~Coat of Arms/Crests~

It is a popular misconception that the word 'crest' describes a whole coat of arms or any heraldic device, it does not. A crest is a specific part of a full achievement of arms: the three-dimensional object placed on top of the helmet.
Do coats of arms belong to surnames?
No, there is no such thing as a "coat of arms for a surname". Many people of the same surname will often be entitled to completely different coats of arms, and many of that surname will be entitled to no coat of arms. Coats of arms belong to individuals. For any person to have a right to a coat of arms they must either have had it granted to them or be descended in the legitimate male line from a person to whom arms were granted or confirmed in the past.
"We are not trying to imply that any of the
Coats Of Arms shown on these pages have been
granted to THIS FAMILY, as this research has not
been attempted as yet. The Thomas Coats Of Arms
are shown as a matter of interest only."

~Thomas Coat of Arms~

There are several Coat-Of-Arms for the Thomas Family,
below are a few, there are probably more
~Thomas (Bromley, Co., Kent, originally of Branton Co., Cumberland)
Argent - A fess dancette sable between three Cornish choughs proper.
Crest - A demi-leopard rampant proper holding in both feet a baton erect.
~Thomas
Argent - A fess dancette gules between three Cornish choughs rising proper.
Crest - A Cornish chough rising proper between two spears erect.
Motto - Honestas Optima Politia - Honesty is the Best Policy.
~Thomas (Tregolls Co., Cornwall )
Argent - Two swords in saltire proper, hilts and pomels or, in chief, a bunch of grapes of the second, leaved and stalked vert.
Crest - Three arrows, two in saltire and one in pale proper banded gules.

~Description of Terms used in the Coat of Arms~

Argent - refers to the color silver and white and denotes purity and innocence.
Fess - refers to a broad band of other color or metal crossing the
shield horizontally, whose width is one-third the width of the shield.
Dancette - is similar to indented, but with much deeper indentations.
Sable - refers to the color black.
Cornish Choughs - refers to crow like birds, with red beaks and legs,
extant in Cornwall.
Proper - refers to any animal, vegetable or inanimate object, when
tinctured in it's natural color.
Rampant - is applied to animals when in erect position, standing on
left hid leg, with both fore legs raised, the right above the left.
Or - refers to the color gold or yellow.
Gules - refers to the color red.
Saltire - refers to an emblem like a St. Andrews Cross drawn diagonally.
Chief - refers to a figure occupying the upper third part of the shield.
Vert - refers to the color green.

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