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Alexander Comyn 1217–1290 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1217

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1290

Death Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Comyn

Mother: Margaret Heiress

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dequincy

Children(s): Marjorie Comyn, Alexander Comyn

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Comyn
1163–1233
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
WC
Margaret Heiress
1185–1244
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dequincy
1220–1282
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England
ED

Children(s)

Marjorie Comyn
1256–1296
Birth Location: Altyre, Scotland
MC
Alexander Comyn
1270–1305
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Comyn's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Comyn
1217–1290
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Comyn
1163–1233
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Margaret Heiress
1185–1244
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Comyn
1115–1177
Altyre,,Morayshire,Scotland
Hextilda Tynedale
1122–1182
Tynedale, , , Scotland
Fergus Buchan
1170–1199
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Countess (Marjory) Buchan
1169–1187
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Comyn
1084–1114
Maude Banaster
1088–1180
Uchtred Tynedale
1074–1152
Bethoc Canmore
1080–1160
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Comyn's Descendants

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Alexander Comyn (1217–1290) m. Elizabeth Dequincy (1220–12 Apr 1282)
  1. 1. Marjorie Comyn 1256–1296 m. Alexander (De) Dunbar 1287–1351
    1. 1. Patrick Dunbar 1304–1351 m. Agnes Randolph 1308–1367
      1. 1. Agnes Dunbar 1350–1378 m. James Douglas 1350–1420
        1. 1. James Douglas 1383–1441 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1373–1411
        2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1348–1377 m. Philip Arbuthnott 1330–1404
  2. 2. Alexander Comyn 1270–1305 m. Joan Lelatimer 1256–1320
    1. 1. Alice Comyn 1291–1349 m. Henry Debeaumont 1285–1339
      1. 1. John (De) Beaumont 1318–1342 m. Eleanor (or Aleanor Lady Princess of Lancaster) Plantagenet 1318–1372
        1. 1. Henry Beaumont 1340–1369 m. Margaret (De) Vere 1344–1398

Alexander Comyn's Timeline

5 Records

1217
01 Jan 1217
Birth of Alexander Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1217
1217
Birth of Alexander Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1289
6 Apr 1289
Age 72
Death of Alexander Comyn in Balvenie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Balvenie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1290
6 Apr 1290
Age 73
Death 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: 01 Jan 1217
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1217
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index
    [5] World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #0422

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1290
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1289
    Event Place: Balvenie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index
    [6] World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #0422

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1290
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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