Yes, The color change if there are no specification written in the arms text. this is the basics. Yes, the Moor head /on Crest is for the campaigns against the Moors in Spain & Portugal There are several web sites on Heraldry that people can view. I have a program that makes Graphic of the Arms from the Arm text. BLAZON OF ARMS : Argent, on a bend gules three leopards' faces or. CREST : A moor's head, couped at the shoulders, fulfaced proper, wreathed about the temples. ORIGIN : England Dwight ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Coker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [Coker] John and Priscilla Coker, Brunswick Co, Va. - 1759 > dwight, > > > > another one I seen has three leopards on shield but instead of argent stripe behind them it blue. from my understand the moor's head stands for the war that this person fought in or what campaign they were at the time. > > > gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dwight Stipes > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Coker] John and Priscilla Coker, Brunswick Co, Va. - 1759 > > Hi, > This was posted back in 1993 > After having looked up a crest for COKER in "Fairbairn's Crests of the > Families of Great Britain and Ireland" compiled by James Fairbairn, revised > by Laurence Butters, I became curious about how the symbols were chosen. For > example, the following descriptions: > > COKER, Dors., a moor's head, affronte'e, ppr., wreathed, ar. and gu. > > COKER, Dors., a moor's head, in profile, sa., wreathed, ar and gu. > > COKER, Lewis, Esq., of Bicester, Oxon., a moor's head, in profile, > sa., wreathed, ar and gu. > > The book has pictures. The picture for the first description is a full face > view of what appears to be an African. The next two descriptions are > associated with the same picture - a side-view of a light (white?) skinned, > dark-haired man. > > Dwight > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Coker" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 4:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Coker] John and Priscilla Coker, Brunswick Co, Va. - 1759 > > > > pm, > > > > would you mind sending me a copy thru email of your coat of arms i want to > see if yourse is different then the one I was given from my understanding > and pictures I have seen there is 4 different coat of arms for coker's for > me it more of interest then anything. > > > > > > gary coker > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: pm > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Coker] John and Priscilla Coker, Brunswick Co, Va. - 1759 > > > > At 01:57 PM 4/23/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >I have a copy of the Coker coat of arms , it has been in the family for > > >some time , would be happy to share to anyone who want one , by computer > only . > > > Debbie N. > > Debbie; I would love to have a copy. > > Many Thanks, > > Pat M. > > [email protected] > > > > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > > Coker Querie Board > > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Coker > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more > from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > > Coker Querie Board > > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Coker > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > http://www.egroups.com/group/Coker/ > SUBSCRIBE: [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > http://www.egroups.com/group/Coker/ > SUBSCRIBE: [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >