'Mure04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Mure of Auchindraine, Mure of Ayr, Mure of Blairstoun, Mure of Brockloch, Mure of Monyhagen, Mure of Park

                               
Andrew Mure of Monyhagen
1. ?? Mure
  Uncertain on number of intervening generations.
  A. ?? Mure
  i. James Mure of Monyhagen (a 1498)
  a. James Mure of Monyhagen (a 1498)
m. Margaret Wallace
  (1) John Mure of Auchindraine (a 1525, 1554)
  (A) John Mure of Auchindraine (b c1531, d 1611)
  m. Margaret Kennedy (dau of Sir Thomas Kennedy of Bargany by Agnes Montgomerie)
  (i) James Mure (dvp)
  (a) Sir John Mure of Auchindraine (a 1631)
  Paterson identifies Sir John's wife as Bethia Hamilton. The Hamilton records show that her 1st husband d 1652 so we presume that she was his 2nd wife, not mother of John.
m1. ??
  ((1)) John Mure of Auchindraine & Leffenhill (a 1671)
  ((A)) John Mure of Auchindraine (d by 1700)
  ((B)) Hugh Mure of Auchindraine (d by 1710)
  ((i)) William Mure of Auchindraine (a 04.1735)
  Paterson notes that William obtained permission to bury his wife in April 1735 but her name "we have not ascertained". It may have been ...
  m. Margaret Hay (dau of Thomas Hay of Park) possibly wife of William & mother of ...
  ((a)) Hugh Mure, last of Auchindraine (a 1741)
  m2. (before 26.05.1658) Bethia Hamilton (dau of (James) Hamilton of Dalzeil)
  (ii) Thomas Mure
  (a)+ issue - Thomas, Mary

 

 

Paterson reports that this family was "a branch of the house of Rowallane".
Bernard Mure of Park (d Pinkie 1547)
m. Agnes Stewart
1. John Mure of Park (a 1548)
  A. Edward Mure of Park (d 02.1623)
  i. William Mure of Park (d 05.1630)
  m. Jeane Stewart (of the Halrig family)
  a. John Mure of Park, Provost of Ayr (d 1709-10, MP)
  m. Janet Dook or Doak
  (1) Robert Mure of Park then Blairstoun & Brockloch, Provost of Ayr (d 1734)
  m1. Agnes Simpson (dau of Alexander Simpson of Ayr)
(A) John Mure of Blairstoun & Brockloch (b 31.03.168, d 17449)
  m. Jane Fairweather (a 1747, dau of Rev. _ Fairweather of Maybole by Mary Fergusson)
  (i) Robert Mure of Blairstoun & Brockloch (b 20.02.1736, d 31.12.1801, MD)
  m. Mary Michell of London (d 1784)
  (a) Mary Mure of Blairstoun (d 09.03.1802)
  m. (1793) David Cathcart, Lord Alloway
  (b)+ other issue - John (dvpsp 1794, surgeon), Eliza (d young)
  (ii) Mary Mure (b 11.08.1731, d 1782)
  m. David Fergusson, Provost of Ayr (b 1727, d 1791)
  (iii) Marion Mure (b 26.08.1737)
m. David Ballantine, Provost of Ayr
  (iv)+ other issue - James (b 16.03.1740), Agnes (d 1746)
  (B) Agnes Mure (b 06.02.1692, d before 1737)
  m. John McJarrow of Ayr (surgeon)
  (C) Isobel Mure
m. Joseph Wilson of Barmuir, Provost of Ayr
  (i) Elizabeth Wilson probably of this generation
  m. Alexander Farquhar of Gilminscroft
  (D) Giels Mure (b 17.09.1700, d 1734)
  m. William McJarrow of Altonalbany
  (E) Marion Mure (b 06.1704)
  m. _ Bannatyne of Gardrum
  (F)+ other issue - Alexander in Ayr (b 03.07.1690, d before 1768), Robert in Ayr, Samuel (b 30.04.1698), Thomas (b 19.12.1705), Janet (b 08.1687)
  m2. (1714) Marion Hamilton (a 1746)
  (2) Samuel Mure of Park (a 1731)
  m. Isobel Chalmer
  (A)+ 2 sons + 5 daughters
  (3) Marion Mure (b 23.08.1671)
  m. Robert McJarrow of Bar
  (4)+ other sisue - David (b 22.04.1670), Geils (b 23.08.1673), Jane (b 23.08.1673)
  b.+ other issue - William, Alexander
  ii. Marie Mure
  B. William Mure

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p357+)
(2) For lower section : 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p361+)
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