The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS

scended. is described thus: Azure on
chevron between three lilies. slipped, in
chief argent, and a pinea pie. slipp~i and
leaved in base. or, a graphing iron sable.
enclosed by two martlets OF the field.
To II. G.. who writes as follows: Il am
greatly interested in heraldry and have
several books on the subject at my home.
am anxious to have information OF the
Daily or DAILY family. l do not find the
name in any Of my books. Can you
give me any information"
The cOat-of-srms OF the Clan ConaI is
described thus: Per fesse, argent and or
lion rampant, per fessc ss BILE and gulcs,
in chief two dexter hands couped of the
last. The crest is described thus: Be
fore an oak tree proper a greyhound
Courant sable. Supporters, dexter, a lion
rampant as in the arms; sinister, a grey
hound proper gorged with the Irish or
pointed crown or. The motto is "Fidelis
ct regi."
To E. W, who asks for "a history Of the
WestbroOk family with a description OF
the cOat-of-arms:
The Westbrooks were first settled in
this country in Ulster County. New
York. and to judge from the various
ways the name was spelled one might
be led to believe that the name was OF
Dutch origin. Here are some of the
ways 1t was spelled in the early rec
ords: Wessbrock, westbroeck, and
Wessbroeck. AS a matter of fact, how
ever, the family was of English origin
and is indebted to one Jonathan West
brook for the fact OF its American es-
tablishment. Jonathan Westbrook was
an officer in oliver Cromwell's army.
and after the Restoration and acces-
sion of King Charles II. he came 10
this country. This was in l6GO, and he
settled in Ulster County. where he soon
became an intimate neighbor with the
Dutch settlers of that section. Judg-
ing from the names, OF his children and
grandchildren. II would seem that he
was more of Dutchman than an Eng
lishman in sentiments His two sons
he named Derck and Johannes. Derck
married Catharina Oesterhout in 1885
and their children were named thus:
Oorsseltje, Adriasntje, Antoni Jan
Annette, Pieter. Jonathan. Lena, Ca
triba, and Maria. Johannes married
Jannetke Nandermarken and had the
following children: Derck. Jonathan,
and Frederick
The coat-Of-arms of the westbrook
family of England is described thus:
Gules leopard's face jessant- lis. or
The crest is an armed leg couped above
the knee. proper. purified or. spur Of
the last This coat-of-arms shows
rather unusual device in the "leopa I'd 5
face jessant-de-lis." This is a Ieopard's
face combined with a fleur-de-lis, so
that the leaves of the lily appear above
and below the face. Probably the fam
lily originated in Berks County. Eng
land, where there is the tyhing OF the
name of Westbrook.
To Mrs ]. T. S., who writes that
she would like to learn something
of the name Stacey or Stacy. I am
anxious to know whether IT is of
Scotch. English or Irish origin"
AS a matter of fact the name is OF
Continental origin and was originally
STAGE, with an accent OF the final e
The family went to England at an
early date. and there its members
either retained the spelling STAGE.
or adopted the name Stacy. Stacey. or
Stacye. which would be ture TO its
Continental pronunciation IL not TO the
continental spelling.
To B. F.. A. w. who asks for some
thing about the Walsh family as well
as the family coat of arms"
There are many Walsh coats Of
arms, but by far the most usual is
this; Argent a chevron gules between
three broad arrow heads, points up
ward. sable. The crest is "A swan
pierced through the back and breast
with a DART all proper" Various