This is my family crest...from Wales.
Here is some info on it :
WALES
Coat of Arms: Silver with a black chevron between three Cornish choughs.
Crest: A Cornish chough.
Motto: I dduw bo'r diolch
Motto Translated: To God be thanks
Spelling variations include: Thomas, Tomas, MacThomas, FitzThomas, Thomasett and others.
First found in Breconshire where they claim descendance from Owen Glendower, Lord of Glyndwyrdwy, Prince of South Wales.Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Henry Thomas who settled in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in 1685; Jacob Thomas a carpenter of St. John's, Newfoundland, settled in 1794; Evan Thomas settled in Virginia in 1653.
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