HERALDIC DICTIONARY - University of Notre Dame

...Acton of Aldenham, co. Salop, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), two lions passant Argent (silver), between nine crosses crosslet fitchy Or (gold).

CREST:..Within a wreath Argent (silver) and Gules (red), a human leg and thigh in armour Proper (natural color), garnished Or (gold), couped and dropping blood.

...Acton of Gatacre Park, co. Salop, England

NOTE:..The second branch of the Actons of Aldenham.

Arms and Crest as ACTON of Aldenham.

...Acton of Acton Scott, co. Salop, England

Arms and Crest as ACTON of Aldenham.

...Acton of Dalberg - Baron Acton

ARMS:..Quarterly,1st and 4th, Gules (red) semy of cross crosslets fitchy Or (gold), two lions passant in pale Argent (silver), for ACTON; 2nd and 3rd, quarterly, 1st and 4th, Azure (blue) six fleurs-de-lis three two and one Argent (silver); a chief dancettee of the last; 2nd and 3rd, Or (gold), a cross patonce Gules (red), over all an escutcheon of the first thereon a tower of the second and chief dancettee of the last.

SUPPORTERS:..Two lions guardant Proper (natural color) each gorged with a chain Or (gold), and charged with a cross patonce Gules (red).

CREST:..A human leg and thigh in armour couped and dropping blood all Proper (natural color) embellished Or (gold).

...Acton of Cheshire, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess Ermine, in chief and in base a lion passant Argent (silver), between two crosses crosslet Or (gold).

CREST:..A demi lion rampant guardant Argent (silver), grasping a spear Or (gold), enfiled with a boar's head Sable (black), couped Gules (red).

...Acton of Cheshire, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a chevron Gules (red).

...Acton of Leicestershire, England

ARMS:..Quarterly, per fess indented Argent (silver) and Azure (blue)..

...Acton of London, England

ARMS:..Quarterly, per fess indented Argent (silver) and Gules (red), in the first quarter a Cornish chough Sable (black).

...Acton of Ripford

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a fess within a border engrailed Ermine.

...Acton of Shropshire, England

ARMS:..Quarterly, per fess indented Argent (silver) and Gules (red), in the first a bordure Sable (black).

...Acton of Warwickshire, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess within a bordure Ermine.

...Acton of Worcestershire, England

NOTE:..The Sutton branch terminated with an heiress, Joice Acton, married to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, but its male representation vested in WILLIAM JOSEPH ACTON, of Wolverton, Esq.

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess Ermine, within a bordure engrailed of the second (i.e., Ermine).

CREST:..An arm in armour embowed Proper (natural color), holding in the hand a sword Argent (silver), hilt Or (gold), thereon a boar's head couped Sable (black), the neck distilling blood.

MOTTO:..VAILLANCE AVANCE L'HOMME...(Valour advances the man).

...Acton of Bockleton, co. Worcester, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess Ermine, within a bordure engrailed of the second (i.e., Ermine), with a mullet for difference.

......Acton of Acton Hall, Ombersley

NOTE:..The Visitation of 1634 has the chevron Or (gold).

ARMS:..Gules (red), a chevron between three cinquefoils Argent (silver).

...Acton of Worcester, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess and bordure both engrailed Ermine, in chief a chaplet Proper (natural color).

...Acton

NOTE:..Granted to SIR ROBERT ACTON, of Worcestershire, Knt., and to his nephew, Robert, "who at ye siege of Bulleyn toke Mons. Honingcourt prisoner".

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess and bordure engrailed Ermine, on a canton Or (gold), a tree eradicated of the field (i.e., red).

CREST:..An arm embowed in armour Sable (black), garnished Or (gold), in the gauntlet a sword thereon impaled a boar's head erased of the first (i.e., balck), armed of the second (i.e., gold).

...Acton

ARMS:..Gules (red), a bordure engrailed Ermine.

...Acton

ARMS:..Per fess indented Argent (silver) and Azure (blue).

CREST:..A pine tree leaved Vert (green), fructed Or (gold).

...Acton

ARMS:..Quarterly, per fess indented Argent (silver) and Gules (red), on a bend Azure (blue), three crosses formy fitchy Or (gold).

...Acton

ARMS:..Gules (red), a cross Or (gold), within a bordure engrailed Ermine.

...Acton

ARMS:..Or (gold), three bars Vair.

.....Acton of Cheshire, England

NOTE:..Two distinct male branches of Hellesley.

