American Heraldry Society

ROLL OF EARLY AMERICAN ARMS - N

ARM NAME BLAZON COMMENTS SOURCE
Nanfan, John (in New York, 1698-1702)

Per pale Argent and Azure three quatrefoils counterchanged pierced Gules

Lieutenant governor of New York

NEHGS #510
Neale, James (to Maryland, ca 1635; d. Charles Co, Md, 1684)

Argent a fess between two crescents in chief and a hunting horn in base Gules stringed Vert

On tombstone of his daughter Henrietta Maria Neale Bennett Lloyd, impaled by Lloyd

Bolton
Neel, Henry (b. ca. 1735, d. Mecklenburg Co, N.C., 1788)

Per fess the chief per pale three crescents [tinctures not indicated]

Tombstone, Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte; arms probably devised by the stonecarver.
1. Nelson, Thomas (b. Penrith, Cumberland, 1677; d. Yorktown, Va, 1745)
2. Nelson, Mrs. William (living 1773)
3. Nelson, Gen Thomas, Jr. (b. Yorktown, Va, 1738; d. 1789)
4. Nelson, John (of Boston, 1680)

Per pale Argent and Sable a chevron between three fleurs-de-lis counterchanged.

1. Tombstone, Yorktown
2. Coach
3. Tombstone, Grace Church, Yorktown. Signer of the Declaration of Independence; grandson of Thomas Nelson (#1).

1. Bolton, Crozier 2, Matthews
2. Bolton
3. Bolton, Crozier 2
4. NEHGS #317
Nesbit, James (of Woodbridge, NJ, 1685)

Argent three boars’ heads erased within a bordure Sable

Originally from Loudoun, Scotland

Crozier 1
Nevius, Joannes (of New York, 1651)

Argent a tree trunk with a branch sprouting from the dexter side proper, a chief Gules

See variants below.

Crozier 1
Nevius, Joannes (of New York, 1651)

Per fess, chief Vert two armored arms issuant from the corners holding swords in saltire proper; base Argent an oak stump eradicated sprouting acorns to sinister proper

Son's entry on roll of students' arms at Utrecht Univ.

NYG&BR 64:250
Nevius, Joannes (of New York, 1651)

Per fess, chief Gules two arms issuant from the corners clothed Or holding swords in saltire proper; base Argent on a mount Vert an oak stump sprouting three leaves to dexter proper

Son's entry on roll of students' arms at Leiden Univ. See variants above and below.

NYG&BR 64:250
New Amsterdam, City of (f. 1625)

Gules on a pale Argent a pallet Sable charged with three saltires Argent

Granted by the council of the Dutch West India Company, 1630. Used until superseded under British rule.
Newberry, Gen. Roger (b. 1735; d. Windsor, Conn, 1814)

Sable three pallets Argent, on a canton Azure a lion rampant Or

Brigadier general in Continental Army; arms engraved on his sword.

Bolton
1. Newce, Sir William (d. Virginia, 1621)
2. Newce, Capt. Thomas (d. Elizabeth City, Va, 1623)

Sable two pallets Argent, a canton Ermine

William and Thomas were brothers who came to from England separately. The arms were confirmed to a William Newce of Much Haddon at the 1572 visitation of Herefordshire. He had sons named William and Thomas, who may have been the immigrants.

Crozier 2
Newhall, Thomas (of Lynn, Mass, 1630)

Azure three bezants each charged with an ermine spot Sable

Crozier 1, Matthews
New Jersey, State of (independent 1776)

[Argent] three plows in pale [proper]

Adopted by act of the legislature, May 1777. The original act did not prescribe tinctures, but most early emblazonments show the field Argent with the plows proper. See [[State.NewJersey">our article on the state's arms.
Newman, ----- (in Boston, 1799)

Azure a chevron wavy between three griffins segreant Or

Painting by Coles dated 1799

Bolton
Newman, Roger (d. Anne Arundel Co, Md, 1704)

Three demi-lions rampant [tinctures not indicated]

On Greenberry Farm, Anne Arundel Co, impaling "A lion rampant," possibly for Lloyd. The basic coat may be that of Bennett.

