ROLL OF EARLY AMERICAN ARMS - P

  • ARM NAME BLAZON COMMENTS SOURCE
  • Pace, Henry (Massachusetts, ca 1755?) Graphic

    Pace, Henry (Massachusetts, ca 1755?)

    Argent a chevron Sable between three thistles slipped and leaved [proper?]

    Bookplate by Nathaniel Hurd

  • Paddock,——- (Gloucester, Mass, ca 1725) Graphic

    Paddock, ----- (Gloucester, Mass, ca 1725)

    Four barrulets and on a chief five trefoils slipped three and two [tinctures not indicated]

    Gore Roll of Arms

    Gore
  • Paddy, William (of Plymouth, Mass, 1635; d. 1658) Graphic

    Paddy, William (of Plymouth, Mass, 1635; d. 1658)

    Sable an inescutcheon Ermine between four lions rampant Argent

    "Ancient" water color. Arms said by Crozier to have been granted at London, 1591

    Crozier 1, Bolton
  • Page, Benjamin (of Pittsburgh, 1811) Graphic

    Page, Benjamin (of Pittsburgh, 1811)

    Or a chevron between three martlets Sable.

    Crozier 1
  • Page, Elizabeth (Gloucester Co, Va, 1690-93) Graphic

    Page, Elizabeth (Gloucester Co, Va, 1690-93)

    Sable a cross engrailed in the first quarter an escallop Argent.

    In a lozenge on her tombstone, Abingdon Church, Gloucester Co. Arms of Paget, not Page. Daughter of Matthew Page, above.

    Bolton
  • Page, Francis (Rosewell, Gloucester Co, Va, 1703) Graphic

    Page, Francis (Rosewell, Gloucester Co, Va, 1703)

    Argent a chevron Azure between three martlets Sable

    Bookplate, 1703. Listed in Bolton and depicted in Sale's Manors of Virginia in Colonial Times, but there was no Francis Page of the Rosewell branch alive in 1703 and nothing on the bookplate to associate it with an American family.

    Bolton
  • Page, John (b. Bedfont, Middx., 1628; to Va abt 1650; d. 1692) Graphic

    Page, John (b. Bedfont, Middx., 1628; to Va abt 1650; d. 1692)

    Or a chevron between three martlets Azure.

    But see entry above for arms as depicted on his tombstone.

    Vermont
  • Page, John (b. Bedfont, Middx., 1628; to Va abt 1650; d. Middle Plantation, York Co, Va, 1692) Graphic

    1. Page, John (b. Bedfont, Middx., 1628; to Va abt 1650; d. Middle Plantation, York Co, Va, 1692)
    2. Page, Francis (d. York Co, Va, 1692)
    3. Page, Matthew (York Co, Va, 1659-Rosewell, Gloucester Co, Va, 1703)
    4. Page, Mann (Gloucester Co, Va, 1691-1730)
    5. Page, John (Rosewell, Gloucester Co, Va, 1743-Richmond, 1808)
    6. Page, Nathaniel (d. Gloucester Co, Va, 1703)
    7. Page, Elizabeth (York Co, Va, 1683-1702)

    Or a fess dancetty between three martlets Azure, a crescent in chief for difference

    1. Arms on original tombstone, now in vestibule of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg. See entries below for alternative blazons.
    2. Tombstone, Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg. Son of John Page, #1.
    3. Tombstone of his wife, Mary Mann Page (d. 1707), now at Abingdon Church, Gloucester Co, Va. The birds are depicted with legs, unlike correct martlets. Son of John Page, #1.
    4. On his tombstone, now at Abingdon Church, Gloucester Co, Va, with all three martlets erroneously placed in chief, impaling "Argent a fess dancetty [correctly a chevron] between three wheels Vert" (Carter). Son of Matthew Page, #3.
    5. On his original tombstone formerly at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond; now replaced. Son of Mann Page, #4; governor of Virginia, 1802-05.
    6. Tombstone, now at Abingdon Church, Gloucester Co.
    7. On her tombstone, Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg; daughter of Francis Page, #2; married to John Page, no apparent blood relation.

    1. Bolton
    2. Bolton
    3. Bolton
    4. Bolton
    5. Bolton
    6. Bolton
    7. Bolton
  • Page, John (to Virginia abt 1650; d. 1692) Graphic

    1. Page, John (to Virginia abt 1650; d. 1692)
    2. Page, Mann (b. Virginia, 1749; d. Spotsylvania County, Va, 1781)
    3. Page, Matthew (d. Rosewell, Gloucester Co, Va, 1693)

    Or a fess dancetty between three martlets all within a bordure Azure.

    1. Arms on his tombstone show no bordure.
    2. Great-great grandson of John Page, #1; brother of Governor John Page (see above). Arms on tomb at Rosewell.
    3. Arms on his tombstone show no bordure; see above.

    1. Crozier 1, Crozier 2, Matthews
    3. Crozier 2
  • Page,——(New England, early 1800s) Graphic

    Page, ---- (New England, early 1800s)

    Argent on a bend Sable three eagles displayed palewise Argent

    Armorial sampler "by the name of Page," made by Nancy Page, 1803 (collection of N.H. Hist. Soc.)

  • Paige, Nicholas (in Boston by 1679) Graphic

    Paige, Nicholas (in Boston by 1679)

    Argent on a bend Sable three eagles displayed Argent

    Seal on document dated 1679; Gore Roll of Arms, 1717

    Bolton
  • Paine, John (of Boston, 1660; to Rhode Island, 1672) Graphic

    1. Paine, John (of Boston, 1660; to Rhode Island, 1672)
    2. Paine [Payne], William (of Ipswich, Mass, 1635)

    Argent on a fess engrailed Gules between three martlets Sable three mascles Or, all within a bordure engrailed Gules semy of roundels Or

    1. Descendant of Paine of Market Bromwich, Leics.

    1. Crozier 1, Vermont
    2. Matthews, NEHGS #70
  • Paine, Moses (d. Braintree, Mass, 1643) Graphic

    Paine, Moses (d. Braintree, Mass, 1643)

    Azure on a bend Gules between a lion’s head affronty and an eagle’s leg couped [claws upward] [Argent?] holding a torteau three arrowheads points upward [Argent?]

    Matthews does not provide the tinctures of the charges.

    Matthews
  • Paine, Robert Treat (Boston, 1731-1814) Graphic

    Paine, Robert Treat (Boston, 1731-1814)

    Azure a bend raguly Or between six estoiles [Or?]

    Signer of the Declaration of Independence; arms on his bookplate.

    Bolton
  • Paine, William (in Massachusetts, late 1600s) Graphic

    Paine, William (in Massachusetts, late 1600s)

    Argent on a fess Gules between three martlets Sable three mascles Or, all within a bordure Gules bezanty.

    Seal on letter to Gov John Winthrop

    Bolton
  • Paine, William (of Ipswich, Mass, 1635) Graphic

    Paine, William (of Ipswich, Mass, 1635)

    Paly of six Argent and Vert on a chief Azure three garbs Or

    See alternative arms above.

    Crozier 1
  • Pain, Samuel (Boston, early 1700s) Graphic

    Pain, Samuel (Boston, early 1700s)

    Gules a fess between two lions passant Argent

    Tombstone of his wife Elizabeth (d. 1704), King's Chapel Graveyard, Boston, impaling "Barry of six over all a bend"

    Bolton
  • Palgrave, Dr. Richard (in Charlestown, Mass, 1630) Graphic

    Palgrave, Dr. Richard (in Charlestown, Mass, 1630)

    Azure a lion rampant guardant Argent

    From Wymondham, Norfolk

    NEHGS #401
  • Palmer, Ezra (b. Newport, R.I., 1781) Graphic

    Palmer, Ezra (b. Newport, R.I., 1781)

    Argent a chevron between three palmers’ scrips (wallets) Sable tassels and buckles Or

    Arms on watercolor made for Ezra Palmer.

    Bolton
  • Palmer, Thomas (of Boston, 1650) Graphic

    1. Palmer, Thomas (of Boston, 1650)
    2. Palmer, Thomas (of Boston, 1761)

    Or two bars Sable the upper charged with two trefoils slipped Argent and the lower with one, in chief a greyhound courant Sable.

