"Gules, two lions passant guardant inpale or. Crest--A mermaid proper, a mirror in the sinister hand comb in dexter crined or."
In a manuscript written by Edward Mayes, son-in-law of Justice Lucius Q. C. Lamar:
The arms of the French Lamars were more intricate [than the English Lamars]. Blazon: Quarterly, azure, gules, argent and rest; in the first quarter a mullett of the third; in the second quarter a harp or; in the third quarter a rose leaved and stalked all proper; in the fourth quarter a dexter arm couped at shoulder embowed vambraced hand clasping sword all proper. Crest, Ducal helmet, affronte coronetted. Motto, a scroll bearing the following, 'Va T'en Aux Etoiles.'
Thomas J. Chappell, of Macon, Ga, kindly supplied me with a photograph of the above, and wrote: "The photo is from an ancient sheet of music, handwork, belonging to my mother"[Mrs. Loretto Lamar Chappell], "and tradition has it to represent the coat of arms" -- From which it would appear that there is an "ancient" tradition of noble descent, with the design of a coat of arms to back it. No research has been made to ascertain whether such a coat of arms is known to Franch heraldry.
Hazlehurst Beezer provided the copy of this manuscript page from Edward Mayes paper on this Lamar branch. She writes:
"This is the blazon of the picture that I have. It is also in one corner of the large Lamar chart that I have. In another corner there is this: Records of Annapolis, Md, 17th Nov 1663 describe coat of arms "Gules, two lions passant guardant inpale or. Crest--A mermaid pprs, a mirror in the sinister and a comb in dexter crined or."
Submitted by Louise Lamar Stewart, daughter of Henry J. Lamar. Thank you Louise!