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Nelson Lapham 9/26/05
Hugh steered you right, but forgot to mention - there are about 6,000 companies that would be more than happy to sell you a "Family" coat of arms or cerst for $19.95 and up. It is one of the seamier sides of genealogy.
Most of the time most of the C of A's were issued to someone who had that surname, but some of the companies had generic C of A's to use when they couldn't find one that had been issued to anyone with a particular surname. After all, they shouldn't dissapoint a customer, especially if he ordered the $39.95 walnut plaque. A red quarter here, a lion there, a couple of green stripes and voila - the Lapham (or Pack, or Wycowski) family coat of arms!
There are hundreds of family histories out there with bogus C of A's on the title plate.
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