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Bapt. 'son of John,' originally pronounced and spelt Jone: v. Jones. It will be well to give a fairly large number of instances.

Robert Johns, co. Soms., 1 Edw. III: Kirby's Quest. pg. 126
Johannes Webster, 1379: P.T. Yorks. pg 187.
Willelmus Joneson 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Johnson 1379; ibid. pg. 221.
Robertus Johanson 1379; ibid. pg. 36.
Juliana Jonesson, webster, 1379: ibid.
Lewis Johns, prebendary of St. David's 1486: Hist. and Ant. St. David's, pg. 361.

The following represents the one of the earliest Puritian Christian names:
1583. Bapt.- Evangelist, s. Evangelist Johnson: St. Michael, Cornhill, pg. 92
These are a few of the Johnson Coat of Arms. Each coat of arms belonged to a Johnson family member. As a basic rule of thumb, the more simple the design, the older the coat of arms.
The the Coat of Arms was changed by each succession of heirs. When a son was old enough to have his own coat of arms, he would naturally take his fathers coat of arms and create his own by using part or all of the coat of arms from the closest family member on his mothers side. Some women even had their own coat of arms.
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