Very Early Goodryke or Godryke Arms

This seems as good a place as any other to start this work :-

Robert Godryke 1150.

Robert Goodryke  Born 1108. It appears from the visitation of Robert Glover, Somerset herald that the family flourished for several generations at NORTINGLEY (Norton by Leigh) (It was assumed I think at transcribing by Burke that this was County Somerset may be because it was the Somerset herald how ever not necessarily so) certainly the family were present in Chilcompton, Co. Somerset in very early times. Subsequent research shows that this may have been Norton by Leigh Co. Gloucestershire. So Henry moved into Lincolnshire at the time of his marriage, Henry being the third son of Robert Goodrick, of Norton by Leigh, with heiress, the daughter of Thomas Stickford, Esq., of Co. Lincoln. John Goodryke of Bolingbroke who died in 1493 was the fifth in descent from this Henry and it is this John that we can trace an unbroken line back to.

Arms being used about 1150. Arms. Argent two lions passant guardant sable.

Very early arms from around 1150 taken from a family tree.

It appears from the visitation of Robert Glover, Somerset herald that this part of the family flourished for several generations at NORTINGLEY or today Midsomer Norton (and the neighbouring Chilcompton), Co. Somerset.

From William Newton A display of Heraldry 1846, page 386, Augmentations on Chiefs for particular service.

Argent, on a fess gules, between two lions passant guardant sable, a fleur-de-lis between two crescents or, is borne by the name of Goodricke. These charges upon the fess are augmentations, it may be presumed, added to the paternal coat of the bearer, for valiant achievements against the Turks and Saracens, whilst serving in the French army, during the crusades; the crescents represent the enemy, and the fleur-de-lis the French banner, under which the first bearer of this augmented shield fought when he acquired the additional honour to his paternal armes.