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Please be aware that there is more than one coat of arms for this surname. If you would like this particular coat of arms, you must describe it on your order form. If you don't describe it on your order form, we will provide you with the oldest coat of arms on record for this surname, which may or may not be the one pictured above. Also, the heraldry images on this website are copyrighted. Please email me if you would like permission to use the image pictured above on a website. Origins English Brief Family History Spelling variations include: Brigg, Briggs, Brigge and others. First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Clement Briggs who settled in Plymouth Mass. in 1621; Walter Briggs of Scituate, Massachusetts in 1643; Seth Briggs settled in Virginia in 1635; James Briggs settled in St. Christopher in 1635. Motto: Fortiter et Fideliter. Motto Translated: Boldly and faithfully. Crest: A gold pelican vulning herself on the gold stump of a tree, sprouting. Coat of Arms: A silver shield with three red inescutcheons, each with a bend vair, all within a blue border engrailed. |