The Washington herald., 1915-05-30

Hazard. family in America show a re-
markable number of Instances of the
marriage of cousins: in fact. there was
hardly a Hazard household in those days
marry a first or second cousin. The
most striking fact is that. contrary to
the views III many people on this sub
Ject. the families OF these cousins were
usually the largest and the strongest
To show that the intermarriaGes of
the Hazard family did not impair its
Iertiiity, the genealogists have but to
mother of Gov. Hazard. Of Massschu hue
sets: She died in 1873 at the age OF
100. leaving 800 children. grandchildren,
great Erandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren. A granddaughter Of hers
had been a grandmother for fifteen
years.
The Hazards. however. were PHYSICAL
y as well as intellectually one Of the
Ihey were strongly marked race. Al
most without exception they show. sven
TO this day. peculiar decision of char
acter' pride and pronounced independ-
Physically they are of good stature and
vigorous frames with square heads.
high brows. and are usually endowed
with brown hair and blue eyes firmly
set jaw and fair. florid complexion.
There is some dispute about the SPELL
Ing OF the name. the usual form in this
country being Hazard. whereas in Eng
forms found in the records are Hassard
and Haszard. although 1t Is always pro-
nounced as though written with a z.
the family is said to have been orig
inally the Norman Hassarts. The extinct
dukes of Charante In France were of
the same family. Soon after the con-
quest branch settled in County Glou-
cester. England, and afterward removed
to Dorsetshre.
To P. ]. Fisher who asks for the origin
belongs.
The name Fisher being that Of one of
the employments OF man, Is found as a
surname in all nations. Hoker Per-
cheurs. Lanselier. Poissonier and Chabot.
at first sight. do not seem to be names
belonging to the family, yet they all
have the same origin.
For example. in France. in some of
the provinces. chabot means fisher. or
bastian. the explorer. may therefore be
claimed by the family.
Fysher and Fyshere are old ortho-
praphies. Fisher being a form Of fire.
a will dated 1914. Joshua Fisher. Of
Medheid. Mass, leaves to John Fisher.
son s OF my son. John Fisher. es. To
my son. Joshua Fisher, 40 sh." The e1-
ecutors OF this will are my beloved
cosen daniel fisher and Joshua, INV
srande child.Sso curiously free and easy
Ill.
ing in those primitive days.
To Reader" who asks for description
with explanation Of the coat arms
used by Benjamin Franklin also the
original use of a motto:
The arms of the Franklyns Of Devon.
England, were used by Benjamin Frank.
lin and his brother. They are argent
on a bend between two lions heads:
G'Iles, dolphin. endowed of the field
between two martlets close. or. Crest,
dolphin's head In pale argent. erased.
gules. filmed or. between two branches.
vert. Motto. Pho rege ct patria''-
For King and country" Another motto
Is "Exemplum adest ipse homo'-"Con-
duct marks the man." The lion IL one
o. the most noble of heraldic devices
sisnifyinS. among other things. strength
and boldness: this Is also the meaning
in heraldry OF the color gules The
spctlcss white of argent. when COM
bined with rulcs. indicates courage A
motto was war cry. and not permitted
to persons hcloy a certain rank