Andrew Moray

Andrew Moray
Died	sometime in late 1297
Cause of death	due to wounds received at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Residence	Avoch Castle, Hallhill manor, Gauldwell Castle and Bothwell Castle
Nationality	Scots
Known for	Jointly leading the Scots to victory with William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Children	Sir Andrew Murray, later lord of Petty and Bothwell, and Guardian of Scotland.
Parent(s)	Father: Sir Andrew Moray of Petty, d. 8 April 1298; Mother: unnamed daughter of John (I) Comyn of Badenoch
Relatives	Uncle: Sir William Moray of Bothwell, d.c.1300; Uncle: David Moray, bishop of Moray, d.1326.

Andrew Moray (Norman French: Andreu de Moray; Latin: Andreas de Moravia), also known as Andrew de Moray, Andrew of Moray, or Andrew Murray, an esquire, was prominent in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He led the rising in north Scotland in the summer of 1297 against the occupation by King Edward I of England, successfully regaining control of the area for King John Balliol. He subsequently merged his forces with those led by William Wallace and jointly led the combined army to victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Moray was mortally wounded in the fighting, dying at an unknown date and place later that year.

Andrew Moray was born late in the second half of the 13th century. The date and place of his birth, and whether he had any siblings, are unknown. Andrew's father was Sir Andrew Moray of Petty, Justiciar of Scotia (1289?–1296), a younger son of Walter Moray of Petty—Justiciar of Lothian (1255?–1257)—and his wife, the heiress of Bothwell, a member of the Olifard family. Andrew's mother was the fourth daughter of John (I) Comyn of Badenoch, who died c.1273, her name was not recorded. The Morays of Petty were a wealthy and politically influential baronial family whose power base was located in the province of Moray in northeastern Scotland. They traced their origins to Freskin, a man believed to have Flemish origins. He was granted lands in the Laich of Moray during the 12th-century reign of King David I of Scotland, where he built a motte-and-bailey castle at Duffus on the northern shore of Loch Spynie (this sea-loch was almost completely drained in the 18th and 19th centuries to release hundreds of acres of land for agricultural use).

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