    1. From Staffordshire
    2. Bookplate by N. Hurd

    1.Matthews,NEHGS #465
    2. Bolton
  • Palmer, Walter (of Plymouth, Mass, 1645) Graphic

    Palmer, Walter (of Plymouth, Mass, 1645)

    Argent two bars Gules charged with three trefoils two and one slipped Vert [sic] in chief a greyhound courant [tincture not given]

    Matthews
  • Palmes, Guy (of New London, Conn, 1658) Graphic

    1. Palmes, Guy (of New London, Conn, 1658)
    2. Palmes, Edward (d. New London, Conn., 1714)

    Gules three fleurs-de-lis Argent a chief Countervair

    Guy and Edward were brothers, possibly of the family Palmes of Naburn, Yorks.
    2. Arms on his seal with a crescent for difference.
    Heraldic Journal speculates that the chief should be Vair.

    1. Her Jl I:159, Vermont,Crozier 1
    2. Her Jl I:159, Vermont, Bolton,Matthews, NEHGS #77
  • Panton, Francis (New York, 1760s-1790s) Graphic

    Panton, Francis (New York, 1760s-1790s)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules two bars Ermine on a canton Sable a millrind Ermine; 2nd Per cross Argent and Gules four stags trippant Azure and Argent; 3rd Argent three boars' heads Azure; over all an inescutcheon Quarterly, i and iv Gules a chevron between three cinquefoils Argent, ii and iii Azure six bees 3, 2, 1 [proper?]

    Bookplate by Maverick

    Bolton
  • Parke, John (Virginia, prob. 1700-1790) Graphic

    Parke, John (Virginia, prob. 1700-1790)

    Three stags' heads erased

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Parker, Capt George (of Poplar Grove, Va, 1654) Graphic

    Parker, Capt George (of Poplar Grove, Va, 1654)

    Sable a stag’s head caboshed between two flaunches Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Parker,  George (of Northampton County, Va, 1650) Graphic

    1. Parker, George (of Northampton County, Va, 1650)
    2. Parker, Richard (of Nansemond County, Va, 1654)

    Vert a chevron between three stags’ heads caboshed Or

    Crozier suggests that the two men may have been brothers.

    Crozier 2
  • Parker, James (Dorchester, Mass, 1644) Graphic

    Parker, James (Dorchester, Mass, 1644)

    A chevron between three cushions [or Bowen knots] [tinctures not given]

    Seal on letter to Gov Winthrop, 1644

    Bolton
  • Parker, John (d. South Carolina, bef. 1693) Graphic

    1. Parker, John (d. South Carolina, bef. 1693)
    2. Parker, John (St James Parish, S.C., d. 1731)
    3. Parker, John (St James Parish, S.C., 1735-1802)
    4. Parker, John (South Carolina, 1759-1832)
    5. Parker, John (St James Parish, S.C., 1787-1849)

    A chevron Ermine [or Ermines] between three fleurs-de-lys [?] [tinctures not indicated]

    Memorial tablet to all five successive fathers and sons, St James Episcopal Church, Goose Creek, S.C.

  • Parker,——- (prob. Barnstable Co, Mass, mid-1700s) Graphic

    Parker, ----- (prob. Barnstable Co, Mass, mid-1700s)

    Sable a stag's head caboshed between two flaunches Or

    Embroidery in collection of Boston Museum of Fine Arts, impaling "Argent three lozenges [Azure?]" (Freeman). There were several Parker-Freeman marriages in Barnstable Co during this period.

  • Parker, William (b. England; d. Portmouth, NH, 1736) Graphic

    Parker, William (b. England; d. Portmouth, NH, 1736)

    Argent a chevron between three bucks’ heads caboshed Gules

    Matthews
  • Parker, William (of Hartford, Conn, 1635) Graphic

    Parker, William (of Hartford, Conn, 1635)

    Argent three bucks trippant Proper a chief Azure

    Crozier 1
  • Parmele, John (of Guilford, Conn, 1639) Graphic

    Parmele, John (of Guilford, Conn, 1639)

    Gules two bars wavy Argent in chief three mullets of six points Or

    Crozier 1
  • Parrott,——- (Massachusetts, mid-1700s) Graphic

    Parrott, ----- (Massachusetts, mid-1700s)

    On a chevron three parrots [tinctures not given]

    Silver tankard by Nathaniel Hurd

    Bolton
  • Parsons, Benjamin (of Springfield, Mass, 1636) Graphic

    Parsons, Benjamin (of Springfield, Mass, 1636)

    Azure two swords in saltire Argent hilts and pommels Or piercing a human heart Proper and in chief a cinquefoil [Argent?]

    Crozier blazons the cinquefoil as Azure, presumably in error.

    Crozier 1
  • Parsons, Joseph (of Springfield, Mass, 1636; d. 1683) Graphic

    1. Parsons, Joseph (of Springfield, Mass, 1636; d. 1683)
    2. Parsons, Enoch (b. Connecticut, 1769)
    3. Parsons, Humphrey (in Boston, 1687)

    Gules two chevronels Ermine between three eagles displayed Or

    3. Seal on a will witnessed by Humphrey Parsons, 1702.
    Arms of Sir Thomas Parsons of Great Milton, Oxfordshire, knighted 1634.

    1. Vermont,Crozier 1,Matthews
    2. Matthews
    3. Bolton
  • Parsons, William (of New York, 1794) Graphic

    Parsons, William (of New York, 1794)

    Per chevron Azure and Or in chief two crosses paty and in base a sea-lion guardant counterchanged

    Matthews
  • Parsons, William (Philadelphia, 1701-57) Graphic

    Parsons, William (Philadelphia, 1701-57)

    Per fess Sable and Azure three suns in splendor [Or?]

    Bookplate

  • Pasley, William (New York, ca 1800) Graphic

    Pasley, William (New York, ca 1800)

    Azure on a chevron between three roses Argent three thistles slipped proper

    Bookplate by Maverick

    Bolton
  • Pastorius, Francis Daniel (Sommerhausen, Franconia, 1651-Germantown, Pa, 1720) Graphic

    Pastorius, Francis Daniel (Sommerhausen, Franconia, 1651-Germantown, Pa, 1720)

    Gules on a mount a sheep passant Argent

    NEHGS #116
  • Patten, Rev William (Hartford, 1738-75) Graphic

    Patten, Rev William (Hartford, 1738-75)

    Ermine a canton Or

    Embroidery by his daughter Ruth, ca 1795-1800, in collection of Conn Hist Soc

  • Pawlett, Capt Thomas (b. 1578; d. Westover, Va, 1644) Graphic

    Pawlett, Capt Thomas (b. 1578; d. Westover, Va, 1644)

    Sable three swords pilewise points in base Argent pomelled and hilted Or between two flaunches Or pelletty

    Brother of John, 1st Lord Pawlet, who inherited the Westover estate; they both came to Virginia in 1618.

    Crozier 2
  • Payne, William (of Lynchburg, Va, ca 1630) Graphic

    1. Payne, William (of Lynchburg, Va, ca 1630)
    2. Payne, John (of Leedstown, Va, ca 1630)

    Gules a fess between two lions passant Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Peabody, Lt Francis (of Topsfield, Mass, 1635) Graphic

    Peabody, Lt Francis (of Topsfield, Mass, 1635)

    Per fess nebuly Gules and Azure in chief two suns in splendor and in base a garb Or.

    Born St. Albans, Herts, 1614

    Matthews
  • Peachey, Samuel (of Richmond Co, Va, 1659) Graphic

    Peachey, Samuel (of Richmond Co, Va, 1659)

    Azure a lion rampant double queued Ermine ducally crowned Or, on a canton Or a mullet pierced Gules

    Seal and tankard devised by his will, dated 1711.

    Crozier 1, Bolton, Crozier 2
  • Pearce, Henry Ward (b. 1736; d. Poplar Neck, Md) Graphic

    Pearce, Henry Ward (b. 1736; d. Poplar Neck, Md)

    A chevron Or [sic] between three fishes [other tinctures not indicated]

    Arms on his seal. Bolton assumes the field to be Argent.

    Bolton
  • Pearson, Simon (of Stafford Co, Va, 1733) Graphic

    Pearson, Simon (of Stafford Co, Va, 1733)

    Per fess embattled Azure and Gules three suns Or

    Crozier 1, Crozier 2
  • Pease, Dr. Oliver (Suffield, Conn, 1760-1843) Graphic

    Pease, Dr. Oliver (Suffield, Conn, 1760-1843)

    Per fess Azure and Ermine a fess Sable between in chief two escallops and in base a fleur-de-lis [tinctures not indicated]

    Bookplate by Richard Brunton.

