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Kitts Coat of Arms

A Presentation of the Kitts Coat of Arms showing the family's German heritage. Discusses the Kitts family in America, the meaning of the name, the history of the family crest and arms as well as provides further sources to research.

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Kitts Coat of Arms

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  1. Kitts Coat of Arms (German) www.thetreemaker.com Kitts-Germany Preview Version

  2. 1/3 of Kitts in America • According to Ancestory.com, over 1/3 of all Kitts live in either Virginia or Tennessee. • Most of the Kitts families in these states can trace roots back to one ancestor: John Kitts (Götz) who was born around 1730 and died in 1802.

  3. Kitts = English version of a German name • 3 times John Kitts, or his son, went by the German last name of Götz (or a version of it) John’s son is listed as Peter Götz when John’s grandson Jacob is baptized in 1794 John Kitts’ will is written in 1801 under the name John Gects John’s son is written as Peter Getz when he is made a constable in 1805 • John Kitts’ estate sale lists 3 Dutch (Deutsch) books as being sold in 1802

  4. What does Kitts and Götz mean? Kitts/Kitz probably associated with the Old High German word Kezzil meaning, “one who made or sold jugs, pottery.” In the late 1700s the surname Götz, and variations, being used by the Kitts family of Virginia and Tennessee. Götz (pronounced “gets”) is from Gottfried, combining the German for "God" (Gott) and “peace" (fried). Götz means “at peace with God” or “a good person.”

  5. Kitts Crest Documentation for the Kitts Coat of Arms design can be found in RietstapArmorial General. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield) is as follows: “D’arg. a la fasce de sa., acc. en chief d’uneaiglenaiss. de gu., mouv. de la fasce, et en base de troiscroixpattee de gu., 2 et 1.” When translated the Arms description is: “Silver: middle third black with a red eagle rising from the middle into the upper third and in base three red pattee crosses 2 over 1.” Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as: “Unetete et col d’aigle de gu.; entre un vol, d’arg. et de sa., chaqueaile ch.de cinq tourt. de gu., 1 et 2, 2.” A translation of the Crest description is: “A red eagle’s head between two wings, silver and black. on each wing is five red circles 1, 2, and 2.”

  6. Family Motto The Motto with the Kitts Coat of Arms is: “EX TENEBRIS AD LUMEN” (From The Darknesses To The Light)

  7. Sources • Ancestory.com • https://kittsgen.weebly.com/ • https://www.thetreemaker.com/

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