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Our Family History
The John Roan School still exists in Greenwich England. That is our family crest, the three stags. I don't know why John seems to have dropped the e in Roane. Regardless, we are descendants of his brother Robert. I just wanted you to see the crest. The students still wear the crest on their uniforms today. Burke's General Armory describes the crest as "A naturally colored stag's head, jagged, holding a gold acorn with green leaves, in it's mouth."
Our lineage starts here in Chaldon, Surry County England. From there we go to Essex County Virginia and North Carolina.