. The genealogy of the Cushing family, an account of the ancestors and descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638. ompanying shield(Fig. 4), quoting as their authoritythe above mentioned HeraldicVisitation. The GovernmentOffice of Heraldry, London, isresponsible for the following state-ment :— No crest is found for the family but the quarter-ing is that of Dennier, an heiress of which family musthave married into that of Gushing ; Gushing, gules aneagle displayed argent ; Dennier, gules three dexterhands couped or, in bend sinister, a canton compony of8 az. and or. Fifth, the
. The genealogy of the Cushing family, an account of the ancestors and descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638. ompanying shield(Fig. 4), quoting as their authoritythe above mentioned HeraldicVisitation. The GovernmentOffice of Heraldry, London, isresponsible for the following state-ment :— No crest is found for the family but the quarter-ing is that of Dennier, an heiress of which family musthave married into that of Gushing ; Gushing, gules aneagle displayed argent ; Dennier, gules three dexterhands couped or, in bend sinister, a canton compony of8 az. and or. Fifth, the arms used byseveral American branches ofthe family for several genera-tions (Fig 5). These are theones recognized in MatthewsAmerican Armoury and BlueBook and in Groziers GeneralArmoury 1904. As notedabove, there is no authoritativerecord of the position of thehands in the quartering, so this arrangement may bejustifiable. We can only remark that the oldest carvingsor deeds always shew the hands bendwise and not erect. These differences that have been quoted must not beconsidered as throwing any doubt on the authenticity of. Fig. 5. 12 INTRODUCTION the Gushing Arms. This has been acknowledged byevery authority on heraldry, the direct descent from theCuahings of Norfolk whose arms are recognized inHeraldic Visitations is enough to establish their slight variations are due to the original inaccuratedescriptions which permit of variation according to theartists ideas. Crest and Motto. These of course are not hereditary and may beassumed by all who consider themselves entitled tolegally bear arms. The only crest widely used by the Cushings is thatin the frontispiece, which may described as follows:—Two lions gambs erased sable suporting a ducal coro-net or, from which hangs a human heart gules. This isthe one found on the Granary Burying Ground tablet. The motto Virtute et numine(by valor and divineaid) has also been in general use. GENEALOGY EARLY ANCESTRY The remote
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