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 1. Sackett, John (in Northampton, MA, 1632);
2. Sackett, Simon (of Cambridge, MA, 1631)
Argent, a chevron between three mullets of six points Sable. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Saffin, John (of Boston, MA, 1676)Azure, three crescents Argent, jessant as many estoiles Or.Arms on his seal.Bolton
 Sage, David (of Middletown, CT, 1652)Per pale Erminois and Vert, three fleurs-de-lis counterchanged. Crozier 1
 Salinas, Cristoforo G. (of Beaufort, SC, 1823)Gules, a saline (sunfish) Proper, in chief a sun in its splendor Or.From Salinas, Aragon, Spain.Crozier 1
 Salisbury, Edward (of Boston, MA, 1651)Gules, a lion rampant Argent, ducally crowned Or, between three crescents Or. Crozier 1
saltonstall.gif: 253x306, 8k (March 25, 2010, at 07:56 PM) 1. Saltonstall, Samuel (of Mass, 1630)
2. Saltonstall, Gov. Gurdon (of Conn, 1742)
Or a bend between two eagles displayed Sable.2. Arms on seal; Gore Roll of Arms.1. Crozier 1
2. Bolton, Matthews
 Salvador, Francis (of South Carolina, 1774)Vert a lion rampant between three fleurs-de-lis Or.Confirmed by College of Arms, 1745.Crozier 1
 Sampson, Henry (of Boston, MA, 1620)Per bend Or and Gules a cross flory between two escallops in bend and as many billets in bend sinister all counterchanged. Crozier 1
 Sandelands, James (of Upland, PA, 1669)Argent a bend Azure. Crozier 1
 Sanders (Saunders), Thomas (of New Amsterdam, 1636)Sable a chevron Ermine between three bulls’ heads cabossed Argent.Born AmsterdamCrozier 1
 Sandys (Sands), Sir Edwin (of Virginia, 1620)Or a fess dancetty between three cross crosslets Gules. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Sandys, George (b. 7 March 1577; d. 7 March 1643)Or a fess wavy between three cross crosslets fitchy Gules.Treasurer of Virginia and member of the Council.Crozier 2
 Santvoord--see Van Santvoord   
 Sargeant, John (b. 1761; d. Hartford, CT, 1843)Argent, three erect flags 2 and 1 flying to dexter, two tassels attached to the knob of each staff, the first Gules a lion rampant holding erect in the dexter paw a sword, the second Azure an anchor erect with chain, the third Argent three escallops 1 and 2 Azure. Bolton
 1. Sargent, William (of Charlestown, MA, 1639)
2. Sargent, Peter (of Salem, MA, 1693)
Argent, a chevron between three dolphins embowed Sable. 1. Matthews
2. Bolton
 Sargent, Peter (of Boston, MA, 1667)Argent, a chevron between three dolphins hauriant Sable. Crozier 1
 Saterlee, Capt. William (of New London, CT, 1682)Gules a fess Ermine between three round buckles, points to chief, Or. Crozier 1, Matthews
 1. Savage, John (d. Middletown, CT, 1684),
2. Savage, Maj. Thomas (d. Boston, MA, 1681/82)
Argent, six lions rampant 3-2-1 Sable. 1. Matthews, 1911-23
2. Bolton, Matthews
 Sayre, Thomas (of Southampton, NY, 1640)Gules a chevron Ermine between three seagulls Argent. Crozier 1
 Scarborough, Capt. Edward (d. Accomac County, VA, 1634/35)Or a chevron between three towers triple towered Gules.Justice of Accomac, 1631; member of House of Burgesses, 1629 and 1631-32.Crozier 2
 Schaets, Gideon (of Albany, NY, 1652)Gules two schaats (skates) Sable, quartered with Azure a crescent Or. Crozier 1
 1. Schenck, Roelof (of Amersfoort, NY, 1650)
2. Schenk, Jan Martense (of Amersfoort, NY, 1650)
Quarterly, 1 & 4, Barry of six, Argent and Azure (Tautenberg); 2 & 3, Sable a lion rampant Or (Nydeggen).Matthews only lists the Nydeggen quartering.Crozier 1, Matthews
 Schermerhorn, Jacob (of Albany, NY, 1636)Azure upon a mount a tree Vert. Crozier 1
 1. Schieffelin, Jacob (of Philadelphia, PA, 1746)
2. Schieffelin, Eugene (b. New York City, NY, 29 Jan. 1827)
Tierced per fess Sable and Or, on three piles, two conjoined with one between transposed, invected counterchanged three crosscrosslets Sable. Matthews, Crozier 1
