The Spottswood Family Crest

The Spottswoods, of Virginia, descend from Gov. Alexander Spottiswood, who reached Virginia in 1710, succeeding Gov. Edward Nott. He was the son (or grandson) of Sir Robert Spottiswood, Lord President of the Court of Sessions, Scotland, himself the son of Archbishop Spottiswood. The Spottiswoods of that Ilk bear on the chevron ""a boar's head, couped, or.

Family

Spottswood

Motto

Patior ut potiar.I suffer so as to succeed.

Blazon

An Eagle Rising, Gules, Looking To The Sun In Its Splendor.

Source

America Hereldica