The Wilson Family Crest

Here we find a clear pedigree back to William Wilson of Wellsbourne, county Lincoln, Gentleman, who died in 1587, at Windsor, England, and has his tombstone in the chapel of this famous castle. His son, the Reverend William Wilson, D.D., a Canon of H. M.'s Royal Chapel, was buried there in 1615. His grandson, John Wilson, was born in 1588. His mother was a niece of the famous Puritan Archbishop Grindal. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Mansfield. He was the first pastor of the first church of Boston, where he settled, finally, in 1635. He was one of the members of Governor Winthrop's expedition. The Wilsons of Wellsbourne coat of arms is recorded in the Heralds Lincolnshire Visitations (1564-1592). The arms are found on the will of the Rev. John Wilson.

Family

Wilson

Motto

Motto (Of English origin): Res non verba.Deeds, not words.

Blazon

A Lion's Head, Erased, Argent, Guttée De Sang

Source

America Hereldica