The Origin of Me

Kimbro family motto: Frangas non flectes (translated):
Thall may'st break, but shalt not bend me.


As you can see, my family crest displays a silver shield with three black Cornish choughs and three silver mullets on a black chief.

English: from the Old English female personal name Cyneburh, composed of the elements cyne- + burh royal + fortress, stronghold. This name was borne by a daughter of the 7th-century King Penda of Mercia, who, in spite of her father's staunch opposition to Christianity, was converted and founded an abbey, serving as its head. She was venerated as a saint in the Middle Ages, and children were named after her.

Today's generation of the Kimbro family bears a name that was first used by the Kimbro family who lived in the county of Cornwall at South Kimber.

First found in Cornwall where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Henry and Mary Kimber arrived in Philadelphia in 1753; John Kimber settled in Charles Town in 1764.

Variants include: Kimber, Kember, Kimbrough and others.