This historiography was prepared individually for the
McNabney surname on January 22, 1974 at the request of
Mr. Robert McNabney
RR 2 Box 165
Fremont, Indiana 46737
The Coat-Of-Arms illustrated was drawn by a Heraldic artist
based on information about the McNabney surname and their associations with the
ancient Heralds.The arms are described as follows:
“Quartered: 1st, or; the letter “M”; 2nd
and 3rd two wings conjoined; 4th, two fasces or. Charged
with an inner shield vert.”
The McNabney arms are translated:
Divided into quarters: 1st quarter, gold background; a black
initial “M”. 2nd and 3rd
quarters blue background; 2 natural wings joined together. 4th
quarter, black background; two gold horizontal bands. A small inter green
shield placed over all.
The wings symbolize quickness, freedom, and protection.
Seven vivid colors were chosen for use on shields of armor clad knights to
easily identify them from a distance. The Heraldic colors silver, purple, blue,
green, black, and red preserved by on colorless drawings by dot and line
symbols. The McNabney Coat-Of-Arms incorporated green. The color green
represents hope, vitality, and plenty.
Information available indicates that in 1972 there were less
than 99 households in the U.S. with the old and distinguished McNabney name. In
comparison, some family names represent over 400,000 households in the United
States.
This report does not represent individual lineage of the McNabney
family tree and no genealogical representation is intended or implied.