 Schlegel, Christoph Friedrich (to Germantown, Pa, by 1700)Quarterly, 1st Sable a lion rampant to sinister queue-fourché Or holding in his dexter paw a maul and assaulting a cliff Argent; 2nd and 3rd per fess Argent and Gules three roses counterchanged; 4th as the 1st but to dexter; over all an inescutchon Azure upon a base Vert a Paschal lamb trippant to sinister Argent.1676-1772; born Grimma, GermanyNEHGS #604
 Schuyler, Philip Pietersen (of Albany, NY, 1650)Vert issuing from a cloud proper a cubit arm in fess, vested Azure holding on the hand a falcon close all Proper.Bookplate. Later carved on stone at State Capitol and painted on window of Dutch Church, Albany.Crozier 1, Bolton
 Scott, John (of Ashfardun, NY, 1670)Argent, three Catherine wheels Sable, a bordure engrailed Gules. Crozier 1
 Scott, John (of New York City, NY, 1700)Argent, three lions’ heads erased Gules. Crozier 1, Bolton
 Scott, Eupham (in Perth Amboy, NJ, by 1704)Or on a bend Azure a mullet of six points between two crescents Or all within a bordure engrailed Gules.Wife of Dr. Gabriel Johnstone (q.v.)NEHGS #83
 Scott, Rev. Alexander (b. Dipple, Scotland, 20 July 1686; d. Dipple, VA, 1 April 1738)Or on a bend Azure a star between two crescents, on a bordure Argent eight stars. Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Bolton
 Scott, Gustavus (d. Virginia, 1801)Or, on a bend Azure, a plate between two crescents Or, in a bordure Argent eight bezants.A descendant of Rev. Alexander Scott (see entry above).Bolton, Crozier 1
 Screven, Rev. William (of Boston, MA, 1665)Argent gutty de sangue a lion rampant Sable. Crozier 1, Matthews
scudder.jpg: 189x223, 24k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) 1. Scudder, Thomas (from Kent to Salem, Mass., by 1635
2. Scudder, John (from London to Barnstable, Mass., 1640
3. Scudder, Rev. Henry Townsend (b. 1854 New York)
Gules on a fess Or three pellets, in chief three cinquefoils Argent.3. Descendant of Thomas Scudder (1)1. Crozier 1
2. Crozier 1
3. Matthews
 Scull, Nicholas (of Philadelphia, PA, 1685)Gules, a bend voided between six lions’ heads erased Or. Crozier 1
seabury.jpg: 189x223, 19k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) 1. Seabury, John (to Boston, 1630)
2. Seabury, Rt. Rev. Samuel (b. 1729, Groton, Conn.; first Anglican bishop in U.S., consecrated 1784)
3. Seabury, Samuel
4. Seabury, Frederick Chandler (b.1849 Brooklyn)
Argent a fess engrailed between three ibexes passant Sable.1. From family of Sedborough of Porloke, Devon
2. Memorial window, Berkeley Divinity School Chapel; descendant of John Seabury (1)
3. Seal; grandson of Bishop Seabury (2)
4. Descendant of John Seabury (1)
1. Crozier 1, Vermont
2. Vermont, Bolton
3. Bolton
4. Matthews
seaman.jpg: 189x223, 25k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) Seaman, Dr. Louis Livingston (b .1851 Newburgh, N.Y.)Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure a crescent Or.Grandson of Dr. Valentine Seaman, in New York 1799Matthews, Crozier 1
 Sears, Richard (of Plymouth, MA, 1630)Gules, a chevron Argent, between three eaglets Proper, on a chief Ermine, an escallop between two mullets Gules. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Sedgwick, Robert (of Charlestown, MA, 1636)Argent, on a cross Gules, five bells Or. Crozier 1
 Seeley, Robert (of Watertown, MA, 1631)Sable, a lion rampant Or, between two flaunches Argent. Crozier 1
 Ségur, Claude Nicholas Louis, Vicomte de (of Savannah, Ga., by 1794)Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules a lion rampant Or; 2nd and 3rd Argent plain. NEHGS #593
