A Greetham Coat of Arms.

A Greetham Coat of Arms.

It would seem from Doug Greetham's research that this coat is a 18th century invention and has no legal standing. Coats of Arms were issued to various people at various times in history. Technically only sons can inherit the Coat and even then changes can be made incorporating a wife's family Coat etc. A Coat does not therefore belong to a particular surname. A Coat can only be seriously used by someone proving they are descended from it's original owner.
I don't know which 18th century Greetham thought it would be fun to invent this design but it seems to me that if people with the surname 'GREETHAM' want to have a surname coat then this design has some antiquity and is widely used for that purpose already.

The shield's shape is called 'french' and the colour is 'gules' (red to you and me)
The bearing within the shield is a one - two sequence of Gullets (5 pointed stars).
The helmet is steel, profile, visor closed. - this indicates a gentleman or esquire.
Out of the crest comes a sword held by two hands - normal for a sword in heraldry.

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