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Alexander Comyn 1217–1290 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1217

Birth Location: Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland

Death Date: 1290

Death Location: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Comyn

Mother: Margaret Heiress

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Quincy

Children(s): Elizabeth Comyn, Marjorie Comyn, Marjorie Comyn, Margaret Comyn

In 1217, Alexander Comyn entered the world in Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland, born to William Comyn And Margaret Heiress. Alexander Comyn married Elizabeth De Quincy, and had children including Elizabeth Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Marjorie Comyn. Alexander Comyn passed away in 1290 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1217, Alexander Comyn entered the world in Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland, born to William Comyn And Margaret Heiress.
  • Alexander Comyn married Elizabeth De Quincy, and had children including Elizabeth Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Marjorie Comyn.
  • Alexander Comyn passed away in 1290 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Comyn's Ancestors

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Alexander Comyn
1217–1290
Birth Place: Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Parents
William Comyn
1191–1233
Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Margaret Heiress
1185–1244
,Buchan,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Comyn
1115–1177
Altyre,,Morayshire,Scotland
Hextilda Tynedale
1122–1182
Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland
Fergus Buchan
1170–1199
Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Comyn
1084–1114
Maude Banaster
1088–1180
Uchtred Tynedale
1096–1152
Bethoe Domnaill
1100–1160
Roger Buchan
1140–1179
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thurstan Banastre
1057–1100

Alexander Comyn's Descendants

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Alexander Comyn (1217–1290) m. Elizabeth (De) Quincy (1220–6 April 1282)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Comyn 1248–1328
  2. 2. Marjorie Comyn 1240–1308 m. Patrick Dunbar 1242–1308
    1. 1. Alexander (De) Dunbar 1287–1351 m. Marjorie Comyn 1265–1296
  3. 3. Marjorie Comyn 1265–1296 m. Alexander (De) Dunbar 1287–1351
    1. 1. Patrick Dunbar 1304–1351 m. Isobel Randolph 1310–1361
      1. 1. Agnes Dunbar 1350–1378 m. James Douglas 1350–1420
        1. 1. Jacoba Douglas 1379–1392 m. John Hamilton 1371–1402
  4. 4. Margaret Comyn 1265– m. William Livingston 1270–1339
    1. 1. William Livingston 1290–1364 m. Christian Callendar 1300–
      1. 1. John Livingston 1350–1402 m. Hannah Menteith 1355–
        1. 1. Alexander Livingston 1375–1431 m. Dauphine (De) Dundas 1384–1459

Alexander Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1217
1217
Birth of Alexander Comyn in Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
1290
1290
Age 73
Death of Alexander Comyn in Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1217
    Event Place: Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1290
    Event Place: Buchan,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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