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macduffie.gif: 253x306, 8k (December 01, 2009, at 09:05 PM) MacDuffie, Daniel (of Nutfield, NH, 1720)Or a lion rampant Gules.Originally from Londonderry, Ireland. Undifferenced arms of Scottish family of MacDuff.Matthews
mackarty.gif: 253x306, 8k (February 14, 2010, at 08:09 AM) Mackarty, Thaddeus (d. Boston, Mass., 1720)Argent, a buck trippant (Gules?).Arms on his seal.Bolton
mackenzie.gif: 253x306, 5k (December 01, 2009, at 09:10 PM) MacKenzie, Thomas (of Calvert County, Md., 1745)Azure a stag’s head caboshed Or.Undifferenced arms of Mackenzie of Kintail, chief of the Scottish Clan Mackenzie.Crozier 1, Matthews
maclaren.gif: 253x306, 3k (February 14, 2010, at 08:17 AM) MacLaren, Finlay (of Albany, NY, 1793)Argent, two chevrons Sable. Crozier 1
 Macleod, Malcolm (d. Bennington, Vt., 1777)Quarterly, 1. Or, a mountain Azure, inflamed Proper; 2. Gules, the three legs of the Isle of Man, armed Proper, conjoined in the center at the upper end of the thigh, flexed in triangle, the spurs Or; 3. Or, a galley sails unfurled, pennons flying Sable; 4. Gules, a lion rampant Argent; over all, an inescutcheon per pale Gules and Sable a fess between three fleurs-de-lis Or. Bolton
 MacPherson, Robert (d. Gettysburg, Pa., 1749)Per fess Or and Azure, a lymphad with sails furled in base Or, in dexter chief a hand couped grasping a dagger point up Gules, in the sinister chief a cross crosslet fitchy GulesArms on grave, Evergreen Cemetery. Undifferenced arms of Macpherson of Cluny, chief of Clan MacPherson. 
 Magruder, Capt. James Truman (d. Magruder, Md., 1831)Argent a fir tree on a mount Vert surmounted of a sword bendways, on its point an Imperial crown Proper, a canton Azure Crozier 1, Matthews
 1. Maitland, Rev. Alexander (of New York, 1746)
2. Maitland, David (d. New York, 1792)
Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory GulesRoyal arms of Scotland; Scottish stem arms of Maitland have these charges but Azure on Argent.1. Crozier 1, 1 & 2. Matthews
 Major, Thomas (of Albany, NY, 1746)Gules an anchor Argent, on a chief Or three roses Gules. Crozier 1
 Mallet, John (Stratfield, Conn., 1701)Azure three conch shells Or. Crozier 1
 Mallet-Prevost, Paul Henry (of Frenchtown, NY, 1790)Azure a fess between two cinquefoils in chief and a trefoil slipped in base Or. Crozier 1
 Mallory, Roger (of New Kent County, Va., 1660)Or a lion rampant Gules collared Argent. Crozier 2
 Maltby, William (of Branford, Conn., 1667)Argent on a bend Gules three garbs Or Crozier 1
 Manigault, Gabriel (of Charleston, SC, 1700)Azure three heron-hawks hooded, belled, and jessed proper. Crozier 1
 Mann, John (b. ca 1630; d. Timber Neck, Va., 7 Jan. 1694)Per fess embattled Argent and Azure three goats passant counterchanged attired Or.Arms on the tomb of his wife, Mary (d. 1703/4), Timber Neck, Gloucester Co, Va. Crozier and Bolton erroneously blazon “embattled counterembattled.”Crozier 2, Bolton
 Mann, Edward (of New England, 1625)Sable, on a fess embattled counter-embattled between three goats passant Argent, as many pellets Matthews
 Manning, William (of Cambridge, Mass., 1635)Gules, a cross flory between three trefoils slipped Or Crozier 1, Matthews
 1. Manningham, Henry (to New York ca 1650)
2. Manningham, Mary (Mrs. Robert Blackwell; to New York ca 1650)
Sable a fess Ermine in chief three griffin's heads Or.Originally from YorkshireNEHGS #403
 Mapes, Thomas (of Long Island, NY, 1649)Sable, four fusils in fess Or. Crozier 1, Matthews
 1. Marbury, Catherine (in Boston 1637)
2. Marbury, Anne (to Boston 1634, k. in New York 1643)
Argent on a fess engrailed Gules three garbs Or.Daughters of Rev. Francis Marbury of Alford, Lincs.
