The Williams Family Crest

Many of the descendants of Robert Williams, the emigrant, who came over from Norwich, England, in 1638, and settled at Roxbury, Mass., have adopted for their coat of arms the devices we give, sustained in that by the genealogist of the family. Of late, a distinguished Boston gentleman, well versed in heraldic lore, has raised serious doubts concerning the authenticity of this coat of arms, in so far as the American Williamses are concerned. It is the coat of arms of the Williamses of county Flint, whence sprang Oliver Cromwell (alias Williams), greatgreatgrandson of Morgan Williams, of Newchurche, Glamorganshire. However, the crest used here is different, and is found, to our knowledge, in no English works on heraldry, as belonging to any Williams family.

Family

Williams

Motto

Cognosce occasionem.Know the occasionY Fino Dwy Y FiddWhat God Willeth will be.

Blazon

[Belonging To The Shield In Burke, Etc.]: A Demi-Lion, Rampant, Double Queued Argent, Langued, Gules, Charged With Three Gouttes De Poix, Holding In The Paws A Spear Erect, Azure, Ringed At The Bottom, Or.

Source

America Hereldica