Coat of Arms

The history of the Coat of Arms reaches back before the year 1580, when it was officially filed. Stamms appear as Hessen Rentmeisters (treasurers) in Marburg from 1537 to 1601, but the family traces their origins back to the year 1300. The uninterrupted Stamm line begins in 1490 in Alsfeld within the Upper Hesse.

Gottschalk Stamm, an Alsfeld Alderman, died around 1574. His son Jeremias Stamm (1537 - 1601) was a townclerk in Alsfeld and later a treasurer and official for the University of Marburg. Jeremias’ son, Esaias Stamm (1566 – 1615), was a lawyer in Alsfeld. Esaias Stamm married Catharina Chelius in 1595. They gave birth to Phillip Stamm (1596 - 1668) who was the city clerk of Alsfeld. In 1631 Phillip married Sophia Roth.

From Alsfeld the family began to spread, at first within the Hesse then likewise gradually to Nassau and Thuringen, and later still to Weser and Necker. Today the family flourishes in Gottingen, Marburg, Scheinsberg, Kassel, Darmstadt, Berlin, Frankfurt a.m., Erfurt, Weisbaden, Stuttgart, Zurick, Switzerland, North American - Missouri and Ohio - and other places. Stamms serve as civil officials, clergymen, officers, farmers, and craftsmen.

Description of the Coat of Arms

An escutcheon (shield) of silver with a charge (center design), picturing green soil, upon which is a court of justice red tree trunk, on right one branch, on left two branches. The coat of arms is also described as “Argent, on a mount a dry tree, sinsister two dry branches, dexter one with barred helm between two wings.” Above the escutcheon is a helmet with green fir tree with a red trunk, surrounded by red and silver wings. Blanket and band of red and silver. Trees were a common symbol starting in the 14th and 15th centuries – although a “dry tree” was less often used. It was understood that only the head of the household could use the pure unaltered coat.