1. Married Richard Scott.
2. Anne Hutchinson (Mrs. William Hutchinson), campaigner for religious liberty.
NEHGS #81
 Marchant, Henry (b. Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., 9 April 1741; d. Newport, RI, 30 Aug. 1796)Azure a chevron Or between three birds guardant.Member of Continental Congress; signer of Articles of Confederation; arms on his bookplate.Bolton
 Markham, Daniel (of Middletown, Conn., 1676)Azure on a chief Or a demi-lion rampant issuant Gules Matthews
 Marr, John (of Portsmouth, Me., 1717)Chequy Or and Argent, a fess Gules Crozier 1
Marsh1.jpg: 189x223, 25k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) 1. Marsh, John (1618-1688, in Connecticut, 1631)
2. Marsh, Henry Daniel (b. 1865, Springfield, MA)
Gules a horse's head couped between three cross crosslets fitchy Argent.2. Descendant of John Marsh of Connecticut1.Crozier 1
2.Matthews
 Marston, William (of Salem, Mass., 1634)Sable, a fess indented between three fleurs-de-lis Argent Crozier 1
Martin2.jpg: 189x223, 20k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) Martin, George Castor (b. 1885, New York)Argent three boars' heads erased close Gules.Arms of Burrage, from paternal great-grandmotherMatthews
Martin3.jpg: 188x221, 10k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) 1. Martyn, ----- (Boston)
2. Martin, Michael (in Boston 1700)
3. Martin, Robert Coates (b. 1823, New York)
Argent two bars Gules.Arms of Martyn of Exeter and Kemys, Pembrokeshire
1. Tombstone, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston
2. Seal
3. Descendant of John Martyn (Swansea, MA, by 1658)
1.Zieber,Vermont
2.Vermont, Crozier 1
3.Bolton, Matthews
 Martin, William (of Woodbury, Conn., 1680)Gules on a chevron Or three talbots passant Sable. Crozier 1
 1. Martin, Col. John (d. King William County, Va., 1756)
2. Martin, Josiah (d. Rockaway, NY, 1778)
Gules a chevron between three crescents Argent1. Member of House of Burgesses; arms engraved on silver pint cup.1. Crozier 1, 1. Crozier 2, 1. & 2. Bolton
 Martin, William (b. London, England, 1733; d. Boston, Mass., 1814)Gules, a chevron between three crescents Argent, in chief a mullet Argent charged with a labelArms on his bookplate.Bolton
 Martyn, Edward (of Boston, Mass., 1724)Argent, two bars wavy GulesArms engraved on tankard.Bolton
 Mascarene, Jean Paul (b. Castras, France, 1684; d. Boston, Mass., 1760)Argent, a lion rampant Gules, on a chief Azure, three mullets Or Crozier 1, Bolton, Matthews
 Mason, Col. George (d. Stafford County, Va., 1686)Per fess embattled Azure and Argent, on the embattlement a dove, wings expanded Argent, beaked and legged Gules, in base three fleurs-de-lis Gules, two and one.Member of House of Burgesses.Crozier 2
 Master, Giles (d. Boston, 1688)Gules a two-tailed leopard rampant Or.Barrister of the Middle Temple.NEHGS #250
 Mather, Rev. Richard (of New England, 1635)Ermine on a fess wavy Azure three lions rampant Or.Described in biography by his son, Rev. Cotton Mather.Matthews
 Matson, Sgt. Thomas (of Boston, Mass., 1630)Sable, a cross formee voided Or Crozier 1
 1. Matthews, Anthony (b. London, England, 1663; d. 23 Aug. 1735, Charleston, SC
2. Matthews, Thomas Stanley (b. Cincinnati, OH, 21 July 1824; d. Washington, DC, 22 March 1889)