Bolton
New Netherland, Province of (settled 1624)

Or a beaver bendwise Sable on a bordure Azure a wampum belt in orle Argent

Granted by the council of the Dutch West India Company, 1630. Obsolete after the British takeover of the province, 1664.
Newton, Ellen (of Rowley, Mass, 1638)

Sable three pairs of shinbones in saltire, the dexter surmounting the sinister Argent

From Hedon, Yorks; Mrs Edward Carleton

NEHGS #316
1. Newton, John (d. Westmoreland Co, Va, 1697)
2. Newton, Thomas (d. Boston, 1721)

Sable two shinbones in saltire, the sinister surmounting the dexter Or

1. Descended from the Newtons of Barr’s Court, Gloucs
2. Attorney general of New York, 1691; arms in King’s Chapel, Boston. See alternative blazon below.

1. Crozier 2
2. Matthews
Newton, Thomas (d. Boston, 1721)

Sable two shinbones in saltire, the sinister surmounting the dexter Argent

Attorney general of New York, 1691; arms in King’s Chapel, Boston.

Bolton
New York, City of (incorporated 1665 in succession to New Amsterdam)

Argent four windmill blades conjoined in saltire between two beavers and two flour barrels all proper

Adopted by the Common Council, 1686. On seals, engraved on boxes containing freedoms of the city, etc.
New York, State of (independent 1776)

In a landscape a rising sun over three mountains in base a river all proper

In use by 1777; adopted by act of the legislature 16 March 1778. See [[State.NewYork">our article on the state's arms.
Nicholas, Dr. George (of Virginia, 1722)

Azure a chevron engrailed between three owls Or

Surgeon in British navy.

Crozier 1, Matthews
Nichol [or Nicoll], John (of Orange Co, NY, 1734)

Or a lion’s head erased between three hawks’ heads erased all within a bordure Gules

On silver plate

Crozier 1, Bolton
Nicholson, Christopher (of Maryland, 1750)

Azure two bars Ermine on a chief Argent three suns Proper

Matthews
1. Nicholson, Sir Francis (Yorkshire, 1660-London, 1728)
2. Nicholson, Robert (of Charles City Co, Va, 1655)

Azure on a cross Argent between four suns Or a cathedral church Gules

1. Granted by College of Arms, 1693/4. Lt. gov. of Virginia, 1690; gov. of Maryland, 1694-98; gov. of Virginia, 1698-1705; gov. of Arcadia, 1713-17; gov. of South Carolina, 1721-25.

1.Crozier 1,NEHGS #507
2.Crozier 1,Matthews
1. Nicholson, William (d. Annapolis, 1719)
2. Nicholson, James (of New York, 1814)

Erminois on a pale Sable three martlets Or

1. Crozier 1, Matthews
2. Crozier 1
Nichols, Sgt. Francis (of Stratford, Conn, 1639)
2. Nicholl, Matthias (of Cowneck, NY, 1664)
3. Nicholls [or Nicolls], Richard (in New York, ca. 1665)

Azure a fess between three lions’ heads erased Or

3. Seal on letter. Governor of New York

1. Crozier 1
2. Crozier 1
3. Bolton
Nickelson, Angus (d. New Milford, Conn, 1804)

Quarterly, 1st Argent a heart Gules royally crowned proper; 2nd Gules a ship under sail proper on a sea [Argent?]; 3rd Azure a tower Argent; 4th Vert a fish naiant Argent

Bookplate by Richard Brunton.

Bates, An Early Connecticut Engraver
Nicoll, Matthias (Islip, Northants, 1630-Islip, N.Y., 1687)

Azure semy of cross crosslets fitchy three eagles in bend between two cotises engrailed all Or

Mayor of New York, 1672-74

NEHGS #186
Nisbet, Sir Alexander (d. Charleston, 1753)

Argent a chevron Gules between three boars' heads erased Sable

Grandson and heir male of Sir Patrick Nisbet of Dean, who matriculated the arms in Lyon Register by 1677.

