Coat of Arms of Lewis Burwell. The Burwells (known as the Burls among Virginians [1]) were among the First Families of Virginia in the Colony of Virginia. [1] John Quincy Adams once described the Burwells as typical Virginia aristocrats of their period: forthright, bland, somewhat imperious and politically simplistic by Adams' standards. [1] More @Wikipedia
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