Kingsman Family Lines
| The Arms
of Simon Kynnesman of Loddington, Northamptonshire. c1370-c1450 |
| Per pale
azure et gules, three saltires argent. Crest, a buck proper, lodged in fern leaves vert |
| This
blazon was still in use into the 18th century and is recorded on the
monument to Timothy Kingsman (1647-1707), the rector of Sherfield
English in Wiltshire. Most Kingsmans alive today are descended from
this Timothy. No direct link has yet been found that would establish
his right to these arms, it may well have been wishful thinking on his
part. The original arms can be seen in the stonework of the church of St. Leonard in Loddington, and also in a small stained glass window there. The blazon was adopted by the Kingsman families of Essex and appears on 18th century monuments to Jasper and Josiah Kingsman at Horndon-on-the-Hill. Another variant appeared later, with the colours changed [silver instead of red, and the saltires countercharged] and their saltires were "formee" (curly ended) instead of plain. No evidence has yet been found of their right to use these arms. |
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