I S\ /2c -d,, \ National Library of Scotland lllllllllll *B000279705* ^EnR THE Ifccraldry of the /ifiurrays NOTE. 125 Copies of this Work have been printed, of which only 100 will be offered to the Public I THE Iheraldry of the /IBurrays WITH NOTES ON ALL THE MALES OF THE FAMILY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ARMS, PLATES AND PEDIGREES BY G. HARVEY JOHNSTON F.S.A., SCOT. AUTHOR OF "SCOTTISH HERALDRY MADE EASY," ETC. W. & A. K. JOHNSTON. LIMITED EDINBURGH AND LONDON MCMX -.,_ WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR. " i. "The Ruddimans (for private circulation), i. " Scottish Heraldry Made Easy." 3. "The Heraldry of the Johnstons" (out of print). 4. " The Heraldry of the Stewarts " {only a few copies remain). 5. "The Heraldry of the Douglases" {only a few copies remain). 6. "The Heraldry of the Hamiltons" (only a few copies remain). Preface. AS stated in my Heraldry of the Douglases, the similarity of the Arms borne by that family and by the Murrays suggests a common origin. The Douglases bore: Argent, on a chief azure three stars of the field (Plate II., fig. i) ; and the Murrays of Bothwell bore : Azure, three stars argent. The name of Murray is derived from their first lands in Moray, the owner being styled " de Moravia," which gradually became Moray or Murray. The families of Bothwell and Abercairny were Morays, and all the others Murrays. The different families of Moray or Murray are apparently all descended from the Morays of Bothwell, but the connecting links are now lost, and the origin of each family is a matter of conjecture or dispute. The families resemble so many cords or lines originally falling from a single knot ; but the connecting link or knot has been cut off, so that each line is now separate from the others. ARMORIAL BEARINGS. The Morays OF Bothwell bore : Azure, three stars argent, and when that Lordship passed to the Douglases a Royal tressure was added, as can be seen on the Garter Plate of James, ninth Earl of Douglas, 1461. The Earls of Sutherland and their cadets, all descended from Moray of Bothwell, "differenced" their Arms by changing the field to gules and the stars to or. The Murrays of Atholl originally bore : Three stars with a label of three points in chief After the marriage of Sir William Murray in 1284 with Ada, daughter of Sir Malise, Steward of Strathearn, a chevron was added between the stars—the Arms of the Earldom of Strathearn being Or, two chevrons gules. The Seal of Sir William Murray in 1501 shows that this family had then adopted the Arms of Moray of Bothwell, as shown on the ninth Earl of Douglas' Garter Plate of 1461 : Azure, three stars argent within a double tressure flory-counter-fiory or. The Viscounts Stormont, cadets of Atholl, adopted as their difference a cross patty between the stars, the cross being derived from the Arms of Barclay of Kippo, whose heiress married the first of these Murrays. : vi PREFACE The Murrays of Ochtertyre have not assumed the double tressure, but have the curious difference of a cross argent surmounted by a saltire gules between the stars. The Earl of Dysart has an Imperial crown proper between the stars. The MURRAYS OF Touchadam and Polmaise had adopted the double tressure round the stars as early as 1463, as \s shown by the Seal of Sir William Murray, so that they were only two years, at most, later than the Earl of Douglas in doing so. The MORAYS OF Abercairny quartered the Moray Arms and double tressure with the Arms of Strathearn, but originally they apparently bore a chevron between the stars. The MURRAYS OF FALAHILL adopted the difference borne by the Douglases Argent, on a chief azure three stars of the field, but on the field they added a hunting horn to show descent from the Forresters. The second family of Blackbarony and the Murrays of Elibank, cadets of Falahill, changed the hunting horn into a fetterlock to show descent from the Lockharts. The MURRAYS OF COCKPOOL had adopted the double tressure round the stars as early as 1477; in 1542 they had apparently adopted the common Border Arms founded on those of the Bruces : A saltire and chief, the latter charged with the three stars; and in 16 1 2 had reverted to their original Arms. The original family of Blackbarony began with Arms similar to those borne at first by Murray of Atholl, namely, Three stars with a label in chief, but the label has five points in place of three as borne by the Atholl family. It will be seen from the above that the most of the families of Murray have, sooner or later, added the Royal tressure round their original stars. The principal authority is given at the commencement of each family, but additions and corrections have been made where considered— necessary. To save space I have, as usual, omitted courtesy titles " His Grace," " Lord," " Lady," etc.