Or, a lion rampant Sable1. Arms on gravestone; 2. U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice; arms on his bookplate.Bolton1
 1. May, John (of Roxbury, Mass., 1640)
2. May, Henry (b. Washington, DC, 13 Feb. 1816; d. Baltimore, Md., 25 Sept. 1866)
Gules, a fess between eight billets, four in chief, four in base, Or2. U.S. Congressman, Maryland1. Crozier 1, 1. Matthews, 2. Matthews 1911-23
 1. Mayo, Joseph (b. Somerset, England, 25 March 1623; d. Henrico County, Va., 25 March 1740)
2. Mayo, George (b. Barbados, 30 Aug. 1717; d. Henrico County, Va., 19 Feb. 1739)
Gules, a chevron Vair, between three ducal coronets Or, a crescent for difference1. Arms on his tombstone, originally at Powhatan, Va., now at Hollywood Cem, Richmond.
2. Arms on his tombstone, now at Hollywood Cem, Richmond.
Crozier 2, Bolton
 M’Calla, John (of Pennsylvania, 1750Gules, two arrows in saltire Argent, surmounted by a fess chequey Argent and Gules, between three buckles, within a bordure indented Or.Originally from Islay, Scotland. Undifferenced arms of Macaulay of Ardincaple.Matthews
 1. McAllister, Archibald (of Big Spring, Pa., 1732)
2. McAllister, Richard (of Big Spring, Pa., 1732)
Azure a lion rampant Argent crowned Or ducally gorged GulesSame arms as McDonald (below).Crozier 1
 McCarty, Dennis (of Norfolk, Va., 1675)Argent a stag trippant Gules attired and unguled Or. Crozier 1
 McClary, Andrew (of Epsom, NH, 1726)Or a chevron Azure between three roses Gules.Originally from Gardin, Scotland.Matthews
maclaren.gif: 253x306, 3k (February 14, 2010, at 08:17 AM) McClellan, Robert (of Woodbridge, NJ, 1685)Argent two chevronels SableLaird of Barmagachan, ScotlandMatthews
 McClure, Alexander Kelly (b. Centre, Pa., 9 Jan. 1828)Argent on a chevron engrailed Azure between two roses in chief and a sword in base point down Azure a mullet Or. Matthews
mccullough.gif: 253x306, 6k (February 14, 2010, at 08:27 AM) McCullough, Capt. Benjamin (of New Jersey, 1740)Argent on a cross Azure five pheons Crozier 1, Matthews
 McDonald, John (of Rhode Island, 1745)Azure a lion rampant Argent crowned Or, ducally gorged Gules.Participated in Siege of Louisbourg, French and Indian WarCrozier 1
 McFarland, John (of North Carolina, 1770)Argent, a saltire wavy between four roses GulesUndifferenced arms of Macfarlane of that Ilk.Crozier 1
 McIntosh, John Mohr (of Darien, Ga., 1735)Quarterly, 1. Or a lion rampant Gules; 2. Argent a dexter hand fessways couped at the wrist proper holding a human heart Gules; 3. Azure a boar’s head couped Or; 4. Or a lymphad Sable, surmounted by two oars in saltire GulesUndifferenced arms of Mackintosh of Mackintosh, chief of Clan Mackintosh.Crozier 1, Matthews 1911-23
 McLean, William (b. 1679; d. McLean Island, Stamford, Conn., 1749)Quarterly, 1. Argent a lion rampant Gules; 2. Azure a castle triple towered Argent with flags displayed Gules; 3. Or a dexter hand couped fessways Gules holding a crosslet fitchy Azure; 4. Or a galley sails unfurled sable flag Gules on a sea Vert in base a salmon naiant ArgentUndifferenced arms of Maclaine of Lochbuie, chief of Clan Maclaine.Crozier 1, Matthews