    Bolton, Bates, Early Connecticut Engraver
  • Pease, Robert (of Boston, 1634) Graphic

    Pease, Robert (of Boston, 1634)

    Per fess Argent and Gules an eagle displayed counterchanged

    Matthews
  • Peck, Capt Samuel (d. Rehoboth, Mass., 1638) Graphic

    Peck, Capt Samuel (d. Rehoboth, Mass., 1638)

    Argent on a chevron engrailed Sable three crosses formy [tinctures not indicated]

    Arms on tombstone, which shows no tinctures; tinctures as assigned by Vermont.

    Vermont
  • Peck, Joseph (of Hingham, Mass., 1638) Graphic

    1. Peck, Joseph (of Hingham, Mass., 1638)
    2. Peck, Rev. Robert (of Hingham, Mass, 1638)
    3. Peck, Capt Samuel (d. Rehoboth, Mass, 1638)

    Argent on a chevron engrailed Gules three crosses formy Argent

    1 and 2. Brothers. Vermont links them to the Pecks of Belton, Yorks. See variant below.
    3. Carved on his tombstone, which shows no tinctures; tinctures as assigned by Bolton.

    1 and 2. Vermont, NEHGS #202
    3. Bolton
  • Peck, Joseph (of Hingham, Mass, 1638) Graphic

    1. Peck, Joseph (of Hingham, Mass, 1638)
    2. Peck, Rev Robert (of Hingham, Mass, 1638)

    Argent on a chevron Gules three crosses formy Argent

    Brothers; see variant above

    Crozier 1
  • Peck, Joseph (of Milford, Conn., 1635) Graphic

    Peck, Joseph (of Milford, Conn., 1635)

    Or on a chevron Gules three crosses formy Or

    But see alternative blazon above

    Crozier 1
  • Peden, John (of South Carolina, 1768) Graphic

    Peden, John (of South Carolina, 1768)

    Argent a bend between three crescents Sable flammant Proper

    Crozier 1
  • Peele, Samuel (d. Anne Arundel Co, Md, 1733) Graphic

    1. Peele, Samuel (d. Anne Arundel Co, Md, 1733)
    2. Peele, Robert (d. Anne Arundel Co, Md, 1773)

    Argent a bend between two mullets Sable [tinctures conjectural]

    On their shared tombstone, All Hallows Episcopal Church, South River, Md

  • Peirce, Edward (of Philadelphia, 1737) Graphic

    Peirce, Edward (of Philadelphia, 1737)

    Argent a fess humetty Gules between three ravens rising wings displayed Sable

    Vermont links him to Peirce of Glencanny on Hillywater, nr. Enniskillen, Ire.

    Vermont, Crozier 1
  • Pelham, Herbert (Boston, Lincs, 1601-Cambridge, Mass, 1676) Graphic

    Pelham, Herbert (Boston, Lincs, 1601-Cambridge, Mass, 1676)

    Azure three pelicans Argent vulning themselves Proper

    From his seal. See quarterly version below.

    Vermont,Crozier 1,Bolton,Matthews
  • Pelham, Herbert (Boston, Lincs, 1601-Cambridge, Mass, ca 1676) Graphic

    Pelham, Herbert (Boston, Lincs, 1601-Cambridge, Mass, ca 1676)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure three pelicans Argent vulning themselves proper; 2nd and 3rd Gules two belts palewise issuant from base buckles upward Argent

    NEHGS #43
  • Pell, Edward (of Boston, 1720) Graphic

    Pell, Edward (of Boston, 1720)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Ermine on a canton Azure a pelican vulning herself Or; 2nd and 3rd Gules three swords palewise in fess Argent hilted and pommelled Or (for Clarke)

    Gore Roll of Arms

    Gore Roll
  • Pelletreau, Jean (of New York, 1687) Graphic

    Pelletreau, Jean (of New York, 1687)

    Azure a column palewise Or entwined by a serpent proper, between two martlets Or

    Arms said to have been granted in France, 1571.

    Crozier 1
  • Pell, Samuel (New York, 1673) Graphic

    Pell, Samuel (New York, 1673)

    Argent a bend between two mullets pierced Sable.

    Crozier 1
  • Pell, Thomas (of New York, 1666) Graphic

    1. Pell, Thomas (of New York, 1666)
    2. Pell, Maj. John (of New York, 1669)
    3. Pell, John (of Boston)

    Ermine on a canton Azure a pelican vulning herself Or [or proper].

    1. 1st Lord of Pelham Manor. Arms on tablet dated 1697 in Trinity Church, New Rochelle, N.Y.
    2. On his seal, and tricked on document found under cornerstone of old church at Pelham signed by him and his wife, pre-1700.

    1. Vermont,Crozier 1
    2. Vermont,Crozier 1, Bolton
    3. NEHGS #40
  • Pemberton, Ralph (b. 1611, to Pennsylvania 1682) Graphic

    1. Pemberton, Ralph (b. 1611, to Pennsylvania 1682)
    2. Pemberton, Rev. Ebenezer (b. 1672; d. Pennsylvania, 1718)

    Argent a chevron between three buckets Sable hooped and handled Or.

    1. From Aspull, Lancs.
    2. In a volume of his sermons, published 1727.

    1. Matthews,NEHGS #356
    2. Bolton
  • Pendleton, George (of Norwich, Va, 1613) Graphic

    1. Pendleton, George (of Norwich, Va, 1613)
    2. Pendleton, Philip (b. ca 1650; of Virginia, 1674)
    3. Pendleton, Edmund H. (Savannah, 1788-New York, 1862)

    Gules an escutcheon Argent between four escallops in saltire Or

    3. On his bookplate

    1. Crozier 2
    2. Crozier 2
    3. Bolton
  • Penhallow, Samuel (St Mabon, Cornwall, 1665-Portsmouth, N.H., 1726) Graphic

    Penhallow, Samuel (St Mabon, Cornwall, 1665-Portsmouth, N.H., 1726)

    Vert a cony [rabbit] Argent

    NEHGS #135
  • Pennington, Ephraim (to New Haven, Conn, 1643) Graphic

    1. Pennington, Ephraim (to New Haven, Conn, 1643)
    2. Penington, Edward (in Philadelphia before 1701)
    3. Penington, William (Philadelphia, 1770s)

    Or five fusils in fess Azure

    1. Family from Lancashire.
    2. From Amersham, Bucks.
    3. Seal on letter dated 1788; engraved on silver

    1. Vermont,Crozier 1
    2. NEHGS #386
    3. Bolton
  • Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (independent 1776) Graphic

    Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (independent 1776)

    Per fess Azure and Vert on a fess Or a plow between in chief a three-masted ship under full sail on waves of the sea proper and in base three garbs Or

    Tinctures prescribed by the General Assembly, 1 July 1809. See [[State.Pennsylvania">our article on Pennsylvania's arms.

  • Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (independent 1776) Graphic

    Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (independent 1776)

    Per fess Argent and Azure on a fess Or a plow between in chief a three-masted ship under full sail on waves of the sea proper and in base three garbs Or

    In use by April 1777. Early emblazonments (the state seal, banknotes, other engravings, and a painting in the chamber of the state Supreme Court) all show the tinctures given here. See [[State.Pennsylvania">our article on Pennsylvania's arms.

  • Pennsylvania, Province of (charter 1681) Graphic

    Pennsylvania, Province of (charter 1681)

    Argent on a fess Sable three plates

    Arms of Penn (see above) used as arms of dominion on provincial seals, boundary markers, proclamations and statutes, etc. Sometimes with a crescent in chief for difference.

  • Penn, William (b. London, 1644; to Pennsylvania, 1682) Graphic

    1. Penn, William (b. London, 1644; to Pennsylvania, 1682)
    2. Penn, Thomas (in Pennsylvania, 1732-51)
    3. Penn, John (b. London, 1749; d. Pennsylvania, 1795)

    Argent on a fess Sable three plates

    1. Founder and first proprietor of Pennsylvania; arms on his bookplate, seal, and many official uses. Sometimes shown with a crescent in chief for difference.
    2. Arms on his bookplate; son of William Penn, #1, and co-proprietor of Pennsylvania
    3. Grandson of William Penn, #1. Governor of Pennsylvania, 1763-71, 1773-76. Arms on his seal impaling "Per chevron Gules and Ermine in chief two lions' heads erased Argent" (Allen).

