Murray, see also Douglas and MacIntosh

3 Celts & Company • "MURRAY"

Though a few among the Galloway Murrays may derive from 'MacMurray,' most by far of this widespread clan take their name from the ancient province of Moray, which once included Inverness-shire besides the present county, and in the 12th century was the storm-centre of a series of clan rebellions against the nationally-organized feudalism of Malcolm Canmore's dynasty. Under David I the 1130 revolt was suppressed and a process begun of transplanting whole clans into and out of Moray. Freskin of Strathbrock (Broxburn) [see"DOUGLAS" p.54], said to be a Fleming, was one of the incoming leaders; he was installed at Duffus with the name de Moravia, and is claimed as founder to all Clan Murray. The earliest branches were Sutherland and Bothwell, and an important Perthshire section includes the Duke of Atholl as Chief of the Tullibardine branch. Murrays took a prominent place with Wallace and Bruce and in both Jacobite risings, as also in other spheres, such as founding the scientific Royal Society of London. The various Earls of Moray had little or no connection with Clan Murray.

Septs: BALNEAVES, DINSMORE, DUNBAR, DUNSMORE, FLEMING, MORAY, MURRIE, NEAVES, PIPER, PYPER, RATTRAY, SMAIL, SMALE, SMALL, SMEAL, SPALDING

"MURRAY." Scots Kith and Kin and Illustrated Map Revised Second Edition. Edinburgh, SCOT: Clan House, c.1970. p.78,79. Print.

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