 McMath, Alla (of Chester County, Pa., 1756)Sable an escutcheon chequy Argent and Azure between three lions’ heads erased Argent, in chief a mullet Argent. Crozier 1
 McVickar, John (of New York City, NY, 1780)Quarterly, 1. & 4. Or, an eagle displayed with two heads Gules; 2. & 3. Per bend embattled Argent and Gules, overall an escutcheon Or, charged with three stags’ horns erect Gules, two and one Crozier 1
 Means, John (of Boston, Mass., 1769)Paly of six Argent and Azure, on a chief Gules, three crescents Argent Crozier 1
 Meigs, Vincent (b. England, ca 1583; d. Weymouth, Mass., 1658)Or, a chevron Azure, between three mascles Gules, on a chief Sable, a greyhound courant Argent Crozier 1, Matthews 1911-23
 Mercer, John (b. 6 Feb. 1704; d. Stafford County, Va., 14 Oct. 1768)Or, on a fess between three crosses pattee Gules in chief, and a mullet Azure in base, as many bezants Crozier 2
mercer.gif: 253x306, 7k (December 04, 2009, at 08:15 PM) Mercer, Thomas (Thomas Cocquiel, known as Le Mercier; in Boston 1671-98)Argent three trefoils slipped Vert, on a chief Gules a lion passant Or.From Southampton, Eng.NEHGS #506
 Meriwether, Nicholas (b. Wales, 1631; d. Virginia, 1678)Or three martlets Sable on a chief Azure a sun in splendor Or. Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Matthews
 Merrett, John (of Rhode Island, 1728)Barry of six Or and Sable, a bend Ermine Crozier 1
 Merrick, Samuel Vaughn (b. 1801; d. Hallowell, Me., 1870)Quarterly, 1. & 4., Sable, on a chevron Argent, between three staves raguly Or, inflamed Proper, a fleur-Del.-lis Azure, between two Cornish choughs Proper (Merrick); 2. Gules, two porcupines in pale Argent (Merrick); 3. Azure, three boys’ heads couped at shoulders, snakes about necks Proper (Vaughn)Arms on his bookplate.Matthews, Bolton
 1. Merrill, John (of Ipswich, Mass., 1633)
2. Merrill, Nathaniel (of Ipswich, Mass., 1633)
Argent, a bar Azure, between three peacocks’ heads erased Proper 1. & 2. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews
 Mesier, Peter Janssen (of New York, 1687)Quarterly, 1. & 4. Or, three bars Azure; 2. & 3. Gules, a castle Or, within a bordure gobbony of twelve Argent and Gules Crozier 1, Matthews
 Messinger, Henry (of Boston, Mass., 1640)Argent, a chevron between three closed helmets SableMember of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Boston.Bolton, Matthews
 1. Metcalfe, Richard (of Rappahannock, Va., 1708); 2. Metcalf, Thomas (b. England, 10 Aug. 1734; of King William County, Va., 1751)Argent, three calves passant Sable1. Son of Gilbert Metcalfe, London merchant; 2. Son of Samuel Metcalf, of Northwick, Cheshire.1. & 2. Crozier 2, 1. Crozier 1
 Metcalf, Michael (b. England, 1586; of New England, 1637)Argent, on a fess wavy between three calves passant Sable, a sword fesswaysSon of Leonard Metcalf, of Tatterford, NorfolkMatthews
 Mickle, John (of New York, 1790)Gules, a chevron between three crosses pattee fitchy, each cantoned with four cross crosslets Argent Crozier 1
 Middlecott, Richard (of Boston, Mass., 1702)Azure, an eagle displayed Argent, on a chief Gules, three escallops Or Bolton
