James Murray of Skirling

JAMES MURRAY

Merchant in Edinburgh; Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh

Evidence from the Register of Edinburgh Marriages

9 September 1601: Maule. Bethia ; James Murray, merchant. Edinburgh Marriages 1595-1700: 459

Evidence from the Burgess Records of Edinburgh

16 November 1602: Murray. James, B. and G., mt. (pick), by r. of w. Bethia, dr. to Wm. Maule, dean of guild, B. and G. 16 Nov. 1602. Edinburgh Burgesses 1406-1700: 369

Biographical Summary

"(295) James Murray, second son of Patrick (No. 278 above), died 30th April 1649, aged seventy-eight. His Will recorded 17th December 1649 (Edinburgh). He acquired the lands of Deuchar, in Forfarshire, 1634. He married Bethia, daughter of William Maule of Glaster, and had issue: -

• Sir James (No. 296 below).
• Sir Robert (No. 297 below).
• Sir Patrick (No. 304 below).
• William Murray. died young.
• Alexander Murray. died young.
• John Murray. died young.
• David Murray. died young.
• Gideon Murray.died young."

SOURCE: Heraldry of the MurraysThe heraldry of the Murrays: with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees, by G. Harvey Johnston, 1910, page 72, paragraph 295

Origins

(278) Patrick Murray of Falahill, died 1580. He married, third, Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Sclater and widow of a Mr Ormiston. She died April 1594, leaving a son : (295) James, ancestor of Murray of Deuchar, etc. (No. 295) (see Genealogist, New Series, Vol. XL, p. 2).

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage etc. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul. Volume III (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1906), pp. 498-524 for the family of Murray, Lord Elibank
2. The Heraldry of the Murrays etc. By G. Harvey Johnston (W. and A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh, MCMX), p. 67 et seq. for Murray of Falahill
3. Stirnet: Murray 07