    1. Crozier 1, Vermont,Bolton,NEHGS #177
    3. Bolton
  • Penrose, Joseph (to Berks Co, Pa, bef 1775) Graphic

    Penrose, Joseph (to Berks Co, Pa, bef 1775)

    Argent three bendlets Sable each charged with three mullets pierced Argent

    Engraved on cup brought from England

    Bolton
  • Pepperrell, Sir William, Bt (Kittery, Me, 1696-1759) Graphic

    1. Pepperrell, Sir William, Bt (Kittery, Me, 1696-1759)
    2. Pepperrell, Sir William, Bt (Kittery, Me, 1746-London, 1816)

    Argent a chevron Gules between three pine-apples (pine cones) Vert, on a canton Gules a fleur-de-lis Argent and on an inescutcheon Argent a sinister hand Gules (for a baronet of the United Kingdom)

    1. Son of William Pepperrell above. The canton is an augmentation of honor for his role in the capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745; he was created a baronet for the same service in 1746. Arms on the confirmation of the arms, his bookplate, engraved on baptismal basin donated to First Church, Kittery, and tricked in the Gore Roll of Arms. Acting governor of Massachusetts, 1757.
    2. On his hatchment with the baronet's badge in chief point and the arms of Royall ("Azure three garbs Or") on an escutcheon of pretense, St Mary's Church, Upper Froyle, Hampshire. Born William Pepperrell Sparhawk (q.v.), grandson of Sir William Pepperrell, #1; changed his name in accordance with his grandfather's will by private act of the General Court of Massachusetts, 1773, and assumed his arms. His grandfather's baronetcy was re-created for him in 1774.

    1. Crozier 1, Bolton
    2. Froyle Archive
  • Pepperrell, William (1647-1733, d. Kittery, Me) Graphic

    1. Pepperrell, William (1647-1733, d. Kittery, Me)
    2. Pepperrell, William (Kittery, Me, 1696-1759)

    Argent a chevron Gules between three pine-apples (pine cones) Vert

    1. On his tombstone as ordered by his son William (see also next entry) in a letter of 1735. Bolton erroneously identifies the tomb as that of the son.
    2. Used by him prior to 1746.

    Bolton, NEHGS #28
  • Percy, George (in Jamestown, Va, 1607-12) Graphic

    Percy, George (in Jamestown, Va, 1607-12)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Or a lion rampant Azure; 2nd and 3rd Azure five fusils conjoined in fess Or

    President of the colonial council, 1609; deputy governor, 1611. Youngest son of the 8th Earl of Northumberland; also shown with a cross moline in fess point for difference.

    NEHGS #214
  • Perkins, Christopher (in Norfolk, Va, by 1750) Graphic

    Perkins, Christopher (in Norfolk, Va, by 1750)

    Vert a chevron between three ostrich feathers erect Argent

    Engraved on flagon donated to Christ Church, Norfolk, abt 1764

    Bolton
  • Perkins,——- (Connecticut, 1700s) Graphic

    Perkins, ----- (Connecticut, 1700s)

    Per chevron the chief Argent and the base per fess dancetty Gules and Sable, overall a chevron per chevron Gules and Or; in chief a lion statant upon the point of the chevron between three fleurs-de-lis one and two Or; in base three horse's [?] heads erased one and two the lower two respectant Or

    An 18th century embroidery in the collection of the Conn Hist Soc.

  • Perkins, John (of Ipswich, Mass, 1654) Graphic

    1. Perkins, John (of Ipswich, Mass, 1654)
    2. Perkins, Edmund (of Boston, bef 1677)

    Or billety a fess dancetty Ermines

    1. Matthews blazons the charges Ermine instead of Ermines, probably in error.

    1. Matthews
    2. NEHGS #233
  • Peronneau, Robert (Charleston, 1731-83) Graphic

    Peronneau, Robert (Charleston, 1731-83)

    Azure a dolphin between three fleurs-de-lys [Argent?]

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Perot, Jacques [or James] (of Philadelphia, 1730) Graphic

    Perot, Jacques [or James] (of Philadelphia, 1730)

    Quarterly per fess indented Or and Azure four mascles counterchanged

    Bookplate

    Crozier 1, Matthews, Bolton
  • Perrin, Daniel (in Elizabethtown, N.J., 1665 Graphic

    1. Perrin, Daniel (in Elizabethtown, N.J., 1665
    2. Perrine, William (b. 1743)

    Argent on a chevron between three escallops Sable three crosses paty Or

    2. Served in Revolutionary War.

    1. Bolton
    2. Matthews
  • Perrott, Richard (d. Middlesex Co, Va, 1686) Graphic

    Perrott, Richard (d. Middlesex Co, Va, 1686)

    Three pears [tinctures not given]

    Seal in Middlesex C.H.

    Crozier 2, Bolton
  • Perry, Rev Joseph (of Windsor, Conn, 1780) Graphic

    Perry, Rev Joseph (of Windsor, Conn, 1780)

    Quarterly Sable and Or overall on a bend Gules three lions passant guardant [Or?], a crescent for difference

    Arms on bookplate.

    Bolton
  • Peter, Robert (b. Glasgow, 1726; d. Georgetown, D.C., 1806) Graphic

    Peter, Robert (b. Glasgow, 1726; d. Georgetown, D.C., 1806)

    Argent a lion passant Gules surmounted of a sword paleways on a chief Sable a boar’s head couped between a mullet and a crescent Argent

    The sword may be intended to be proper.

    Matthews
  • Peters, Andrew (of Andover, Mass, 1657) Graphic

    Peters, Andrew (of Andover, Mass, 1657)

    Gules on a bend Or between two escallops Argent a Cornish chough Proper between two cinquefoils Azure

    Crozier 1
  • Peter[s], Rev Hugh (b. Fowey, Cornwall, 1598; in Salem, Mass, 1636-41) Graphic

    Peter[s], Rev Hugh (b. Fowey, Cornwall, 1598; in Salem, Mass, 1636-41)

    Gules a bend between two escallops Argent

    Seal on letter to Gov John Winthrop. Executed 1660 for his role in the overthrow of Charles I.

    Bolton
  • Peters, William (to Philadelphia, 1739; d. 1786) Graphic

    1. Peters, William (to Philadelphia, 1739; d. 1786)
    2. Peters, Richard (Philadelphia, 1744-1828)

    Gules on a bend Or between two escallops Argent two cinquefoils Azure

    Father and son. Arms worked in plaster circa 1770 on the ceiling of their house, Belmont, now in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

    Bolton
  • Petigru, James Louis (Abbeville Dist, SC, 1789-Charleston, 1863) Graphic

    Petigru, James Louis (Abbeville Dist, SC, 1789-Charleston, 1863)

    Gules a crescent between three mullets Argent

    Arms on bookplate

    Bolton
  • Pettibone, John (of Windsor, Conn, 1664) Graphic

    Pettibone, John (of Windsor, Conn, 1664)

    Or a lion rampant Gules, on a canton Azure a pheon Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Pettus, Thomas (of James City Co, Va, 1640) Graphic

    1. Pettus, Thomas (of James City Co, Va, 1640)

    Gules a fess Argent between three annulets Or

    Member of Virginia Council, 1640

    Crozier 1, Crozier 2

  • Petty, Maximilian (in Middlesex Co, Va, 1749) Graphic

    Petty, Maximilian (in Middlesex Co, Va, 1749)

    A heart pierced by two arrows [tinctures not given]

    Seal on his will; possibly Scottish arms of Yeoman.

    Bolton
  • Pewterers, Society of (New York, by 1788) Graphic

    Pewterers, Society of (New York, by 1788)

    Azure a coil still proper, on a chevron enhanced argent three rosettes gules

    On a banner carried in the Constitutional procession of 1788, now in the New York Historical Society

  • Peyster,——- de (in New York, ca. 1700) Graphic

    Peyster, ----- de (in New York, ca. 1700)

    Azure upon a terrace Vert a tree between two sheep grazing proper.

    On a tankard made by Jacobus van der Speigel (1668-1716). Vermont says "The present [ca. 1886] head of the family does not countenance the addition of the two sheep, arg." See other versions above and below.

