Coats of arms
   While digging in the archives and contacting people several coat of arms of the van Dort families came up. Because the right to carry arms is a privelege attached to a certain branch of a family, a genealogy must proof a family relationship, before you can claim a certain coat of arms. Below are 8 different coats of arms, so this must be an encouragement to do a genealogy study! Of course it's just fun to know that there are coats of arms of different families. More info about heraldry can be found on Heraldry on the Internet.

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1		The coat of arms of Constantia van Dort and Lijsbet Jansz van Dort This coat of arms is attributed to Lijsbet Jansen van Dort about 1699 (here date of mariage) and to Constantia van Dort (d 28 july 1658). Lijsbet van Dort lived in Delft. It also has a crest gold and red, mantling gold, red. Source collection van de Minne and Rethane-Macaré, collection Steenkamp-Damstra, CBG. Lijsbet Jansen van Dort was married to Jacobus van de Minne. The coat of arms can also be found on the gravestone of Constantia van Dort, second wife of Marcelis van der Goes. She was burried in the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
2		The coat of arms of Dirck van Dort and G van Dorth Attributed to D. van Dort, Beesd, 21 december 1775 and J. Kleijz, Beesd and to Dirk van Dort, school teacher. Crest emerging man with sword in right hand with tip on left hip. It comes from a testament Beesd. It can be found in the rijksarchives in Arnhem. Source Steenkamp-Damstra, CBG.
3		The coat of arms of Johan Joseph van Dort and Gerret van Dort-Kroon Johan Joseph van Dort, baptised in 1784, was a "gouvernements-solliciteur". He wrote letters and petitions addressed to the government for people, who could not write or read. It was quite common then to mark letters with a seal stamp by means of a signet ring as a token of authenticity. In the collection Musschart (CBG) a certificate can be found that Johan Joseph used this ring on 2 february 1852 in The Hague. A stamp of his ring can be found in the archives of Arnhem. A possible explanation of the origins of this coat of arms is: up left: anchor, signifies his grandfather from fathers side, a skipper. up right: dolphin, signifies his grandfather from mothers side, a fisherman. below: wheel topped with a horn, signifies his father, a traveling merchant. Since Johan Joseph had no children, it can be assumed that his signet-ring was heritated by Gerret Willem Christiaan, the son of his brother Willem Christiaan who was a chemist in The Hague. Willem Christiaan van Dort was granted permission by king Willem which allowed his son Gerret Willem Christiaan van Dort and his descendants to use the surname "van Dort-Kroon". Willem Christiaan combined his surname Van Dort and that of his wife Dina Kroon. In the collection of Steenkamp-Damstra (CBG) a stamp of his seal (Waddinxveen, 1880) can be found.
4		The coat of arms of the descendants of Cornelis Jansz Van Dort The shield and motto from the family Van Dort from Sri Lanka, the descendants of Cornelis Jansz Van Dort. Tree standing in sea, with a star on top. The motto means "We hope for better". According to David Van Dort the coat of arms is simular of that of the VOC coat of arms for the province in which the early Sri Lankan Van Dorts lived. The VOC divided the country in different provinces and each province had a coat of arms. The VOC coat of arms contains the tree and the sea. Another explanation is that appel tree from Holland with a star from the East. Drawn after the 'Arms, Armorial Bearings of the Dutch period in Ceylon by J.L. Kalenberg Van Dort, Colombo Ceylon 1889, as part of a typed genealogy after van Altendorff.
5		The coat of arms of the descendants of Cornelis Jansz Van Dort The shield and motto from the family Van Dort from Sri Lanka, the descendants of Cornelis Jansz Van Dort. Tree standing in sea, with a star on top. The motto means "We hope for better". According to David Van Dort the coat of arms is simular of that of the VOC coat of arms for the province in which the early Sri Lankan Van Dorts lived. The VOC divided the country in different provinces and each province had a coat of arms. The VOC coat of arms contains the tree and the sea. Another explanation is that appel tree from Holland with a star from the East. Reproduction of a photo by Peter van Dort, which is drawn after the 'Arms, Armorial Bearings of the Dutch period in Ceylon by J.L. Kalenberg Van Dort, Colombo Ceylon 1889.
6		The coat of arms of unknown van Dort Another signet ring attributed to a van Dort(h) married to a van de Beke. It comes from the collection Fenema, Steenkamp-Damstra, CBG. Crest clovers. On the card something is said about a similar coat of arms of Zegers (?).
