The Gardiner or Gardner Family Crest

It is contested, with some authority, that Lion Gardiner, of Gardiners's Island, was entitled to the coat of arms and crest of a pelican vulning itself, and the best known family of Gardiner, and that presenting at the same time, the clearest English pedigree, is that descending from Joseph Gardiner, of Rhode Island. This gentleman came over, by way of Holland, in 1650-51. His father, Sir Thomas Gardiner, had fought for Charles I.

Family

Gardiner or Gardner

Motto

Praesto Pro PatriaI stand for my country

Blazon

A Saracen's Head Couped At The Shoulders: Proper. On The Head A Cap, Turned Up, Gules And Azure, Crined And Bearded Sable.

Source

America Hereldica