America heraldica : a compilation of coats of arms, crests and mottoes of prominent American families settled in this country before 1800 (1889)
Leroy, Auguste · New York, NY : America Heraldica Publishing · leaf 183
rom England, previous to the 138 AMERICA HERALDICA year 1640, appears the name of John French,who died in Braintree, Mass., August 6, 1692. Printed and oral statements, as well as armo-rial bearings, confirm his Scotch descent. The coat of arms, in the possession of thefamily from the time of… … Crest : A fletir-de-lis. Motto : Nee timeo, neesperno. [Neither fear nordespise.] The descendants of Daniel, the elder son ofthe emigrant, remained faithful to the Britishcrown during the Revolutionary struggle, andsuffered largely in their fortune, on that account. On the other hand, the…
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