This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Blh.2ACEB/303.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Barbara, There are several books on Coat of Arms. They suggest that they only belong to one person, and that is the person that earned them. Each person has to establish their own. Check your local library for these books. I had one done up before I found out who it belonged to, and only belonged to him and no one else. (Hope this saves you some time and money). Nancy