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Roll of Early American Arms - J
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| | Name | Blazon | Comments | Source |
| Jadwin, John (of Rappahannock, VA, 1658) | Sable, 10 plates four, three, two and one, a chief Or | | Crozier 1, Crozier 2 |
| 1. Jaffrey, George (Portsmouth, N.H., d. 1707)
2. Jaffrey, George (Portsmouth, N.H., 1762) | Paly of six Argent and Sable, on a fess Argent three mullets Sable. | Vermont cites contemporary seals, plates, and letters and shows the mullets as being of six points.
1. From Kincardine, Scot.; said to be Jaffrey of Kingswell.
2. Son of #1. Bolton cites small water color from estate in Portsmouth. | Vermont,Matthews,Crozier 1,Bolton |
| | Jameson, David (b. St. Anne’s Parish, Essex County, VA, 15 Oct. 1757; d. Viriginia, 1793) | Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure a saltire Or between four ships under sail Argent (Jameson); 2nd and 3rd Azure a chevron between three acorns slipped and leaved Or (Smith) | Lieutenant Governor of Virignia, 1780-81. Smith arms are for his wife, Mildrid Smith (d. 10 Dec. 1778, Yorktown, VA) | Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Bolton |
| Janes, William (to New England 1637) | Argent a lion rampant Azure between three escallops Gules. | From Kirkland, Cambs. | Matthews |
| Jaquelin, Edward (b. 1688; d. Virginia, 1730) | Or, three nags’ heads Gules | Arms on oil painting of Edward Jaquelin. | Bolton, Crozier 2 |
| Jaudon, Peter (settled Bucks Co., Pa.) | Argent on a mount Vert a grapevine in fruit and leaf all proper, on a chief Azure three mullets Argent. | Huguenot, born France. | Matthews |
| | Javrin, Capt. John (of Portsmouth, NH, 1706) | Azure, a chevron Argent, between two bezants Or in chief, and a fleur-de-lis Argent in base, surmounted by an escutcheon quarterly, 1. Arms as above, the chevron charged with a crescent Gules; 2. Argent, three escallops Gules; 3. Gules, a mullet Argent, on a chief Gules, an arm erect couped at the elbow, vested Azure, cuffed Argent, hand Gules; 4. Argent, on a chief Sable, three griffins’ heads erased Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | 1. Jay, Augustus (of New York City, NY, 1685)
2. Jay, John (b. New York City, NY, 12 Dec. 1745; d. Westchester County, NY, 17 May 1829) | Azure a chevron Or, in chief a demi-sun issuant between two mullets Or, in base upon a rock two birds all Proper | 2. Arms on bookplate; Member, Continental Congress, 1778-79, 1789-95; Governor of New York, 1795-1801; First Chief Justice of the U.S. | 1. Crozier 1
2.Bolton |
| Jeffrey [or Jeffray], William (to Massachusetts by 1630; d. Newport, R.I., 1688) | Azure fretty Or on a chief Argent a lion passant guardant Gules. | From Chittingley, Sussex. | Matthews,Crozier 1,NEHGS #249 |
| Jeffries, David (Boston, 1677) | Sable a lion rampant between three scaling ladders Or. | From Rhoad, Wilts. Matthews says son of David Jeffries of Taunton, Somerset. Seal on snuff box dated 1701; silver candlesticks mentioned in will of John Jeffries of Boston, 1689-1777. | Vermont,Matthews,Crozier 1,Bolton,NEHGS #251 |
| | Jekyll, John (of Boston, MA, 1723) | Or a fess between three hinds trippant Sable | | Bolton |
| | Jenings (Jennings), Col. Peter (d. Virginia, 1671) | Argent, a chevron between three plummets Sable | Arms granted 1641, Yorkshire, England; Peter was Attorney General of Virginia. | Crozier 1, Crozier 2 |
| | Jerdone, Francis (b. Jedburgh, Scotland, 30 Jan 1730/31; of Louisa County, VA, 1753) | Argent, a saltire and chief Gules, the last charged with three mullets Argent | Arms engraved on silver. | Bolton, Crozier 2 |
| | Jessup, Edward (of Fairfield, CT, 1639) | Barry of six Argent and Azure, nine mullets Gules, three, three and three | | Crozier 1, Matthews, Bolton |
| | Jett, Thomas (of King George County, VA, 1774) | Argent, three fleurs-de-lis | Arms on seal. | Crozier 2,Bolton |
| Jocelyn, Henry (to New England, 1635; settled in Maine) | Checky Gules and Azure on a fess Gules an annulet Or. | Son of Sir Thomas Jocelyn, Co. Kent. | Matthews |
| | Johnes, Edward (of Charlestown, MA, 1630) | Azure, a lion rampant between three crosses formy fitchy and a chief Or. | Arms granted 1610, Shopshire, England. | Crozier 1 |
| Johns, Richard (to The Cliffs, Md., 1675) | Argent on a cross raguly Azure between four pheons Gules five bezants. | Born Bristol, 1645. | Matthews |
| 1. Johnson, Edward (Boston, 1630)
2. Johnson, John (to New England 1637) | Gules three spear heads palewise Argent a chief Ermine. | 1. From Herne Hill, Kent.
Bolton mentions a water color of these arms probably by John Coles (Boston, ca. 1810) but doesn't identify the original owner. | 1.Crozier 1
2. Matthews |
| 1.Johnson, Isaac (Salem, Mass., 1630)
2.Johnson, Robert (to New Haven, 1637) | Argent a chevron Sable between three lions' heads erased Gules crowned Or. | 1. From Canterbury, Kent.
