The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS,
BY FRANCES COwLES.

those Of the Manx family bear a uni
corn ''collared" An interesting account
OF this family is to be found in the
William and Mary Quarterly volumes
five, eight, and nine.
To A. E. R., who asks for explanation
Of the Roane coat OF arms. This CORE
spondent states that one record gives as
the coat of arms of the family the full
seal Of the Earls of Dysart, with the
motto: Confido. conquiesco, confide and
acquiesce, while another record gives as
the motto, the Latin for serve"
The coat of arms here referred to be-
longs rightly to the family Of Tollemache
to which the Earls of Dysart belong 1t
is in full: Quarterly first and fourth a
fret sable for Tollemache, second and
third azure an imperial crown or. be-
tween three mullets argent with a double
treasure fory counterf1ory of the second
for Murray. The crest is a horses head
erased argent between two wings ex-
banded or. pallettee. The supporters are
two antelopes, proper attired and I'M
gulled or, the motto is Confido con-
quiesco. While in this particular case
there may be some reason for the RoaneS
10 assume the coat Of arms of the Toll
. lemache family, still II does not in any
way belong to the Roanes, nor does the
motto "confido, conquiesco" seem to be-
long to the Roanes. the only other fam
lily recorded as having assumed II be-
sides the Tollemaches being the Hodg-
etts. There is no record in the books on
heraldry OF a motto signifying II serve"
being used by the Roanes.
The family of Roanes who trace de-
scent in this country TO Charles Roane,
who settled in Gloucester. Va, in 1864.
bears the following coat of arms: Argent
three stays trippant proper. crest, a
stays head erased proper, attitude or,
holding in the mouth an acorn Of the
last leaved vert This coat OF arms is
found on the tombstone of Thomas
Roane. a brother of the immigrant, still
standing in Surrey. England.
To J. S, jr.. who asks for informa-
ton about the Somervfile family. This
correspondent asks whether there is any
connection between the Somervilles OF
Culpeper County, Virginia and the
Somervilles of Maryland, both of which
families have the motto: Fear God in
life.
So far as the records show there is no
reason to believe that there is any direct
connection between the Virginia Somer-
villes and the Maryland family Of the
name. The Virginia family was founded
in this country by James, who was born
in Glasgow. February q. 1T42. while the
Maryland family was founded by John,
son Of James Somerville, a son OF Lord
Somerville, of Cambusnethan, Scotland.
The North Carolina family Of the name
are also from this origin. The fact of
similarity Of motto simply indicates that
probably most OF the Somervilles had the
same origin in Scotland. The Somervilles
Of Dreshane, County Cork, and those of
binder House. County Somerset. Eng
land, both have the motto. Fear God in
life. The Somervilles who enjoyed the
title OF Barons of Athlumney and Mere
dyth, used the French equivalent of the
same motto, Grain Dieu tant que tn
viveras, while the family of Cambusne-
than, County Lanark. Scotland, from
which the Maryland family is sprung,
properly use the Latin equivalent, Donle
rursus impleat orbem.
To Mrs. H. c. c., who asks for infor-
nation about the Reading family.
In this country there were several first
settlers in New England in colonial days
of the name OF Reading. Redding. or
Reddan, as the name was variously
spelled. There was a John in Sandwich
Mass, before 1876. a Joseph in Boston,
who came with Gov. Winthrop. a Miles,
who was probably a brother of Joseph
and a Thaddeus in Lynne. The name
takes its origin from the place Reading.
in County Berks, or Redding. in Stir
lingshire. The coat of arms of the Eng
lish family is as follows: Argent three
bears heads erased sable Crest a
griffin sejant holding in the detxer paw
a garland of laurel, all proper
To l. W. F.. who asks for information
about the Flagler family in this country.
l have been unable to find any Informal
ton about this family. Will some Of our
readers help us out on this subject?
To the correspondent who inquired
about the coat Of arms of the Tylers of
Virginia. have been unable to find any
coat of arms for the Tylers exactly like
the reproduction you sent. The motto
Spes mea in Dec, is not borne by any
of the English Tylers, although il is
borne by sixteen other families. The coat
Of arms borne by a large family OF
Tylers in Virginia is described as fol-
lows: Sable on fess erminois between
three mountain cats passent ernie, a
cross moline, between two crescents
gules-