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Murray-Priors in Ireland
| John Murray/Murray-Prior (1720-81). Tom Prior’s cousin and heir. m (1) Mary O’Neil (1720-61) | |
| Andrew Murray-Prior (c.1747-95) m 29 April 1772 Frances Morres (b. c.1751) | |
| [Thomas Murray-Prior]] (1773 - 5 November 1854) m. 1799 Catherine Palmer (d. 1802) m. (2) or de facto? Mary Ann Thompson and other possible liaisons producing children. This Thomas Murray-Prior was the first of a continuing, unbroken line of Thomas Murray-Prior. |
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 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.