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Richard Comyn 1194 – 1249 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1194

Birth Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1249

Death Location: Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: William Comyn

Mother: Sarah Gifford

Spouse(s): Hextilda Tyndale

Children(s): John Comyn, Robert Comyn, Sir Comyn

In 1194, Richard Comyn entered the world in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland, born to William Comyn and Sarah FitzHugh Gifford. Richard Comyn married Hextilda of Tyndale, and had children including John Comyn, Robert Comyn, Sir Richard Comyn. Richard Comyn passed away in 1249 in Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1194, Richard Comyn entered the world in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland, born to William Comyn and Sarah FitzHugh Gifford.
  • Richard Comyn married Hextilda of Tyndale, and had children including John Comyn, Robert Comyn, Sir Richard Comyn.
  • Richard Comyn passed away in 1249 in Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Comyn
1163 – 1233
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sarah Gifford
1160 – 1204
Birth Location: Altyre Morayshire Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Hextilda Tyndale
1200 – 1296
Birth Location: Haliburton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Comyn
1215 – 1275
Birth Location: Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland
JC
Robert Comyn
1218 – 1306
Birth Location: Badenoch, Inverness, Scotland
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Sir Comyn
1229 – 1263
Birth Location: Altyre House, Morayshire, Scotland
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Richard Comyn's Ancestors

Self
Richard Comyn
1194 – 1249
Birth Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
William Comyn
1163 – 1233
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sarah (FitzHugh) Gifford
1160 – 1204
Altyre Morayshire Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Comyn
1115 – 1179
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Hextilda (Fitz Uchtred) Tynedale
1122 – 1182
Tynedale, Morayshire, Scotland
Robert (FitzHugh) Giffard
1134 – 1209
Wiltshire, England
Alice (De) Greystoke
1134 – 1162
Grimesthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Comyn
1085 –
Uchtred
1082 – 1155
Bethóc (Bane)
1080 – 1160
Hugh Giffard
1100 – 1209
MRS GIFFARD
Walter Greystoke
1108 – 1162
Beatrice Folketon
1113 – 1162
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown Comyn
Waltheof Tynedale
1055 –
Unknown
Donald Scotland
1034 – 1099
Hextilda Andlaw
1040 – 1100
Robert Giffard
1070 – 1155
Gifford
1068 –
Ives Greystoke
1085 – 1156
Countess Pitres
1084 – 1135
John Folketon
1090 –

Richard Comyn's Descendants

1.
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Richard Comyn (1194 – 1249) m. Hextilda (of) Tyndale (1200 – 1296)
  1. 1. John Comyn (Abt 1215 – Abt 1275) m. Eva (1215 – 1281) m. Alice (de) Ros (Abt 1209 – 29 Apr 1286)
    1. 1. unknown Comyn (Abt 1229 – 10 Oct 1308) m. Alexander MacDougall (1228 – 1310) m. Patrick (de) Dunbar (11 Nov 1242 – 10 Oct 1308)
      1. 1. Allan Macdougall (Abt 1255 – 1320)
        1. 1. Iain MacDougall (Abt 1275 – Abt 1400) m. Christina Campbell (1291 – May 1354)
      2. 2. Christina Macdougall (1265 – 1294) m. Malcolm (Malmory) Lamont (1250 – 1296)
        1. 1. John (White Lion) Lamont (1290 – 1353) m. Joan (Moir) Campbell (1295 – Abt 1353)
      3. 3. Mary Macdougall (1271 – )
      4. 4. Macdougall (1273 – )
    2. 2. unknown Comyn (Abt 1235 – ) m. William Galbraith (Abt 1213 – Aft 1278)
      1. 1. Arthur Galbraith (Abt 1249 – Bef 1296)
      2. 2. William Galbraith (Abt 1250 – Bef 1296) m. Willelma Douglas (Abt 1250 – 1302)
      3. 3. Johanna Galbraith (1253 – Aft 1315) m. Arthur (Noel De) Kyncade (1250 – 1320) m. Robert (Keith) III (1270 – 17 Oct 1346)
        1. 1. William (de) Keith (Abt 1300 – 1336) m. Margaret Hay (Abt 1310 – ) m. Janet More (1305 – Abt 1354)
        2. 2. Edward (de) Keith (Abt 1306 – Bef 1359)
        3. 3. Miss Keith (Abt 1310 – ) m. John Maitland m. John Maitland (1320 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Keith (1312 – )
        5. 5. Patrick Keith (1315 – ) m. Margaret (of) Mar
    3. 3. (unknown) Comyn (Abt 1238 – ) m. Richard Siward (Abt 1191 – 1248) m. Geoffrey Mowbray (Abt 1250 – Abt 1300)
    4. 4. William Comyn (Abt 1240 – 2 Jun 1291) m. Isabella Russell (1259 – 1301)
    5. 5. John Comyn (1242 – 1302) m. Eléonore (de) Bailleul (1246 – 1302)
      1. 1. Unknown Comyn (Abt 1265 – )
      2. 2. John Comyn (Abt 1274 – 10 Feb 1306) m. Isabel MacDuff (1285 – 1358) m. Joan (de) Valence (Abt 1273 – Jul 1326)
        1. 1. Isobel Comyn (1297 – 1335) m. Francis (le) Cheyne (1271 – )
        2. 2. Joan (de) Comyn (Abt 1293 – 24 Jul 1326) m. David (II) Strathbogie (Abt 1288 – 28 Dec 1326)
        3. 3. John Comyn (Abt 1294 – 3 Jun 1314) m. Margaret Wake (20 Mar 1297 – 21 May 1349)
        4. 4. Unknown (Daughter) Comyn (Abt 1297 – ) m. William Galbraith (Abt 1285 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth (de) Comyn (1 Nov 1299 – 20 Nov 1372) m. Richard Talbot (Abt 1306 – 23 Oct 1356) m. John Bromwich (1333 – 1371)
      3. 3. Anne Comyn m. Angus MacNab
    6. 6. Alexander Comyn (Abt 1245 – ) m. Eva
  2. 2. Robert Comyn (1218 – 10 Feb 1306)
  3. 3. Sir (Richard) Comyn (Abt 1229 – Aft 1263)

Richard Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1194
1194
Birth of Richard Comyn in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
1249
1249
Age 55
Death of Richard Comyn in Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1194
    Event Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1249
    Event Place: Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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