Andrew Musgrave (abt. 1760 - abt. 1804)

Born about 1760 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Husband of Jane (Brown) Hughes — married 17 Dec 1784 in Kilskerry, County Tyrone, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1804 at about age 44 in County Tyrone, Ireland

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Biography

Andrew Musgrave was descended from the Musgrave family of Edenhall, Cumberland, England. Andrew passed on the lore of the Musgrave family to his wife, Jane Brown. As Andrew died first, it fell to Jane ("Granny Hughes") to pass the lore on to their descendants.

One such story was of the "Luck of Edenhall". A long time ago, when fairies were still found in the world, there was a well known as St. Cuthbert's well with the purest water in the land. One day Grandpa Musgrave was out exploring when he came upon a group of fairies reveling about the well. He spied a beautiful glass sitting on the edge of the well and ventured to pick it up. When the fairies saw this, they tried to reclaim the glass but Grandpa Musgrave wouldn't give it up. The fairies finally gave up and fled but the fairy queen turned to Grandpa Musgrave and said "If this cup shall break or fall, Farewell the luck of Edenhall" and flew off. Blessed with such a magical relic, the Musgraves protected the delicate glass and passed it down from generation to generation. In 1926, the "Luck of Edenhall" was loaned to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Musgraves put their trust in the museum to maintain their luck.

Andrew Musgrave died and/or was buried at his own home in 1804.

Sources

• Graff, Mary Truby, Early History of Truby-Graff and Affiliated Families, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 1941. Copy in Erin Cole's personal collection.