 Middleton, John Izard (b. South Carolina, 1785; d. 1849)Quarterly of nine: 1. Argent, fretty Azure, a canton Sable (Middleton); 2. Argent, three coursing hounds in pale Sable (Mauleverer); 3. Sable, an estoile of six points Argent (Ingleby); 4. Gules, a lion rampant Argent, within a bordure engrailed Or (Mowbray); 5. Argent, a chevron embattled between three birds Sable (Chaumont); 6. Argent, a chevron between three lions’ heads erased Gules (Rocliff); 7. Argent, a saltire Gules, on a chief Gules, three escallops Or (Talboys); 8. Argent, three cinquefoils Sable, three pilgrims’ staves Or (Burdon); 9. Gules, a cinquefoil Argent, between eight cross crosslets Or, three, two and one (Umfreville)Arms on his bookplate; son of Arthur Middleton (see below); Bolton questions some of the tinctures.Bolton
middleton.gif: 253x306, 8k (August 29, 2009, at 11:04 AM) Middleton, Arthur (b. Middleton Place, SC, 26 June 1742; d. The Oaks, SC, 1 Jan. 1787)Argent, fretty Azure, a canton Sable.Signer of the Declaration of Independence; arms on his tomb, Middleton Place, SC; Crozier describes fretty as Sable.Bolton, Crozier 1
 Middleton, Robert (of Westmoreland County, Va., 1663)Per fess Or and Gules, a lion rampant and a bordure embattled all counterchanged Crozier
 Milhau, Comte Caesar Michael del (b. St. Dominique, 1762; d. Baltimore, Md., 1813)Argent, a fess Azure, in chief rising from the fess the sun Proper, surrounded by three stars, in base a dove holding an olive branch (Proper?) Matthews
 Milburn (Milborn), William (of Boston, Mass. 1693)Sable, on a bend between two leopards’ heads Or, three crosses pattee Sable, on a chief Argent, as many escallops SableArms on wills he was witness to.Bolton, Crozier 1
 Miller, Hugh (of Prince George County, Va., 1757; d. 13 Feb, 1762)Ermine, three wolves’ heads erased GulesArms, impaled with wife’s arms, engraved on silver castor.Crozier 2, Bolton
 Miller, Samuel (of Boston, Mass., 1640)Ermine, a fess Gules, between three wolves’ heads erased Azure Crozier 1
Millet.jpg: 189x223, 20k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) 1. Millet, Thomas (in Dorchester, Mass, 1635)
2. Millet, Josiah Byram (b. 1854, New York)
Argent a fess Gules between three dragons' heads erased Vert. 1. NEHGS #262
2. Matthews
 Milligan, Robert (b. 1754; d. Maryland, 1806)Argent, a demi-lion rampant between two bars wavy Vert, in chief two demi lions rampantArms on his bookplateBolton, Matthew 1911-23
 Milne, David (b. Aberdeen, Scotland; of Philadelphia, Pa., 1827)Or, a cross Moline Azure, pierced ovalways, between three mullets Sable, within a bordure Azure Crozier 1, Matthews
 Milner, Michael (of Lynn, Mass. 1640)Sable, three snaffle bits Or Crozier 1
 Milner, Col. Thomas (of Nansemond County, Va., 1675)Per pale Or and Sable, a chevron between three horses’ bits counterchangedSpeaker of the House of Burgesses, 1691-93, arms on the tomb of his wife.Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Matthews
 Miner, Thomas (of New London, Conn., 1650)Gules, a fess Argent, between three plates Crozier 1, Matthews
 1. Minor, Ephraim (d. Taugwonk, Conn., 16 May 1724)
2. Minor, Deacon Manatseh (d. Stontington, Conn., 22 Aug. 1728)
3. Minor, Deacon Thomas (d. Stonington, Conn., April 1739)
Gules, a fess Argent, between three plates1. Arms on tombstone, Old Tangwank Cem, Stonington, Conn.Bolton
