B50741-Smith

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Name of the family:

Smith

Blason:

Or, a chev. cotised betw. two demi gryphons couped respecting each other in chief and a like gryphon in base sa.

Crest(s):

An elephant's head erased or, eared gu. and charged on the neck with three fleurs-de-lis, two and one az.

Motto:

Tenax et fidelis.

Info about the family:

co. Nottingham; granted to Thomas Smith, Esq., of Broxtow, co. Nottingham, of the town of Nottingham, and of Gaddesby, co. Leicester, High Sheriff of Notts 1717, and to the other issue male of his father, Thomas Smith. late of the town of Nottingham, and of Gaddesby, co. Leicester, deceased. From Thomas Smith, of Nottingham, the father of the grantee, have descended the Smiths, of Ashlyns, co. Herts, and Tresco Abbey, Scilly Isles; the Smiths, now Bromley, Barts.; the Smiths, Lord Carrington; the Smiths, of Woodhall Park, and of Sacombe Park, co. Herts; of Bramcote Hall, co. Notts; of Selsdon House, co. Surrey; of Hammerwood Lodge, East Grinstead; of Ashfold, Crawley, co. Sussex; of Shirley, co. Surrey, &c., &c.

Page in the book:

939

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