The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-08
ART OF HERALDRY.
VIEW ENGLAND HISTORIC AND GEN.
FtLOGICAL S0CIETY2S EDICT.

,fety over Fifty Years Old.
It's wise family, in America at least.
which knows its own coat Of arms. But
there ought not to be any doubt On tie
.nbfec5 here III New England, since the
Historic and Genealogical society has been
at the pains Of investigating the question
thoroughiyr
According to this society there were 80
families, among all the thousands that
came from Great Britain to the New Eng
land shore, entitled to bring armorial bear
ings with them.
Joseph Alsops of New Haven Samuel
Appleton Of Ipswich, Mass Thomas
Brou-hton of Boston; Obadiah Bruen Of
New London, Conn. Rev. Peter BulkeIev
Of Concord, Mass. Rev. Charles Chauncy
of Cambridge, Mass. Leonard Chester of
WeatherstieId, Conn. Rev John Daven-
port of New Iaayen; Humphrey Dayie Of
Boston, John Drake Of Boston, Edmund
Faulkner Of Andover, Mass George Fon-
wick Of Saybrook, Conn; William Gaycr
of NauUucket, Mass. William Hamburg of
Boston; Roger Harlakenden Of Cambridge.
John HunlOck Of Boston; William Jeffrey
Of Newport; William Leete Of Clifford
Conn. Pcrciyal LOWE of Newbury. Mass
Edward Palmes Of New Haven; Herbert
Pelham Of Cambridge; Samuel Penhallow
of portsmouth,, y. H.; David Phippen of
HiDgham, Mass. Sir Richard Salronsta]l
Of WaterUoWn, Mass. William Smelling OF
Boston, Samuel Sym0nds Of Ipswich.
John ThonGi&e of Beverly, Mass George
Willis Of Hartford, Conn. John Winthrop
Of Boston.
1t is conceded by the most eminent au-
thoriJies on the subject that the New Eng
land Historic Genealogical society is the
most finely appointed institution of its
character in America. Within its library
the student OF genealogy will find an al
most unlimited field for the pursuit of his
inquiries into the town histories and fam
lily records of early New England life
The history of the present society covers a
period OF over 90 years, and it was the first
organization in the world that had for it's
special object the pedigree of families.
The great aim has been to collect. pre-
serve and publish genealogical and histor-
icalmarter. When the discovery was made
that the carly records of New England
were rapidly decaying and unless steps
were taken to preserve them no authentic
account of the colonial life Of the northern
settlements would exist, the need of this
society became apparent. To facilitate its
i purpose a quarterly, called the New Eng
land Historical and Genealogical Register,
was issued under the editorial care of the
Rev William COgswell ID. D., the first
rector of the Church of the Advent Of Bos-
z ton. The Register has completed an ex-
81 Stenca Of 80 years. Its value and impor-
Il lance in the line of research to which it is
devoted can hardly be estimated. To the
4 scholar and the antiquarian it is held as
q mine of authority on the subject to
which it devotes its columns. A complete
edition Of The Register now occupies
shell in the public library in Boston,
where it can be referred to as the best con
sulrant on genealogical matters in Amer
lea.
Among the most interesting pages con
tanned in The Register are those that re-
late to the researches of Mr. Henry i.
Waters, member of the society, who was
sent abroad at the expense of a number OF
individuals to examine English records for
The purpose of establishing the necessary
connection between New England families
and those OF the old country.
Mr.. Waters has travelled England from
end to end. He has probed amply into the
records Of parliament and of the British
museum His labors have brought to light
myriad facts which relate directly to the
remote history OF hundreds of New Eng
land families. Mr.. Waters researches into
The subject of heraldry have also revealed
much valuable knowledge to the antigua
ran, 1t was he who has ascertained that
mere are 90 New England families which
ua'C aunorial ancestry and that under
The rules of heraldry they are entitled to
Dear coat of arms Doubtless there are
many other families who have the right TO
Wear family crests, but their positive pedi-
gree Is yet unknown. Moreover, there are
many Spurious heraldic claims set forth by
|''' who have too strong liking for the
symbols of aristocracy. These families use
q goats of arms of recent manufacture, and
17aee have no record in the heralds col
Inc rules of descent in heraldry are very
s--.a- Mt. According to its laws woman
-a. use the family crest of her father
81 Will. She remains single When she mar
n -e'. She ceases to have this right II the
-4I.ILF of her husband possesses an arno-
'N- ensign, she henceforth is required to
use IL. sometimes a sort of compromise
Is erected between husband and wife II
g',h oe.Ong to armorial families. In these
instances d lozenge shaped shield Is nm
E'EI and the ensign of each family IS
ought in each division of the shield.
one of the earliest Of New England
''"dlc families is that of Samuel Apple
I' Ie was the progenitor of the Apple