 Moffett (Moffatt), Joseph (of Brinfield, Mass., 1762)Argent, a saltire Azure, a chief GulesDescended from Thomas Moffatt, Exeter, England.Crozier 1, Matthews
 Monckton, Gov. Robert (b. England, 24 June 1726; d. 21 May 1782, London, England)Gules, on a chevron Or, between three martlets Argent, a many mullets ArgentSon of John Monckton, Viscount Galway; Governor of New York, 1762-65.Bolton
montague.gif: 253x306, 5k (March 24, 2010, at 07:47 PM) 1. Montague, Peter (b. Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, 1603; d. Virginia, 1659)
2. Montague, Richard (of Maine, 1646)
3. Montague, Rev. William (in Boston, 1787-92)
Argent, three lozenges [or fusils] conjoined in fess Gules between three pellets.3. Memorial tablet in Christ [Old North] Church, Boston, of which he was rector, 1787-92.1, 2. Crozier 1 , Crozier 2
3. Bolton
 Montgomery, Hugh (of New Jersey, 1680)Quarterly, 1. & 4. Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (Montgomery); 2. & 3. Gules, three annulets Or, stoned Azure (Eglinton); all within a bordure Or, charged with a tressure flory counterflory Gules (Seton) Crozier 1
 Montgomery, Hugh (of Londonderry, NH, 1719)Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or.Undifferenced arms of Montgomery, Earls of Eglintoun.Crozier 1
 Montgomery, Maj. Gen. Richard (of New York, 1772-73)Quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or, 2nd and 3rd Gules three gem rings Or stoned Azure.From Ireland; fell at Quebec, 1775.NEHGS #477
 Montgomery, William (of New Jersey, 1706)Quarterly, 1. & 4., Gules, three fleurs-de-lis Or; 2. & 3. Azure, three gem rings Or, stoned Gules; all within a bordure engrailed Or. Matthews
 Moody, Sir Henry, Bt. (of Salem, Mass, 1640)Vert a fess engrailed Argent surmounted of a bar Gules between three harpies Argent crined Or.Later of Gravesend, Long Island; died in Virginia, 1661.Crozier 1, NEHGS #274
 Moody, John (of Roxbury, Mass., 1633)Argent on a chevron engrailed Sable between three trefoils slipped Vert three lozenges [or mascles?] Or, a crescent for difference, and on a chief Azure two arms issuant from dexter and sinister, sleeves Or, the hands proper holding a rose Gules.From Ipswich, Suff. Later to Hartford.NEHGS #411
 Mooney, James (of Prince William County, Va., 1740)Argent, a holly tree eradicated Vert, thereon a lizard passant Or, a border compony counter-compony Argent and Vert Crozier 1
 Moore, John (of King William County, Va., 1620)Ermine, three greyhounds courant Sable, collared Gules, on a canton Gules, a lion passant Crozier 2
 Moore, Sir HenryErmine three greyhounds courant GulesGovernor of New York, 1765; arms on his seal.Bolton
 Moore, Col. James (b. ca 1650; d. 1706)Argent a moorcock Sable combed and wattled GulesGovernor of South Carolina, 1700-1703.Crozier 1
 1. Morehead, Charles (of Virginia, 1630)
2. Morehead, Capt. Charles (d. Leeds Parish, Fauquier County, Va., 1783)
Argent, on a bend Azure, three acorns Or, in chief a man’s heart Proper, within a fetterlock Sable, the whole surrounded with an oak wreath Proper, acorned Or2. Grandfather Charles Morehead of Scotland settled in Prince William County, Va., in early 1700s.1. Crozier 1, 2. Crozier 2
 1. Morgan, Capt. Miles (of Massachusetts and Connecticut, 1630)