seton.gif: 253x306, 7k (December 04, 2009, at 07:54 PM) Seton, William (of New York by 1763)Or three crescents within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules.Arms on his bookplate. Father-in-law of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.Crozier 1, Bolton,NEHGS #505
 1. Sewall, Henry (of Boston, MA, 1634); 2. Sewall, Rev. Joseph (of Boston, MA, 1768)Sable, a chevron between three bees Argent.2. Arms engraved on his portrait.1. Crozier 1, 2. Bolton
 Sewell, Henry (of Maryland, 1661)Sable, a chevron between three bees Volant Argent. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Seymour, Capt. Thomas (of Norwalk, CT, 1712)Gules, two wings conjoined in lure Or.Arms on seal on his will; son of Richard Seymour (see entry below).Bolton
 Seymour, Richard (of Hartford, CT, 1640)Gules, two wings conjoined in lure, the tips downwards, Or. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Shapleigh, Nicholas (of Boston, MA, 1635)Vert, a chevron Argent, between three escallops Or. Crozier 1
 Shapleigh, Maj. Nicholas (of Kittery, MA, 1630)Vert, a chevron between three escallops Argent. Matthews
 Sharpless, John (in Pennsylvania before 1685)Sable three crescents Argent between the points of each a mullet Or.Born Wynbunbury, Cheshire, abt. 1624; d. 1985)NEHGS #383
 Sheaffe, William (of Boston, MA, 1685)Ermine, on a chevron Gules, between three pellets, three garbs Or. Crozier 1
 Shed (Sherd), Daniel (d. Braintree, MA, 1708)Argent, on a bend Sable, a rose Argent, in the sinister canton a bugle horn strung Sable.Picture of arms in Matthews shows bugle horn in sinster chief with no canton.Matthews
 Sheild, Robert (d. York County, VA, 4 March 1669/70)Gules, on a bend engrailed or, three escrutcheons Sable.Arms on seal and a silver plate.Crozier 2, Bolton
 Sheldon, Isaac (of Northampton, MA, 1650)Sable, a fess between three sheldrakes ArgentFounder of Northampton.Crozier 1
 Sheldon, John (b. 1630; d. Rhode Island, 1708)Azure, on a cross Or, an annulet Gules Crozier 1
sherman.gif: 253x306, 13k (December 01, 2009, at 05:20 PM) 1. Sherman, John (of Watertown, MA, 1660);
2. Sherman, Roger (d. Connecticut, 1793);
3. Sherman, Philip (b. Dedham, Essex, England, 1610; d. Portsmouth, RI, 1687)
Or, a lion rampant Sable, between three oak leaves Vert.Arms granted 1619; Arms on watercolor in possession of Roger Sherman.1. Crozier 1
1. & 3. Matthews
2. Bolton
 Shields, Rev. Charles W. (b. New Albany, IN, 4 April 1825; d. 26 Aug. 1904)Gules, on a bend Or, three shields Azure. Matthews
 Shipman, Edward (of Saybrook, CT, 1639)Gules, on a bend Argent, between six estoiles or, three pellets. Crozier 1
 1. Shippen, Edward (b. New Jersey, 18 June 1826);
2. Shippen, Edward (of Philadelphia, PA, 1688)
Argent, on a chevron Gules, three oak leaves GulesChevron and oak leaves are both listed as Gules in all references.1. & 2. Matthews, 2. Crozier 1, 2. Bolton
shirley1.gif: 252x306, 6k (January 06, 2010, at 08:22 PM) Shirley, William (of Boston, MA, 1740)Paly of six Or and Azure, a canton Ermine Crozier 1, NEHGS #254
 1. Shoemaker, John (of Germantown, PA, 1683);
2. Shoemaker, Peter (of Germantown, PA, 1685)
Sable, three chevronels Ermine. 1. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews
 Short, Clement (of Berwick, MA, 1666)Azure, a griffin segreant, between three estoiles Or Matthews
 Short, Henry (of Ipswich, MA, 1634)Sable, a griffin passant Argent, a chief Ermine. Crozier 1
 Shubrick, Col. Thomas (b. 1755; d. South Carolina, 1810)Azure, a chevron Ermine, between three estoiles of six points Or.Arms on bookplate.Bolton
shufeldt.jpg: 190x223, 28k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) Shufeldt, Dr. Robert Wilson (b. 1850, New York)Or a chevron engrailed Gules between three boars' heads erased close Azure.Son of R.Adm. Robert W. Shufeldt; desc. Zufeld of Newburgh, N.Y., 1645Matthews, Crozier 1
