John Murray KT (1631 - 1703)

Born 2 May 1631 in Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia Sophia (Stanley) Stanley Marchioness of Atholl — married 5 May 1659 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 May 1703 at age 72 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

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Sir John Murray was a member of the aristocracy in Scotland.

John Murray KT is Notable.

John Murray KT is a member of Clan Murray.

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Biography

John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl was born on 2 May 1631^[1].^[2] He was the son of John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl and Jean Campbell.^[2] John was baptised in1633.^[3]

He married Lady Amelia Anne Sophia Stanley, daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de la Trémoille, on 5 May 1659.^[4][5]

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Atholl in June 1642.^[2]

In 1653 he joined the King's Standard with 2000 men.^[2] He was invested as a Privy Counsellor Scotland in 1660.^[2] He held the office of Justice-General between 1661 and 1665.^[2],^[6] He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Fife.^[2] He held the office of Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers between 1670 and 1703.^[2]

He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder, to the title of 3rd Earl of Tullibardine and to the title of 5th Lord Murray of Tullibardine in January 1669/70.^[7]

He was Colonel of the 4th troop of Horse Guards between 1671 and 1678.^[2] He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Seal between 1672 and 1689.^[2] He held the office of an Extraordinary Lord of Session between 14 January 1673 and 1689.^[2]

He was created 1st Lord Murray, Balvany and Gask 1st Earl of Tullibardine, 1st Viscount of Balquhidder and he was created 1st Marquess of Athole on 7 February 1676.^[2][6]

In 1685 he was instrumental in opposing Argyll's invasion. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle on 29 May 1687.^[8]

Lord Macaulay described him as "the falsest, the most fickle, the most pusillanimous of mankind."^[8]

He died on 6 May 1703 at age 72.^[8] He was buried on 17 May 1703 at ^[8] Dunkeld Cathedral Graveyard, Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland^[9]

Children of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl and Lady Amelia Anne Sophia Stanley

Lady Amelia Murray+^[10] d. 6 May 1743

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl+^[8] b. 24 Feb 1659/60, d. 14 Nov 1724

Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore+^[10] b. 24 Feb 1661, d. 19 Apr 1710

James Murray of Dowally+^[10] b. 8 May 1663, d. 28 Dec 1719

William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne+^[11] b. 10 Dec 1664, d. 3 Feb 1726

Sir Mungo Murray b. 1668, d. 1700

Edward Murray+^[12] b. 28 Feb 1669, d. 11 Nov 1737

Name

Name: John /Murray/ ^[13][14][15]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 02 MAY 1631

Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland^[14][15][9]

Marriage

Husband: John Murray

Marriage:

Place: Kirkcudbright, Scotland^[16]

Death

Death: Age at Death: 72

Date: 06 MAY 1703

Place: Atholl, Scotland^[14][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murray,_1st_Marquess_of_Atholl
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 315.
3. ↑

   Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950.
   Name:	John Murray
   Gender:	Male
   Baptism Date:	31 Mar 1633
   Baptism Place:	St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
   Father:	William Sir Murray
   Mother:	Katherine Forbes
   FHL Film Number:	1040171

4. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 3, page 3475.
5. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, Volume 3, page 3770.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 47.
7. ↑ Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 69.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 316.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89473790/john-murray : accessed 30 March 2022), memorial page for John Murray (2 May 1631–6 May 1703), Find A Grave: Memorial #89473790, citing Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland ; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479) .
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. Volume 1, page 134.
11. ↑ Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IX, page 445.
12. ↑ Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume 1, page 476.
13. ↑ Source: #S483
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Microfilm Publications; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washin Page: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 12
16. ↑ Source: #S483

• Debrett’s Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd ed., William Courthope, Esq. Editor, J.F. & F. Rivington, London, 1838

• Source: S483 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;

• Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Lady Jean Campbell 1st Duchess of Atholl.

• Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 (Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;;;), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for John Murray Earl, Marquis of Atholl.

• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/murray03.php

• The Heraldry of the Murrays, G. Harvey Johnston FSA Scot, W&A.K. Johnston, Ltd., Edinburgh and London, MCMX, p. 20