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I have often received questions about Bowers Family Crests. I have some, but I am not sure of their origins, but here is a consolidation of what I know.

What what is the "true crest"? I do not believe there is a single crest for a family name, My understanding is that a family crest belongs to the family, not the surname. So there might be one Bowers with a crest emphasizing their heritage which is different than another Bowers family with a different heritage. Each generation may also modify their crest to add individual insignia and such, so it will even evolve over time.

Still, it is interesting to see various family crests. If you have one, feel free to post it here and include as much of the history of it as possible. Thanks!

-Ray

• The Bower Community Homestead has a page of Bower Heraldry at http://bowercommunity.com/homestead/heraldry.html and some crests on http://bowercommunity.com/homestead/gallery.html along with some historical information about them.
  
  

• This is a photo I took of a Bowers family crest on the front of an old photo album when I was at a family reunion in North Carolina back in July 2001. I have no clue about its origins, but if I get any additional information, I will try to post it.
  

• Bowers Family Crest from House of Names. I did a little searching on-line for a crest and found the following partial description from http://www.HouseofNames.com :
  • Bowers Family Crest, Coat of Arms, Origin Displayed: Scottish
    Spelling variations include: Bower, Bowre, Bowyr, Bowers, Bowyer, Beauer and many more. First found in Peebleshire where they were anciently seated in the old manor of Bower in the parish of Drummelzier.

    Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Henry Bower who settled in Virginia in 1637; Robert Bower settled in Virginia in 1698; John Bowers settled in Virginia in 1663; Jonas Bowers settled in Virginia in 1637.

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

    Motto Translated: To the mark.

    Suggested Readings for the name Bowers: "Hill Family of Early Central Texas-Bowers, Cole, McGehee, Michel, Roessler, Shelby" by Yates Michel Hill.

    Some noteworthy people of the name Bowers: Bathsheba bowers (c.1672-1718) American Quaker preacher
    

• The following crest with a bird on the shielf, was e-mailed to me from a guest some time ago. I have no information about its origins.
  

• The following is what appears to be a metal crest someone had e-mailed to me a few years ago. I have no other information on the origin.