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Murray Clan Ask or tell us about the Murray Clan, and we'll add the information to this page.
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Clan Murray @ MacBraveHeart
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The Murray Clan name originates from the Moray area in Northern Scotland. The founder of the Clan, Freskin, is said to have been given lands by King David I of Scotland in Moray and the Lothians. At that time, Moray included parts of what later became Inverness-shire, Nairn, and Ross-shire. Freskin's grandson added to the clanlands by obtaining parts of Lanark, including Bothwell. The Morays were Lords of Bothwell during the 13th and first half of the 14th centuries. William de Moravia, Lord of Bothwell, was co-Regent of Scotland while King Alexander III (1249 - 1286) was still a minor. The third Lord of Bothwell died in the Tower of London while a prisoner of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England. Sir Andrew de Moray was a leader of the 1297 rebellion against English rule, and was co-commander (with Sir William Wallace) of the Scottish army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and died of wound received at the battle thereafter. The 4th Lord of Bothwell, Andrew Moray, was Regent of Scotland during the
early years of King David II. Branches of the Moray Clan gained lands in
Abercairney and Tullibardine in Perthshire, and in time became Dukes of
Atholl. Other Tullibardine Murrays founded separate branches in Perthshire,
including Stormont and Ochtertyre, and, with the name being adopted by
tenants, it became one of the top dozen surnames in Scotland. |
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