2. Morgan, Charles (Monmouth Co., NJ, 1685)
Or a griffin sergeant Sable Crozier 1
 1. Morgan, James (of Boston, Mass., 1636)
2. Morgan, Charles (of Flushing, NY, 1683)
Vert a lion rampant Or. 1. and 2. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews
 Morris, Anthony (of Philadelphia, Pa., 1695)Sable a lion passant between three scaling ladders Or.Member of Provincial Council of Pennsylvania; Justice of the Supreme Court, 1694Crozier 1, Matthews
 Morris, Richard (of New York, 1660)Gules, a lion rampant OrSon of William Morris, Monmouthshire, WalesMatthews
morris.gif: 253x306, 16k (August 29, 2009, at 11:23 AM) 1. Morris, Lewis (of New York City, NY, 1697)
2. Morris, Gov. Lewis (b. New York City, NY, 8 April 1726; d. New York City, NY, 22 Jan. 1798)
3. Morris, Gouverneur (b. New York City, NY, 31 Jan. 1752; d. New York City, NY, 6 Nov. 1816)
4. Morris, Gov. Robert Hunter (b. Trenton, NJ, 1700; d. Shrewsbury, NJ, 27 Jan. 1764)
Quarterly, 1. & 4. Gules, a lion reguardant Or; 2. & 3. Argent, three torteaux2. Governor of New Jersey, arms on his seal
3. Signer of Constitution, arms on his bookplate
4. Governor of Pennsylvania, arms on seal.
1. Crozier 1
2, 3, and 4. Bolton
 1. Morris, Thomas (of Connecticut, 1637)
2. Morris, Col. Roger (b. England, 28 Jan. 1717; d. York, England, 13 Sept. 1794
Quarterly, 1. & 4. Gules, a lion rampant guardant Or; 2. & 3. Argent, three boars’ heads couped Sable2. Retired from British army in 1764 and settled in New York City until American Revolution; arms on bookplate.1. Crozier 1, 1. Matthews1, 2.Bolton
 1. Morse, Samuel b. Dedham, Mass., 1635)
2. Morse, Benjamin (b. Fayette, Me., 1791; d. 1852)
Argent, a battle axe in pale Proper, between three pellets2. Arms painted on square wood panel.1. Crozier 1, 1. Matthews, 2. Bolton
 Morten, Henry (of Cincinnati, OH, 1808)Argent, three roses Gules, stalked and leaved Vert Crozier 1
 Mortimer, John (of New York City, 1819)Barry of six Or and Azure, on a chief Or, two pellets between base esquierres Azure, overall an inescutcheon Argent Crozier 1
 Morton, George (b. Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, 1585; d. Plymouth, Mass., 1624)Argent, a chevron between three lozenges Sable Matthews
 Morton, George (of Plymouth, Mass., 1623)Quarterly, Gules and Ermine, in sinister chief and dexter base a goat’s headSee listing above – same person with different arms?Crozier 1
moryson.gif: 253x306, 4k (December 01, 2009, at 08:35 PM) 1. Moryson, Richard (of Point Comfort, Va., 1638)
2. Moryson, Robert (of Point Comfort, Va., 1641)
3. Moryson, Francis (of Point Comfort, Va., 1649)
Argent, on a cross Sable, five fleurs-de-lis Or.All three sons of Sir Richard Moryson, Tooley Park, Leics.; 3. Speaker of House of Burgesses, acting governor of Virginia. Also spelled Morrison. Crozier adds a martlet Azure in the first quarter.All: NEHGS #495,Crozier 2
1.Crozier 1
moseley1.gif: 254x306, 4k (May 17, 2010, at 04:54 PM) 1. Moseley, Henry (of Dorchester, Mass., 1645)
2. Moseley, Capt. Samuel (b. Braintree, Mass., 14 Jun 1641; d. 1680)
Sable, a chevron Argent, between three mill-picks Or2. Arms on seal.1. Crozier 1, 2. Bolton
moseley2.gif: 254x306, 4k (May 17, 2010, at 04:55 PM) Moseley, John (of Mattapan, Mass., 1635)Sable, a chevron between three mill-picks Argent Crozier 1
