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In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forests of the Pine Barrens in South Jersey. [ 1] The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. The common description is that of a bipedal ...
Baas – The Boss. Bakker – Baker. Beek, van – From the brook. Beekhof – garden brook. Beenhouwer – Butcher. Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain. Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of birch trees. Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. descended from woodcutters ( lumberjacks) Boer, de – the Farmer.
Shield: per pale Or and Gules, in dexter a greyhound rampant contourny and in sinister two bars embattled-counterembattled, all counterchanged. Crest: a greyhound rampant between two wings, the dexter Gules, the sinister Or. [6] Arms of William Henry Harrison, 9th president, 1841. Shield: Or, on a fess Sable three eagles displayed Or, a ...
Siblings. Joe Biden is the oldest of four siblings in a Catholic family, followed by his younger sister Valerie Biden Owens (born 1945), and two younger brothers, James Brian "Jim" Biden (born 1949) and Francis William "Frank" Biden (born 1953). [ 2]: 9 [ 55] Valerie was one of the campaign managers for Joe Biden's presidential campaigns.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges. Top: North American design Bottom: PAL/Japanese region design. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System has a library of 1,737 official releases, of which 722 were released in North America plus 4 championship cartridges, 522 in Europe, 1,948 in Japan, 231 on Satellaview, and 13 on SuFami Turbo. 295 releases are common to all regions, 148 were ...
The boar's head was a part of the family crest of James Oglethorpe, and is a symbol of fighting spirit and hospitality so deeply a part of Georgia's heritage and the spirit of the corps of cadets at the University of North Georgia. [122] All Saints' Church in Cranham, where Oglethorpe was buried, was rebuilt c. 1871. However, the new church ...
The Ames family is one of the oldest and most illustrious families of the United States. [1] The family's branches are descended from John Ames, the son of a 17th-century settler of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Numerous public and private works throughout the U.S. are named after family members, including the city Ames, Iowa, and the NASA ...
The Stirlings of Keir had acquired the lands of Keir in Perthshire in the mid 15th century when Prince James, son of James II of Scotland rebelled against his father and Sir William Stirling of Keir was one of his supporters. [2] Sir William Stirling's descendant, Sir Archibald Stirling of Keir was a prominent lawyer who supported the king ...