Historically, it is quite hard to find a reason for the Grays to be in Scotland from France in the first place. General knowledge has it that the name Gray originated from the town of that name in Calvados, France, and that they came to England in the Norman Conquest of 1066. Some were unremarkable figures; John de Gray, Hugo de Gray, - minor figures in Scotland. English Grays; Robert de Gray, John de Gray; even a suggestion that de Gray might be a pallid complexion.
How then did the Grays become so powerful in Scotland? – Sutherland in particular. Historical accidents only apply to evolution not the migration of people over large distances. I thought that such things were lost in the mists of time, until I read Graham Hancock’s book “The Sign & the Seal.” A story of his personal quest to find the lost Ark of the Covenant, it is well researched and contains some interesting facts. His opinion is that the Crusaders before them, and the French Knights Templar were in fact engaged over many years in the search for the Ark, and other religious treasures.
This search over many centuries came to a halt when these religious warrior Knights were abruptly ordered out of Ethiopia. Strong messages sent to the Catholic Church and French Government resulted in the massacre of these Knights in France on Friday 13th of November 1306 on a Papal edict. – Almost everything today is based on something that has happened in the past. No wonder Friday 13th has slipped into folklore as being unlucky.
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