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"According to our research, the origin of the name Percival is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver on a red stripe across the top three silver crosses. The Crest is A black bear's heard emerging from a crown. The family motto is Sub cruce candida.

"We have written an 1800-word history on Percival. A small excerpt from this Percival family history:

"Spelling variations include: Perceval, Percival, Percevale, Percivall and others.

"First found in Somersetshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

"Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Percival settled in Barbados in 1694; Thomas and Mary Percivall settled in Virginia in 1663; Henry and Elizabeth Percival settled in Virginia in 1654."

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