Bissell Family Store

The Bissell Coat of Arms with the Family Motto "In Recto Decus" which means "Honor in Doing Right." A Coat of Arms is not issued to a Family Name, it is issued to an individual, in his last name. This coat of arms was issued to Thomas Bissell (Byselle) by the official College of Arms, Herald of Arms, in London England sometime in the early 1600's. Every Bissell, through male heirs, who can prove they directly descend from Thomas Bissell has a "right to arms by inheritance" and may claim it's use. All Bissell's who trace their ancestry to Captain John Bissell who came on the Mayflower can make this claim as John was a direct descendant of Thomas Bissell.