Bolton |
| | Brooks, Abijah (b. 1752; d. 1829, Stratford, CT) | Argent, bridge Gules, over a brook (Azure?), on the bridge an embattled tower Vert, flagged Gules | | Bolton |
| Brooks, Henry (to New England, 1660) | Sable three escallops Or. | Born Cheshire (Crozier says Scotland) | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Broome, John (of New York City, NY, 1732) | Sable, on a chevron Or, three slips of broom Vert | | Crozier 1 |
| Broughton, John (Marblehead, Mass., 1720) | Argent a chevron between three mullets Gules. | | Matthews |
| | Brown, Edward (of New York City, NY, 1815) | Per pale Argent and Sable, a double-headed eagled displayed counterchanged | | Crozier 1 |
| | Brown, John (of Boston, MA, 1632) | Argent, two lions passant in pale Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | Brown, Col. Samuel (of Salem, MA, 1731) | Argent, on a bend double cotised Sable, three eagles displayed Argent | Arms on a two-handled cup. | Bolton |
| | Browne, Thomas (of Concord, MA, 1632) | Sable three lions passant bendways between two double cotises Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| Browne, John (d. 1698, Talbot Co., Md.) | Gules a chevron between three fleurs-de-lis Or. | | Matthews |
| Browne, Nathaniel (Hartford, Conn., 1654) | Sable three lions passant in bend between two cotises Argent, in sinister chief a trefoil slipped Ermine. | Grandson of Sir William Browne of Flushing, Neth.; family orig. of Snelston, Derby. | Matthews,NEHGS #361 |
| | Browne, Thomas (of Portland, ME, 1790) | Gules, on a chevron Argent, between three leopards’ faces Argent, three escallops Proper | Arms on oval watercolor. | Bolton |
| | Browne, Buckner (Buckingham) (d. ca 1735, Essex County, VA) | Ermine, on a bend Gules, three lions rampant Or | Arms on wax seal on his will. | Crozier 2, Bolton |
| | Brownell, Thomas (of Portsmouth, Rim 1665) | Ermine, on a chevron cotised Sable, three escallops Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| Bruen, Obadiah (Plymouth, Mass., 1640) | Argent an eagle displayed Sable. | Later to New London, Conn. Son of John Bruen of Stapleford, Cheshire. | Matthews,Crozier 1,Vermont,NEHGS #106 |
| | Bruen, Rev. Matthias (of New York, 1810) | Quarterly 1st and 4th, Argent, an eagle displayed Sable; 2nd and 3rd, Or, a chevron Sable, between three lions’ faces | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Brune, Frederick William (of Baltimore, MD, 1776) | Argent, issuing from a wood on the sinister side a stag courant Proper | | Matthews |
| | Brunot, Felix (of Pittsburgh, PA, 1797) | Argent, seven merlettes Sable, 3-3-1 | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bruyn, François de (to New Amsterdam ca. 1647, then to New Utrecht, Long Island) | Azure on a fess Or between in chief three swans Argent and in base a star of six points Or a bridge of three round arches Sable, and a label Sable for difference. | | NEHGS #540 |
| | Bryant, John (of Scituate, MA, 1639) | Azure, on a cross (Or) a cinquefoil between four lozenges Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | Buckingham, Thomas (of Milford, CT, 1639) | Per pale Gules and Sable, a swan with wings expanded Argent, ducally gorged and chained Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | Buckley, Phineas (of Philadelphia, PA, 1713) | Argent, a chevron between three bulls’ heads cabossed Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Buckner, John (of Gloucester County, VA, 1667)
2. Buckner, Philip (of Stafford County, VA, 1667) | Sable, three fleurs-de-lis Or | John and Philip were brothers. | Crozier 2 |
| | Buell, William (of Dorchester, MA, 1630) | Argent, a bull passant Gules, armed and unglued Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bulfinch, Adam (of Boston, MA, 1681) | Gules, a chevron Argent, between three garbs Or | | Crozier 1 |
| 1. Bulkley, Rev. Peter (to Concord, Mass., 1635)
2. John Bulkeley (b. 1705, d. Colchester, Conn., 1753)
3. Bulkley, Capt. Edward (d. 1748, Wethersfield, CT) | Sable a chevron between three bulls' heads caboshed Argent. | 1. From Odell, Beds. NEHGS #4 says the bulls are armed Or. Bolton, Zieber, and Vermont give Argent a chevron between three bulls' heads caboshed Sable.
