Vernon Eugene Martin

Luke William Martin, grandson of Vernon Eugene Martin, and son of Ian Oliver Martin:

Coats of arms are a form of property and may rightfully be used only by the male-line descendants of the individual to whom it was first granted or allowed. But all legitimate male descendants, regardless of birth order, can use the arms. Each son used his paternal coat of arms with the addition of a small marking called cadency marks, which identified which son he was. The label represents the first, or oldest, son; the crescent (moon) usually represents the second son; the molet, or a star of five points, represents the third son; a martlet or bird represents the fourth son; an annulet represents the fifth son; a fleur-de-lys represents the sixth son; and a rose represents the seventh son. Once the father died the eldest son removed the label and carried the arms of his father. During the Middle Ages, a woman was allowed to wear her father’s or husband’s coat of arms only in the form of a broach. https://genealogie.quebec/stemma4web/info/38672