ROLL OF EARLY AMERICAN ARMS - G

  • ARM NAME BLAZON COMMENTS SOURCE
  • Gaesbeeck (Gaasbeck), Rev Laurentius Govertszoon van (Leyden, 1644-Kingston, N.Y., 1680) Graphic

    Gaesbeeck (Gaasbeck), Rev Laurentius Govertszoon van (Leyden, 1644-Kingston, N.Y., 1680)

    Argent a fess wavy Azure between three popinjays [Vert?]

    NYG&BR 64:363
  • Gage, Gen Thomas (in North America, 1755-75) Graphic

    Gage, Gen Thomas (in North America, 1755-75)

    Per saltire Azure and Argent a saltire Gules

    Governor of Massachusetts, 1774-75; commander-in-chief North America, 1763-75

    NEHGS #165
  • Gale, George (b. 1670; to Maryland 1690; d. Somerset Co, Md, 1712) Graphic

    Gale, George (b. 1670; to Maryland 1690; d. Somerset Co, Md, 1712)

    Argent on a fess between three saltires Azure an anchor between two lions’ heads erased Or

    Arms on his gravestone at Tusculum, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Md.

    Bolton, NEHGS #334
  • Gallaher, Hugh (of Lebanon, Pa, 1798) Graphic

    Gallaher, Hugh (of Lebanon, Pa, 1798)

    Argent, a lion rampant Sable, treading on a serpent in fess Proper, between eight trefoils Vert

    Crozier 1
  • Gallatin, Albert (to Philadelphia, 1780s) Graphic

    Gallatin, Albert (to Philadelphia, 1780s)

    Azure a fess Argent between three bezants.

    1761-1849; from Basel, Switzerland. Secretary of the Treasury. Arms on seal ring and bookplates.

    NEHGS #498, Bolton
  • Gallishan,——- (Massachusetts [?], 1773) Graphic

    Gallishan, ----- (Massachusetts [?], 1773)

    Azure a fess between three escallops Or

    Painting by G. Searle dated 1773.

    Bolton
  • Gallitzin, Rev (Prince) Demetrius Augustine (The Hague, 1770-Loretto, Pa., 1840) Graphic

    Gallitzin, Rev (Prince) Demetrius Augustine (The Hague, 1770-Loretto, Pa., 1840)

    Per fess, the base per pale, 1st Gules a a knight in full harness the sword held horizontally mounted on a galloping horse Argent his shield Or (for Lithuania); 2nd Argent upon a floor proper [?] two bears Sable supporting a throne Or cushioned Gules surmounted by a candleabra of three candles flamed proper, holding in their exterior paws two scepters crossed in saltire before the throne Or; 3rd Azure a cross moline surmounted of an escutcheon Argent charged with a double-headed eagle Sable armed and imperially crowned on each head Or

    Arms of the Russian princely house of Golitsyn. Gallitzin came to America in 1792, where he was ordained a Catholic priest. The tinctures of the floor in the third quarter vary from one emblazonment to another.

    Meyers Konversationslexikon
  • Gálvez y Madrid, Bernardo de (1746-1786, in Louisiana 1777-1783) Graphic

    Gálvez y Madrid, Bernardo de (1746-1786, in Louisiana 1777-1783)

    Quarterly, 1st grand quarter quarterly, i Or a bend Gules, ii Argent a cross of Calatrava Gules, iii Argent a lion rampant Purpure, iv Or a castle proper (Madrid); 2nd grand quarter per pale, dexter Gules three gold marks proper (bezants) within a bordure counter-compony Azure and Argent, sinister Gules a castle Or flagged Azure (Marques); 3rd grand quarter Argent two goats in pale Sable (Cabrera); 4th Argent a man standing on the deckhouse of the brigantine Galveztown under sail flagged Azure with a streamer in chief charged with the words “Yo Solo” proper (augmentation of honor); on a point in point Azure a fleur-de-lis Or; over all an inescutcheon per pale, dexter Argent a tree Vert surmounted by two wolves passant in pale Sable langued Gules, sinister Argent three escallops Azure (Gálvez)

    On his patent of nobility, dated 1783, in the Albert H. Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia. See original unaugmented arms above.

  • Gálvez y Madrid, Bernardo de (1746-1786, in Louisiana 1777-1783) Graphic

    Gálvez y Madrid, Bernardo de (1746-1786, in Louisiana 1777-1783)

    Quarterly, 1st grand quarter per pale, Dexter Argent from a terrace a tree Vert surmounted by two wolves passant in pale Sable, sinister Argent three escallops Azure (Gálvez); 2nd grand quarter quarterly, i Or a bend Gules, ii Argent a cross of Calatrava Gules, iii Argent a lion rampant Purpure, iv Or a castle triple-towered proper (Madrid); 3rd grand quarter Azure a tower supported by two lions and in chief an estoile [Argent]; 4th grand quarter Argent two goats in pale Sable (Cabrera)

    On his bookplate. Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, 1777-83. See augmented arms below.

    Bolton
  • Gamble, Joseph (of Winchester, Va, 1786) Graphic

    Gamble, Joseph (of Winchester, Va, 1786)

    Azure a fleur-de-lis Or

    Crozier 1
  • Gardiner, Joseph (of Rhode Island, 1650) Graphic

    1. Gardiner, Joseph (of Rhode Island, 1650)
    2. Gardner, John (in RI, 1767)
    3. Gardiner, John (Boston, 1731-1794)

    Or on a chevron Gules between three griffins’ heads erased Azure two lions combatant Or

    2. Chief Justice of RI; arms on his tombstone.
    3. Bookplate.

    1. Crozier 1
    2. Bolton, Vermont
    3. Bolton
  • Gardiner, Lion (of Boston, 1635; d. Gardiner’s Island, N.Y., 1663) Graphic

    1. Gardiner, Lion (of Boston, 1635; d. Gardiner's Island, N.Y., 1663)
    2. Gardiner, John (Groton, Conn, 1661-1738)
    3. Gardiner, David (abt. 1690-1751)

    Sable a chevron Ermine between two griffins’ heads in chief and a cross paty in base Argent

    1. Arms on tomb, South End Cemetery, East Hampton, N.Y.; 1st lord of the manor of Gardiner's Island, 1639. See also below.
    2. Grandson of #1; 3rd lord of the manor; arms on gravestone.

    1. Crozier 1
    2.Bolton
    3.Bolton
  • Gardiner, Lion (to Boston, 1635; to Gardiner’s Island, NY, 1639; d. 1663) Graphic

    1. Gardiner, Lion (to Boston, 1635; to Gardiner's Island, NY, 1639; d. 1663)
    2. Gardiner, John Lion (1770-1816)

    Argent a chevron between three bugle horns Gules stringed Azure.

