Origin:
English
Spelling variations include: Howe, Howes, How, and
others.
First
found in Berkshire where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity
seated with manor and estates in that shire.
Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Sarah Howe
settled in Boston in 1635, along with Isaac, Ephraim, Elizabeth, Edward, and
William and others.
Coat
of Arms: Silver
with a chevron between three black griffins heads.
Crest: A unicorn emerging from a crown.
Motto: Stat fortuna domus
Motto Translated: The fortune of the house remains
This
information above was obtained from the Swyrich
website, for now we will be dealing with the ancestors and descendents of:
TBA
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