moseley3.gif: 254x306, 9k (May 17, 2010, at 04:55 PM) Moseley, William (of Norfolk County, Va., 1649)Quarterly, 1. & 4. Sable, a chevron between three mill-picks Argent; 2. & 3. Or, a fess between three eagles displayed Sable Crozier 2, Bolton
moseley4.gif: 254x306, 5k (May 17, 2010, at 04:55 PM) 1. Moseley, Rev. Samuel (b. 15 Aug. 1708; d. Hampton, Conn., 26 July 1791)
2. Moseley, Edward (of Albemarle, NC, 1705-49)
Sable, on a chevron between three mill-picks Argent, three mullets Gules 1. Matthews, 2. Bolton
 Mott, Adam (of Hingham, Mass., 1636, and Portmouth, RI, 1638)Sable, a crescent Argent Crozier 1, Matthews
 Moulton, Robert (of Salem, Mass., 1629)Per pale Argent and Ermine, three bars Gules Crozier 1
 Mountford, Edmund (of Boston, Mass., 1656)Bendy of 10 Or and Azure Crozier 1
 Mountfort, Jonathan (d. Boston, Mass., 1724)Bendy of nine Or and AzureArms on his tomb, Copp’s Hill Yard, Boston.Bolton
 Muhlenberg, Rev. Henry Melchior (b. Einbeck, Germany, 1711; d. Trappe, Pa., 1787)Per chevron Argent and Sable three cinquefoils counterchanged, a mullet in chiefLeader of the Lutheran Church in the United States.Bolton
 Muirhead, John (of Pennington, NJ, 1713)Argent, on a bend Azure, three acorns Or Crozier 1
 Mumford, Thomas (of Rhode Island, 1692)Or, semy of cross-crosslets, a lion rampant AzureMagistrate of Rhode Island.Crozier 1, Matthews
 Munn, Benjamin (of Hartford, Conn., 1637)Per chevron Sable and Or, in chief three bezants, in base a castle triple towered Sable Crozier 1
 Munroe, Henry (of New York City, NY, 1757)Or, an eagle’s head erased GulesUndifferenced arms of Scottish house of Munro of Foulis.Crozier 1
 Munsell, Jacob (b. New London, Conn.; d. Windsor, Conn., Oct. 1741)Argent, a chevron between three maunches Sable Crozier 1
 Murphy, Hugh (of Highland County, OH, 1782)Quarterly, Argent and Gules, four lions rampant counterchanged, on a fess Sable, three garbs Or Crozier 1
 Murray, Joseph (d. New York, 1757)Azure, a cross pattee between three estoiles of six points Argent, within a double tressure flory counterflory Or.Arms on bookplate.Bolton
murray.gif: 253x306, 5k (December 01, 2009, at 08:57 PM) Murray, John, Lord Dunmore (b. Scotland, 1732; d. 25 Feb. 1809)Quarterly, 1. & 4. Azure three mullets Argent (Murray); 2. & 3. Quarterly, 1. & 4. Or a fess checky Argent and Azure (Stewart); 2. & 3. Paly of six Or and Sable (Strabolgi).Governor of New York, 1770; Governor of Virginia, 1771-83; 4th Earl of Dunmore. Bolton cites these as arms on Lord Dunmore's bookplate, but the slightly different blazon below is the accurate description of the plate.Bolton
 Murray, John, Earl of Dunmore (b. Scotland, 1732; d. 25 Feb. 1809)Quarterly, 1. & 4. Azure three mullets Argent within a double tressure flory-counterflory Or (Murray); 2. & 3. Quarterly, 1. & 4. Or a fess checky Argent and Azure (Stewart); 2. & 3. Paly of six Or and Sable (Strabolgi); over all an escutcheon of pretense, Gules three legs in armor flexed proper conjoined at the thigh in triangle (Lordship of Man).Governor of New York, 1770; Governor of Virginia, 1771-83. Arms on his bookplate.NEHGS #264

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