    1. First Lord of the Manor of Gardiner's Island. All other sources give different arms; see above.
    2. Bookplate.

    1. Matthews
    2.Bolton
  • Gardner, John (of Philadelphia, 1698) Graphic

    Gardner, John (of Philadelphia, 1698)

    [Per pale?], Argent a wyvern statant Or, rampant [sic], armed and langued Gules (Gardner); 2. (Argent?), three barnacles, one and two open Azure, third closed Gules (Blayley); [all surrounded by?] a bordure Gules [charged with?] thirteen mullets pierced Argent

    Hypothetical reconstruction based on Crozier's sketchy blazon.

    Crozier 1
  • Gardner,———(Massachusetts (?), ca 1800) Graphic

    Gardner, ------ (Massachusetts (?), ca 1800)

    Azure a chevron Ermine between two griffins' heads erased and a cross paty Or

    Painting by John Coles, Jr.

  • Gardner, Samuel (in Salem, Mass, before 1769) Graphic

    Gardner, Samuel (in Salem, Mass, before 1769)

    Azure a chevron Ermine between three griffins' heads erased Argent.

    Embroidered "hatchment" made before 1769; same arms on silver teapot.

    Bolton
  • Gardyner, Sir Christopher (?1596-1661/2; to Massachusetts by 1630-31 and Maine by 1632) Graphic

    1. Gardyner, Sir Christopher (?1596-1661/2; to Massachusetts by 1630-31 and Maine by 1632)
    2. Gardner, Richard (of Woburn, Mass, 1650)

    Azure a griffin passant Or

    1. From Sondes Place, Dorking, Surrey

    1. NEHGS #537
    2.Crozier 1
  • Garfield, Edward (of Watertown, Mass, 1672) Graphic

    Garfield, Edward (of Watertown, Mass, 1672)

    Or three bars Gules on a canton Ermine a cross formy Gules

    For history of these arms see our article on [[President.Garfield">President Garfield.

    Crozier 1
  • Garlick, Edward (in King and Queen Co, Va, 1772) Graphic

    Garlick, Edward (in King and Queen Co, Va, 1772)

    Argent three heads of garlic proper.

    Engraved on silver bowl.

    Bolton
  • Garnett, John (?) Graphic

    Garnett, John (?)

    Gules a lion rampant Argent ducally crowned within a bordure engrailed Or.

    Early bookplate.

    Bolton
  • Garrett, Amos (d. 1727, Annapolis, Md) Graphic

    Garrett, Amos (d. 1727, Annapolis, Md)

    A lion rampant [tinctures not indicated]

    Tombstone, St Anne's Church, Annapolis

    Bolton
  • Gaston, John (of Connecticut, 1783) Graphic

    Gaston, John (of Connecticut, 1783)

    Checky Argent and Gules three escallops in bend Or

    Crozier 1
  • Gates, Sir Thomas (d. Netherlands, 1622) Graphic

    Gates, Sir Thomas (d. Netherlands, 1622)

    Ermines three lions rampant Or

    Governor of Virginia, 1609-14

    NEHGS #104
  • Gates, Stephen (of Hingham, Mass, 1638) Graphic

    Gates, Stephen (of Hingham, Mass, 1638)

    Per pale Gules and Azure three lions rampant guardant Or

    Crozier 1
  • Gayer, William (Devonshire, 1647-Nantucket, Mass, 1710) Graphic

    Gayer, William (Devonshire, 1647-Nantucket, Mass, 1710)

    Ermine a fleur-de-lis and a chief Sable

    See variant above

    Crozier 1, NEHGS #67
  • Gayer, William (Devonshire, 1647-Nantucket, Mass, 1710) Graphic

    Gayer, William (Devonshire, 1647-Nantucket, Mass, 1710)

    Ermine a fleur-de-lis Sable.

    See variant below.

    Matthews
  • Gay, John (to Dedham, Mass, 1639; d. 1689) Graphic

    Gay, John (to Dedham, Mass, 1639; d. 1689)

    Gules crusily Or three lions rampant Argent.

    Matthews, Bolton
  • Gayoso de Lemos, Col Manuel Luis (Oporto, 1747-New Orleans, 1799) Graphic

    Gayoso de Lemos, Col Manuel Luis (Oporto, 1747-New Orleans, 1799)

    Quarterly, 1st per fess the chief Sable the base Or a hawk attacking a stag courant proper; 2nd Gules five Saracens' heads couped at the neck in profile in saltire proper; 3rd Argent thirteen hurts 4, 4, 4, 1; 4th Argent three bars checky Gules and Argent; over all an escutcheon Argent two bars Sable between three fish counter-naiant [proper?]

    Engraved on his official stationery as governor of Spanish Louisiana, 1797-99. Also stated to have been on a seal and other items purchased from his estate by the city treasurer of New Orleans.

    Historia genealógica de las familias más antiguas de México
  • Gedney, John (to Salem, Mass, 1637) Graphic

    Gedney, John (to Salem, Mass, 1637)

    Or three eagles displayed Purpure

    From Norwich, Eng. The eagles should correctly be Sable; see above.

    Matthews
  • Gedney, John (to Salem, Mass, 1637) Graphic

    1. Gedney, John (to Salem, Mass, 1637)
    2. Gedney, Bartholomew (Boston, 1698-1762)

    Or three eagles displayed Sable

    1. From Norwich, Eng. See above. Arms on seal ring used by his daughters, 1698-99.
    2. Arms on tombstone, King's Chapel, Boston

    Bolton,NEHGS #589, Her. Jl. II:20 & IV:170
  • Gee, Rev Joshua (Boston, 1667-1748) Graphic

    Gee, Rev Joshua (Boston, 1667-1748)

    Azure on a chevron Argent between three leopard's faces Or three fleurs-de-lis Gules.

    Tomb, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston; Gore Roll of Arms, dated 1720, impaling Gules a cross moline on a chief Argent three grasshoppers Sable (Thacher). Also on an embroidered "hatchment" and engraved on silver.

    Bolton
  • Geer, George (of Boston, 1635) Graphic

    1. Geer, George (of Boston, 1635)
    2. Geer, Thomas (of Boston, 1635)

    Gules two bars Or each charged with three mascles Azure, on a canton Or a leopard’s face Azure

    Crozier 1
  • George, Robert (of Kent County, Md, 1690) Graphic

    George, Robert (of Kent County, Md, 1690)

    Argent a fess Gules between three falcons volant Azure beaked and membered Or.

