Grafted Trees™ Genealogy

Swales
Nationality: England

 Swale, Swales. --- Local:  (1) 'of Swallow Hill,' a hamlet near
 Barnsley, co. Yorks.  At least there is evidence in favour of this
 view.  (2) 'At the Swale,' from residence beside the river of that
 name, whence Swaledale.  Doubtless this will be deemed the more
 satisfactory solution.  Swales is the genitive form; cf. Williams,
 Jones, Brooks, Styles, etc.  The first reference is in Darton, the
 parish in which Swallow Hill lies.
   Isabella de Swahill, 1379 : P. T. Yorks. p. 88.
   Robertus de Swaloughill, 1379 : ibid. p. 51.
   Richardus Swale, 1379 : ibid. p. 70.
	Thomas de Swale, 1379 : ibid. p. 252.
	1754, Married -- Matthew Swales and Dorothy Johnson : St. Geo. Chap.
		Mayfair, p. 273
	MDB. (West Rid. Yorks), 15 7; West Riding Court Dir., 6, z?.

	Source: Bardsley, Charles Wareing. A Dictionary of English and
	Welsh Surnames With Special American Instances. Baltimore:
	Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Originally published London, 1901

 Above are two versions of one of several coat of arms awarded to
 a member of the Swale(s) family.  Although no coat of arms applies to a
 family, rather to an individual, this coat of arms may have belonged
 to one of our ancestors.  Click on either image for a larger
 (download-able) version.

 Arms: Azure, a fess nebuly argent.
 Crest: A greyhound courant ermine collared azure.
 Motto: Jesu, esto mihi Jesus. (Jesus, be my Savior/Healer.)

 Color Key:
 Silver or White (Argent): Peace and sincerity.
 Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty.
 Ermine (white with black spots): Represents fur; Dignity.

 Source: Burke's The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

Zhao
Nationality: China

 The traditional written form of the name is 趙.
 The simplified written form of the name is 赵.

 The Zhao family name is a very ancient and honored Chinese name.  It
 was the family name of the Song dynasty emperors from C.960AD to
 C.1276AD.  Not coincidentally, it is the first name on the list of
 "100 family names" compiled during the Song dynasty.  The images above
 are of the traditional and simplified forms of this name,
 respectively.  The character for the family name was sometimes used in
 ancient China in the form of a flag or banner for a family or clan.
 Along with the seal or "chop" which was used in place of a signature
 to identify an individual or office, these characters served some of
 the purposes of the family crest used in Europe.  The "chop" above is
 of a famous painter with the Zhao family name. The traditional form of
 the Zhao character, in what is called "seal style" can be seen in the
 upper right corner.