Examples of Boyd Coats-of-Arms
 Description of arms is below.
 
       An early Boyd Coat-of-Arms
 
  Arms found in  "History of Kilmarnock"  by
Archibald M'Kay, 1864.  In the bottom scroll
appear the word "goldberry".
 

The Kilmarnock Coat of Arms In the Peerage of Scotland the arms of the Kilmarnock family are thus described:  "Azure, a fesse cheque, argent and gules;  Crest, a dexter hand, couped at the wrist, erect, pointing with the thumb and the next two fingers, the others turning down; Supporters, two squirrels proper;  Motto, Confido, I trust." on the lower scroll, however, of various prints of the arms, such as the one above (by M'Kay), the word  "Goldberry" usually appears; but of its real meaning we have met with no explicit explanation.  We venture an opinion of it and have found another mention of it in Robertson's "Ayrshire Families".  Many of the mottoes on the armorial bearings of our ancient nobility had their origin in some particular war-cry, or singular heroic deed.  The word in question therefore, may have been adopted in commemoration of the bravery of Sir Robert Boyd, who according to tradition, when engaged at the battle of Largs, attacked and defeated, with a little band of fearless followers, a strong detachment of Norwegians, at a place called Goldbery, or Goldberry Hill, a few miles south of the main battle.            From Archibald M'Kay, 1864.

           Arms found in de Brets Peerage
 
                 Arms of Robert, Lord Boyd
 
 
    Arms of (the late) Dr. Frederick Tilghman Boyd
 
 

Arms of Warren John Boyd of New Zealand
 
 

Seal of Robert, Lord Boyd, 1460 as found
      in M'Kays "History of Kilmarnock".
 

                   Swords and Tartan from
                              Ralph G. Boyd
                      Strongsville, Ohio

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