    Bolton
  • Peyster, Frederick de (New York, ca. 1800) Graphic

    Peyster, Frederick de (New York, ca. 1800)

    Azure upon a terrace Vert a tree proper

    Bookplate by P. R. Maverick. See other versions above.

    Bolton
  • Peyster, Johannes de (Haarlem, Neth., 1626-New York, 1685; in New Amsterdam 1640) Graphic

    Peyster, Johannes de (Haarlem, Neth., 1626-New York, 1685; in New Amsterdam 1640)

    A tree eradicated [no tinctures indicated]

    On his seal brought from the Netherlands. Bolton assumes the field should be Azure, Crozier Argent. See other versions below.

    Zieber, Crozier 1, Bolton, NEHGS #375
  • Peyton, Col Valentine (of Westmoreland Co, Va., 1654; d. 1665) Graphic

    1. Peyton, Col Valentine (of Westmoreland Co, Va., 1654; d. 1665)
    2. ''Peyton, Henry (d. Westmoreland Co, Va, 1659)

    Sable a cross engrailed Or in the second quarter a mullet Argent all within a bordure Ermine.

    Sons of Henry Peyton, barrister, of Lincoln's Inn, London

    Crozier 1, Crozier 2
  • Peyton, John (of Isleham, Gloucester Co, Va, 1644) Graphic

    1. Peyton, John (of Isleham, Gloucester Co, Va, 1644)
    2. Peyton, Maj. Robert (Rougham, Norf, Eng, 1640-Isleham, Gloucester Co, Va, 1694)

    Sable a cross engrailed Or

    Same arms as various Peyton families from Cambridgeshire and Kent.

    1. NEHGS #539, Vermont, Crozier 1
    2. Crozier 2, Vermont
  • Phelps, William (of Dorchester, Mass, 1630) Graphic

    Phelps, William (of Dorchester, Mass, 1630)

    Argent on a fess Azure between four lions rampant Gules three mullets Argent

    Later painting

    Bolton
  • Phelps, William (of Dorchester, Mass, 1630; later to Windsor, Conn) Graphic

    Phelps, William (of Dorchester, Mass, 1630; later to Windsor, Conn)

    Argent a lion rampant Sable between six cross-crosslets fitchy Gules.

    See alternative arms below.

    Vermont,Crozier 1
  • Philadelphia, City of (f. 1682) Graphic

    Philadelphia, City of (f. 1682)

    Azure a fess Or between in chief a plow and in base a ship under sail on waves of the sea proper

    Adopted by the city council 1789.

    Pa. Soc. Yearbook 1909
  • Philadelphia, City of (f. 1682) Graphic

    Philadelphia, City of (f. 1682)

    Quarterly, 1st Azure on a fess Argent two hands clasped the arms sleeved proper; 2nd Vert a garb Or; 3rd Argent a balance proper; 4th Gules a ship under sail on waves of the sea proper

    Adopted by the city council 1701, engraved on the city seal and on a medal presented to Col John Armstrong, 1756. Also on a 1720 painting of the city by Peter Cooper but in different tinctures.

    Pa. Soc. Yearbook 1909
  • Philadelphia Light Horse (f. 1774) Graphic

    Philadelphia Light Horse (f. 1774)

    Azure a round knot of three interlacings with 13 divergent wavy bellied double-foliated ends Or

    On a standard made in 1775. Raised as "Light Horse of the City of Philadelphia," later redesignated "First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry."

  • Philipse, Frederik (of Philipsburg, N.Y., 1693) Graphic

    Philipse, Frederik (of Philipsburg, N.Y., 1693)

    Azure issuant from a ducal coronet a demi-lion Argent ducally crowned Or.

    On his bookplate and engraved on a teapot. First lord of the manor of Philipsburg, granted 1693. Vermont blazons the coronet from which the lion issues as a French viscount's coronet.

    Vermont,Crozier 1, Bolton
  • Phillips, Samuel (Boston, 1662-1720) Graphic

    1. Phillips, Samuel (Boston, 1662-1720)
    2. Phillips, Timothy (Boston, 1658-Charlestown, Mass, 1755)

    Argent a lion rampant Sable gorged Gules and chained Or

    1. Entry in the Gore Roll of Arms, dated 1711.
    2. Impaled by arms of Jackson on a paper filigree emblazonment made by his granddaughter Sarah Jackson, dated 1734.

    1. Gore
    2. PBS "Antiques Roadshow," 4 Feb 2013
  • Phillips, William (Boston, 1722-1804) Graphic

    Phillips, William (Boston, 1722-1804)

    Or a lion rampant Sable gorged and chained [Argent?]

    Engraved on a flagon left to Old South Church, Boston, impaling "Sable on a chevron Or three sprigs of broom Vert and on a canton Or a spearhead palewise Azure embrued Gules" (for Bromfield)

    Bolton
  • Phippen, David (of Hingham, Mass., 1635) Graphic

    Phippen, David (of Hingham, Mass., 1635)

    Argent two bars and in chief three escallops Sable

    Arms confirmed to his brother Rev George Fitzpen alias Fippen of Truro in the 1620 visitation of Cornwall by right of descent from Henry Fitzpen of St. Mary Overy, Devon. Also on a copy made in 1768 of a genealogy drawn by David's son William, but with the bars very pale blue and the escallops gray.

    Her. Jl. IV:1,Vermont,Crozier 1, Matthews,NEGHS #12
  • Phipps, Samuel (Middlesex Co, Mass, 1671-1725) Graphic

    Phipps, Samuel (Middlesex Co, Mass, 1671-1725)

    A chevron between three bunches of grapes slipped and leaved [tinctures not indicated]

    Seal on various probate documents. Although no tinctures are given, Her. Jl. 4:29 attributes these arms to the family of Bradway based on the design.

    Bolton
  • Phip[p]s, Sir William (nr Kennebec, Me, 1651-London, 1695) Graphic

    1. Phip[p]s, Sir William (nr Kennebec, Me, 1651-London, 1695)
    2. Phip[p]s, Spencer (Rowley, Mass, 1685-Cambridge, Mass, 1757)

    Sable a trefoil slipped Ermine within an orle of eight mullets Argent

    1. Seal on his will, 1695. See variant above. Governor of Massachusetts, 1692-94.
    2. Gore Roll of Arms. Born Spencer Bennett, adopted by his uncle Sir William Phipps and took his name and arms. Acting Governor of Massachusetts Bay 1749-53 and 1756-57. See variant above.

    1. Bolton
    2. Gore Roll
  • Phip[p]s, Sir William (nr Kennebec, Me, 1651-London, 1695) Graphic

    1. Phip[p]s, Sir William (nr Kennebec, Me, 1651-London, 1695)
    2. Phip[p]s, Spencer (Rowley, Mass, 1685-Cambridge, Mass, 1757)

    Sable a trefoil slipped within an orle of eight mullets Argent

    1. Governor of Massachusetts, 1692-94. See variant below.
    2. Engraved on "A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge," ca 1739, dedicated to him. Born Spencer Bennett, adopted by his uncle Sir William Phipps and took his name and arms. Acting Governor of Massachusetts, 1749-53 and 1756-57. See variant below.
    These arms also appear inexplicably on the tomb of David Wood, d. 1762, in the Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Mass.

    1. NEHGS #469, Bolton
    2. Bolton
  • Piatt, John (of Trenton, N.J., 1740) Graphic

    Piatt, John (of Trenton, N.J., 1740)

    Azure on a fess Argent a lion passant [color?] in chief three spheres Argent

    Crozier 1, Matthews
  • Pickering, John (in Essex Co, Mass, 1722) Graphic

    Pickering, John (in Essex Co, Mass, 1722)

    A lion rampant [tinctures not indicated]

    Seal on his will

    Bolton
  • Pickering, William (Salem, Mass, 1670/1-abt 1723) Graphic

    1. Pickering, William (Salem, Mass, 1670/1-abt 1723)
    2. Pickering, Timothy (Salem, Mass, 1702/3-1778)
    3. Pickering, Col Timothy (Salem, Mass, 1745-1829)

    Ermine a lion rampant Azure crowned Or

    1. Engraved on a tankard made by E. Winslow abt 1690, with initials W[illiam] and H[annah] P[ickering] added 1695-1700.
    2. "Hatchment" embroidered by his daughter Sarah, dated 1753.
    3. Silver seal. Son of Timothy Pickering, #2.

