50 Origin of Name of Kirkpatrick-Durham. 



suppose it to have obtained its distinctive appellation? There 

 was certainly such a family in the neighbourhood. I cannot say 

 that the connection between the family and the parish has yet 

 been established, though I have little doubt that it existed, and 

 that some day it will be traced. But certainly there was a family 

 of some importance in the district called Durand or Duraund. 

 In the 13th century there was a Durand son of Cristinus, and a 

 Michael son of Durand, both of whom had to do with Mabie, in 

 the parish of Troqueer. There was also a Walter, son of 

 Michael, son of Durand, who seems to have taken his grand- 

 father's name as a surname and called himself Walter Durand. 



Let me now give some notices of these Durands, in order to 

 shew that they were people of consequence. These notices are 

 also found in Bain's Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland. 

 Under date 3rd September, 1296, Bain mentions a writ to the 

 Sheriff of Dumfries (which, as we saw, included Eastern Gallo- 

 way) to restore their lands to Thomas de Kirkconnel, Walter de 

 Twynham, and Walter Durand. Again, under date 24th May, 

 1297, there is mention of the royal commands of Edward I., 

 sent, among many others, to Walter Duraunt and John Duraunt. 

 In 130.5 Dumfries Castle was taken by some Galloway men led 

 by Gilbert, son of the Lord Dovenald, and among those Gallo- 

 way men were Walter Duraunt and John Duraunt. In 1334, 

 tempore Edward III., the King commanded his receiver at Car- 

 lisle to deliver twelve quarters of wheat from his stores to his 

 lieges, John de Rerrick and Walter Duraunt. 



These notices are interesting because they prove the exist- 

 ence of a family known as Durand who were in Galloway and 

 were proprietors of land at the very time when a Galloway parish 

 was called Kirkpatrick-Durand, and they show the same varia- 

 tion in spelling the family name as is observed in the name of the 

 parish, viz., D-u-r-a-n-d and D-u-r-a-u-n-d. 



These Durands did not come to Galloway in the train of 

 Edward I. They were in Galloway before the date of his in- 

 vasion of Scotland. I am informed by an esteemed correspon- 

 dent that " Durand parson of Magoff ' ' (which is supposed to 

 denote MinnigafF) " witnesses a Charter in the Holyrood Book 

 soon after 1200." In 1273 Michael .son of Durand witnessed 

 the famous Foundation Charter of Sweetheart along with notable 