    Crozier 1
  • Gerrish, John (of New Hampshire [?], early 1700s [?] Graphic

    Gerrish, John (of New Hampshire [?], early 1700s [?]

    Argent a dart between three escallops Sable

    Embroidered "hatchment" by his daughter Elizabeth.

    Bolton
  • Gerrish, John (of Portsmouth, N.H., 1735-1829) Graphic

    Gerrish, John (of Portsmouth, N.H., 1735-1829)

    Argent three escallops in chief a pheon barbed Azure hafted Or

    Bookplate.

    Bolton
  • Gerrish, Paul (in Portsmouth, N.H., 1719) Graphic

    Gerrish, Paul (in Portsmouth, N.H., 1719)

    Quarterly 1st and 4th a lion rampant, 2nd and 3rd three roundels [tinctures unknown]

    Arms on seal.

    Bolton
  • Gerrish, William (b. Bristol, Eng, 1617; d. Salem, Mass, 1687) Graphic

    Gerrish, William (b. Bristol, Eng, 1617; d. Salem, Mass, 1687)

    Gules an arrow fesswise Or between three escallops Argent.

    Matthews
  • Gibbes, Col John (d. Goose Creek, S.C., 1711) Graphic

    Gibbes, Col John (d. Goose Creek, S.C., 1711)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Argent three battle-axes palewise Azure (Gibbes); 2nd and 3rd, Argent two lozenges in fess Gules (Champney)

    1. Memorial tablet, St. James Episcopal Church, Goose Creek.

    Bolton
  • Gibbes, Robert (of Philadelphia, 1709) Graphic

    Gibbes, Robert (of Philadelphia, 1709)

    Three arrows [palewise in fess?] [tinctures not given]

    Arms on his seal; Bolton blazons "three arrows in pale."

    Bolton
  • Gibbs, Henry (Newton, Mass, 1694-1761) Graphic

    1. Gibbs, Henry (Newton, Mass, 1694-1761)
    2. Gibbs, Henry (Watertown, Mass, 1668-1723)
    3. Gibbs, Robert (of Boston, 1660)

    Argent three battle-axes palewise Sable

    1. On his portrait, Art Inst of Chicago.
    2. Said by Bolton to be on his portrait, possibly misidentified for #1.
    3. Same as Robert Gibbs #3 above.
    Arms on teapot made in Newport, RI, 1750.

    1. Art Inst of Chi Museum Studies, V:53-63
    2.Bolton
    3.NEHGS #74
  • Gibbs, John Walter (Charleston, ca. 1780) Graphic

    Gibbs, John Walter (Charleston, ca. 1780)

    Argent three battle-axes palewise in fess Sable

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Gibbs, Robert (d. Providence, 1769) Graphic

    1. Gibbs, Robert (d. Providence, 1769)
    2. Gibbes, Robert (of South Carolina, 1709)
    3. Gibbs, Robert (of Boston, 1660)

    Sable three battle-axes palewise in fess Argent

    1. Arms on gravestone, Old North Burial Ground, Providence.
    2. Governor of South Carolina, 1710-11.
    3. See alternative version below.

    1.Bolton
    2. Crozier 1
    3. Crozier 1
  • Gibson, John (of Cambridge, Mass, 1634) Graphic

    Gibson, John (of Cambridge, Mass, 1634)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules a stork between three crescents Argent; 2nd and 3rd Argent a chevron between three mullets Sable

    Crozier 1, Matthews
  • Gidley, John (d. Newport, R.I., 1744) Graphic

    Gidley, John (d. Newport, R.I., 1744)

    Or a castle within a bordure Sable bezanty

    Tombstones of himself and of his two wives, Newport. Crozier blazons the arms with the bordure,but it is not apparent on the stones.

    Crozier 1
  • Giffarde, John (Lynn, Mass, 1683) Graphic

    Giffarde, John (Lynn, Mass, 1683)

    Three lions passant in pale [tinctures not indicated]

    Seal.

    Bolton
  • Gilbert,——- (Boston area, mid-1700s?) Graphic

    Gilbert, ----- (Boston area, mid-1700s?)

    Azure a chevron Ermine [or Erminois] between three eagles displayed Or

    Embroidery of approximately this period

    Bolton
  • Gilbert, Capt Nathaniel (of Middletown, Conn, 1776) Graphic

    Gilbert, Capt Nathaniel (of Middletown, Conn, 1776)

    Argent on a chevron Gules three roses Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Gilbert, John (Dorchester, Mass, 1630) Graphic

    Gilbert, John (Dorchester, Mass, 1630)

    Argent on a chevron Sable three roses Argent.

    Crozier 1
  • Giles, Edward (of Boston, 1634) Graphic

    Giles, Edward (of Boston, 1634)

    Per chevron Argent and Azure a lion rampant counterchanged collared Or

    Crozier 1
  • Giles, James A. (New York, ca. 1800) Graphic

    Giles, James A. (New York, ca. 1800)

    Per chevron Argent and Azure a lion rampant per chevron Sable and Or

    Chinese export porcelain plate, 1786. See variant above.

  • Giles, James A. (New York, ca. 1800) Graphic

    Giles, James A. (New York, ca. 1800)

    Per chevron Argent and Azure a lion rampant counterchanged

    Bookplate by Maverick (with a label for difference). See variant below.

    Bolton
  • Gilman,———(Boston [?], c. 1788) Graphic

    Gilman, ------ (Boston [?], c. 1788)

    Sable a horse's head erased Or between three dexter hands couped Argent

    Silver teapot made 1788-89

    Bolton
  • Gilman, Edward (of Hingham, Mass, 1638) Graphic

    Gilman, Edward (of Hingham, Mass, 1638)

    Sable a man’s leg palewise couped at the thigh Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Gilmer, Dr. Edward (Scotland, 1700-Williamsburg, Va, 1755) Graphic

    Gilmer, Dr. Edward (Scotland, 1700-Williamsburg, Va, 1755)

    Azure a chevron between two fleurs-de-lis in chief Or and a writing pen full feathered in base Argent

    Arms on bookplate.