 Shute, Gov. Samuel (of Boston, MA, 1716)Per chevron Sable and Or, in chief two eagles Or.Arms on window, third floor of State House, Boston.Crozier 1, Bolton
 Sill, John (of Cambridge, MA, 1637)Argent, a fess engrailed Sable, fretty Or, in chief a lion passant Gules Crozier 1, Matthews
 Sinclair, Robert (of New York City, NY, 1677)Quarterly, 1. Azure, a ship at anchor, oars in saltire, sails furled, within a double tressure flory counterflory Or (Orkney); 2. & 3. Or, a lion rampant Gules (Spar); 4. Azure, a ship under sail Or, the sails Argent (Caithness), overall, dividing the quarters, a cross engrailed Sable. Crozier 1
 Skelton, James (of Goochland County, VA, 1735)Azure, a fess Or, between three fleurs-de-lis. Crozier 2
 Skelton, Rev. Samuel (of Salem, MA, 1629)Vert, a fess between three fleurs-de-lis Or. Matthews
 1. Skipwith, John (of Middlesex, VA, 1652); 2. Skipwith, Sir Peyton (b. Middlesex County, VA, 11 Dec. 1740; d. Mecklenburg, VA, 9 Oct. 1805)Argent, three bars Gules, in chief a greyhound in full course Sable, collared Or 1. Crozier 1, 2. Crozier 2
 Slaughter, William (of Essex County, VA, 1685)Argent, a saltire AzureArms on seal to a bond.Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Bolton, Matthews
 Slucome, Anthony (of Taunton, MA, 1643)Argent, on a fess Gules, between three griffins’ heads couped Sable, as many wings Or. Matthews
 1. Smith, Gov. Thomas (of Charleston, SC, 1670);
2. Smith, William (b. 1784; d. Charleston, SC, 1840)
Sable, a fess cotised between three martlets Or.1. Governor of South Carolina, 1693, 2. Arms on his bookplate.2. Bolton
 Smith, Robert (of Lancaster County, VA, 1665)Sable a fess dancetty between three lions rampant each supporting a garb all Or.Arms on seal on deed.Bolton, Crozier 1
 Smith, Maj. Lawrence (d. Gloucester County, VA, 1700)Azure a chevron between three acorns slipped and leaved Or.Arms same as Smith of Tottne, Devonshire, England.Crozier 1, Crozier 2
 Smith, William (of New York City, NY, 1704)Or on a chevron Gules between three cross-crosslets fitchy Sable three bezants. Crozier 1
 Smith, William "Tangier" (to New York 1686)Argent a chevron between three griffin's heads couped Sable.First lord of the manor of St. George, 1693.NEHGS #84
 Smith, Nehemiah (of Norwich, CT, 1636)Barry of six Ermine and Gules, a lion rampant ducally crowned Sable. Crozier 1
 Smith, Col. Joseph (of Essex County, VA, 1728)Argent a fess dancetty between three roses Gules barbed Vert.Arms on wax seal on his will.Crozier 1, Bolton
 Smith, George (of Dover, MA, 1645)Vert a chevron Gules between three Turks’ heads couped Proper turbaned Or.Claimed to be son of Capt. John Smith.Matthews
 Smythe, Richard (of Long Island, NY, 1650)Sable, six fleurs-de-lis Argent, 3-2-1. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Snelling, Dr. William (of Newbury, MA, 1651)Argent, three griffins’ heads erased Gules, a chief indented Ermine, a mullet Sable for difference.Arms on seal of will.Crozier 1, Bolton
 Snowden, Richard (of South River, MD, 1679)Argent, on a fess Azure, between three escallops Gules, three mullets Azure, pierced Argent. Crozier 1
 Solly, Samuel (of New Hampshire, 1751)Vert, a chevron Or, between three sole fish aneant Or.Arms on seal.Bolton
 Somerby, George (b. 1781; d. Mt. Auburn, MA, 1824)Per pale Argent and Vert, three crescents, 2 and 1, counterchanged.Arms on grave.Bolton
 Sourton, Rev. Francis (d. St. Mary’s County, MD, 1679))Argent, a fess Gules, in chief two crescents (Gules? Sable?)Arms on tombstone.Bolton
 Southack, Capt. Cyprian (of Boston, MA, 1700)Argent, a fess dancetty Gules, and above two spear heads pointing inward Azure, in chief a cubit arm vested Gules, cuffed Argent, issuing from a cloud Proper, in the sinister chief and holding a heart Proper.Arms on marble tablet.
