Hello Everyone, Now that the activities of the holiday weekend are over, I would like to take the time to properly thank Iain Laird of England and his friend at the Lyon Court for their help in tracing the ownership of the coat of arms. Now we know that it belonged to William Laird of Glenhuntley, Scotland 1777. Robert here are my comments regarding the statement "Now to further invalidate the Laird "crest". " What determines the authenticity of a Coat of Arms? The age? Whether or not it was granted in the middle ages? Iain's report from the Lyon Court indicates that the Coat of Arms "is" authentic. This new revelation does not invalidate the Coat of Arms, instead it places a name and date to the crest. However, the year 1777 clearly indicates that the coat of arms does not have a historical background that dates back to the middle ages. This is a somewhat disappointing revelation, but does not take away the fact that a coat of arms was granted. One of the misconceptions that was always posed in the coat of arms debates, was that the Laird Family Association, and the Laird's on this list were trying to claim the "right" to the Coat of Arms, as their family crest. As all of you know, this statement is not true. No one on this list ever claimed that the Coat of Arms was a family crest belonging to everyone who has the Laird name in their ancestry. Anyone who knows anything at all about genealogy or Heraldry, knows that a Coat of Arms is granted to the bearer, and only he has the right to the Coat of Arms. The circumstances behind the right to bear the coat of arms does not determine it's authenticity. Sincerely, Patricia Laird Howard