—and also, as before, I have recorded the males alone. My sincere thanks are due to Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King-of- Arms ; to Mr F. J. Grant, Lyon Depute ; and Mr W. Rae Macdonald, Albany Herald, for much assistance kindly given me. G. H. J. Edinburgh, April 1910. Contents, PAGE Preface V CHAPTER I. Moray of Bothwell . 3. 4 Earls of Sutherland . 5,6 6-8 Sutherland of Forse . Lords Duffus 8-i i Sutherland of Evelix ii Sutherland of Kinminitie 12 Sutherland of Clyne . 12 Sutherland of Kinstearie 13 Sutherland of Rearquhar 13 CHAPTER II. Murray, Dukes of Atholl . 17-27 Murray, Earls of Dunmore . 27-29 Murray, Lords Nairne . 3°, 3i Murray, Earls of Tullibardine 3i. 32 Murray, Viscount Stormont 33 Murray of Claremont and Blebo, Bts. 32 Murray, Viscounts Stormont and Earls of Mansfield 33-37 Murray of Murrayshall . 37, 38 Murray of Ochtertyre, Bts. 38-43 Murray of Ayton 43, 44 Murray of Pitcaithly and Lintrose 44 Murray of Dollary 45 Murray of Arbenie 45, 46 Murray of Pitcullen . 46 Murray of Dollerie . • 46-48 Murray of Woodend . 48, 49 Murray of Glendoick, Bts. 49, 5° Murray, Earl of Dysart . 5° Murray of Strowan . 5i Murray of Tippermore 52 Vlll CONTENTS CHAPTER III. Murray of Touchadam and Polmaise 55-58 CHAPTER IV. Moray of Abercairny 61-64 CHAPTER V. Murray of Falahill and Philiphaugh 67-71 Murray of Hambleden 71 Murray of Skirling and Priestfield 72 Murray of Melgum, Bts. 73 Murray of Deuchar . 73, 74 Murray of Romanno . 74, 75 Murray of Stanhope, Bts. 75-77 Murray of Cardon 78 Murray of Blackbarony, Bts. (Second) 78-82 Murray of Cringletie 83-85 Murray, Lords Elibank 85-89 Murray of Dunerne, Bts. 91-93 CHAPTER VI. Murray of Cockpool, Earls of Annandale 97-99 Murray of Drumstinchall . 99 Murray of Broughton, Kirkcudbright . 100, 101 Murray of Drumcreiff IOI 102, Murray of Murraythwaite . 103 CHAPTER VII. Murray of Blackbarony (Original) 104 Other Murrays ...... 105, 106 List of Illustrations. PLATE I. Frontispiece Duke of Atholl PLATE II. facing page 8 Fig. i. Douglas. Fig. 9- Sutherland of Forse. „ 2. Moray of Bothwell (Seal). 10. Sutherland of Forse. „ 3. Moray of Bothwell (Seal). Cheyne. „ 4. Moray of Bothwell (Seal). 12. Sutherland of Duffus (Seal). „ 5. Moray of Bothwell. 13- Sutherland of Duffus (Seal). „ 6. Moray of Bothwell. 14- Sutherland of Duffus (Seal). „ 7- Earl of Sutherland. 15- Chisholm. „ 8. Earl of Sutherland. 16. Sutherland of Duffus (Seal). PLATE III. facing page 32 ig. 1. Lord Duffus. Fig. 9 Murray of Tullibardine. 2. Lord Duffus. „ 10 Earl of Tullibardine. 3- Sutherland of Kinstearie. „ 11 Duke of Atholl. 4- Sutherland of Kinstearie. „ 12 Duke of Atholl. 5- Murray of Tullibardine (Seal). „ 13 Duke of Atholl. 6. Murray of Tullibardine (Seal). „ 14, Earl of Dunmore. Murray of Tullibardine (Seal). „ 15 Lord Nairne. Murray of Tullibardine (Seal). „ 16 Baroness Nairne. PLATE IV. facing page 48 Fig. 1. Murray of Blebo, Bt. 'g- 9- Lord Dunedin. Barclay of Kippo. J) 10. Ochtertyre, Bt. 3. Murray of Arngosk & Balvaird. )) 11. David Murray. 4. Viscount Stormont. „ 12. David Murray. 5. Viscount Stormont (Seal). )> 13- Murray of Lintrose. Murray of Drumcairn. » 14- Murray of Woodend (Seal). Viscount Stormont. ?> IS- Earl of Dysart. Murrayshall. » 16. Murray of Strowan. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LATE V facing page 7 2 Fig. i Murray of Lochlaw. Fig. 7- C. E. R. Murray. » 2 Captain John Murray. » 8. Scott-Murray of Hambleden. » 3 Moray of Abercairny. )> 9- Murray of Priestfield. >, 4 Murray of Falahill (Seal). n IO. Murray of Melgum, Bt. of » 5 Murray Falahill. )j ii. Murray of Deuchar. » 6 Murray of Philiphaugh. )) 12. Murray of Erlisorchard (Seal). PLATE VI facing page 80 Fig. 1. Murray of Romanno (Seal) Fig. 7- Murray of Cringletie. „ 2. Murray of Romanno (Seal) )) 8. Murray of Blackbarony. „ 3. Murray of Stanhope, Bt. >* 9- Murray of Spittlehaugh. „ 4. Lieut.-General Thomas Murray.RAY. „ 10. Murray of Murrayfield. „ 5. Murray of Blackbarony (Seal).SAL). 1 1. Murray of Livingstone, ,, 6. Murray of Blackbarony. ii 12. Murray of Spot. PLATE VII. facing page 88 Fig 1. Murray of Pittencrieff. Fig. 8. Murray of Broughton (Kirk- >> 2. Murray of Simprim. cudbright). Stewart Murray of Broughton. >> 3 Lord Elibank. >. 9- 10. j) 4- Lord Elibank. „ Murray of Murraythwaite. 11. Captain j> 5- Murray of Cockpool. „ James Murray. D 6. Earl of Annandale. „ 12. Admiral George Murray. >> 7- Murray of Broughton (Kirk- cudbright). PLATE VIII. facing page 104 Fig. 1 A. B. Murray. Fig. 7. Murray of Fochabers (Seal). „ 2. Murray of Pitkeirie. „ 8. Murray of Gask. „ 3^ Murray of Pennyland. „ 9. Murray of Teneis. „ 4 Murray of Clairden.