    1. Bolton
    2. Bolton
    3. Bolton
  • Pickman, Benjamin (Salem, Mass, 1645-1708) Graphic

    1. Pickman, Benjamin (Salem, Mass, 1645-1708)
    2. Pickman, Benjamin (b. Salem, Mass, 1708)
    3. Pickman, Samuel (b. Salem, Mass, 1712)
    4. Pickman, Thomas (Salem, Mass, 1773-1817)
    5. Pickman, ----- (Salem, Mass, late 1700s)

    Gules two battle-axes in saltire Or between four martlets Argent

    1. Tombstone
    2. Gore Roll of Arms, entry dated 1720; engraved on tankard donated to First Church, Salem, 1759
    3. Tombstone of his wife, Abigail, d. 1761, Salem Graveyard
    4. On his tombstone
    5. Painting by Salem heraldic painter Samuel Blyth (1740-87)

    1. Bolton
    2. Bolton
    3. Bolton
    4. Bolton
    5. Bolton
  • Pierce, Jerathmiel (Salem, Mass, 1747-1827) Graphic

    Pierce, Jerathmiel (Salem, Mass, 1747-1827)

    Argent a fess humetty Gules between three ravens rising Sable

    Embroidered "hatchment" by his daughter Sarah, 1796

    Bolton
  • Pierce, Nathaniel (in Portsmouth, N.H., 1751) Graphic

    Pierce, Nathaniel (in Portsmouth, N.H., 1751)

    An eagle displayed [tinctures not given]

    Seal on document, 1751

    Bolton
  • Pierce, William L. (New York [?], ca 1800) Graphic

    Pierce, William L. (New York [?], ca 1800)

    Argent a fess humetty between three blackbirds [rising?] Sable

    Bookplate by Maverick

    Bolton
  • Pierpont, Charles (in Boston, ca 1790) Graphic

    Pierpont, Charles (in Boston, ca 1790)

    Argent semy of cinquefoils a lion rampant Gules

    Bookplate by Samuel Hill

    Bolton
  • Pierrepont, James (of Ipswich, Mass, 1652) Graphic

    Pierrepont, James (of Ipswich, Mass, 1652)

    Argent semy of cinquefoils Gules a lion rampant Sable

    Arms of the Dukes of Kingston and Earls Manvers (line extinct 1773).

    Vermont,Crozier 1
  • Pinckney, Charles (Charleston, 1757-1824) Graphic

    Pinckney, Charles (Charleston, 1757-1824)

    Argent five lozenges conjoined in pale within a bordure engrailed Sable

    On his bookplate. Signer of the Constitution, Governor of South Carolina, U.S. Representative and Senator

    Bolton
  • Pinckney, Philip (d. Eastchester, N.Y., 1687) Graphic

    Pinckney, Philip (d. Eastchester, N.Y., 1687)

    Or four fusils in fess Gules

    Tricked on a document signed by his daughter Rachel and her husband John Pell and placed under the cornerstone of Trinity Church, New Rochelle, N.Y., abt 1700

    Bolton
  • Pinkerton, John (of Chester Co, Pa, 1760) Graphic

    Pinkerton, John (of Chester Co, Pa, 1760)

    Or a chevron Vert

    Crozier 1
  • Pintard, John (New York, 1759-1844) Graphic

    Pintard, John (New York, 1759-1844)

    Azure on a fess Or between three mullets Argent three roses [Gules?]

    Bookplate by Maverick

    Bolton
  • Pitcher, Andrew (of Dorchester, Mass, 1641) Graphic

    Pitcher, Andrew (of Dorchester, Mass, 1641)

    Or a bend Gules surmounted by another Azure

    Matthews
  • Pitkin, William (Hartford, 1694-1769) Graphic

    Pitkin, William (Hartford, 1694-1769)

    Azure on a bend between two swans Argent gorged and chained [Or?] a torteau between two mullets Sable

    Governor of Connecticut, 1766-69. Arms on his seal and on a sampler by Jerusha Pitkin (his niece?) ca 1750-55, Conn Hist Soc.

    Bolton
  • Pitts, Edmund (of Hingham, Mass, 1640) Graphic

    Pitts, Edmund (of Hingham, Mass, 1640)

    Gules a fess counter-compony Or and Azure between three bezants

    Crozier 1
  • Place, Rowland (of Henrico Co, Va, by 1669; d. 1713) Graphic

    Place, Rowland (of Henrico Co, Va, by 1669; d. 1713)

    Per pale Or and Gules a lion passant guardant counterchanged

    Member of Virginia Council, 1680

    Crozier 2
  • Plaisted, Col Ichabod (Salem, Mass, 1700-62) Graphic

    Plaisted, Col Ichabod (Salem, Mass, 1700-62)

    Argent three boars' heads couped Gules

    Engraved on a baptismal basin donated to First Church, Salem, 1762

    Bolton
  • Plaisted, Ichabod (Salem, Mass, 1663-1715) Graphic

    Plaisted, Ichabod (Salem, Mass, 1663-1715)

    A cross between four garbs [tinctures not indicated]

    Seals on letters dated 1708-1713

    Bolton
  • Plaisted,  John (of Portsmouth, N.H., 1679) Graphic

    Plaisted, John (of Portsmouth, N.H., 1679)

    Ermine three elephants’ heads erased Argent

    Arms on his seal; Bolton suggests these are arms of Saunders. "Ermine" is probably an error for "ermines," white ermine spots on black.

    Bolton
  • Planch, Jacques de la (of Berks Co, Pa, 1720) Graphic

    Planch, Jacques de la (of Berks Co, Pa, 1720)

    Argent billety a lion Sable debruised of a baton bendwise Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Plumb, John (of Dorchester, Mass, and Branford, Conn, d. 1648) Graphic

    Plumb, John (of Dorchester, Mass, and Branford, Conn, d. 1648)

    Ermine a bend vairy Or and Gules cotised Vert

    Born Great Yeldham, Essex.

    NEHGS #391
  • Plumstead, Clement (in Philadelphia by 1723, d. 1745) Graphic

    Plumstead, Clement (in Philadelphia by 1723, d. 1745)

    Ermine three chevronels Sable, the upper one charged with three annulets Argent

    On old silver

    Bolton, Zieber, NEHGS #345
  • Plympton, Thomas (of Sudbury, Mass, 1676) Graphic

    Plympton, Thomas (of Sudbury, Mass, 1676)

    Azure five fusils in fess Or each charged with an escallop Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Poe, John (of Maryland, 1743) Graphic

    Poe, John (of Maryland, 1743)

    Argent a fess between three crescents Azure issuing flames Proper

    Matthews
  • Poindexter, George (of Gloucester Co, Va, 1650) Graphic

    Poindexter, George (of Gloucester Co, Va, 1650)

    Per fess Azure and Or in chief a dexter hand clenched Proper cuffed Or and in base a mullet Azure

    Crozier 1
  • Pole (or Poole), William (d. Dorchester, Mass, 1674) Graphic

    Pole (or Poole), William (d. Dorchester, Mass, 1674)

    Azure a lion rampant Argent between seven fleurs-de-lis Or, in dexter chief a mullet [for difference?]

    Arms on tombstone, Dorchester Graveyard. See alternative blazon above.

    Bolton
  • Pole (or Poole), William (d. Dorchester, Mass, 1674) Graphic

    Pole (or Poole), William (d. Dorchester, Mass, 1674)

    Azure semy-de-lis a lion rampant Argent.

    See alternative blazon below.

    Matthews,NEHGS #57
  • Polhemus, Rev Johannes Theodore (of New Amsterdam, 1654) Graphic

    Polhemus, Rev Johannes Theodore (of New Amsterdam, 1654)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure a lion passant and a canton Or; 2nd and 3rd Argent a fess Gules between a wheel Sable in chief and a heart Gules in base.

    See previous entry for alternative blazon.

    Vermont
  • Polhemus, Rev Johannes Theodore (of New Amsterdam, 1654) Graphic

    Polhemus, Rev Johannes Theodore (of New Amsterdam, 1654)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure a lion passant Or; 2nd and 3rd Argent a fess Gules between a wheel Sable in chief and a heart Gules in base.

    See next entry for alternative blazon.