    Crozier 2,Bolton
  • Gilmor, James (Mecklenburg Co, NC, 1744-1784) Graphic

    Gilmor, James (Mecklenburg Co, NC, 1744-1784)

    A stag trippant regardant [tinctures not indicated]

    Tombstone, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte; arms probably devised by the stonecarver

  • Gilpin, Joseph (1664-1741; to Chadd’s Ford, Chester Co, Pa) Graphic

    1. Gilpin, Joseph (1664-1741; to Chadd's Ford, Chester Co, Pa)
    2. Gilpin, Samuel (Cecil Co, Md., 1733)
    3. Gilpin, John Bernard (to Newport, R.I., 1818)

    Or a boar passant Sable

    1. Son of Thomas Gilpin of Warborough, Oxon.
    Boar sometimes blazoned "statant."

    1.Matthews,Vermont,Crozier 1
    2.Crozier 1
    3. NEHGS #680
  • Gilson, James (of Rehoboth, Mass, 1675) Graphic

    Gilson, James (of Rehoboth, Mass, 1675)

    Vert on a pale Argent between two annulets Or a pile Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Glen[n], James (Linlithgow, Scot, 1701-London, 1777; to Charleston 1743) Graphic

    Glen[n], James (Linlithgow, Scot, 1701-London, 1777; to Charleston 1743)

    Argent a bend Gules between three martlets Sable

    Governor of South Carolina, 1743-56. Arms not matriculated in Lyon Register.

    Crozier 1
  • Glover, John (of Dorchester, Mass, 1630) Graphic

    Glover, John (of Dorchester, Mass, 1630)

    Sable a chevron Ermine between three crescents Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Goddard, William (of Watertown, Mass, 1665) Graphic

    Goddard, William (of Watertown, Mass, 1665)

    Gules a chevron Vair between three crescents Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Godfrey, Edward (in Maine, ca. 1646) Graphic

    Godfrey, Edward (in Maine, ca. 1646)

    Per pale, dexter Argent a cross potent between four cross crosslets Or, sinister paly [tinctures uncertain]

    Seals on letters to Gov John Winthrop of Massachusetts. The dexter half is the arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, presumably an allusion to Godefroy de Bouillon.

    Bolton, Her. Jl. III:177
  • Goelet, Peter (prob New York, ca. 1790) Graphic

    Goelet, Peter (prob New York, ca. 1790)

    Gules a swan in water proper

    Bookplate by Maverick (active ca. 1780-1811)

    Bolton
  • Goetchius, Mauritius (to Philadelphia, 1735) Graphic

    Goetchius, Mauritius (to Philadelphia, 1735)

    Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure a talbot's head couped Or, 2nd and 3rd Or on a bend sinister Sable three linden leaves Vert.

    From Zurich; originally Moritz Göttschi.

    NEGHS #486
  • Gold and Silver Smiths’ Society of New York (by 1788) Graphic

    Gold and Silver Smiths' Society of New York (by 1788)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Or two eagles' heads erased in saltire Azure; 2nd and 3rd Azure two cups inverted [in fess?] between two buckles [in chief and base?] Or

    On a banner carried in the Constitutional procession of 1788, as described in Col Richard Platt's account of the event.

  • Goldsmith, Joseph (of Long Island, NY, 1720) Graphic

    Goldsmith, Joseph (of Long Island, NY, 1720)

    Gules on a chevron Argent three crosses-crosslet Sable, on a chief Or a lion passant Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Gooch, Maj William (d. 1655, York County, Va) Graphic

    Gooch, Maj William (d. 1655, York County, Va)

    Paly of eight Argent and Sable a chevron Argent between three talbots Sable spotted Argent

    Arms on tomb. Crozier and Bolton blazon the dogs as greyhounds, but they appear to be talbots.

    Bolton, Crozier 2
  • Gooch, Sir William, Bt (Great Yarmouth, Norf, 1681-London, 1751) Graphic

    Gooch, Sir William, Bt (Great Yarmouth, Norf, 1681-London, 1751)

    Per pale Argent and Sable a chevron between three talbots passant counterchanged, on a chief Gules three leopards' faces Or

    Starting in 1746, with an escutcheon Argent a sinister hand Gules (for a baronet) overall at fess point. Lieutenant governor (de facto governor) of Virginia, 1727-49

    NEHGS #255
  • Goodman, Capt Walter (d. Philadelphia, 1782) Graphic

    Goodman, Capt Walter (d. Philadelphia, 1782)

    Per pale Ermine and Or a double-headed eagle displayed Sable

    Arms on tombstone, Christ Church, Philadelphia

    Bolton
  • Goodrich, John (of Wethersfield, Conn, 1643) Graphic

    1. Goodrich, John (of Wethersfield, Conn, 1643)
    2. Goodrich, William (of Wethersfield, Conn, 1643)

    Or two lions passant between 10 cross-crosslets Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Goodridge, Walter, Jr. (of Boston, 1730) Graphic

    Goodridge, Walter, Jr. (of Boston, 1730)

    Argent a fess and in chief three cross-crosslets fitchy Or

    Arms engraved on cup given to Second Church, Boston. The charges should probably be Sable as in the arms above.

    Bolton
  • Goodridge, Walter (of Massachusetts, 1696) Graphic

    Goodridge, Walter (of Massachusetts, 1696)

    Argent a fess and in chief three cross-crosslets fitchy Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Goodsell, Thomas (of New Haven, 1667) Graphic

    Goodsell, Thomas (of New Haven, 1667)

    Per pale Gules and Azure on a fess wavy Argent between three crosses formy Or three crescents Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Goodwin, Capt Frank (of Massachusetts, 1804) Graphic

    Goodwin, Capt Frank (of Massachusetts, 1804)

    Argent a lion passant Sable on a chief Or three fusils Gules.

    Arms on bookplate engraved 1804.

    Bolton
  • Goodwin, Daniel (of Kittery, Me, 1652) Graphic

    Goodwin, Daniel (of Kittery, Me, 1652)

    Or a fess between six lions’ heads erased Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Goodwin, James (York Co, Va, ca 1666) Graphic

    Goodwin, James (York Co, Va, ca 1666)

    Gules two bars Or between six lozenges 3,2,1 Argent

    On tomb of Rachel, wife of James Goodwin, at Goodwin's Neck, York Co, impaling what are presumably her paternal arms, "Quarterly, 1st and 4th a bend, 2nd and 3rd two bars [?]."

    Bolton
  • Goodwin, Joseph (Massachusetts, late 18th c?) Graphic

    Goodwin, Joseph (Massachusetts, late 18th c?)

    Sable a lion passant on a chief Or three mascles Gules.

    On tankard made by Paul Revere (active 1763-88)

    Bolton
  • Goodwin,——- (Massachusetts, 1702?) Graphic

    Goodwin, ----- (Massachusetts, 1702?)

    Or two lions rampant on a canton Sable three bezants.

