GilbertGilbertArms of Otis Gilbert, High Sheriff of Devon, 1475
Otis Gilbert, High Sheriff of Devon, 1475; son of William of Compton; son of Wiliam Gilbert of Compton m. Eliz. Champernon.
ARMS- Argent, on a chevron sable, three roses of the field.
CREST- A squirrel cracking a nut proper.
MOTTO- Tenax Propositi.
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John S.Wurts, MAGNA CHARTA; ; Philadelphia, Brookfield Pub. Co.,1958. Part IV, p. 768. "... daughter of Sir Otes (Otho) Gilbert of Compton, sheriff of Devonshire in 1474, died 2 Feb 1494, whose family is said to have owned land in Devonshire since the days of Edward the Confessor."
Otis Gilbert, High Sheriff of Devon, 1475; son of William of Compton; son of Wiliam Gilbert of Compton m. Eliz. Champernon. Arms: Argent, on a chevron sable, three roses of the field. Crest: A squirrel cracking a nut proper. Motto: Tenax Propositi. [Chas Pierepont Henry Gilbert, 33 Riverside Drive, NY; see memo]