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JOHNSON ARMS English Origins Coat of Arms: Blue with a gold cross between four arrow heads. Crest: A demi griffin. Motto: Nunquam non paratus. Motto Translated: Never unprepared. Danish Origins Coat of Arms: Description not available Crest: Description not available Swedish Origins Coat of Arms: Description not available Crest: Description not available Name variations: Johnson, Johnston, Johnstone, Johnstoun	JOHNSTON ARMS Scottish Origins Coat of Arms: A silver shield with a black saltire and three gold cushions on a red chief. Crest: A winged spur. Motto: Nunquam non paratus. Motto Translated: Never unprepared English Origins Coat of Arms: A silver shield with a black saltire and three gold cushions on a red chief. Crest: A winged spur. Motto: Nunquam non paratus. Motto Translated: Never unprepared. Clan Johnstone is one of the greatest Clans ever to inhabit the borders, an area renowned throughout Scotland for its lawlessness. A hardy people, the Johnstones fared well in their turbulent territory, quick to defend their family and possessions in the face of any aggression. The earliest recorded Johnstone appears in the 12th Century, a prominent border settler by the name of John Johnston. The Clan Johnstone soon rose to prominence, and by 1381 John's great-grandson had been appointed the Warden of the Western Marshes.
Motto and Slogan The original war cry or slogan of Clan Johnston/e of Annandale was "Light Thieves All," which was a demand to the enemy to dismount and surrender. This slogan was also used as the first motto in the Chief's arms in the early seventeenth century. Later, the Chief adopted the current motto, Nunquam Non Paratus, which means "Never Unprepared." Sometimes the Chief's present motto is translated as "Ready, Aye Ready" or simply "Aye Ready," which is also used as a slogan. http://www.clanjohnston.org/tartbadg.html	Clan Gunn Gallie, Gaunson, Georgeson, Henderson, Jameson, Jamieson, Johnson, Kean, Keens, MacComas, MacCorkill, MacCorkle, MacIan, MacKames, MacKeamish, MacKean, MacRob, MacWilliam, Mann, Manson, Nelson, Robison, Robson, Sandison, Swanson, Williamson, Wilson. Clan MacDonald Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan: Johnson, Kean, Keene. Clan MacDonald of Glencoe: Henderson, Johnson, Kean, Keene, MacHenry, MacIan, MacKean.

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JOHNSON / JOHNSTON

JOHNSON ARMS

English Origins
Coat of Arms:

Blue with a gold cross between four arrow heads.
Crest: A demi griffin.
Motto: Nunquam non paratus.
Motto Translated: Never unprepared.

Danish Origins

Coat of Arms: Description not available
Crest: Description not available

Swedish Origins

Coat of Arms: Description not available
Crest: Description not available

Name variations: Johnson, Johnston, Johnstone, Johnstoun

JOHNSTON ARMS

Scottish Origins
Coat of Arms: Johnston coat of arms

A silver shield with a black saltire and three gold cushions on a red chief.
Crest: A winged spur.
Motto: Nunquam non paratus.
Motto Translated: Never unprepared

English Origins
Coat of Arms:

A silver shield with a black saltire and three gold cushions on a red chief.
Crest: A winged spur.
Motto: Nunquam non paratus.

Motto Translated: Never unprepared.

Clan Johnstone is one of the greatest Clans ever to inhabit the borders, an area renowned throughout Scotland for its lawlessness. A hardy people, the Johnstones fared well in their turbulent territory, quick to defend their family and possessions in the face of any aggression.
The earliest recorded Johnstone appears in the 12th Century, a prominent border settler by the name of John Johnston. The Clan Johnstone soon rose to prominence, and by 1381 John's great-grandson had been appointed the Warden of the Western Marshes.

Motto and Slogan
The original war cry or slogan of Clan Johnston/e of Annandale was "Light Thieves All," which was a demand to the enemy to dismount and surrender. This slogan was also used as the first motto in the Chief's arms in the early seventeenth century. Later, the Chief adopted the current motto, Nunquam Non Paratus, which means "Never Unprepared." Sometimes the Chief's present motto is translated as "Ready, Aye Ready" or simply "Aye Ready," which is also used as a slogan. http://www.clanjohnston.org/tartbadg.html

Clan Gunn
Gallie, Gaunson, Georgeson, Henderson, Jameson, Jamieson, Johnson, Kean, Keens, MacComas, MacCorkill, MacCorkle, MacIan, MacKames, MacKeamish, MacKean, MacRob, MacWilliam, Mann, Manson, Nelson, Robison, Robson, Sandison, Swanson, Williamson, Wilson.
Clan MacDonald
Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan: Johnson, Kean, Keene. Clan MacDonald of Glencoe: Henderson, Johnson, Kean, Keene, MacHenry, MacIan, MacKean.

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