ARMS:..Azure (blue), a chevron between three mullets Or (gold).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Azure (blue), three mullets Or (gold).

...Acton

ARMS:..Argent (silver), three piles wavy Gules (red).

...Acton of Gloucester, England

ARMS:..Gyronny of eight Argent (silver) and Gules (red).

...Acton

ARMS:..Gyronny of eight Argent (silver) and Gules (red), in the second quarter a cross paty Argent (silver), charged with five escallops Gules (red).

...Acton

ARMS:..Gules (red), crusily of crosses crosslet fitchy Or (gold), two lions passant Argent (silver).

...Acton

ARMS:..Quarterly, Argent (silver) and Gules (red), in chief an annulet counterchanged, on a bend Azure (blue), three crosses paty fitchy Or (gold).

...Acwell

ARMS:..Paly of six Argent (silver) and Azure (blue), on a chief Gules (red), a leopard passant Or (gold).

...Acwell

ARMS:..Paly of six Argent (silver) and Azure (blue), a chief Sable (black).

...Acworth of Suffolk, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a griffin segreant per fess Vert (green) and Azure (blue), armed Or (gold).

...Acworth of The Hook, co. Herts, England

ARMS:..Ermine, on a chief indented Gules (red), three coronets Or (gold).

MOTTO:..VINCIT QUI PATITUR...(He conquers who endures).

...Adair of Kinhilt, co. Wigton, Scotland

ARMS:..Per bend Or (gold) and Sable (black), three dexter hands appaumy couped and erect Gules (red).

CREST:..A man's head couped and bloody Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..LOYAL AU MORT.

...Adair of Heatherton Park, co. Somerset, England

ARMS:..Per bend Or (gold) and Sable (black), three dexter hands appaumy couped and erect Gules (red).

CREST:..A man's head couped and bloody Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..LOYAL AU MORT.

...Adair - Baron Waveney

ARMS:..Per bend Or (gold) and Argent (silver), three dexter hands couped and erect Gules (red), quartering SHAFTO.

CREST:..A man's head affronty couped at the neck Proper (natural color).

SUPPORTERS:..Dexter a knight-banneret armed all Proper (natural color), holding banneret of family arms displayed; sinister, an Irish chief armed all Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..LOYAL AU MORT.

...Adair of Genoch - 1772

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a lion rampant Azure (blue), between three dexter hands appaumy erected and couped Gules (red).

CREST:..A man's head affronty couped Proper (natural color), distilling drops of blood and fixed on the point of a sword erected in pale, also Proper (natural color), hilted and pommeled Or (gold).

MOTTOES:..ARTE ET MARTE...(By art and force); and FORTITUDINE...(With fortitude).

...Adair of Loughanmore, co. Antrim

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a lion rampant Azure (blue), between three dexter hands appaumy erected and couped Gules (red).

CREST:..A man's head affronty couped Proper (natural color), distilling drops of blood and fixed on the point of a sword erected in pale, also Proper (natural color), hilted and pommeled Or (gold).

MOTTOES:..ARTE ET MARTE...(By art and force); and FORTITUDINE...(With fortitude).

...Adam of Blair Adam, co. Kinross, Scotland - 1815

ARMS:..Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent (silver), a mullet Azure (blue), pierced of the field (i.e., silver), between three cross crosslets fitchy Gules (red); 2nd and 3rd, Argent (silver), three arrows Gules (red), the midmost paleways the other two saltireways, points downwards banded together Vert (green), accompanied with six trefoils slipped of the last (i.e., green), two in chief two in fess and two in base, for LITTLEJOHN.

CREST:..A cross crosslet fitchy Gules (red), surmounted of a sword in saltire Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..CRUX MIHI GRATA QUIES...(The cross gives me welcome rest).

...Adam of Whiteslaid, co. Selkirk, Scotland - 1731

ARMS:..Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent (silver), three passion crosses Gules (red); 2nd and 3rd., Or (gold), a burning hill Azure (blue), in chief three ravens wings expanded Proper (natural color), a bordure of the second (i.e., blue), charge with eight passion crosses of the first (i.e., gold).

CREST:..A passion cross Or (gold), charged with a man's heart Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..IN CRUCE SALUS...(Salvation from the cross).

...Adam of Walden, co. Essex, England

NOTE:..Assigned by Camden, Clarenceux to Thomas Adam, Esq., 30 September 1614.

