Jon Tordsen Benkestok
ARMS: Parted per pale, dexter, argent, a fleur-de-lis, azure, dimidiated with, sinister, parted per bend, azure and argent.
SOURCE/NOTES & CREDITS:
An uradel Norwegian noble family, one of the few known from the middle ages before Norway came under the sway of Denmark. Dating for Jon Tordsen Benkestok is 1435. “Danske adelsvÃ¥bener”, 1973, page 316; NDA, page 25; DAÃ… 1887, page 42; and “Slægten Benkestok”, Oslo, 1985. The Benkestoks are believed to be our ancestors in the paternal maternal line through the Kristoffersens of Bodø, Nordland Province, Norway. dqw
The artwork is a rendering by John Hamilton Gaylor.
Wedvick Armorial, 023a, Benkestok, 20080312
