The Merrill Family Crest

John and Nathaniel Merrill-brothers-came from Salisbury, Co. Wilts, England, to Ipswich, Mass., in 1633, and settled at Newbury, in the same colony, among the first settlers of that town. They are said to be descended from the Huguenot family of de Merle, who escaped to England after the St. Bartholomew Day (August, 1572). This family of de Merle belonged to the Auvergne nobility, having had its ancestral estate near Place-de-Dombes, in that province. The emigrant made use of the arms we give which are different [although the crest is the same] from the Merrill arms as given by the English works of heraldry. We have seen imprints of the seal of one of the emigrant's grandsons, affixed to a deed dated 1726. The devices were exactly those we give.

Family

Merrill

Blazon

A Peacock's Head, Erased: Proper.

Source

America Hereldica