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![Show Contents]() Murphree History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The roots of the name Murphree are found among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the ancient Scottish/English Borderlands. Murphree was originally found in the place called Moffatt, in Scotland. The place-name is derived from the Gaelic words magh and fada, which mean field and long. Hence, the surname Murphree means, from the long field. Early Origins of the Murphree familyThe surname Murphree was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, at Annandale where the first on record was Nicholas de Mufet who began his life as a simple cleric and was first recorded as witness to a charter by Walter, bishop of Glasgow, some time before 1232. Approximately twenty years later, in 1250, he was made Archdeacon of Theuidale and eventually, in 1268, he was made Bishop of Glasgow. After only two years of holding the position of bishop, he died, in the year 1270. 1 Early History of the Murphree familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murphree research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1348, 1467, 1553, 1604, 1795, 1815, 1870, 1883 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Murphree History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Murphree Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Murphree has been spelled Moffatt, Maffat, Maffett, Maffet, Moffat, Moffet, Moffett, Moffert, Moffertt, Moffit, Moffitt, Merphet, Merphett, Merfet, Merfett, Murphat, Murphatt, Murphet, Murphett, Muffat, Muffatt, Muffett, Muffet, Muffit and many more. Early Notables of the Murphree familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Thomas Muffet (also Moufet, Mouffet, or Moffet) (1553-1604), an English naturalist and physician, best known for his Puritan beliefs, his study of insects in regard to medicine; and Robert Moffat (1795-1883). Starting off as a gardener, he decided to become a missionary...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Murphree Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Murphree RankingIn the United States, the name Murphree is the 7,811st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2  Migration of the Murphree family to Ireland
Some of the Murphree family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 70 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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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:
Murphree Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Ida Murphree, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1909 aboard the ship "Caledonia" from Glasgow, Scotland 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Murphree (post 1700) | + |
- Albert Alexander Murphree (1870-1927), American college professor and university president
- Thomas Alexander Murphree (1883-1945), United States federal jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (1938-1945)
- Eger Vaughan Murphree (1898-1962), American chemist, best known for his co-invention of the process of fluid catalytic cracking, recipient of the Perkin Medal in 1950
- Dennis Herron Murphree (1886-1949), American politician from Mississippi, two-time Lieutenant Governor
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