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Jerry Arnold McAfee
Registration number 20141207A
This certifies that the heraldic arms of Jerry Arnold McAfee which honor his 4th great grandfather John McDuffee (McAfee) of Islay are registered as an original design and described by the blazon below
Arms: Per fess Azure and Or in chief a claymore sword Proper palewise point to base and in base a lymphad Sable, her oars shipped, sails furled Argent, with three flag Gules.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors a demi-lion rampant Sable grasping in its dexter paw a torch fired Proper.
Mantling: Azure doubled Or.
Motto: Christus enim regis et patriae (For Christ the King and Country)
McAfee (McDuffee)
Design Rationale
The lymphad at sail represents Hebrides islands to honor the armiger's fourth great grandfather from County Argyll, Scotland and Ballymagarry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Scottish Claymore sword represents the family's Highland clan origin. The flaming torch in sable demi-rampant lion's dexter paw represents the armiger's objective to be a light in this world.
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Jerry Arnold McAfee
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