 Southall, Dacy (of Henry County, VA, 1730)Quarterly, Gules and Or, on a bend Argent, a martlet between two cinquefoils Gules. Crozier 1
 1. Southworth, Constant (to Plymouth, 1628)
2. Southworth, Thomas (to Plymouth, ca 1630)
Sable a chevron between three crosses patonce Argent. NEHGS #152
 Spaight, Gov. Richard b. 1758; d. North Carolina, 1802)Argent, on a fess Gules, three pheons Argent. Bolton
 Spelman, Capt. Henry (in Virginia by 1609; k. 1623)Sable, eleven [or twelve] plates between two flaunches Argent.From co. NorfolkCrozier 2,NEHGS #528
 Spencer, Col. Nicholas (of Westmoreland County, VA, 1659)Quarterly, Or and Gules, in the 2nd and 3rd quarters a fret Or, on a bend over all Sable, three fleurs-de-lis Argent.Secretary of Virginia and Acting Governor, 1683.Crozier 1, Crozier 2,NEHGS #461
 Spofford, Paul Nelson (b. New York City, NY, 1822; d. Georgetown, MA, 1912)Gules, two chevrons within a bordure Or. Matthews, 1911-23
spooner.gif: 253x306, 8k (December 29, 2009, at 09:23 AM) Spooner, Thomas (of New London, CT, 1753)Vert a boar’s head couped bendwise Argent. Crozier 1
 Spotswood, Gov. Alexander (of Spotsylvania, VA, 1710)Argent, a chevron Gules, between three oak trees eradicated Vert. Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Matthews
 Springer, Carl Christophersson (1658-1738; in Christina [now Wilmington], Del, by 1678)A fess wavy [or perhaps dancetty] over all a stag salient [tinctures unknown].From Stockholm.NEHGS #605
 Standish, Capt. Miles (of Massachusetts, 1620)Azure, three standing dishes 2 and 1 Argent.Came to America aboard the Mayflower, 1620.Crozier 1, Matthews
 Stanton, Benjamin (of Dover, NH, 1700)Gules, a fret Argent. Crozier 1
 Starring, Nicholas (of Albany, NY, 1696)Azure, an eight pointed star Or. 
 1. Stearns, Charles (Watertown, MA, 1630);
2. Stearns, Isaac (Watertown, MA, 1630)
Or, a chevron between three crosses flory Sable. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews
 Stebbing, Rowland (Springfield, MA, 1634)Quarterly, Or and Gules, on a bend Sable, five bezants. Matthews
 Stebbins, Edward (of Cambridge, MA, 1633)Argent, a griffin sergeant Azure, langued and membered Gules, between three cross-crosslets. Crozier 1
 Steel, Capt. John (d. Boston, MA, 1768)Argent, a bend counter-compony Ermine and Sable, between two lions’ heads erased Gules, on a chief Azure, three billets Or. Bolton
 1. Steel, Thomas (of Boston, MA, 1735);
2. Steele, George (d. Hartford, CT, 1663)
Argent, a bend chequy Sable and Ermine, between two lions’ heads erased Gules, on a chief Azure three billets Or. 1. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews
 Steere, John (of Providence, RI, 1660)Per pale Sable and Gules, three lions passant Argent. Crozier 1
 Steiner, Rev. John Conrad (of Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1749)Argent, a bear rampant Gules. Crozier 1
 Steptoe, Anthony (of Lancaster County, VA, 1697)Azure, a fleur-de-lis Argent Crozier 1
 Sterling, David (b. 1662; d. Charlestown, MA)Argent, on a bend engrailed Azure, three round buckles Or, in chief a lion’s head erased Gules. Matthews
