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The distinguished house of Peters is an ancient lineage, comprising several noble branches of divergent agnation, established across England, the Netherlands, and Germany. The patronymic Peters, of English or Scandinavian derivation, denotes descent from Peter, a name introduced into England by the Norman conquest and renowned as that of the apostle Simon bar Jonah, brother of Andrew and founder of the Church in Rome. The appellation Peter, signifying stone or rock from the Greek 'petros', itself a rendering of the Aramaic 'kefa', was chosen for its emblematic import, as affirmed in the scriptural passage, "And I say unto thee that thou art Peter and on this stone I will build my Church", Mathew xvi. The surname was widely adopted throughout medieval Christendom and its Spanish form is Perez. Early records, dating to the tenth century, attest to a Petrus, while the name’s prevalence in America is attributed to English and Scandinavian settlers, notably William Peters of Virginia. ...
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BlazonPeters
1. Crest of family: Peters
Language of the text: English
Argent, a butterfly proper per pale.
Coat of Arms of family Peters (Holland). Bibliographic source: "Armorial Gènèral" by J. B. Rietstap – Second edition, revised and expanded.
Party per pale; 1st. or, a demi-eagle sable issant from sinister; 2nd. party per fesse; a. sinople, a fleur-de-lys or; b. sinople, an acorn leaved or.
Coat of Arms of family Peters, Oldeholtpade (Friesland). Bibliographic source: "Armorial Gènèral" by J. B. Rietstap – Second edition, revised and expanded.
Or, a lion ramp. sa. on a chief of the last three mascles of the first. Crest-A swan, reguard. ppr. gorged with a ducal coronet sa. reposing the dexter foot on a mascle or.
Coat of Arms of family Peters (London; granted 1748). Bibliographic source: "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales" by Sir Bernard Burke, London 1884
Or, three roses gules. Crest: an arm holding a rose sprig proper.
Coat of Arms of family Peters (Black Friars, Canterbury, co. Kent). Bibliographic source: "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales" by Sir Bernard Burke, London 1884
Or, a lion ramp. sa. on a chief of the last three mascles of the first.
Coat of Arms of family Peters (London; granted 1748). Bibliographic source: "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales" by Sir Bernard Burke, London 1884
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