    Silver snuff box dated 1702

    Bolton
  • Gookin, Maj Gen Daniel (1612-1687; to Virginia 1620; to Massachusetts 1648) Graphic

    1. Gookin, Maj Gen Daniel (1612-1687; to Virginia 1620; to Massachusetts 1648)
    2. Gookin, Charles (Pennsylvania, 1708)

    Gules a chevron Ermine between three cocks Or

    1. Seal on letter dated 1656. Also the pronominal quartering on a hatchment used for the funeral of his cousin Thomas in England, 1625. See variant below.
    2. Governor of Pennsylvania; grandson of Sir Vincent Gookin, temp. James I.

    1.Bolton, NEHGS #39
    2.Matthews
  • Gookin, Maj Gen Daniel (1612-1687; to Virginia 1620; to Massachusetts 1648) Graphic

    1. Gookin, Maj Gen Daniel (1612-1687; to Virginia 1620; to Massachusetts 1648)
    2. Gookin, Capt John (d. 1643, Norfolk Co, Va)

    Gules a chevron Ermine between three crosses Or

    1. See arms known to have been used by him above.
    2. Brother of Daniel, #1.

    1. Vermont, Crozier 1
    2. Crozier 1
  • Gordon, Col James (of Lancaster Co, Va, 1738; d. 1768) Graphic

    1. Gordon, Col James (of Lancaster Co, Va, 1738; d. 1768)
    2. Gordon, John (of Lancaster Co, Va, 1738)

    Azure a pheon between three boars’ heads erased Or

    James and John were brothers. Scottish arms of Gordon of Knockaspack and Cairnfield.
    1. On silver tankard.

    Crozier 1, Crozier 2,Bolton
  • Gordon, Hugh Mackay (b. Boston, 1760) Graphic

    Gordon, Hugh Mackay (b. Boston, 1760)

    Azure a fess checky Argent and Azure between three boars' heads erased Or in chief point a bear's head [erased?] Argent muzzled Gules and in dexter chief a mullet Argent

    Matriculated in Lyon Register, 1803

    NEHGS #519
  • Gordon, John (of South Carolina by 1776) Graphic

    Gordon, John (of South Carolina by 1776)

    Quarterly 1st Azure on a fess Argent between three boar's heads couped Or a wolf's head couped Sable (for Gordon), 2nd Or three lion's heads erased Gules (for Badenoch), 3rd Or three crescents within a double tressure flory-counterflory Gules (for Seton), 4th Azure three fraises Argent (for Fraser).

    Arms matriculated by him in Lyon Register 1 Oct 1776.

    NEHGS #480
  • Gordon, Patrick (in Pennsylvania 1726-36) Graphic

    Gordon, Patrick (in Pennsylvania 1726-36)

    Quarterly, 1st Azure three boars' heads couped Or (Gordon), 2nd Or three lions' heads erased Gules (Badenoch), 3rd Or three crescents within a double tressure flory-counterflory Gules (Seton), 4th Azure three cinquefoils Argent (Fraser).

    Deputy governor (de facto governor) of Pennsylvania; arms on his seal. Arms of Gordon, Marquesses of Huntly, of whom Patrick Gordon represented a cadet branch. Bolton blazons the boars' heads Argent and the charges in the second quarter as garbs.

    Bolton, Pa. Mag. of Hist. & Bio. VIII:348.
  • Gordon, Samuel (d. 1771, Dinwiddie Co, Va) Graphic

    Gordon, Samuel (d. 1771, Dinwiddie Co, Va)

    Azure three boars’ heads erased Or.

    Arms on his tomb, Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va.

    Bolton, Crozier 2
  • Gordon, Thomas (in Perth Amboy, N.J., 1684; d. 1722) Graphic

    Gordon, Thomas (in Perth Amboy, N.J., 1684; d. 1722)

    Azure three boars' heads couped within a bordure Or

    Chief Justice of New Jersey. Scottish arms of Gordon of Pitclurg.

    NEHGS #313
  • Gordon, William (d. ca 1684, Urbanna, Va) Graphic

    Gordon, William (d. ca 1684, Urbanna, Va)

    Azure three boars’ heads couped Or

    Arms on wax seal on his will, dated 29 Feb 1684. Undifferenced Scottish stem arms of Gordon.

    Bolton, Crozier 2
  • Gore, John (Waltham Abbey, Essex, ca 1606-Roxbury, Mass, 1657) Graphic

    1. Gore, John (Waltham Abbey, Essex, ca 1606-Roxbury, Mass, 1657)
    2. Gore, Christopher (Waltham, Mass, 1758-1827)

    Or three bulls’ heads caboshed Sable

    1. With a crescent for difference
    2. Arms over door and both gate posts of Gore Hall, Harvard University; governor and U.S. senator from Massachusetts.

    1. NEHGS #6
    2. Bolton
  • Gorges, Thomas (to Maine, 1640) Graphic

    Gorges, Thomas (to Maine, 1640)

    Lozengy Argent and Azure a chevron Gules

    Seals on letters to Gov John Winthrop of Massachusetts, 1640. Cousin of Sir Ferdinando Gorges. Bolton says the field might be Or and Azure (as above) instead of Argent and Azure.

    Bolton
  • Gorges, William (to Maine, 1636) Graphic

    1. Gorges, William (to Maine, 1636)
    2. Gorges, Robert (to Maine, 1623)

    Lozengy Or and Azure a chevron Gules

    Nephews of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, see above.

    NEHGS #93
  • Gorges, William (to Maine 1636) Graphic

    1. Gorges, William (to Maine 1636)
    2. Gorges, Robert (to Maine 1623)

    Argent a gurge (whirlpool) Azure

    Nephews of Sir Ferdinando Gorges (Gurges), Governor-General of New England, 1623-24. Sir Ferdinando himself never came to the New World. NEHGS gives these as the old arms of Gorges; in fact, they were abandoned before 1300 and were thus never used by Sir Ferdinando or his nephews. See below for the newer arms actually used by the family.