7		The coat of arms of unknown van Dort This coat of arms comes from Heemskerck (WAPB-R-V-Heemskerck). Collection Steenkamp-Damstra, CBG.
8		The coat of arms of Maria van Dort This shield is mentioned in the book Armorial General from J.B. Rietstap (1884-1887). It is attributed to the family van Dorth. Rietstap was Dutch and published several books with descriptions (blazons) of coat of arms of European families. It belongs to Maria van Dort, who married L. van Nispen in 1580. (collection Musschart).
9		The coat of arms of Hans Heinrich von Dort A German coat of arms of Hans Heinrich von Dort, who was burger captainin Hamburg in 1737. Mantling gold and red, crest 1/2 dog.
10		The coat of arms of Abraham van Dorth, light master The coat of arms of Abraham van Dorth, light master the Sluis in 1675. Source collection Musschart and Fenema, Steenkamp Damstra, CBG
11		The coat of arms of Heimerik van Dordrecht, Willem Adrianesz van Dort and Olaf Corneliss van Dort Coat of arms managed as schepen signet of Heimerik van Dordrecht in Den Bosch. A schepen took part in the city administration. The same coat of arms was carried by Willem Adrianesz van Dort, who was a notary in Bergen op Zoom
12		The coat of arms of Johan Joseph van Dort and Gerret Willem van Dort Johan Joseph van Dort, baptised in 1784, was a "gouvernements-solliciteur". He wrote letters and petitions addressed to the government for people, who could not write or read. It was quite common then to mark letters with a seal stamp by means of a signet ring as a token of authenticity. In the collection Musschart (CBG) a certificate can be found that Johan Joseph used this ring on 2 february 1852 in The Hague. A stamp of his ring can be found in the archives of Arnhem. A possible explanation of the origins of this coat of arms is: up left: anchor, signifies his grandfather from fathers side, a skipper. up right: dolphin, signifies his grandfather from mothers side, a fisherman. below: wheel topped with a horn, signifies his father, a traveling merchant. Since Johan Joseph had no children, it can be assumed that his signet-ring was heritated by Gerret Willem Christiaan, the son of his brother Willem Christiaan who was a chemist in The Hague. Willem Christiaan van Dort was granted permission by king Willem which allowed his son Gerret Willem Christiaan van Dort and his descendants to use the surname "van Dort-Kroon". Willem Christiaan combined his surname Van Dort and that of his wife Dina Kroon. In the collection of Steenkamp-Damstra (CBG) a stamp of his seal (Waddinxveen, 1880) can be found.
13		The coat of arms of the descendants of Cornelis Jansz Van Dort J.L. Kalenberg Van Dort Seal from the family Van Dort from Sri Lanka, the descendants of Cornelis Jansz Van Dort. Tree standing in sea, with a star on top. The motto means "We hope for better". According to David Van Dort the coat of arms is simular of that of the VOC coat of arms for the province in which the early Sri Lankan Van Dorts lived. The VOC divided the country in different provinces and each province had a coat of arms. The VOC coat of arms contains the tree and the sea. Another explanation is that appel tree from Holland with a star from the East. From 'Arms, Armorial Bearings of the Dutch period in Ceylon by J.L. Kalenberg Van Dort, Colombo Ceylon 1889.
14		The seal of Gerret Willem Christiaan van Dort-Kroon Twice the real size. Left the coat of arms of Johan Joseph, right an added coat of arms to signify "Kroon". A man carrying a stick with a bundle on the end.
15		Seal of Heimerik van DORDRECHT 1351 - 1352 Heimerik van DORDRECHT, schepen in Den Bosch 1351 - 1352
16		Coat of arms van Dort - Hamburg Attributed to Naam: Hans Heinrich / Hans Hinrich von Dort, (Bürgercapitän, 1737 from Hamburg
17		Coat of arms van Dort - origin unknown Not much is known about the origins of this coat of arms. It is mentioned in a wapenboek from ca 1790
18		Coat of arms van Dorth - Arnhem Attributed to Naam: Sibella van Dorth, 13-3-1750 from Arnhem
19		Coat of arms van Dorth - Deventer Attributed to Naam: Maria van Dorth married to van Nispen, 1580 from Deventer. Nispen was a village close to Roosendaal (Bergen op Zoom).