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John Comyn 1540 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Comyn

Mother: Margret Gordon

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir Commine

In 1540, John Comyn entered the world in Essex, England, born to John Comyn and Margret Gordon. John Comyn had children including Sir John William Alexander Cummings \ Commine. John Comyn passed away in 1594 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, John Comyn entered the world in Essex, England, born to John Comyn and Margret Gordon.
  • John Comyn had children including Sir John William Alexander Cummings \ Commine.
  • John Comyn passed away in 1594 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Comyn's Ancestors

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John Comyn
1540 – 1594
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John Comyn
1518 – 1563
Berkshire, England
Margret Gordon
1503 – 1605
balconie, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Morgan (Catewell) Comyn
1495 – 1562
Gwynnedd, North Wales, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
MARY Gruffydd
1500 – 1562
Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Comyn's Descendants

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John Comyn (1540 – 1594)
  1. 1. Sir (John William Alexander Cummings \) Commine (17 Jun 1565 – 24 Apr 1634)
    1. 1. Isaac Cummings (5 Apr 1601 – 22 May 1677) m. Marie (Margaret) Kinsgley (Aug 1608 – 08 May 1677)
      1. 1. Elizabeth CUMMINGS (9 Jul 1640 – 9 Jul 1679) m. John Jewett (1636 – 21 Oct 1709)
        1. 1. Hannah Jewett (1651 – 1731) m. Joseph Plumer (11 Sep 1654 – 4 Jan 1728)

John Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Comyn in Essex, England
Essex, England
1594
1594
Age 54
Death of John Comyn in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

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