The Shute Family Crest

Colonel Samuel Shute, who succeeded Joseph Dudley as governor of Massachusetts (1716-1723), belonged to a family long settled in Co. Cambridge. He descended from Robert Shute of Hogginton, or Hollington, who was in 1579, created Second Baron of the Exchequer. Colonel Samuel Shute served under the Duke of Marlborough, and was wounded in one of the principal battles in Flanders. He died unmarried at the age of 80 (1742). His brother, John, was created, in 1720, Viscount Barrington. John, the son of Lord Barrington, married a daughter of Florentius Vassall. A sister of Governor Shute. Mary Shute, married Henry Yeamans. So that the Shutes were connected from the start with leading Massachusetts families.

Family

Shute

Blazon

A Griffin, Sejant, Or, Pierced In The Breast With A Broken Sword-Blade, Argent, Vulned, Gules.

Source

America Hereldica