 Stetson, Robert (d. Scituate, MA, 1703)Argent, a bend Azure, between two griffins sejant Sable. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Stevens, Benjamin (of Falmouth (Plymouth), ME, 1700)Gules, a sword erect between three mullets Argent. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Stevens (Stephens), John (of Guilford, CT, 1640)Per chevron Azure and Argent, in chief two falcons with wings expanded Or.A cadet of Stephens of Easting, Alkerton and other manors of Gloucestershire, England, according to MatthewsMatthews
 Stewart, Charles Samuel (of Philadelphia, PA, 1810)Or, a fess chequy Azure and Argent, surmounted by a bend engrailed Argent, within a double tressure (Gules?)Arms on bookplate.Bolton
 Stileman, Elias (of Salem, MA, 1662)Sable, a unicorn passant Or, on a chief Or, three pallets Sable. Crozier 1
 1. Stith, Col. John (of Charles City County, VA, 1663);
2. Stith, Rev. William (of Virginia)
Argent, a chevron engrailed between three fleurs-de-lis Sable.1. He was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1685, 1692 and 1693; 2. He was president of William and Mary College, 1752-55; arms on his bookplate.1. & 2. Crozier 2, 2. , 2. Bolton
 Stockbridge, John (of Boston, MA, 1635)Argent, on a chevron Azure, three crescents Or. Crozier 1, Matthews
 1. Stockton, Lt. Richard (of Flushing, NY, 1670);
2. Stockton, Richard (b. New Jersey, 1 Oct. 1730; d. Princeton, NJ, 28 Feb. 1781)
Gules, a chevron vair Sable and Argent, between three mullets Argent.2. See Signers of the Declaration of Independence.1. , 1. & 2. matthews, 1. Matthews
 Stoddard, Anthony (of Massachusetts, 1639)Sable, three stars within a bordure Argent Crozier 1
 Stokes, Anthony (b. England, 1736; d. London, England, 1799)Sable, a lion rampant Ermine.Chief Justice of Georgia, 1768-70; arms on his bookplate.Bolton
 Stokes, Thomas (of New York City, NY, 1798)Gules, a lion rampant Ermine, double queued Crozier 1
 Stone, Capt. William (of Accomac County, VA, 1633)Per pale Or and Sable, a lion rampant counterchanged.Governor of Maryland, 1648.Crozier 2
 1. Stone, Simon (of Watertown, MA, 1635);
2. Stone, Gregory (of Cambridge, MA, 1635)
Argent, three cinquefoils Sable, on a chief Azure, a sun in its splendor Or. 1. & 2. Crozier 1, 2. Matthews
 1. Storrs, Samuel (of Barnstable, MA, 1663);
2. Storrs, Joshua (of Henrico County, VA, 1769)
Or, a fess dancetty Gules, between three stars Azure.1. Arms on his seal.1. & 2. Crozier 1, 1. Bolton, 1. Matthews
 Story, Elisha (of Boston, MA, 1700)Argent, a lion rampant double queued Gules. Crozier 1, Matthews, Bolton
 1. Stoughton, Thomas (Dorchester, Mass, 1630)
2. Stoughton, Israel (Dorchester, Mass, 1630)
3. Stoughton, Nicholas (Dorchester, Mass, 1672)
4. Stoughton, Rose (to New England 1643)
Azure a cross engrailed Ermine.4. Cousin of Nicholas Stoughton, #3, wife of Richard Otis of Dover, NH1, 2. Crozier 1
3, 4. NEHGS #385
 Stoughton, WilliamArgent, on a saltire Gules, between four door staples Sable, an escallop Or.Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1694-99; arms on his tomb, Dorchester, MA.Bolton
 Stow, John (of Roxbury, MA, 1635)Azure, three bars Or, in chief three crosses pattee fitchy Azure. 