    NEHGS #93
  • Gorsuch, Robert (in Lancaster Co, Va, ca 1652) Graphic

    1. Gorsuch, Robert (in Lancaster Co, Va, ca 1652)
    2. Gorsuch, Richard (in Lancaster Co, Va, ca 1652)
    3. Gorsuch, Charles (in Lancaster Co, Va, ca 1652)
    4. Gorsuch, Lovelace (in Lancaster Co, Va, ca 1652)

    Sable two bars engrailed Argent between three fleurs-de-lis Or

    Brothers; all in Maryland near present-day Baltimore about 1659

    NEHGS #193
  • Gorton, Samuel (Manchester, Eng, 1593-Warwick, R.I., 1677) Graphic

    Gorton, Samuel (Manchester, Eng, 1593-Warwick, R.I., 1677)

    Gules ten billets and a chief indented Or

    President of the Providence Colony, 1651-52

    NEHGS #65
  • Gosnold, Bartholomew (Clopton, Suffolk, ca 1571-Jamestown, Va, 1607) Graphic

    1. Gosnold, Bartholomew (Clopton, Suffolk, ca 1571-Jamestown, Va, 1607)
    2. Gosnold, Anthony (Clopton, Suffolk, aft 1572-Virginia, 1609)

    Per pale embattled Or and Azure

    NEHGS #430
  • Gough, Henry Dorsey (Annapolis, 1745-Perry Hall, Baltimore Co, Md, 1808) Graphic

    Gough, Henry Dorsey (Annapolis, 1745-Perry Hall, Baltimore Co, Md, 1808)

    Gules on a fess Argent between three bulls' heads Or a lion passant Azure

    Engraved on a teapot owned by his daughter Sophia (Mrs. James Maccubbin Carroll)

    Bolton
  • Gould,——- (Essex Co, Mass, ca 1780) Graphic

    Gould, ----- (Essex Co, Mass, ca 1780)

    Per saltire Azure and Or a lion rampant counterchanged.

    Painting by Samuel Blyth (lived 1744-95)

    Bolton
  • Goulding, George (Newport, ca 1685-1742) Graphic

    Goulding, George (Newport, ca 1685-1742)

    Gules a chevron Argent between three bezants

    Tombstone, Trinity Churchyard, Newport

    Her. Jl. III:10
  • Gove, Edward (to Hampton, NH, 1668) Graphic

    Gove, Edward (to Hampton, NH, 1668)

    Argent a cross lozengy between four eagles displayed Sable.

    Born London, 1630.

    Matthews
  • Graeme, Dr. Thomas (of Philadelphia, 1719) Graphic

    Graeme, Dr. Thomas (of Philadelphia, 1719)

    Or three piles Sable within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules, on a chief Sable a rose between two escallops Or

    Crozier 1
  • Graeme, Elizabeth (Philadelphia, 1737-1801) Graphic

    Graeme, Elizabeth (Philadelphia, 1737-1801)

    Argent on a fess embattled Gules between in chief a rose between two escallops [tinctures not indicated] and in base three piles Or a bird [tincture not indicated]

    Bookplate based on a drawing of the arms made in London ca. 1765. Bolton attributes the bookplate to her father, Dr. Thomas Graeme, but the arms are on a lozenge. Later married Henry H. Fergusson.

    Bolton
  • Graffenried, Baron Christopher de [Christoph von] (Worb, Switz, 1661-Bern, 1743; in New Bern, N.C.,  Graphic

    Graffenried, Baron Christopher de [Christoph von] (Worb, Switz, 1661-Bern, 1743; in New Bern, N.C., 1709-14)

    Or upon a trimount Vert a tree stump Sable burning at the top between two stars of six points Gules

    Arms on his tomb and other family monuments in Worb.

    NEHGS #464
  • Graham, Henry Hale (b. London, 1731; d. Philadelphia, 1790) Graphic

    Graham, Henry Hale (b. London, 1731; d. Philadelphia, 1790)

    Or on a chief Sable three escallops Or

    Bookplate by Smithers. Undifferenced stem arms of Graham, Scotland. Bolton blazons as stated, but comments that the engraving indicates "Argent on a chief Or..."

    Bolton
  • Graham, James (of Morrisania, NY, 1685) Graphic

    1. Graham, James (of Morrisania, NY, 1685)
    2. Graham, John (of Exeter, NH, 1720)
    3. Graham, Dr John A (late 1700s?)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Or on a chief Sable three escallops Or (Graham); 2nd and 3rd Argent three roses Gules barbed and seeded Proper (Montrose)

    3. Bookplate with stork supporters and duke's coronet.
    Undifferenced Scottish arms of Graham, Dukes of Montrose.

    1. Crozier 1
    2. Crozier 1
  • Granger, Launcelot (of Newbury, Mass, 1640) Graphic

    Granger, Launcelot (of Newbury, Mass, 1640)

    Azure on a fess between two pomegranates stalked and leaved Or seeded Gules three portcullises with chains Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Grant, Patrick (1700s, Boston?) Graphic

    Grant, Patrick (1700s, Boston?)

    Gules a mullet between three antique crowns Or

    Topaz seal.

    Bolton
  • Grasse-Rouville, Alexandre François Auguste, Comte de (Versailles, 1765-Paris, 1845; in Charleston,  Graphic

    1. Grasse-Rouville, Alexandre François Auguste, Comte de (Versailles, 1765-Paris, 1845; in Charleston, 1793-1801)
    2. Grasse, Amélie Maxime Rosalie de (d. Charleston, 1799)
    3. Grasse, Melanie Veronique Maxime de (d. Charleston, 1799)
    4. Grasse, Justine Adélaide Maxime de (of Salem, Mass, 1794)

    Or a lion rampant crowned with an antique crown Sable

    Children of Admiral François-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, commander of the French fleet at Yorktown.
    2. Tombstone, St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Charleston
    3. Tombstone, St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Charleston
    4. Married Francis de Pau of New York

    1. NEHGS #377
    2. Bolton, NEHGS #377
    3. Bolton, NEHGS #377
    4. NEHGS #377
  • Graves, Thomas (of Charlestown, Mass, 1628) Graphic

    1. Graves, Thomas (of Charlestown, Mass, 1628)
    2. Graves [or Greaves], Thomas (d. 1747, Charlestown, Mass

    Gules an eagle displayed Or, a martlet for difference

    2. Arms on his tomb at Phipps Street Yard, Charlestown. Bolton says eagle sometimes crowned Argent.

    1. Crozier 1
    2. Bolton
  • Gray, Edward (of Boston, 1686) Graphic

    Gray, Edward (of Boston, 1686)

    Barry of six Argent and Azure on a bend Gules three chaplets Or

    Crozier 1
  • Gray, Harrison (of Boston by 1734) Graphic

    1. Gray, Harrison (of Boston by 1734)
    2. Gray, John (b. 4 March 1769, Garlcraig, Scotland; d. Stafford County, Va)

    Gules a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed Argent

    1. Embroidered "hatchment" by his daughter Elizabeth, with Gray impaling paternal arms of Harrison's wife Elizabeth Lewis (Sable a chevron between three trefoils slipped Argent)
    2. Arms on seal

    1. Bolton
    2.Crozier 2, Bolton
  • Gray, Henry (of Fairfield, Conn, 1643) Graphic

    1. Gray, Henry (of Fairfield, Conn, 1643)
    2. Gray, John (of Fairfield, Conn, 1643)

    Barry wavy Argent and Azure on a bend Gules three garlands Or

    Brothers

    NEHGS #206
  • Greaves, Thomas (d. Boston, 1747) Graphic

    Greaves, Thomas (d. Boston, 1747)

    'See Graves, Thomas above'

  • Green,———(Boston area, late 1700s?) Graphic

    Green, ------ (Boston area, late 1700s?)

