. America heraldica : a compilation of coats of arms, crests and mottoes of prominent American families settled in this country before 1800 . Crest : On a branch of a tree,lying fessways [at the dexter endsome sprigs, vert], a raven, wingsexpanded, sable. Rev. Lawrence B. Thomas : Genealogical Notes, 1877. Sir Bernard Burke : The General Armory of England,etc., 1884. W. Berry : Encydopcedia Heraldica, 1828. Papworth and Morant: An Ordinary of British Ar-morials, 1874. Cbester Leonard Chester of Blabie, Co. Leicester,England, of the same family as Sir RobertChester [tempo. Henry VHL], came over
. America heraldica : a compilation of coats of arms, crests and mottoes of prominent American families settled in this country before 1800 . Crest : On a branch of a tree,lying fessways [at the dexter endsome sprigs, vert], a raven, wingsexpanded, sable. Rev. Lawrence B. Thomas : Genealogical Notes, 1877. Sir Bernard Burke : The General Armory of England,etc., 1884. W. Berry : Encydopcedia Heraldica, 1828. Papworth and Morant: An Ordinary of British Ar-morials, 1874. Cbester Leonard Chester of Blabie, Co. Leicester,England, of the same family as Sir RobertChester [tempo. Henry VHL], came over toConnecticut, where he was buried in 1648. The devices we give are found on a seal usedby one of his descendants. Colonel John Chester,who distinguished himself at Bunker Hill. Arms : Ermine, on a chief,sable, a griffin, passant, or,armed, Crest : A dragon, passant,argent. Motto : Vincit qiiipatitur.[He conquers who suffers,] Heraldic Journal, II., 44. Nichols History of Leicestershire, IV., pi. II., §2. Bonds History of Watertown, Mass., 7JJ. HinmanS Connectic-ut Settlers, §57. New England Historical and Genealogical Regis-ter, XXII., 338. Sir Bernard Burke : The General Ar^nory of England,etc., 1884. The Book of Family Crests, II., 95. AMERICA HERALDICA 113 IDopkins These arms present a special interest, as theywere granted by the Royal Government, in1764, to an American citizen. Captain JosephHopkins, of Maryland. He cannot positively be indentified, but wasprobably the Captain Hopkins mentioned in theDiary of the Siege of Detroit, in MunselFs His-torical Series, No. 4. The editor, Mr. F. , appends a note stating that the saidCaptain Hopkins had charge of a Company ofRangers, and in the numerous skirmishes and sor-ties that occurred during the siege is often men-tioned as having had the command. Cheymew fami
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