The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS
THE COBB COAT OF ARMS
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Virginia, with explanation of the coat of arms of the family bearing communion cups.
 There was long tradition in the Chris ton family of Virginia to the effect that they were members originally cf the fam fly of Christians of the Isle of Man. This family originally spelled the name NJ Christian and they were for many years dempsters of judges in the Isle of Man. The name was first written Christian about the year 1900. The coat of arms of the English family of Manx descent is as follows: Azure a chevron humettee be- tween three covered cups or. The crest Is unicorn's head arased argent col Jared and armed or. The motto is Salus per Christum
 The progenitor of the Virginian Chris tian family was known to be Thomas Christian who settled In Charles county somewhat previously to 1887. but as the records of New Kent county and Charles City county have been largely de- stroyed there has been little opportunity of establishing the theory of Manx origin for this distinguished family. Not long ago, however. in repairing a room in the old home of the Christians in Charles City silver teaspoon was found in a rats nest in the ceiling. The old spoon showed distinctly unicorn's head, and what was more significant the unicorn
 
 nificance of this fact was that while several of the English families of Chris tian bear unicorn for their crest only those of the Manx family is to be found in the Williams a.,- Mary Quarterly, volumes five, eight and nine
 To A. k. K. Who asKs for explanation of the Roane coat of arms? This cor respondent states that one record gives the coat of arms of the family the full seal of the Earls of Dysart, with the motto: ConfidO, conqulesco, confide ana acqulesce, while another record gives as the motto, the Latin for I serve"
 The coat of arms here eferred to be- longs rightly to the family of Tollemach. to which the Earls of Dysart belong. IL is in full: Quarterly first and fourth a fret sable for Tollemache. second and third azure an imperial .,rown or, be- tween three mullets argent within a double treasure flory counterflory of the second for Murray. The crest is a horses head erased argent between two wings expanded or, pallettec. The supporters are two antelopes, proper, attired and un- guled or. The motto is, Confido- con quiesco. While in this particular case there may be some reason for the Roanes to assume the coat of arms of the Tol- lemache family still it does not in any way belong to the Roane5, nor does the metto "confido conquesco" seem to be- ioh6 to tne itOdneS, the Cnly other 1am- fly recorded as having assumed 1t be- sides the Tollemaches being the Hodgetts. There is no record in the books on her aldry of motto signifying T serve' be- ing used by the Roanes.
 The family of Roanes who trace descent in this country to Charles Roane, who settled in Gloucester, Va. fin 1864, bears the following coat of arms: Argent three stage trippant proper, Crest, a stag's head erased, proper. attired Or, holding in the mouth an acorn of the last leaved vert. This coat of arms Is found on the tombstone of Thomas Roane, . brother of the immigrant, still standing in Sur rey England.
 { To J. s., Jr., who asks for informa- ton about the Somerville family. This correspondent asks whether there is any connection between the Somervilles of Gull peper county Virginia, and the Somer- villes of Maryland. both of which fami- lies have the motto Fear God in Life.'
 So far as the records show there is no reason to believe that there is any di- rect connection between the Virginia Som- ervilles and the Maryland family of the name. The Xirginia family was founded in this country by James, who was born