    Argent on a fess Azure between three pellets, each charged with a lion's head erased Argent, a dragon statant between two escallops Or.

    Watercolor possibly by Coles. These may be the same arms as above, the dragon and griffin being confused with one another in blazoning.

    Bolton
  • Greene, John (to Boston, 1635; to Providence, RI, by 1637) Graphic

    1. Greene, John (to Boston, 1635; to Providence, RI, by 1637)
    2. Greene, Thomas (Boston, 1705-63)
    3. Greene, Gardiner (Boston, 1635-1753)
    4. Greene, David (Boston, 18th c.)
    5. Green, Benjamin (of Boston, 1757)
    6. Green, Rufus and Nathaniel (Boston area, 1745)

    Azure three stags [or bucks] trippant Or.

    1. With a crescent for difference. Deputy governor of Rhode Island. From Green's Norton, Northants (Crozier says Wiltshire). Grandson of Robert Greene of Bowridge Hill, nr. Gillingham, Dorset, and descendant of Robert Greene of Gillingham.
    2. Family tomb, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston; bookplate.
    3. Bookplate.
    4. Bookplate by Revere.
    5. Bookplate.
    Bookplate. Bolton misblazons the field as Sable, but the plate shows Azure.
    6. Embroidered "hatchment" by Katherine Green Amory, dated 1745, collection of Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

    1.Matthews,Crozier 1,Vermont, NEHGS #97
    2.Bolton
    3.Vermont,Bolton
    4.Bolton
    5. Bolton
  • Green, John (of Charlestown, Mass, 1632) Graphic

    1. Green, John (of Charlestown, Mass, 1632)
    2. Green, John (of Stow, Mass, 1688)

    Argent on a fess Azure between three pellets, each charged with a lion’s head erased Argent, a griffin passant between two escallops Or.

    2. Seal on will dated 1688.

    1. Crozier 1
    2. Bolton
  • Greenleaf, William (Massachusetts, 1725-New Bedford, Mass, 1803) Graphic

    Greenleaf, William (Massachusetts, 1725-New Bedford, Mass, 1803)

    Argent a chevron between three leaves erect Vert

    Bookplate by N. Hurd (active to 1777), with a martlet on the chevron for difference. Also reportedly a painting ca 1760.

    Bolton
  • Greenlees, William (in Cincinnati, 1809) Graphic

    Greenlees, William (in Cincinnati, 1809)

    Argent a fleur-de-lis Vert between three mullets all within a bordure engrailed Gules.

    Born Cambleton, Argyll, Scot., 1776.

    Matthews
  • Green, William (of Philadelphia, 1822) Graphic

    Green, William (of Philadelphia, 1822)

    Azure an anchor between three escallops Argent.

    Crozier 1
  • Greenwood, Miles (in Norwich, Mass, 1627) Graphic

    1. Greenwood, Miles (in Norwich, Mass, 1627)
    2. Greenwood, Nathaniel (b. 1631, in Boston 1654, d. 1684)
    3. Greenwood, Stephen (d. Boston, 1722)

    Argent a fess between in chief three mullets pierced and in base three ducks Sable.

    1. Son of Miles Greenwood of Greenwood, Yorks., and Norwich, Eng., whose pedigree with these arms, confirmed 1594, is recorded in the College of Arms.
    2. Tomb, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston; son of Miles Greenwood, #1
    3. Grandson of Nathaniel Greenwood (#2); family tomb, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston (tombstone shows six-pointed mullets pierced).

    1.Matthews
    2.Vermont,Crozier 1,Bolton
    3.Vermont
  • Greer, James (Mecklenburg Co, N.C., ca. 1714-1784) Graphic

    Greer, James (Mecklenburg Co, N.C., ca. 1714-1784)

    Per pale, dexter a pistol muzzle to sinister a chief Azure, sinister Argent a bayonet palewise a chief Azure [tinctures other than the chiefs not indicated]

    Tombstone, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte; arms probably devised by the stonecutter.

  • Gregorie, James (South Carolina, 1740-1807) Graphic

    Gregorie, James (South Carolina, 1740-1807)

    Argent on a mound in base Vert a tree in leaf surmounted by a sword bendwise proper hilted Or ensigned on the point with an antique crown, in chief a pierced mullet of six points also Gold.

    Engraved on a silver waiter, impaling Gules three lions rampant Argent, in chief a mullet Or (for Ross?)

    Bolton
  • Gregory, Henry (Nottingham, Eng, 1570-Norwalk, Conn, 1655) Graphic

    Gregory, Henry (Nottingham, Eng, 1570-Norwalk, Conn, 1655)

    Per pale Argent and Azure two lions rampant addorsed counterchanged

    Son of Thomas Gregory of Nottingham

    Matthews,NEHGS #125
  • Gregory, William (of Boston, 1740) Graphic

    Gregory, William (of Boston, 1740)

    Argent a fir tree growing out of a mound and surmounted by a sword in bend ensigned by a royal crown in the dexter chief point all Proper

    Crozier 1
  • Greir, Hannah (Mecklenburg Co, N.C., ca. 1761-1788) Graphic

    Greir, Hannah (Mecklenburg Co, N.C., ca. 1761-1788)

    Argent five shields in cross [Azure?], the upper charged with three billets, the middle and bottom with one billet each, the dexter and sinister with unclear charges [Argent?], on a bordure Gules five towers in chief and flanks and in dexter and sinister base two billets voided [Or?]

    Tombstone, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte; arms ensigned with a royal crown with five arches visible and probably copied inaccurately from the royal arms of Portugal.

  • Greir, Margaret (Mecklenburg Co, N.C., ca. 1711-1787) Graphic

    Greir, Margaret (Mecklenburg Co, N.C., ca. 1711-1787)

    Checky of 15 pieces in three tracts of five each Gules and Argent

    Tombstone, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte; probably devised by the stonecarver.

