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 With the acquisition of a country property with tenants, the Priors and subsequently Murray-Priors established themselves as part of the Anglo-Irish gentry. The men were accorded the courtesy title [[wp>Esquire]], usually shortened to Esq. after their name. Arguably, when the estate was lost to the family, one of TLM-P's key motivations was to re-establish the prestige of his family. It is possible too, that in re-establishing his family's status, TLM-P was the first to add a hyphen in the surname. For the sake of consistency, I have used one from the formation of the name on Tom Prior's death in 1751.  With the acquisition of a country property with tenants, the Priors and subsequently Murray-Priors established themselves as part of the Anglo-Irish gentry. The men were accorded the courtesy title [[wp>Esquire]], usually shortened to Esq. after their name. Arguably, when the estate was lost to the family, one of TLM-P's key motivations was to re-establish the prestige of his family. It is possible too, that in re-establishing his family's status, TLM-P was the first to add a hyphen in the surname. For the sake of consistency, I have used one from the formation of the name on Tom Prior's death in 1751. 
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 +==== The Thomas Tradition ====
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 +Ever since the above Thomas M-P was born in 1773, the tradition has been followed that each Thomas and his wife call their first-born son Thomas. It’s a bonus that the name celebrates the first Prior in Ireland as well as the great Tom Prior whose will prompted the formation of the Murray-Prior name. It is less of a bonus when trying to keep track of which Thomas is which! Nevertheless it is an incredible achievement, indicative of a strong family identity. How many other families can match this tradition?
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