The Dudley Family Crest

Thomas Dudley, the emigrant, came over in 1630. His father was Captain Roger Dudley, who did not belong to the Dukes of Northumberland branch of the Dudley family. Nor is it proved that the above Thomas Dudley was really, as claimed since, nephew of the third Lord Dudley. The seal he used on his will (1654) did not show the forked tail, but it bore a crescent for difference. On the contrary, on the seal of Joseph Dudley, son of the emigrant and Governor of Massachusetts (1702-1715), we find the forked tail and no crescent. According to Gores Roll of Arms, the color of the lion of the shield was azure; whilst the Dudley lion [original] is vert. We use the color most generally adopted in this country, by the descendants of Thomas Dudley, of Roxbury, Mass.

Family

Dudley

Motto

Nec gladio, nec arcu.Neither by the sword nor by the bow.

Blazon

A Lion's Head, Erased.

Source

America Hereldica