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Clan Moffat

Spero Meliora (I hope for better things)

A Borders family whose lands lay in Dumfriesshire, around the town that shares their name. In 1300 Robert the Bruce, as Lord of Annandale, granted the Moffats four charters of land in the barony of Westkirk, and Moffats fought at Bannockburn in 1314. A royal commission of 1609 dispersed them and their lands went to the Johnstones, the last of them in 1628; the clan was, in its own society's words, leaderless for hundreds of years until the Lord Lyon confirmed Francis Moffat as chief in 1983.

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Crest & Motto

Clan Moffat Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Moffat is Spero Meliora (I hope for better things). It appears on the Clan Moffat crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.

In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.

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The Moffat Story

  1. 1296

    Robert and Thomas de Moffat pay homage to Edward I, recorded in the Ragman Roll[3]

  2. 1300

    Robert the Bruce, Lord of Annandale, grants four land charters in the barony of Westkirk to the Moffats[3]

  3. 1314

    Adam Moffat and his brother fight at the Battle of Bannockburn with many other clan members[3]

  4. 1587

    The Scottish Parliament declares the Moffats 'an unruly clan of the Western Marches'[3]

  5. 1609

    King James VI's commission on Border lawlessness disperses the Moffats and their lands are sold to the Johnstones[3]

  6. 1628

    Granton and Reddings, near Moffat, are sold to the Johnstones to relieve overwhelming debts[3]

  7. 1983

    Francis Moffat is confirmed as Clan Chief by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms[3]

  8. 1992

    Francis Moffat dies and his daughter takes the chiefship as Madam Jean Moffat of that Ilk[3][2]

Visit the Moffat Homeland

Map of Scotland with Moffat places marked

Barony of Westkirk, Dumfriesshire

Where Robert the Bruce, Lord of Annandale, granted the Moffats four charters of land in 1300.[3]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Moffat Today

ChiefMadam Jean Moffat of that Ilk, listed as chief by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and by COSCA.
Clan societyClan Moffat Society

Surnames linked to Clan Moffat

These family names are connected with Clan Moffat. Each list says who records the link.

Spellings of the name

  • Maffat
  • Maffatt
  • Moffett
  • Muffit
  • Morphat

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Questions about Clan Moffat

Who is the Moffat chief?

Madam Jean Moffat of that Ilk, listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and by COSCA. She took the chiefship in 1992 after her father Francis Moffat, whom the Lord Lyon confirmed as chief in 1983; the clan's own society says it had been leaderless for hundreds of years.

What does the Moffat motto mean?

Spero Meliora, Latin for 'I hope for better things'.

Where did Clan Moffat originate?

In Dumfriesshire. Robert the Bruce granted the family four charters of land in the barony of Westkirk in 1300, and their later lands of Granton and Reddings lay near the town of Moffat.

What happened between the Moffats and the Johnstones?

A commission of King James VI into Border lawlessness dispersed the Moffats in 1609 and their lands were sold to the Johnstones; in 1628 the heavily indebted Moffats sold Granton and Reddings to the Johnstones as well.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Moffat, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Chiefs (list of chiefs - Moffat entry: Madam Jean Moffat of that Ilk), Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Historical Timeline, Clan Moffat (UK Society)
  4. Clan Moffat UK (home page), Clan Moffat (UK Society)