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Deborah Michelle Pennington

Walton, Kentucky, United States of America
Grant of Arms, with differences to William David James Pennington
March 20, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 339

Arms of Deborah Michelle Pennington

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Blazon

Arms

Argent a saltire Vert between four peonies slipped and leaved, flowers inward proper;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet erablé Or, a loon rising proper holding in its beak an ear of wheat Or;

Motto

TRUTH • ENDURANCE • FAITH;


Symbolism

Arms

The red peony is a popular symbol of Serbia, used extensively in embroidered decoration. It thus refers to Mrs. Pennington’s maternal heritage from Serbia.

Crest

The loon alludes to the childhood summers Mrs. Pennington spent in Ontario cottage country.

Motto

Not applicable.