Clan Maxton is aScottish clan. The clan does not have achief recognised by theLord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing underScots Law.
Clan Maxton is considered anarmigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed thechiefly arms, or who was considered chief of the name. However no one at present is in possession of such arms, and no one is considered chief of the name.
ThesurnameMaxton is considered to be ahabitational name from the lands and barony ofMaxton inRoxburghshire, on theScottish Borders. The name roughly means "settlement (tun) of Maccus".[1]
Around 1153, during the reign ofDavid I, Maccus, son of Undwin is thought to have obtained the lands. The family however are thought to have lost their lands, which passed into the possession of Robert de Berkley in the 12th century.
In 1261, Adam de Maxton was electedAbbot of Melrose. He may be the same Alexander de Maxton, who was styled "constable of Roxburgh", and the individual who is recorded as submitting toEdward I, king of England, on theRagman Rolls in 1296.
In around 1410, Robert de Maxton received the lands of Cultoquhey nearCrieff inPerthshire. This man's coat of arms may allude to the earlier Abbot of Melrose, as they bear three crosses. Robert Maxton died at theBattle of Flodden in 1513.
The clan prospered in Perthshire, allying themselves by marriages to other clans such as theOliphants and the Grahams of Balgowan and of Grahams Murrayshall. In 1859, James Maxton of Cultoquhey succeeded his uncleRobert Graham of Balgowan and since then the Maxtons of Cultoquhey borne thedouble-barrelled surnameMaxtone-Graham and quartered the arms of both families.[2]
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