Re: General Information on the Manley name origin.
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General Information on the Manley name origin.
Michael Manley 4/15/02
Mike, I have a brief history of the surname and the family origins on my site @ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chatsol/manley.htmhttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chatsol/manley.htm
The family "Arms" are, as suggested, owned not by the family, but by a specific individual.Each person in the family who earned the right to "Bear Arms" would have had a variant of the coat of arms or an entirely new one created specifically for himself.I have included at least 2 variations of the Manley/Manly coat and an expalination of the right to bear arms on my site @
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chatsol/heraldry.htmhttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chatsol/heraldry.htm
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chatsol/scroll.jpghttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chatsol/scroll.jpg
I hope you find some this of useful!Let me know when you start to research your lines (my e-mail has links provided on the site).I may or may not have information that is of use to you for your research.
Cathy Manly Sockol