From research I have found the family name was Lingerd or Lingandfield it may have been cut short when move to America. Our heritage is Scottish and in the 1400's we are mercenarys for the Germans.If you look here on this site you will see our Shield and our colors.The shield had a battlement across it Battlement meat we fought and had property to fight for. it had green on it also: Green Represents wealth in farming and such Yellow represents money and wealth. There's a lion on the shield also which represents strength. In the loins paw is a thorn which represents that we did battles for the Germans.Bondage.
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