The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS
By FRANCES cowLEs THE EVANS FAMILY

The name Blain was apparently ai- ways spelled Blanc and the Blains used the coat of arms of the English Blanc family, the head of when Is seated at Blanefield county Ayr. Scotland and Gull xerlands, county Berks, Eng. The coat 0. arms is described thus: Argent on a desse sable between an anchor crest in chief entwined by a serpent proper in base a rose gules a crescent between two muliets of the field. Crest: a sword erect proper. hilt and ponel or. Motto: paritur pax bello.
 To C. B. H., who asks for the motto of the Brandon family:
 There is no motto given with the coat of arms of the American Brandon family nor do any of the several coats of arms of the Brandons of England snow a spe- cial motto. However, the Dukes of Ham, ilton who belong to the house of Bran don use the single word thought as their motto. The word is probably here used in its original meaning of thor ough. The matter of mottos is, of course, a purely personal matter and unlike the coat of arms and crest can be changed originated at the disposition of the one who bears the coat of arms.
 To Il. F. T. s. who asks for infor- nation concerning the Triplett family: The only reference to the Triplett family which I have been able to find is in Will liam and Mary Quarterly, volume 10. page l36. There mention is made of Mrs. Sarah Triplett, daughter of Townsend Dade and Parthenia Alexander, living in Virginia in the early nineteenth century. Mrs Triplett had son, Thomas Tripiett, who was a captain in the United States navy. He married three times, first Mary Virginia Herbert, second; Anna Pope, his second cousin, and third, Hattie DuBose of Georgia.
 To Mrs. T. F., who asks for informa- tion concerning Thomas Conway and Grass Schruggs both of Virginia.
 I have had another inquiry recently concerning Scruggs, but I cannot place the family. It is apparently derived from the Scotch family of Scroggs, originated from the village of that name in Dum- frieshire. Although I cannot find the name of Hugh Conway, he is probably member of the distinguished Conway fam fly of Virginia, which was founded by Edwin Conway of Worcester, England. He died in Lancaster county, Virginia, in 1875. He married first Martha Elton- head and second a daughter of the Car ter family. Through his only son. Edwin, who married Sarah Flette and Elizabeth Thompson, he established one of the fine old families of Virginia.
 To w. T., who asks for information relative to the Landrum family of Eng fish ancestry
 l have been unable to trace the Lan- drums or to find their English origin. Will some one of our readers please throw some light on the subject?
 To Mrs. J. F. l., who asks for the nis- tory of the Dorminy ramily:
 This family has also proved a puzzlng question. We would greatly appreciate the cooperation of our readers on this subject.
 To L. B. H., who asks for information of the Springer, family, who owned land upon which the city of Wilmington, Del, now stands, and information of the Cal vert family
 I have been able to place the Springer family of New York state, who trace their origin to Admiral John A. Springer, Swedish admiral in the seventeenth cen tury. The Rev. Francis Springer of Sangamon county. Illinois, who was born in 1S10 came from Franklin county, Penn sylvania. In European heraldry there were two Springer families-one of Aus tria and of Holland. The coat of arms of the Holland family is described thus: "D'argent, a trois pals aleses de sable"
 The Calvert family in this country trace their descent to Cornelius Calvert. who came from Lancaster, England, and set tied in Princess Ann county, Virginia early in the eighteenth century. He bore tit iciioWtHS CURL OI dTInS- SdDlf an in escutcheon with an orb of owls argent Crest. horned owl argent" And as this coat of arms corresponds to that borne by the Calvery family of England. it is obvious that the American Calverts are in reality branch of the English Calyery family. This family was established in England in 1136 by John Scott, a member of the train of Princess Maud of Scot land. who came into England with her at the time of her marriage to King Henry II of England John Scott ac- quired lands in Calvery, England and his descendants took that for their fam fly name. The English Calverts are of different family and are probably origi- nally of French blood. Cornelius Calvert married Mary Saunders in 1719 and had F children. from whom the American Calverts are descended.
 Miss Cowles is glad to answer questions on genealogy for the readers of The Bir- mingham Age-Herald in this column