Clan Muir is an Armigerous Scottish clan, meaning that the clan doesn't have a chief recognized by the Court of the Lord Lyon. An armigerous clan refers to a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore Undifferenced arms Scottish clans (from Scottish Gaelic clann, "children" give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations The Court of the Lord Lyon, also known as the Lyon Court, is a standing Court of law which regulates Heraldry in Scotland. [1] The surnames Muir, Mure and Moore can be considered septs of Clan Campbell,[2] but more commonly associated with Clan Gordon. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. A sept is an English word for a division of a Family, especially a division of a clan. Clan Campbell is historically one of the largest and most powerful Highland Scottish clans History Origins of the clan The origins of Clan
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Origins and history
The surname Muir is a topographical name meaning someone who lived on a moor. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs Topography ( topo-, "place" and graphia, "writing" is the study of Earth 's Surface features or those of Planets [3] The name is derived from the Scots form of the Middle English word "more" which means moor or fen. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils A fen is a type of Wetland fed by surface and/or groundwater Fens are characterized by their water chemistry which is neutral or Alkaline Fens are different [3]
Mures of Rowallan
The family is said to have come from Ireland and the name to be of celtic origin. Polkelly seems to have been the most ancient property held in Scotland by the Mures. An Archibald Mure was slain at Berwick in 1298 when Baliol's army was routed. [5]
The Mures were prominent figures throughout the history of Scotland, from Sir J. Gilchrist Mure, who married the daughter and sole heir of Sir Walter Cumyn with the blessing of King Alexander III, for his part in the battle of Largs. Alexander III ( Medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic Alasdair mac Alasdair) (4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286 King of Scots [6] This secured the family seat at Rowallan Castle. Rowallan Castle is an ancient castle located near Kilmaurs, at NS 4347 4242 about north of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Another version states that Gilchrist Mure was dispossessed of the house and living at Rowallan by the strong hand of Sir Walter Cuming, and was compelled to keep close in his castle of Polkelly until the King Alexander III raised sufficient forces to subdue Cuming and his adherents. The family had held Rowallan, in this version, from unknown antiquity. [7]
The conjoined arms of the first Muir of Rowallan were visible on the oldest part of the castle up until the 18th century. [6]
Elizabeth Mure,[8] daughter of Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan and Jannet Mure, was mistress to Robert Stewart (who later became Robert II of Scotland in 1371). Marriages and issue His first wife was Elizabeth Mure, by her he had at least ten children King Robert III of Scotland [9] Later on November 22, 1347 she married him by Papal dispensation to legitimize their previously born children. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Papal dispensation is a reserved right of the Pope that allows for individuals to be exempted from a specific Canon Law. [9] After their legal marriage, Elizabeth Mure was styled Countess of Atholl, and her surname became Stewart. Elizabeth died sometime before 1355. [9]
Sir J. Gilchrist Muir built two chapels, one at the Well named for Saint Laurence and the other at Banked named for Saint Michael. The vestiges of these were still visible in 1876. He also built the chapel of Kilmarnock, commonly called Muir's Isle (sic). [4]
One of the Sir Robert Mures was slain at the Battle of Sark. The Battle of Sark, sometimes known as the Battle of Lochmaben Stone, was fought in October 1448 as part of the intermittent border war between England and Scotland left over His namesake was called the Rud of Rowallane, being large in stature, very strong and prone to pugilism; these characteristics neatly define the meaning of this archaic Scots word. He wasted his inheritance and during his lifetime a protracted feud took place with the house of Ardoch (Craufurdland) which resulted in much bloodshed. The 'Rud' resigned his lands in favour of his son John, who married a mistress of James IV. James IV may refer to James IV of Majorca (circa 1336-1375 King of Majorca James IV of Scotland (1473-1513 Duke of Rothesay [10]
Campbells, Lairds of Rowallan
Sir William Mure was the sixteenth and last Mure of Rowallan. He served in Germany under Gustavus Adolphus. One of his daughters married Sir James Campbell of Lawers, third son of the Earl of Loudoun, who thus became Laird of Rowallan. His son, Major-General James Mure Campbell of Rowallan (1726 - 86), became the fifth Earl of Loudoun in 1782. His only daughter's great-grandson, Charles Edward Abney-Hastings, eleventh Earl of Loudoun, succeeded in 1874 and held the lands of Rowallan as Laird. [6]
Cadet branches
Sir Adam Mure's three younger brothers gave rise to numerous branches of the Mure family who settled in Caldwell, Aucheneil, Thornton, Glanderstoun, Treescraig, Auchendrane, Cloncaird, Craighead Park, Middleston, Spittleside and Brownhill. Lugton is a small village or hamlet in East Ayrshire, Scotland with a population of 80 people Thorntoun School was opened by Barnardo's in September 1971 for children with emotional difficulties aged 11 to 16 years [6]
Clan motto
- Motto - Durum Patientia Franco (I overcome difficulties by patience). [11]
References
- ^ http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/clanmenu.htm Retrieved on June 10, 2007
- ^ http://www.ccsna.org/septs.htm Retrieved on June 10, 2007
- ^ a b http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln= Retrieved on June 10, 2007
- ^ a b Dobie, James. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (1876) Cuninghame Topographized by Timothy Pont. Pub. John Tweed, Glasgow. Facing P. 364.
- ^ Paterson, James (1866), History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton. Pub. James Stillie, Edinburgh. Vol. III. P. 437 - 447.
- ^ a b c d Miller, A. H. (1885). The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire. Reprinted by The Grimsay Press, 2004. ISBN 1-84530-019x P. 128.
- ^ Adamson, Archibald R. (1875), Rambles Round Kilmarnock. Pub. T. Stevenson, Kilmarnock. P. 144 -145.
- ^ A painting of Elizabeth Mure
- ^ a b c http://www.thepeerage.com/p10210.htm#i102098 Retrieved on June 11, 2007
- ^ Adamson, Archibald R. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (1875), Rambles Round Kilmarnock. Pub. T. Stevenson, Kilmarnock. P. 146.
- ^ Dobie, James. (1876) Cuninghame Topographized by Timothy Pont. Pub. John Tweed, Glasgow. Facing P. 402.
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