The origin of the name Weston is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver with a black eagle displayed. The Crest is A black eagle. The family motto is Aquila non captat muscas.
Spelling variations include: Weston, Atgate and others.
First found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat at Weston-under-Lizard, having been granted lands as a tenant in chief by William the Conqueror.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Francis and Lucy Weston settled in Virginia in 1630; Joe Weston settled in the Barbados in 1635; Thomas Weston settled in Maine in 1623; William Weston settled in Virginia in 1623.
