A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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of Dunmore ; which Robert was the first of the family of JFintry.. His arms, in
the old Books of Blazons, are or, on a chief indented sable, three escalops of the
first. But, by our modern Blazons, the indenting of the chief is as large as piles,
and surrounded with the double tressure of Scotland, as a badge of their descent
from the royal family, and so carried by the branches of this family.
GRAHAM of Claverhouse, a younger son of Fintry, of whom was lineally descended
John Viscount of DUNDEE, who carried or, three piles waved sable, within a
double tressure counter-flowered gules, and, on a chief of the second, three escalops
of the first.
GRAHAM of Duntroon, descended of Claverhouse, carries the same, but ingrails
the chief for his difference ; crest, a flame of fire issuing out of the torce : motto,'
Recta sursutn. L. R.
GRAHAM of Pottento, another cadet of Claverhouse, gives the same, but makes
the chief indents for his difference ; crest, a flame of fire issuing out of the torce,
proper : motto, Semper
sursum. L. R.
Sir JOHN GRAHAM of Gogar, or, a cross croslet issuing out of a crescent gules,
within a double tressure flowered and counter-flowered sable, on a chief of the last,
three escalops of the first.
Sir WILLIAM GRAHAM of Claypots, or, three piles issuing from a chief sable,
charged with three escalops of the first, and in base a rose gules, all within a double
tressure counter-flowered of the last.
Sir WILLIAM GRAHAM of Ballargus carries the same, but, in place of the double tres-
sure, he had a bordure azure : Which last three gentlemen, says Mr Workman, a
famous herald, were descended of Fintry, and were knighted with Sir David Her-
ring of Lethendy, by John Earl of Mont rose, Chancellor and Viceroy to King
James VI. the first day of 1
May 1604, to which he was a witness, as in his MS.
JAMES GRAHAM of Monargan, a second son of Fintry, or, three piles sable, on a
chief of the last, as many escalops of the first, all within a double tressure coun-
ter-flowered gules, and a crescent for difference ; crest, a flame of fire issuing out
of the torce or wreath, proper : motto, Nunquam deorsum. N. R.
GRAHAM of Inchbrakie, the first of this family was Robert, a younger son of
William first Earl of Montrose, killed at the battle of Flodden. Inchbrakie gives
for arms, or, a dike (or wall) fesse-ways, broken down in some places, and in base,
a rose gules, on a chief sable three escalops of the first. The dike (or wall)
here
is assumed not only to difference, but to perpetuate the valiant action of Graham
beforementioned, in throwing down the wall and ditch, which the Romans made
betwixt Forth and Clyde, to keep out the Scots, which is to this day called
Graham's Dike ; crest, a hand holding a : garland, proper motto, A Deo victoria.
N.R.
MUNGO GRAHAM of Gorthy, descended of Inchbrakie, or, three roses within a
bordure gules, on a chief sable, as many escalops of the field ; crest, two arms
issuing from a cloud erect, and lifting up a man's skull incircled with two branches
of a palm tree, and over the head a marquis's coronet : motto, Sepulto viresco.
R.
GRAHAM of Grahamshall, descended of Gorthy, or, a lion rampant azure, between
three roses gules, and on a chief sable, as many escalops of the first ; crest, a
lion couchant under a sword in pale, proper : motto, Nee temere nee timide. N. R.
GRAHAM of Brackness, descended of Inchbrakie, or, a lion's paw erased and
erected between three roses gules, and, on a chief sable, as many escalops of the first ;
i rest, a lion's paw, as the former, grasping a sword erected in pale, proper: motto,
v/r temere nee timide. L. R.
GRAHAM of Bachlavy, descended of Inchbrakie, or, a stag 'current between three
roses gules, on a chief sable, as many escalops of the first. L. R.
JOHN GRAHAM of Killearn, descended of William Graham, Rector of Killearn,
lawful son of William second Earl of Montrose, and Lady Janet Keith, daughter of
William Earl Marischal of Scotland ; quarterly, first and fourth or, on a chief
sable , three escalops of the first for Graham ; second and third, argent, three roses,
gules, for the title of Montrose ; and, on a chief of the last, three pallets or, as
descended by the mother from Keith Earl Marischal ; crest, a falcon killing a stork,,
proper : motto, Memor esto. L. R. and Plate of Achievements^