2. Tombstone, Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, Conn.
3. Arms on tombstone. | 1. & 2. Matthews,Crozier 1, Bolton
3. Bolton |
| | Bull, Henry (of Roxbury, MA, 1635) | Azure, three bulls’ heads erased Argent, attired Or, between as many annulets in fess Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | Bull, Capt. Thomas (of Hartford, CT, 1635) | Gules, on a chevron Argent, between three bulls’ heads couped Argent, as many roses Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Bull, Stephen (of Ashley, SC, 1669)
2. Bull, Burnaby (in South Carolina by 1669) | Gules a dexter cubit arm in armor fesswise the hand in a gauntlet grasping a sword erect Argent hilted and pommelled Or. | Brothers from Kingshurst Hall, nr Coleshill, Warwick. Crozier omits mention of the gauntlet. | 1. Crozier 1, NEHGS #418
2. NEHGS #418 |
| | Burgwin, John (of Wilmington, NC, 1760) | Per fess indented Or and Gules, three escallops counterchanged | | Crozier 1 |
| | Burke, Robert (of Sudbury, MA, 1640) | Erminois, a cross Gules, in the dexter canton, a lion rampant Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| Burleigh, George William (Somersworth, N.H.) | Paly of six Argent and Gules on a chief counterchanged six crescents also counterchanged. | Crozier says New York. | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Burnet, Gov. William (b. March 1688, The Hague, Netherlands; d. 7 Sept. 1729, Boston, MA) | Argent, three holly leaves in chief Vert, and a hunting horn in base Sable, stringed and garnished Gules | Governor of New York and New Jersey, 1720-28; Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1728-29; arms on window of State House, Boston. | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Burnet, John (of New York, 1754) | Argent, in chief three holly leaves Vert, and in base a hunting horn Sable, stringed and garnished Gules | Arms on bookplate. | Bolton |
| | Burnham, Thomas (of Hartford, CT, 1649) | Gules, a chevron Or, between three lions’ heads erased Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Burr, Jonathan (of Dorchester, MA, 1639) | Ermine, on a chief indented Sable, two lions rampant Or | | Crozier 1 |
| Burrage, John (to Charlestown, Mass., 1637) | Argent a crescent between three boars' heads Gules. | b. 1616, Norton Subcorse, Norf. | Matthews |
| | Burwell, Lewis (d. 19 Nov. 1653, Gloucester County, VA) | Paly of six Argent and Sable, on a bend Or, a teal’s head erased Azure | Arms on his tomb; Matthews gives a different blazon: “A saltire between four griffins heads erased” (no tinctures). Bolton includes both blazons. | Crozier 2, Bolton |
| | Bush, John (of Boston, MA, 1634) | Azure, a wolf rampant Argent, collared and chained Or, in chief three crosses patty fitchy Argent | | Crozier 1, Matthews |
| Bushnell, Francis (Guilford, Conn., 1639) | Argent five fusils conjoined in fess Gules in chief three mullets Sable. | fm. Horsted, Sussex | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| Bussey, George (to Virginia, 1635) | Argent three bars Sable. | Later in Calvert Co., Md. | Matthews,Crozier 1 |
| | Butler, Henry (of Dorchester, MA, 1642) | Argent, three covered cups in bend between two bendlets engrailed Sable | | Crozier 1 |
| Butler, Thomas (to Berwick, Me., 1692) | Or a chief indented Azure. | b. Ireland, 1674. These are the undifferenced arms of the Butler Earls of Ormonde; Vermont says Thomas Butler was a cadet of this family. | Matthews,Crozier 1,Vermont |
| 1. Butler, Thomas (to Lancaster Co, Pa., 1748)
2. Butler, Col. William Ormonde (b. 1816, Tennessee; d. 1880, Jackson, TN) | Or a chief indented Azure over all three escallops in bend counterchanged. | b. Dublin, 1720. Grandson of Edward Butler, 8th baronet, of Dunboyne. | 1. Matthews,Crozier 1
Matthews |
| | Byfield, Nathaniel (of Boston, MA, 1674) | Sable, five bezants in saltire, a chief Or | Arms on his tomb. | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Byington, Justus (of Boston, MA, 1763) | Argent, an eagle displayed Sable, on a chief Vert, three roses Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Byles, Joshua (of Boston, MA, 1690) | Per bend sinister embattled Or and Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| | Byrd, Col. William (b. 1674; d. 1744, Westover, VA) | Argent, a cross flory between four martlets Gules, on a canton Azure, a crescent Argent for difference | Arms on bookplate, and on iron gate at Westover; see alternate arms below. | Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Bolton |
| | Byrd, Col. William (b. 1674; d. 1744, Westover, VA) | Quarterly of six, 1st and 6th, Argent, a cross flory between four martlets Gules, on a canton Azure, a crescent Argent, and in 1st quarter a crescent Gules for difference (Byrd); 2nd, Azure, a lion rampant Argent, collared Or (Crew?); 3rd, Or, a cross patty fitchy Sable (Broxton); 4th, Argent, three bulls’ heads Sable (Bulkeley); 5th, Argent, on a bend between two cotises Sable, three crescents Argent (Dod?) | Arms on bookplate, and a framed watercolor; see alternate arms above; Bolton questions whether the tinctures in the 4th quarter should be reversed. | Bolton |
