Good Afternooon!!! That is what I had found many years ago. In fact the Maupin coat of arms that appeared in a magazine had a crown on the female side indicating that the wife was of a Royal family. As mentioned earlier this is untrue. William -----Original Message----- From: R&SB <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] Re: Via Family coat of arms >Do some reading on 'coat of arms' first. They were rare, unique to an >individual and did not actually belong to a 'family'. 99% of the family >'coat of arms' you see are fakes. > > >Sue > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:03 PM >Subject: Re: [VIA-L] Re: Via Family coat of arms > > >> I would like to have the coat of arms. Thanks for sharing! >> >> Mark Via >> > >