Paul Schott STEVENS

stevens-arms
ArmsErminois on a Chevron Argent three Fronds of Dwarf Palmetto Vert on a Chief Azure three Cotton Bolls Argent the husks slipped Or
CrestOn Rocks a Falcon wings elevated and addorsed Argent beaked and legged Or resting the dexter claw on an Anchor palewise sans stock Azure holding in the beak a Sprig of Flowering Dogwood Argent and a Sprig of Cranberry fructed proper both slipped and leaved proper Mantled Gules doubled Argent
BadgeA Cornucopia per pale nebuly Or and Argent tip to the sinister in the form of a Mullet Argent replenished with four wooden branches proper each enfiling a Mural Crown Or
MottoWHO SHULDE THENNE DREDE

The arms are reminiscent of an earlier and less ornate form of heraldry. By way of explanation, let me say simply that these honorary arms betoken my family’s long history in the southern United States (Louisiana and Mississippi), hence the native (dwarf palmetto) and non-native (cotton) cultivars. In the falcon’s beak on the crest are sprigs of dogwood and cranberry which, respectively, recall our descent from the very earliest English settlers at Jamestowne and Plymouth. The four wooden branches and the mural crowns of the badge recall my four sons. The motto is from a Middle English lyric, the sentiment of which assures one that, with Christ as our brother and Mary as our mother, we have nothing to fear.

Granted25th April 2006 Honorary (College of Arms)
AgentRobert Noel (Lancaster Herald)

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