B46957-Ricketts

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Name of the family:

Ricketts

Blason:

Erminois on a chev. betw. three roses gu. two swords in chev. ppr. pommels and hilts or, their points crossing each other in saltire, the dexter surmounting the sinister.

Crest(s):

An arm embowed habited erminois, charged on the arm with two roses gu. cuffed az. the hand ppr. grasping a scymitar ar. hilt and pommel or.

Motto:

Quid verum atque decens.

Info about the family:

Jamaica and Combe, co. Hereford; granted 3 Nov. 1773; William Ricards, as the name was originally spelt, served at the conquest of Jamaica, holding a captain's commission in 1665, which commission being made out to Ricketts, he and his descendants have ever since so designated themselves; one of his sons, William, founded the family of Ricketts in North America; and another, George, settled at Canaan, in Jumaica, and was Major-General of the Militia of the colony ; his grandson. Geobqs Crawford Ricketts, Barrister-at-law, became Attorney-General and Member of Council at Jamaica, and returning to England in 1802, purchased soon after the estate of Combe, co. Hereford; he m. the youngest dau. of Nicholas Boubke, Esq., and was father of Thomas Rourke Ricketts, Esq., of Combe, whose Bon is George CaAwtonD Ricketts, Esq., of Combe From William Henry Ricicktts, a younger son of Major-General George Ricketts, of Canuan, descends Viscount St. Viticmt

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