The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

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  Flournoys. Jean Jacques married in vir- ginia June 23, 1720. Elizabeth, daughter of James Williams and his wife, Elizabeth Buckner, and widow of Orlando Jones. Jean Jacques, immigrant, and Elizabeth had 10 chldren-sons and daughters The sixth son and youngest child was Col Thomas, an ancestor to anchor by. He is a wise descendant who claims him if he can Colonel Thomas held offices of various kinds. He born Novem- Der 20, 173S
 The name Flournoy is not common, either in this country or in Europe, but | those who can claim Flournoy lineage, if not the name, are found probably in every state in the union From Virginia the family went farther south, to Ken lucky and Tennessee, and now every state, without doubt has its branch of the family, which traces back to Jacques or to his uncle Jacob. l In Europe. there are some of the name in Switzerland, and in Austria l A genealogy of the family was coni- piled by Galiffe. entitled Some gene alogical accounts of Genevan families | from earliest times to the present day" l A family history was also begun ny Gideon. brother of Jean Jacques l From the Galiffe book we learn that l lFlournois, or Flournoy was a village ot 30 households between Joinville ard St Dizier, France Altancourt, Cham lpagne, was Laurents home his house and lands were sold after his flight to Switzerland. He also had lands at Vassy and in three or four other juris- dictions and he also owned land in the town of Flournoy, also spelled Flo = nov Flownnoy, Fleurnoy and FIowr- nois A member of the Flournoy family at Geneva has map and views of trs old town, where one member of the family Is now living, an old lady, who was born Flournoy
 The interesting part of the Flournoy story, or one of the points to mention is the derivation of the name. It is French and from the words "fleur' and | "noiX,' and the coa of arms is a play on the name, punning arms, or cart ing" to speak heraldically, therefore. lsranted in the early days of coat tarmor.
 "The flowers of the walnut" is the literal translation and the name, first tleurnoix went through sever al changes before becoming F1ournoy. The arms are blazoned: Azure a ehevron argent, in chief, two chains of walnut flowers, in pale walnut of the same tsame color, argentD
 Motto; Ex fibre fructus-From the flower fruit
 To Curious One who asks: Will you please explain the terms gules, argent or, etc, used in heraldc descriptions? Also, what is the meaning of the terms Iermine? Is this the fur ermine? only two metals are used in her. aldry, ore (gold) and argent (silver) hen the actual coors do not appear or IS represented by dots al frequent and regular intervals; argent by per tectly plain surface.
 The colors, or tinctures in regular nse, are five: Gules (red), azure (blue). sable thlack), vert (green) and pl,r. pure fpurple).
 Guies-when the colors do not appear is represented by perpendicular lines.
 Azure, by horizontal lines
 Sable, by horizontal and perpendicular lines, crossing each other.
 | Vert, by lines running dagonallv from | right to left.
 1 Regarding the heraldine significance of metals and tnctures
 Or denotes generosity and elevation of ] mind.
 Argent peace and sincerity.
 Gules, military fortitude and magnan- imity.
 | Azure, loyalty and truth
 Sable ,constancy.
 Vert, hope. joy and loyalty in love l Purpure, royal majesty sovereignty and Justice, called the most majesticaI of colors.
 l or furs used in heraldry there were 1 formerly but two, ermine and vair The former Is a well known fur; the latter 1 Is species of squirrel. Several modifi- cations of ermine were subsequently, jn- troduced-they are ermines, erminols er- minutes and peau-all artificial and pecu- liar to heraldry. Ermine is represented l by black spots upon white ground Vair | Is shown by shield. bell or cupsha ped 1 figures. Ermine is represented with the held sable and the spots argent (black fur | With white spots); ernlinious has sable | spots from field or; ermintes only diff l fers from ermine in having a red hair upon each side of the black spot: peau | the reverse of erminious is spots or upon a field sable.
 | In blazoning any armorial bearings 1 that is, describing them in words-the | shield or escutcheon should first be fully described, then the crest, subsequently, the supporters, if any, and lastly the l motto. The wreath need never be men, | tioned. nor the helmet and mantling l (which are not always represented), as 1 they must always follow the rules of her aldry. their colors being determined by the arms, as already said.
 The background of the arms, or the l field ,as it should be called may be l either of metal, color or fur, as a rule singly, but frequently combined