Tribute to
Chuck Phipps, Sr.

In 2000, I found a vendor selling family histories and family crests. So, I purchased the Phipps family history from him and have added to my sight. I have also researched family crests and coats of arms and found a very useful sight (www.fleurdelis.com) that described all of the parts of a crest and how they change for each family member. So, in 2006, I created my family crest. I have also left the original version with the family history below.

The shield is divided into 3 fields, this division is called "Tierced in Pale Reverse".

The Colors:
Gold (Or) - Generosity and elevation of the mind
Silver or White (Argent) - Peace and sincerity
Blue (Azure) - Truth and loyalty
Green (Vert) - Hope, joy, and loyalty in love

The Symbols:
Cross Crosslet Fitchee - A combination of cross and sword; unshakeable faith
Arm (or Hand) in Armour or Embowed - A person with qualities of leadership
Mullet (Star) - Divine quality from above
Trefoil or Shamrock (three-leaved grass) - Perpetuity (endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity.)

The History of the name PHIPPS

The surname of PHIPPS was a baptismal name "the son of Philip" an ancient and still popular font name. The name was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Invasion of 1066. Many of the early names recorded in medieval documents denote noble families but many also indicate migration from the continent during, and in the wake of, the Norman Invasion of 1066. There was a constant stream of merchants, workmen and others arriving in England during this time.

In 1086 the Record of Great Inquisition of land of England, their extent, value, ownership and liabilities was made by order of William the Conqueror. It is known as the Domesday Book. Early records of the name mention William Fippe, 1277, Berkshire. Geoffrey Phipps was documented in the year 1332 in Wales. Roger Phippes registered at Oxford University in the year 1583. Christopher Phipp (Yeoman) was listed in the Wills at Chester in the year 1592. Henry Black and Mary Phips were married at St. George's, Hanover Square, London in the year 1765.

The acquisition of surnames in Europe during the past eight hundred years has been affected by many factors, including social class and social structure, naming practices in neighboring cultures, and indigenous cultural tradition. On the whole, the richer and more powerful classes tended to acquire surnames earlier than the working classes and the poor, while surnames were quicker to catch on in urban areas than in more sparsely populated rural areas. These facts suggest that the origin of surnames is associated with the emergence of bureaucracies. As long as land tenure, military service, and fealty were matters of direct relationship between a lord and his vassals, the need did not arise for fixed distinguishing epithets to mark out one carl from another. But as societies became more complex, and as such matters as the management of tenure and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to have a more complex system of nomenclature to distinguish one individual from another reliably and unambiguously. The name is also spelt Phipson. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory, Ulster King of Arms in 1884.

ARMS - Sable a trefoil within an orle of mullets argent

CREST - A lion's gamb sable holding a trefoil argent

MOTTO - VIRTUTE QUIES - Repose through valour

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