The Rasay Family Crest

The founder of the family of Rasay, or Rasey, in America, was Malcolm Macleod, youngest brother of John Macleod, Laird of Rasay, who came to this country in 1753, and purchased land near Bennington, Vt., where he died and was buried in 1777. On his tombstone was engraved the inescutcheon we give, which was granted by the Young Pretender to the Macleods of Rasay, in recognition of the free and courageous hospitality offered him by the famous Malcolm, a cousin of the Clan Chief, and an intimate and devoted companion of the unfortunate Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It will be remarked that the coat of arms given by Burke, as that of the Rasays, is quite different from the one we reproduce-the inescutcheon even put aside. In fact, the Burke shield was granted in 1772 to some Macleod, who probably gave particular cause for satisfaction to the Hanoverian Dynasty, whilst the devices we give-and which were found on the colonist's seal-are acknowledged in Papworth's Ordinary of Arms as the anci

Family

Rasay

Motto

Luceo, non uro.I shine, I do not burn.Quocunque jeceris, stabit.Wherever you may cast it it will stand.

Blazon

A Demi-Raven, Sable, Issuing From A Ducal Coronet, Or.

Source

America Hereldica