The Via family coat of arms in REAL. I did primary research in Holland and France in their national genealogical libraries and found the oldest coat of arms books included the VIA family coat of arms which I believe was given to a particular VIA prominent family. In the 1300's the Via family in France, before the Huguenot persecution two Via men held prominent positions in the church as relatives who were appointed to be Bishops. This coat of arms was given to a particular Via family but which one I do not know. Leon Via