    Crozier 1
  • Pollard, William (of Billerica, Mass, 1692) Graphic

    Pollard, William (of Billerica, Mass, 1692)

    Argent a chevron Azure between three escallops Gules

    Crozier 1
  • Pollock, Charles (of Northumberland Co, Pa, 1750) Graphic

    Pollock, Charles (of Northumberland Co, Pa, 1750)

    Vert a saltire Or between three buglehorns in flanks and base Argent stringed Or

    Said by Crozier to have been granted 1672; probably referring to date of matriculation in Lyon Register of arms of Pollock of that Ilk, which are the same except for being garnished Gules.

    Crozier 1, Matthews
  • Pomeroy, Maj Gen Seth (Northampton, Mass, 1706-Peekskill, NY, 1777) Graphic

    Pomeroy, Maj Gen Seth (Northampton, Mass, 1706-Peekskill, NY, 1777)

    Or a lion rampant Gules holding in the dexter paw an apple Proper, all within a bordure engrailed Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Pontalba, Jean-Joseph Delfau, Baron de (in Louisiana 1732; d. New Orleans, 1760) Graphic

    Pontalba, Jean-Joseph Delfau, Baron de (in Louisiana 1732; d. New Orleans, 1760)

    Gules two scythes in saltire blades to base and opposed Argent on a chief Vert three chess rooks Or

    From Pontaubard, Fourmagnac (Lot), France.

    NEHGS #453
  • Poole, Capt Edward (of Weymouth, Mass, 1635) Graphic

    1. Poole, Capt Edward (of Weymouth, Mass, 1635)
    2. Poole, John (of Boston, 1709)

    Azure a lion rampant Argent within an orle of eight fleurs-de-lis Or.

    2. Gore Roll of Arms

    1. Crozier 1, Matthews
    2. Gore Roll
  • Poole, Henry (of Boston, ca 1643) Graphic

    Poole, Henry (of Boston, ca 1643)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure semy-de-lis Or a lion rampant Argent (Poole); 2nd Argent a chevron Sable between three bucks' heads caboshed Gules (Buerton?); 3rd Argent three capons Sable (Capenhurst)

    NEHGS #291
  • Poor[e], Benjamin (Newburyport, Mass,1797-1853) Graphic

    Poor[e], Benjamin (Newburyport, Mass,1797-1853)

    Or a fess Azure between three mullets Gules

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Poore, James (of Newbury, Mass., 1635) Graphic

    Poore, James (of Newbury, Mass., 1635)

    Argent a fess Azure between three mullets Gules.

    From Wiltshire.

    Vermont,Crozier 1,Matthews
  • Popham, George (d. Kennebec River, Me, 1608) Graphic

    1. Popham, George (d. Kennebec River, Me, 1608)
    2. Popham, George (d. New England, 1698)
    3. Popham, William (to Westchester Co, NY, 1716)

    Argent on a chief Gules two stags’ heads caboshed Or.

    Same arms as Popham of Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Eng.
    1. With a crescent for difference.

    1. NEHGS #527
    2. Matthews
    3. Vermont,Crozier 1
  • Porter, John (of Windsor, Conn, 1639) Graphic

    1. Porter, John (of Windsor, Conn, 1639)
    2. Porter, Richard (of Weymouth, Mass, 1635)

    Argent on a fess Sable cotised Or three church bells Argent.

    Vermont,Crozier 1
  • Porter, Robert (Montgomery Co, Pa, 1720) Graphic

    1. Porter, Robert (Montgomery Co, Pa, 1720)

    Sable three church bells Argent a canton Ermine.

    1.Crozier 1

  • Post, Richard (of Southampton, NY, 1640) Graphic

    Post, Richard (of Southampton, NY, 1640)

    Argent on a fess between three arches Gules a lion passant between two roundels Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Poultney, Richard (to Virginia, 1730) Graphic

    1. Poultney, Richard (to Virginia, 1730)
    2. Poulteney, Thomas (Lancaster, Pa, 1762-Baltimore 1828)

    Argent a fess dancetty Gules, in chief three leopards’ faces [Gules?]

    1. Vermont says descendant of Poultney of Miserton, Leics.
    2. Bookplate

    1. Vermont, Crozier 1
    2. Bolton
  • Powel, Samuel (Philadelphia, 1738-93) Graphic

    Powel, Samuel (Philadelphia, 1738-93)

    Per fess Argent and Or a lion rampant Gules

    Bookplate. Mayor of Philadelphia, 1775-76 and 1789-90.

    Bolton
  • Power, James (of King William Co, Va, 1740s-60s) Graphic

    Power, James (of King William Co, Va, 1740s-60s)

    Argent a bend engrailed and on a chief Gules three escallops Argent

    Bookplate

    Bolton
  • Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805, to New York 1753) Graphic

    Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805, to New York 1753)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Argent a lion rampant Sable; 2nd and 3rd Gules a chevron between three lions' gambs bendways erased within a bordure and on a chief Argent an eagle displayed Sable (for Browne)

    On an engraved portrait dated 1777, impaling "Sable a lion rampant and on a canton Argent a cross Gules" (Churchill). Bolton blazons the lion's gambs Sable, but they are correctly Argent and appear as such on the portrait.

    Bolton
  • Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805, to New York 1753) Graphic

    1. Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805, to New York 1753)
    2. Pownall, Thomas (b. ca. 1760?)

    Argent a lion Sable charged on the shoulder with a cross paty Argent

    1. Engraved on a 1755 map of the middle colonies dedicated to him; on his bookplate impaling "Gules a hand fesswise holding a dagger erect between two mullets pierced Argent." See quartered version below. Governor of Massachusetts 1757-60, Governor of South Carolina 1760.
    2. On his bookplate impaling "Argent Minerva standing with a spear and shield [proper?]." Son of Thomas Pownall, #1.

    1. NEHGS #256
  • Poyen de St-Sauveur, Joseph Rochemont de (of Newburyport, Mass, d. 1792) Graphic

    Poyen de St-Sauveur, Joseph Rochemont de (of Newburyport, Mass, d. 1792)

    Gules upon a champagne Vert a peacock passant Argent, on a chief Azure three estoiles Or

    NEHGS #436
  • Pratt, John (of Bristol, RI, 1735) Graphic

    Pratt, John (of Bristol, RI, 1735)

    Sable on a fess between three elephants’ heads erased Argent three mullets Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Pratt, Lt William (b. Hertfordshire, Eng, 1622; d. Saybrook, Mass, 1678) Graphic

    Pratt, Lt William (b. Hertfordshire, Eng, 1622; d. Saybrook, Mass, 1678)

    Vert a fess dancetty in chief two lions rampant Argent

    Matthews
  • Pratt, Lt William (of Cambridge, Mass, 1632) Graphic

    1. Pratt, Lt William (of Cambridge, Mass, 1632)
    2. Pratt, John (of Cambridge, Mass, 1632)
    3. Pratt, William (of Gloucester Co, Va, 1720)

    Argent on a chevron Sable between three pellets each charged with a martlet Argent three mascles Or

    3. Seals on letters of William and other family members.

    1. Crozier 1
    2. Crozier 1
    3. Crozier 2, Bolton
  • Pratt, Roger (presumed d. North Carolina, 1587) Graphic

    Pratt, Roger (presumed d. North Carolina, 1587)

    Ermine on a chief Gules three fusils Argent

    One of the assistant governors of the Roanoke Island "Lost Colony," collectively granted arms by Garter King of Arms prior to the voyage.

  • Preble, Abraham (of Scituate, Mass, 1636) Graphic

    Preble, Abraham (of Scituate, Mass, 1636)

    Gules on a pale Or between four lions’ heads erased Argent three lozenges Sable.

    Drawings in family from early 18th century. Also on a bookplate with no given name.

    Vermont,Crozier 1, Matthews, Bolton
  • Prentis, Joseph (of Suffolk Co, Va, 1776) Graphic

    Prentis, Joseph (of Suffolk Co, Va, 1776)

    Per chevron Or and Sable three greyhounds courant counterchanged collared Gules

    Speaker of the House of Delegates, 1787.

    Crozier 2, Bolton
  • Prescott, James (Groton, Mass, 1721-1800) Graphic

    Prescott, James (Groton, Mass, 1721-1800)

    Quarterly, 1st and 4th Sable a chevron between three owls Argent; 2nd and 3rd Ermine a cross raguly Argent (for Lawrence?)