 Stowe, John (of Roxbury, MA, 1654)Vert, a cross raguly between four leopards’ faces Or. Matthews
 Strachan, Dr. Alexander Glas (of Prince George County, VA, 1785)Azure, a stag trippant Or, attired and unguled Gules. Crozier 2
 Strachey, William (in Virginia by 1609)Argent on a cross engrailed between four eagles displayed Gules a fleur-de-lys between four cinquefoils Or.Secretary of the colony, 1609-10; from Saffron Walden, co. EssexNEHGS #523
 Strachey, William (of York County, VA, 1686)Argent, a cross between four eaglets Gules.Crozier 2 says he was descended from Stracheys of Saffron Waldon, Essex; and Sutton Court, Somerset.Crozier 1, Crozier 2
 Streator, John (of Farmingham, MA, 1732)Argent, on a chevron Gules, between three hurts, each charged with a fleur-de-lis Argent, three birds wings expanded Argent. Crozier 1
 Stringer, Samuel (b. Maryland, 1734)Argent, a cross flory between four martlets Sable, a canton ErminoisArms on his bookplate.Bolton
 Strobridge, William (of Lakeville, MA, 1717)Or, over water in base, on a bridge of three arches in fess, embattled, a tower Proper, thereon hoisted a broad pennant flying towards the sinister, a canton Azure, charged with two keys in saltire, wards upwards Or. Crozier 1
 Strong, John (of Boston, MA, 1630)Gules, an eagle displayed Or, within a bordure engrailed Or. Crozier 1, Matthews
 Strother, William (of Rappahannock, VA, 1670)Gules, on a bend Argent, three eagles displayed Azure Crozier 1, Crozier 2
 Stuart, Lady Christina (Mrs. Cyrus Griffin; 1741-1807; in Williamsburg, Va.)Quarterly, 1st Or a fess checky Azure and Argent (for Stuart); 2nd Azure three garbs Or (for Buchan); 3rd Sable a mullet Argent (for Traquair); 4th Argent an orle Gules in chief three martlets Sable beaked Gules (for Rutherford).From Traquair House, co. Peebles, Scot.NEHGS #590
 Stumpf, John of Stafford, MD, 1650)Per chevron Argent and Sable, three griffins’ heads erased counterchanged Matthews
 Sturgis, Edward (of Charlestown, MA, 1634)Azure, a chevron between three cross-crosslets fitchy, within a bordure engrailed Or Crozier 1, Bolton, Matthews
 Stuyvesant, Peter (in New Amsterdam, 1647)Per fess Or and Gules, in chief a hound following a hare, in base a stag courant, all Proper and contourneLast Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland; died in New York, 1672.Crozier 1, Matthews, 1911-23, NEHGS #414
 Sullivan, Gen. John (of Berwick, ME, 1720)Per pale Sable and Argent, a fess between in chief a boar passant and in base another counter-passant, all counterchanged, armed, hoofed and bristled Or Crozier 1, Bolton
 Sullivan, Gov. James (b. Berwick, MA, 22 April 1744; d. Boston MA, 10 Dec. 1808)Per fess, the base per pale, in chief Or, a dexter hand couped at the wrist, grasping a sword Gules, entwined with a serpent Proper, between two lions rampant affrontee Gules; in dexter base Vert, charged with a stag trippant Or; in sinister base per pale Argent and Sable, a boar passant counterchangedArms on his bookplate.Bolton
sumner.jpg: 189x223, 29k (July 11, 2009, at 05:29 PM) 1. Sumner, William (Bicester, Oxfordshire, to Dorchester, Mass., 1635)
2. Sumner, Gov. Increase (1746-1799, Mass.)
3. Sumner, William Hyslop (1780-1861, Mass.)
4. Sumner, Edward Arthur (b. 1856, Rome, N.Y.)
Ermine two chevronels Gules.Arms of Sumners of Puttenham Priory, Surrey, Eng.
2. Bookplate; descendant of William Sumner (1)
3. Bookplate; son of Increase Sumner (2)
4. Descendant of William Sumner (1)
1. Crozier 1, Vermont
2. Vermont, Bolton
3. Bolton
4. Matthews, Crozier 1
 Swan, Col. Thomas (d. Swan’s Point, VA, 16 Sept. 1680)Azure, a chevron Ermine, between three swans Argent , Crozier 2, Bolton
 Swift, Thomas (of Dorchester, MA, 1634)Or, a chevron vair, between three bucksin full course Proper Crozier 1
 Sylvester, Nathaniel (of Shelter Island, NY, 1652)Per fess dancetty Gules and ArgentAuditor to Charles I.Bolton, Matthews
 Symonds, Samuel (of Ipswich, MA, 1630)Azure a chevron engrailed between three trefoils slipped OrDeputy Governor of Massachusetts. Arms granted to his father, Richard Symonds, in 1625.Crozier 1, Bolton, NEHGS #271

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