2. From Kingston-upon-Hull. | 1.NEHGS #272
2.Matthews |
| | Johnson, John (of Pittsburgh, PA, 1765) | Quarterly Argent and Sable, three fleurs-de-lis counterchanged | | Crozier 1 |
| | Johnson, Thomas (of Maryland, 1700) | Argent, a fess embattled counter embattled between three lions’ heads erased Gules, ducally crowned Or | Grandson of Sir Thomas Johnson; arms granted 10 Sept. 1660) | Crozier 1 |
| | Johnson, William (of New York, 1742) | Gules, on a chevron between fleurs-de-lis Argent, three escallops Gules | | Crozier 1 |
| Johnson, William Samuel (b. Stratford, CT, 7 Oct. 1727; d. Stratford, CT, 14 Nov. 1819) | Argent, a chevron Gules, between three lions’ heads couped and crowned | Signer of the Constitution; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1789-91; President Columbia University. | Bolton |
| 1. Johnston[e], Dr. John (to Perth Amboy, N.J., 1685)
2. Johnston[e], Gabriel (North Carolina, 1734)
3. Johnston, Thomas (Maryland) | Argent a saltire Sable on a chief Gules three cushions Or. | Undifferenced arms of the Scottish family of Johnston, Marquesses of Annandale.
1. Descendant (son?) of Lord Johnston; b. Edinburgh 1661. Vermont cites seals.
2. Governor of N.C., born Dumfries, Scot. On bookplate with a crescent for difference and in vestry room of St. Paul's Church.
3. Bookplate by Peter Maverick (late 18th c.). | 1.Vermont,Matthews,Crozier 1, NEHGS #82
2.Vermont,Crozier 1,Bolton
3.Bolton |
| | Johnstone, John (of Basking Ridge, NY, 1710; d. 1721) | Quarterly, 1 & 4, Argent, a saltire Sable, on a chief Gules, three cushions Or (Johnstone); 2 & 3, Argent, an anchor Gules (Fairholm) | Second son of James Johnstone, 1st Marquis of Annandale. | Crozier 1 |
| | Johonnot, Zachariah (b. Boston, MA, 20 Jan 1700/01; d. Boston, MA, 1784) | Ermine, on a chief Azure, a sun in splendor | Arms engraved on flagon and baptismal basin given by armiger to Hollis Street Church, Boston | Bolton |
| | Jones, Capt. Cadwallader (b. Virginia, 1755; d. Virginia, 1796) | Per bend sinister Ermine and Ermines, a lion rampant, all within a bordure engrailed Or | Arms engraved on sword hilt. | Crozier 2, Bolton |
| | 1. Jones, David (of Jones’ Falls, MD, 1682)
2. Jones, David (of Philadelphia, PA, 1740) | Or, a lion rampant within a bordure Azure | | Crozier 1 |
| | Jones, Col. Elisha (b. Weston, MA, 20 Nov. 1710; d. Weston, MA, 13 Feb 1775) | Sable, a stag statant Argent, attired Or | Grandfather of author Henry David Thoreau. | Bolton |
| | Jones, Frederick (d. North Carolina, 1722) | Sable, a fess Or, between three boys’ heads couped affronte Proper, crined Or | Arms on seal. | Bolton |
| | Jones, Gabriel (b. Virginia, 17 May 1724; d. Frederick County, VA, 1806) | Argent, a lion rampant Vert, vulned in the breast Gules | Arms on bookplate. | Crozier 2, Bolton |
| | Jones, John Paul (b. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 6 July 1747; d. Paris, France, 18 July 1792) | Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules a stag statant Or; 2nd and 3rd Ermine on a fess Azure three crosses crosslet Argent (Paul) | Revolutionary War naval captain; bookplate; painting in collection of Massachusetts Grand Lodge, AF&AM; several seals. According to Jones's biographer, S. E. Morison, "About this time [winter of 1776-77], to fit his character as an officer and gentleman and possible Virginia planter, Paul Jones ordered to be painted for himself an achievement of arms, and had an heraldic seal cut. The arms are the stag used by several Jones families of Wales, quartered with those of a Paul family of Gloucestershire. The crest is the Jones stag; and the motto, the only original part, is Pro Republica." | Bolton, S. E. Morison, John Paul Jones, p. 98. |
| | Jones, Robert (of North Carolina, 1761) | Ermine, three lions [tincture unknown] | King’s Attorney for North Carolina, 1761-67; arms on bookplate | Crozier 2, Bolton |
| | Jones, William (of Chateau de Montgomery, N.Y., 1796) | Azure on a cross between four pheons Or five mullets Gules. | From Co. Wicklow, Ire. | NEHGS #476 |
| | 1. Josselyn, John (of Boston, MA, 1638)
2. Josselyn, Henry (of Boston, MA, 1638) | Chequy, Gules and Azure, on a fess Gules, an annulet Or | | Crozier 1, Bolton |
| | Jouet, Daniel (of Rhode Island, 1686) | Azure, two pennons crossed saltire-wise Or, between a mullet in chief and an escallop in base, Or | | Crozier 1 |
| | Joyliffe, John (of Boston, MA, 1663) | Argent, on a pile Azure, three dexter gauntlets Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Judd, Thomas (of Cambridge, MA, 1633) | Gules, a fess raguly between three boars’ heads erased Argent | | Crozier 1 |
| | Judson, Lt. Joseph (of Stratford, CT, 1634) | Per saltire Azure and Ermine, four lozenges counterchanged | | Crozier 1 |
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