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The surname Moutraye was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded in Moutreve where Adam swore fealty to Edward, the King of England, in 1292.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moutraye research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1172, 1352, 1543, 1733 and 1838 are included under the topic Early Moutraye History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Moultrie, Mutrie, Moutray, Moutrey, Mutrich and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Moutraye Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Another 79 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Walter Moultrie, who was in Georgia in 1698; John Moultrie, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1728; James Moultrie, who was on record in Florida in 1763.