    Embroidered "hatchment" by his daughter Susanna (b. 1757). If the 2nd and 3rd quarters are for Lawrence, the cross should be Gules.

    Bolton
  • Prescott, John (to Watertown, Mass, 1640) Graphic

    1. Prescott, John (to Watertown, Mass, 1640)
    2. Prescott, William H. (Salem, Mass, 1796-Boston, 1859)

    Sable a chevron between three owls Argent

    1. From Shevington, Lancs.
    2. On his bookplate.
    Same arms as Prescott baronets of Theobald's Park, Herefordshire.

    1. Vermont,Crozier 1
    2. Bolton
  • Preston, James (of Maryland, 1760) Graphic

    Preston, James (of Maryland, 1760)

    Argent three unicorns’ heads erased Sable

    Matthews
  • Preston, John (of Staunton, Va, 1735) Graphic

    Preston, John (of Staunton, Va, 1735)

    Ermines on a chief Argent three crescents Gules.

    Crozier 1
  • Preston, Samuel (Patuxent, Md, 1665-Philadelphia, 1743) Graphic

    1. Preston, Samuel (Patuxent, Md, 1665-Philadelphia, 1743)
    2. Preston, Thomas (of Philadelphia, 1760)

    Ermine on a chief Sable three crescents Or

    1. Arms on his bookplate. Mayor of Philadelphia, 1711-12.
    2. Arms on his bookplate.

    Bolton
  • Prettyman, William (of Lewes, Del, 1662) Graphic

    Prettyman, William (of Lewes, Del, 1662)

    Gules a lion passant between [three?] mullets Or

    Crozier's blazon omits the number of mullets.

    Crozier 1
  • Prevost,——- (Westchester Co, N.Y., 1780s?) Graphic

    Prevost, ----- (Westchester Co, N.Y., 1780s?)

    Azure a dexter arm fesswise issuing from a cloud in sinister flank grasping a sword erect proper hilted and pommelled Or

    On seals of the family

    Vermont, Bolton
  • Price, Ezekiel (of Boston, 1760) Graphic

    Price, Ezekiel (of Boston, 1760)

    [Sable] a lion rampant reguardant [Or]

    Arms on his bookplate; tinctures conjectural.

    Bolton
  • Price, Joan (b. Shrewsbury, Eng, 1584; to Maine, 1633) Graphic

    Price, Joan (b. Shrewsbury, Eng, 1584; to Maine, 1633)

    Gules a lion rampant guardant Or in sinister chief three annulets two and one Argent

    Mrs. George Cleeve

    NEHGS#390
  • Pride, Halcott B. (b. North Carolina, 1765) Graphic

    Pride, Halcott B. (b. North Carolina, 1765)

    Argent a mullet Gules between three crescents Or [sic]

    Bookplate by Maverick

    Bolton
  • Priestley, Joseph (Birstall, Yorks, 1733-Northumberland, Pa, 1804) Graphic

    Priestley, Joseph (Birstall, Yorks, 1733-Northumberland, Pa, 1804)

    Gules on a chevron Argent between three towers issuing demi-lions Or three grappling hooks [Sable]

    On his bookplate. The discoverer of oxygen; immigrated to Pennsylvania 1794.

    Bolton
  • Prime, Mark (of Rowley, Mass, 1683) Graphic

    Prime, Mark (of Rowley, Mass, 1683)

    Argent a man’s leg erased at the thigh Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Prince, Rev Thomas (Sandwich, Mass, 1687-Boston, 1758) Graphic

    Prince, Rev Thomas (Sandwich, Mass, 1687-Boston, 1758)

    Gules a saltire Or surmounted of a cross engrailed Ermine

    Pen and ink drawing in his diary dated 1710

    Bolton
  • Prioleau, Dr Thomas Grimball (South Carolina, 1786-1876) Graphic

    1. Prioleau, Dr Thomas Grimball (South Carolina, 1786-1876)
    2. Prioleau, Samuel (South Carolina, ca 1800?)

    Paly of six Argent and Or on a chief Gules a label of three points [Argent?]

    1. Bookplate
    2. Bookplate
    The label is presumably for difference.

    Bolton
  • Proctor, Capt Richard (d. Philadelphia, 1753) Graphic

    Proctor, Capt Richard (d. Philadelphia, 1753)

    [Argent?] a chevron [Sable?] between three martlets [Gules?]

    Tombstone, Christ Church, Philadelphia

    Zieber, Bolton
  • Provoost, David (of New York, 1638) Graphic

    1. Provoost, David (of New York, 1638)
    2. Provoost, John (New York, 1715-67)
    3. Provoost, Rt Rev Samuel (New York, 1742-1815)

    Argent three arrows points upward each enfiled by a pierced mullet [Sable?]

    2. On his bookplate; 2xgreat grandson of David Provoost, #1
    2. On two bookplates, one of which shows these arms impaling "Azure a bar between two chevronels Or" (Bousfield?), the shield ensigned with a mitre. First Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New York; son of John Provoost, #2.
    Arms also engraved on a silver salver by Christian Feuter, ca 1775-1800.

    1. Vermont,Crozier 1, Matthews
    2. Bolton
    3. Vermont,Crozier 1, Matthews, Bolton
  • Pruyn, Francis Janszoon (of New York, 1661) Graphic

    Pruyn, Francis Janszoon (of New York, 1661)

    Or three merlettes Sable

    Crozier 1
  • Pryce, Charles (of North Carolina, 1770) Graphic

    Pryce, Charles (of North Carolina, 1770)

    Gules a lion rampant regardant Azure [sic]

    Arms on his bookplate

    Bolton
  • Pumpelly, Harmon (Salisbury, Conn, 1795-Albany, N.Y., 1882) Graphic

    Pumpelly, Harmon (Salisbury, Conn, 1795-Albany, N.Y., 1882)

    Azure a pile Argent debruised by a pale Gules charged with a fleur-de-lis between two roses [tincture not given]

    Bookplate. Possibly the same arms shown above for John Pumpelly without the chief.

    Bolton
  • Pumpelly (Pompilie), John (to Massachusetts ca 1720) Graphic

    Pumpelly (Pompilie), John (to Massachusetts ca 1720)

    Argent chaussé Azure overall on a pale Gules between two roses a fleur-de-lis, and on a chief Or an eagle displayed Sable

    His father Jean Pompilie said to have been a Huguenot immigrant to Canada, originally of Italian origin.

    Matthews
  • Purifoy, Lt Thomas (of Elizabeth City Co, Va, 1635) Graphic

    Purifoy, Lt Thomas (of Elizabeth City Co, Va, 1635)

    Sable three pairs of armed hands embracing Argent

    Crozier 1
  • Putnam, John (d. Danvers, Mass, 1662) Graphic

    Putnam, John (d. Danvers, Mass, 1662)

    Sable crusily fitchy a stork Argent beaked and legged Gules

    Matthews, NEHGS #35
  • Putnam, Tarrant (?) (in Essex Co, Mass, 1800-05) Graphic

    Putnam, Tarrant (?) (in Essex Co, Mass, 1800-05)

    Azure a chevron Argent between in chief three boars' heads couped and in base a lion rampant Or [possibly Argent]

    Embroidery by Betsy Putnam after painting attributed to John Coles, Sr., ca 1780-90. Possibly the daughter of Tarrant Putnam. Also an embroidery after the same painting by Sally Putnam, made ca 1790-1810.

  • Pynchon, William (of Roxbury and Springfield, Mass, 1627) Graphic

    Pynchon, William (of Roxbury and Springfield, Mass, 1627)

    Per bend Argent and Sable three roundels within a bordure counterchanged.

    See previous entry for alternative blazon.

    Crozier 1
  • Pynchon, William (of Roxbury and Springfield, Mass, 1627) Graphic

    Pynchon, William (of Roxbury and Springfield, Mass, 1627)

    Per bend Argent and Sable, three roundels within a bordure engrailed counterchanged.

    Founder of Springfield, Mass. See next entry for alternative blazon.

    Matthews,NEHGS #8, Bolton
  • Pyne, John (b. Ireland, 1766; of Charleston, S.C.) Graphic

    1. Pyne, John (b. Ireland, 1766; of Charleston, S.C.)
    2. Pyne, Thomas (from London, to New York City by 1828; d. 1851)

    Gules a chevron Ermine between three pine-apples (pine cones) Or

    1.Matthews
    2.NEHGS #513