NEHGS #114
Noailles, Vicomte Louis Marie de (of Philadelphia, ca. 1793)

Gules a bend Or.

NEHGS #483
Nordeck zur Rabenau, Charles (d. New York, 1782)

Argent a trefoil of three water lily leaves conjoined pallwise Sable

Tombstone, St. Paul's Churchyard, New York. Captain in a Hessian regiment.

Bolton
Norden, Nathaniel (d. Marblehead, Mass, 1727)

Argent on a fess Gules between three [beavers?] passant proper a cross crosslet fitchy Or between two trefoils slipped Argent

Gore Roll of Arms, impaling "Gules a cross flory Argent," for Latimer. The beasts on the painting in the Gore Roll are not clearly identifiable; Bolton, following Whitmore, calls them beavers, apparently based on the similar arms of an English family of the same name. Bolton and Whitmore erroneously blazon the trefoils as fleurs-de-lis Or.

Bolton, Gore
Normandie, Andres de (of Bristol, Del, 1708)

Argent on a fess Gules between six birds Sable three bezants

See apparently same person below.

Crozier 1
Normandy, Andre de (of Bristol, Pa, 1706)

Gules, two lions passant guardant in pale Or

Historic arms of the duchy of Normandy. See other arms of apparently the same person above.

Crozier 1
1. Norris, Isaac (to Philadelphia, 1690; d. 1735)
2. Norris, Charles (Philadelphia, 1712-66)

Argent on a chevron Gules between three falcons' heads erased Sable a mullet Or.

1. On his bookplate
2. On his bookplate; son of Isaac Norris, #1.

1. Crozier 1, Zieber, Bolton
2. Bolton
Norton, Capt Francis (d. Charlestown, Mass, 1667)

Argent a chevron between three tuns standing on their bottoms Sable hooped Or

Arms on seal on documents of 1664 and 1667.

Bolton
1. Norton, Rev John (d. Ipswich, Mass, 1663)
2. Norton, Lt Col Walter (of Maine, early 1600s)
3. Norton, Thomas (of Guilford, Conn, b. ca 1609)

Gules a fret Argent overall a bend vairy Or and Gules

1. Seal on his will; but see blazon of bend as Vair, above, with supporting evidence
2. With a crescent for difference
3. Nephew of Walter Norton, #2, with a crescent for difference

1. Bolton, NEHGS #200
2.NEHGS #279
3. NEHGS #279
1. Norton, Rev John (d. Ipswich, Mass, 1663)
2. Norton, John (of Branford, Conn, 1646)
3. Norton, George (of Boston, 1629)

Gules a fret Argent overall a bend vair

1. Engraved on tankard donated to First Church, Quincy, Mass. Bolton blazons the bend as "vairy Or and Gules" (see below) but it is emblazoned as Vair on the tankard.

1. Bolton, Matthews
2. Crozier 1
3. Matthews
Norwood, Judith (Gloucester, Mass, d. 1762)

Ermine a cross engrailed Gules

Embroidery by Judith Norwood

Bolton
Nott, Edward (d. Williamsburg, Va, 1706)

Azure on a bend between three leopard's faces Or three martlets Gules.

Governor of Virginia; arms on his tomb at Bruton Church, Williamsburg.

Bolton, Crozier 2
Nourse, James (of Charleston, Va, 1769)

Gules a fess between two chevronels Argent.

From Buckinghamshire

Crozier 1, Matthews
1. Noyes, James (of Newbury, Conn, 1634)
2. Noyes, Nicholas (of Boston, 1634)

Azure three cross-crosslets in bend Argent.

1. Crozier 1
2. Crozier 1
Noyes, Rev. James (d. Stonington, Conn, 1719)

Azure three cross-crosslets in bend sinister Argent

Arms on tombstone, Stonington. The placement in bend sinister may be a stonecarver's error.

Bolton
Nye, Benjamin (of Falmouth, Mass, 1640)

Azure three cross-crosslets in bend Argent.

Same arms as Noyes (second above)

Crozier 1