First found in Ayrshire, where they were seated from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. The legendary history of this prominent Ayrshire name claims descendancy from Loigire Lork, and early King of Ireland, the father of Aillil Aine.

Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them: Sam UEL M'Clurg settled in Philadelphia in 1798; Robert M'Clurg settled in America in 1804; Jane, Jackson, Elizabeth, and Archibald M'Clurg settled in America in 1834.

Motto Translated: To the mark.

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