B33472-Kitson

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Name of the family:

Kitson

Blason:

Sa. three lucies nauriant ar. a chief or.

Crest(s):

A unicorn's head ar. attired and maned or, environed with palisadoes gold; Another, On a mount or, in flames ppr. a unicorn's head sa.

Info about the family:

Hengrave, co. Suffolk

Comment (Additional info):

This coat was granted 13 Feb. 1668, by Dethick, Garter, to Thomas Kitson, Esq., of Hengrave, being an alteration from the coat borne by his ancestors, which was confused, and greatly needed correction. The older coat (granted to Thomas Kitson, 14 April, 1527) was, sa. three lucies in pale ar. on a chief or, a lion ramp. of the first guttée d'or betw. two pellets, the dexter charged with a martlet, and the sinister with an anchor or.

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570

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