ARMS:..Vert (green), on a cross Or (gold), an estoile Sable (black).

CREST:..A talbot passant Azure (blue), bezanty collared Argent (silver).

...Adam of London, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), on a bend Or (gold), three leopards' heads Vert (green).

...Adam of Lincolnshire, England

ARMS:..Sable (black), three bars Argent (silver), in chief three mullets of the last (i.e., silver).

...Adam of Christchurch, co. Hants, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a crescent between three crosses crosslet fitchy Gules (red).

CREST:..A crescent as in the arms.

...Adam

ARMS:..Azure (blue), a ray of the sun issuing out of the dexter corner bendways Proper (natural color).

...Adam

NOTE:..Lord ap Adam temp. Edward I.

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), five mullets Or (gold).

...Adam

ARMS:..Gules (red), five estoiles in cross (-).

...Adam of Bury St. Edmunds

ARMS:..Ermine, on a cross Gules (red), five mullets Or (gold).

...Adam of London, England - 1590

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), five estoiles Or (gold).

......Adams of London, England - 1598

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), five mullets Or (gold), quartering SQUIRE, &c.

ANOTHER ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), five estoiles Or (gold), quartering SQUIRE, &c.

CREST:..Out of a ducal coronet Or (gold), a demi lion affronty Argent (silver).

ANOTHER CREST:..A lion saliant Or (gold).

......Adams of Paterchurch, co. Pembroke, Wales - 1422

ARMS:..Sable (black), a martlet Argent (silver).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Sable (black), two martlets Argent (silver); 2nd, Sable (black), five martlets in saltire Argent (silver); 3rd, Sable (black), a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed Or (gold).

NOTE:..See LEWIS DWNN'S Visitation of Wales, A.D. 1591.

NOTE:..Descended from Adams of Paterchurch.

ARMS:..Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), five mullets Or (gold).; 2nd and 3rd, Sable (black), a martlet Argent (silver).

CREST:..A martlet Argent (silver).

MOTTO:..CERTIOR IN COELO DOMUS.

NOTE:..Descended from Adams of Loveston.

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a cross between four martlets Sable (black), five mullets of the field (i.e., gold).

CREST:..A martlet Sable (black), holding in the beak a mullet Or (gold).

MOTTO:..CRUCE DUCE.

...Adams of London, England - 1682

NOTE:..From Broseley, Salop, England.

ARMS:..Quarterly, 1st and 4th Sable (black), a martlet Argent (silver); 2nd, quarterly, Argent (silver) and Sable (black), on a cross Gules (red), five mullets Or (gold); 3rd, per pale Azure (blue) and Sable (black), three fleurs-de-lis Or (gold), over all a mullet for difference.

CREST:..A martlet Argent (silver).

Adams of Middleton Hall, co. Carmarthen, Wales

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), five mullets Or (gold).

CREST:..Out of a ducal coronet Or (gold), a demi lion affronty Gules (red).

MOTTO:..ASPIRE, PERSEVERE, AND INDULGE NOT.

...Adams of Anstey, co. Warwick, England

NOTE:..Formerly of Northamptonshire, now represented by HENRY CADWALLADER ADAMS, of Anstey Hall, Esq.

ARMS:..Vert (green), on a cross Or (gold), an estoile Sable (black).

CREST:..A talbot passant Azure (blue), bezanty collared Argent (silver).

MOTTO:..SUB CRUCE VERITAS.

...Adams

ARMS:..Vert (green), a cross Or (gold).

CREST:..A griffin's head between two wings endorsed Vert (green), charged on the breast with a cross Or (gold).

...Adams

ARMS:..Vert (green), on a cross Or (gold), a mullet Gules (red).

...Adams

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross Gules (red), a mullet Or (gold).

...Adams of Longdon, Salop, England - 1584, 1623 & 1663

ARMS:..Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Ermine, three cats passant Azure (blue); 2nd and 3rd, per pale Argent (silver) and Gules (red), a chevron between three bees counterchanged, for MASCOTT.

...Adams, alias Tasker, of London, England

NOTE:..Descended from Donington, Salop, England.

ARMS:..Ermine, three cats passant Azure (blue), quartering MASCOTT, TASKER, &c.

CREST (A.D. 1584):..Issuing out of a ducal coronet a boar's head erect Or (gold).

CREST (Altered in 1590):..A boar's head Argent (silver), couped Gules (red).

Transcribed by Esralin Casquejo Amadeo

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