Comyn Ancestry
Source:
- The Scots Peerage, Volume I, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland - containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms
- The Scots Peerage, Volume II, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland - containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms
- FamilySearch: Elizabeth Comyn ancestral tree
- Geni.com: Master Profile for Elizabeth Comyn and reputable pages (well-sourced Master Profiles) thereof
- Wikipedia: Fergus, Earl of Buchan
Note: Some research needs to be verified. Solid lines indicate verification while dashed lines are unsubstantiated (for this page only).
John Comyn |b. ca. 991, Morayshire, Scotland | ↓ |
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| Robert Comyn b. ca. 1022, Morayshire, Scotland d. 28 January 1069 |
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Gartnach Buchan b. before 1132, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. |
m. | Ete b. 1134, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. |
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| John Comyn b. ca. 1053, Morayshire, Scotland d. |
m. | (first name unknown) Giffard b. d. |
Colban, Earl of Buchan b. before 1100, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. |
m. | Eva Mormaer, Countess of Buchan b. before 1100, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. |
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| William Comyn b. ca. 1084, Alytre, Morayshire, Scotland d. ca. 1160, Alytre, Morayshire, Scotland |
m. ca. 1114, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland | Maude Banaster b. ca. 1088, Basset-House, Leicestershire, England d. 1180, Scotland |
Huctred/Uchtred Tynedale b. ca. 1074, Tynedale or East Lothian, Scotland d. ca. 1152 |
m. | Bethoe Dane (possibly Bethoc, Princess of Scotland) b. ca. 1080, Tynedale, Scotland d. |
Roger, Earl of Buchan b. ca. 1140, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. after 1179 |
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Geni.com and Wikipedia, both well-sourced in Fergus' case, disagree on his father. |
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| A well-sourced Wikipedia page for Richard, indicates he was William's nephew. Geni.com indicates Richard was William's son while acknowledging that he may have been a nephew. The Scots Peerage, Volume I, p. 504 suggests Richard was a son. | Richard Comyn b. ca. 1115, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland d. ca. 1179, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland |
m. 1145, Tynedale, Morayshire, Scotland | Hextilda Tynedale b. ca. 1122, Tynedale, Scotland d. ? Burial: Poss. At Moulin |
Fergus, Earl of Buchan b. before 1170, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. before 1199 Geni.com and Wikipedia, both well-sourced in Fergus' case, disagree on his father. The Scots Peerage, Volume II, p. 251 says, "Fergus, supposed to be the son of and heir of Roger" indicating it is uncofirmed. |
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| William Comyn, Earl of Buchan b. ca. 1163, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1233 |
m. ca. 1214, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland | Margaret/Marjory, Countess of Buchan b. before 1185, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. before 1244 |
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| | | | ↓ descendants through daughter Elizabeth Comyn via her marriage to William, Earl of Mar |
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