WATKINS LIBRARY

WATKINS FAMILY CREST

    Crest: Out of an Eastern Coronet or Griffin's head rules. The griffin denotes
Valor and Vigilance.

    Blazon of Arms: Azure a fesse between three leopards faces jessant-de-lis
(crest)

Source: Burk's General Armory, p.10820

   Translation: The leopard swallowing a Flerr-de-llis signifies the lion of English   arms swallowing the lily of the French coat. This represents Edward III
victorious campaigns in France.

The Colors: Azure (blue), is said to donate Loyalty, Gold is for Generosity,
Red is magananimity.

    Leopards: The leopards heads are said to represent a valiant and hardy warrior.

Motto of Life: Vivae via virtus, translated, Virtue is the Way.

Notes:

Fesse:  Hearaldy of a horizontal band forming the middle third of a shield.

Fleur-de-lis: The coat of arms of the former French Royal Family.

Magnanimity: The state of being magnanimous meaning "noble in mind
   and generous in overlooking injury or insult, rising above pettiness or meaness.

World wide there are an estimated 130,000 householes with the Watkins
surname and 400,000 people with the name. In the United States alone, there
are an estimated 70,000 Watkins householes with an estimated total
population of over 200,000.

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