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Thanks so much, KGarrad!! I appreciate you explaining it all to me. And that website is useful as well.

So since this is a coat of arms, how would one go about determining which member of the Betts family this belonged to? Or could it have been for multiple male descendants?

Thank you!

A quick Google search of "betts family" shows this link: https://www.billputman.com/Betts.pdf
Does this line up with the other history about the Betts who founded Guilford, Connecticut?

Many thanks, as always!

Thank you all for your incredible help!! This is more information than I ever expected to receive!! If I may ask some follow up questions, please.

What is argent, or, and NB?

So I guess the consensus is that this crest belongs to the Betts family? Where did you look up those details about the family themselves? It's just that, when I have a historical item and I know who/what family it belongs to, I like to know as much about them as possible so that I can know and appreciate them better.

Also, this may be a simple question, but can you please explain the parts of the coats of arms to me? Is the sable the diagonal line that the flowers are on? What are cinquefoil gules? What does "Issuant from a ducal coronet or a buck's head gules attired or gorged argent" mean? Is that quoted directly from the book? I apologize for the simple nature of these questions, but I am a newbie when it comes to this.

And also, the Betts family came to America before 1687, but at the very latest then, correct? Or is 1639 more accurate?

Any idea where I can find out more about the family, and can possible look for those two names I have so I can look for a link between the book itself and the family? Can you possibly make out the second name on that book inscription?

Thank you!!

Hi Annie!

I have no idea what surnames would be associated with it. This was found in the pages of an antique book called "Songs of the Heart" published in New York in 1872. The book was a gift for Christmas 1871 to 'Katie' from someone whose name I cannot identify. Please see the attached pictures to. Thanks!