The Prevost Family Crest

The Prevosts, Seigneurs de la Javelière and de la Simonie, in the province of Poictou, France, emigrated, for religious motives, to Geneva, Switzerland, where the family still exists and prospers. A branch of the same stock removed to the protestant Netherlands, and, later, to North America, where they also prospered. We have imprints of seals and letters, a century old, received from the European branch of the family, and leaving no possible doubt as to the connection. The Prevosts, English baronets, of county Herts, descending from Sir George Prevost, Governor-general of Canada, a hundred years ago, bear the same arms, and are considered as close relations by both the Swiss and American branches. The mural crown in the crest is sometimes replaced by a marquess' coronet.

Family

Prevost

Blazon

Out Of A Mural Crown, Or, A Demi-Lion, Rampant, Azure.

Source

America Hereldica