The Coat of Arms and Horner Heraldry

The Coat of Arms was initially presented to Sir John Horner by Queen Elizabeth I. There are three crests given to the Horner name in England.  The crest shown here is from Yorkshire.  Click here to view another Horner Coat of Arms.

Coat of Arms were developed in the Middle Ages as a means of identifying warriors in battle and tournaments. The present function of the Coat of Arms (although still one of identity) serves more to preserve the traditions that arose from its earlier use.

Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. The Coat of Arms illustrated herein was drawn by an heraldic artist from information recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Our research indicates that there are often times a number of different Coats of Arms recorded for a specific surname. When possible we select and translate the Coat of Arms most representative of your surname or its variant for illustration.

The HORNER Coat of Arms hereby illustrated is officially documented in Rietstap Armorial General.

The name Horner is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name was given to a person who was a person who carved objects out of horn or made musical instruments.

Spelling variations include: Horner, Hornere & Horners.

First found in Somerset where they held a family seat from very early times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Horner settled in Virginia in 1623; James and Roger Horner settled in Virginia in 1638; Thomas Horner settled in the Barbados in 1680 with his wife, two children, and servants.

(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)

Motto Translated: I contend against adversity.

Suggested Readings
"The Ancestors, Families and Descendants of George Edward Richardson and His Wife, Eva Horner" by Helen Richardson Kluegel, "Our Horner Ancestors, William of Fayette County, Pa., Son of Thomas of Baltimore County, Md., Family Genealogy ca. 1700-1973. Allied Lines: Preston-Gilbert-Mitchell-West-Snively-Bumgarner-Swearingen-Moore" by Virginia Horner Hinds.