  • Gresham, John (in Anne Arundel Co, Md, by 1670) Graphic

    Gresham, John (in Anne Arundel Co, Md, by 1670)

    A chevron between three mullets [tinctures unknown]

    NEHGS #442
  • Griffin, Sgt John (of Windsor, Conn, 1646) Graphic

    Griffin, Sgt John (of Windsor, Conn, 1646)

    Gules on a fess Or between three fusils charged with fleurs-de-lis a demi-quatrefoil between two griffins [other tinctures unspecified]

    Crozier 1
  • Griffith, William (of Oneida Co, N.Y., 1721) Graphic

    Griffith, William (of Oneida Co, N.Y., 1721)

    Gules three lions passant in pale Argent armed Azure.

    Crozier 1
  • Griffitts, Thomas (to Philadelphia, 1714; d. 1746) Graphic

    1. Griffitts, Thomas (to Philadelphia, 1714; d. 1746)
    2. Griffitts, William (Swansea, Wales, 1724-Philadelphia, 1762)
    3. Griffitts, Dr Samuel Powell (Philadelphia, 1759-1826)

    Argent on a cross Sable five crescents Or in the first quarter the broken head of a spear palewise Sable point Or

    1. Mayor of Philadelphia, 1729, 1733, and 1737.
    2. Bookplate. Nephew of Thomas Griffitts, #1.
    3. Son of William Griffitts, #2.

    Zieber
  • Griggs, Joseph (of Boston, 1714) Graphic

    Griggs, Joseph (of Boston, 1714)

    Gules three ostrich feathers Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Grimshaw, William (in Philadelphia, 1782-1852) Graphic

    Grimshaw, William (in Philadelphia, 1782-1852)

    Azure a griffin segreant Argent

    Bookplate. Born Ireland.

    Bolton
  • Griswold, Matthew (of Saybrook, Conn, 1639) Graphic

    Griswold, Matthew (of Saybrook, Conn, 1639)

    Argent a fess Gules between two greyhounds courant Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Gross, John (of Montgomery Co, Pa, 1745) Graphic

    Gross, John (of Montgomery Co, Pa, 1745)

    Azure a chevron between three saltires couped Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Gross,——- (Massachusetts, late 1700s?) Graphic

    Gross, ----- (Massachusetts, late 1700s?)

    Gules a cross flory Vair

    Painting by John Coles

  • Grosvenor, John (d. 1691, Roxbury, Mass) Graphic

    Grosvenor, John (d. 1691, Roxbury, Mass)

    Quarterly of seven, 1st Azure a garb Or in dexter chief a crescent for difference (Grosvenor); 2nd Argent a chief Azure (Haselwell); 3rd Argent two bars in chief three cinquefoils Gules (Scar-Smith); 4th Azure a cutlass bendwise Argent within a bordure Or (Tettenhall); 5th Vair a canton Gules (Filliol); 6th Argent a bend Sable between three mullets Gules (Clayton); 7th Argent on a fess cotised Sable three escallops Argent

    Arms on slate tombstone, Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury. Grandson of William Grosvenor of Bridgnorth, who may have been the grandson of John Grosvenor of Tettenhall.

    Bolton
  • Grouchy, Emmanuel, Comte de (Paris, 1766-St Etienne, France, 1847; in Philadelphia 1818-21) Graphic

    Grouchy, Emmanuel, Comte de (Paris, 1766-St Etienne, France, 1847; in Philadelphia 1818-21)

    Or fretty of six pieces Azure on an escutcheon Argent three trefoils slipped Vert and on a canton Azure a sword palewise Argent hilted and pommelled Or (for a military count of the French Empire).

    Marshal of France. His unaugmented ancestral arms are shown above.

  • Grouchy, Emmanuel, Comte de (Paris, 1766-St Etienne, France, 1847; in Philadelphia 1818-21) Graphic

    Grouchy, Emmanuel, Comte de (Paris, 1766-St Etienne, France, 1847; in Philadelphia 1818-21)

    Or fretty of six pieces Azure on an escutcheon Argent three trefoils slipped Vert

    Marshal of France. His ancestral arms; as a military count of the French Empire he also bore the augmented arms below. Elevated to marquis after his return to France.

    NEHGS #516
  • Grout,——- (Boston area, late 1700s) Graphic

    Grout, ----- (Boston area, late 1700s)

    Azure on a bend Or between two mullets Argent three leopards' faces Gules

    Painting probably by John Coles

    Bolton
  • Grundy, George (Baltimore, 1755-1825) Graphic

    Grundy, George (Baltimore, 1755-1825)

    Argent on a cross engrailed between four lions passant guardant Gules five martlets Or

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Grymes, Philip (d. ca 1747, Virginia) Graphic

    1. Grymes, Philip (d. ca 1747, Virginia)
    2. Grymes, John (b. 1693, Virginia; d. 2 Nov. 1749, Middlesex County, Va)

    Or a bordure engrailed Azure on a chief Sable three escallops Argent

    1. Seal on will
    2. Seal on will.

    1. Bolton, Crozier 1
    2. Crozier 2
  • Guild,——- (Boston area, late 1700s?) Graphic

    Guild, ----- (Boston area, late 1700s?)

    Per bend Or and Gules in chief a demi-wyvern Azure

    Painting possibly by Coles

    Bolton
  • Guild, John (in Dedham, Mass, 1636) Graphic

    1. Guild, John (in Dedham, Mass, 1636)
    2. Guild, Benjamin (Boston, 1749-1792)

    Azure a lion rampant Or

    2. Bookplate.

    1. Matthews,Crozier 1
    2. Bolton
  • Gurdon, Muriel (in Haverhill, Mass, 1630s) Graphic

    Gurdon, Muriel (in Haverhill, Mass, 1630s)

    Sable three leopards' faces jessant-de-lis Or

    Mrs. Richard Saltonstall

    NEHGS #219
  • Gurney, Henry (in Philadelphia, 1768) Graphic

    Gurney, Henry (in Philadelphia, 1768)

    Paly of six Or and Azure on an inescutcheon Gules three lions rampant Argent.

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Gwinnett, Button (to Georgia by 1765; d. 1777) Graphic

    Gwinnett, Button (to Georgia by 1765; d. 1777)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure a fess between three spearheads Argent embrued Gules; 2nd and 3rd Or from a fess Sable a demi-lion issuant Gules

    Signer of the Declaration of Independence; bookplate of his brother, Rev Samuel Gwinnett, who remained in England