Clan Balfour History Print

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BALFOUR. From the lands or barony of the
same name near the junction of the rivers
Ore and Leven in the parish of Markinch, Fife.
John de Balfure, who appears on an assize in
1304 is the first of the name in record.
William de Balfure witnessed a charter by
Duncan, earl of Fife between 1331 and 1335.
Over twenty branches of the family of Balfour
possessed at one time or another landed prop-
erty in Fife. The name was originally pro-
nounced with the accent on the last syllable,
but Anglified usage has shifted the stress for-
ward to the first.