THE TWIGG TRIBUNE

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The Twigg Tribune is where you will find all or any miscellaneous information that may be useful to your research. Photos, history, and just interesting information on the Twigg family may be found on these pages. Jerry Twigg and other family members have all contributed to this family documentation, and all has been accurately recorded as much as is known. The Twigg Family Genealogy Committee and all those involved compiled this information and published it in "The Genealogy of the Twigg Family of Western Maryland." This information on this website came from the 1st Edition, and has not been updated to any other later editions.

	Aerial view of Twiggtown Valley and The Twigg Farm   The Twigg name first appears in Maryland in 1655.
	The Twigg Coat of Arms HISTORIOGRAPHY The TWIGG Coat of Arms shown is recorded in the heraldic archives and found in Bruke's General Armory. Heraldic artists of old developed their unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield) is as follows:       "Az. three bendlets or on a chief ar. a bar dancettee gu." When translated the Arms description is:       "Blue: three gold diagonal bands on a silver         upper third a red band, indented." Above the shield and helmet is a Crest which is described as:       "An esquire's helmet ppr." A translation of the Crest description is:       "An esquire's helmet." Family mottos are believed to have originated as a battle cry in medieval times. The Coat of Arms on the soldiers shield was the method used to indentify him in battle and the family for who he was fighting. The name on the shield was not put on at first, this came at a later time in history. The Coat of Arms shown here is one from a Twigg Family, but we can not truly identify it as belonging to our family.
	The "TWIGG FARM", Twiggtown, Maryland Twiggtown is in the western hills of the state of MARYLAND. The 100 acre farm (shown) was purchased in 1768 by Robert Twigg, Jr. from John and Joseph Perrin. It was originally called "Sinkhole Bottom." It was later called the "Home Farm" and today it is called "Glenrose." It is located approximately 10 miles east of Cumberland, Maryland at the intersection of Williams Road, Brice Hollow Road, Cresap Mill Road and Oliver Beltz Road. Over the years the original farm was added to and divided as it was passed down from father to sons. At one time this farm contained over 1000 acres. Much of this land is still owned by descendants of the Twigg family. Some of it has been in the family for over 230 years, making it one of the oldest continuous land ownerships by a family in Allegany County. A great many stories can be told about this farm and about the events that have taken place in the Twiggtown/Flintstone area. See the biography section for some of them.
	The back of the above photo of the Twigg house in Twiggtown, Maryland. It states to the best of my knowledge: "Twiggtown Farm near Cumberland, Maryland, RFD #2. Owned by Austin D. Twigg and Nannie Burhine Twigg born (Nicholasville, Kentucky)."

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