The Hatch Family Crest

From the Hatches, of county Cornwall and county Surrey, England, descended the emigrant, Thomas Hatch, who came over in 1633, with his wife and several children, and possessed of sufficient means. He was made a freeman of Massachusetts colony, and settled, finally, in Barnstable in 1641. Christopher Hatch of Buswistock, county Cornwall, had his coat of arms confirmed in 1620, at a Heralds' Visitation of that date. He desceded from Jeffrey Hatch (temp. Edward III.). It is admitted that the emigrant, Thomas Hatch, and his wife, were both issued from families settled in county Cornwall, between Barnstable and Falmouth, England. We give the motto of another branch of the Hatch family, remarking that all the Hatch coats of arms mentioned in the English authorities on heraldry indicate a common origin, being nearly alike in every respect.

Family

Hatch

Motto

Fortis valore et armis.Strong through valor and weapons.

Blazon

A Demi-Lion, Rampant, Or, Between The Paws A Sphere, A Cross, Pattée Fitchée, Stuck Therein.

Source

America Hereldica