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Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn 1163–1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1163

Birth Location: Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1233

Death Location: Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Comyn

Mother: Hextilda Tynedale

Spouse(s): Lady Buchan, Sarah Fitzhugh

Children(s): Alexander Comyn, Lady Comyn, Buchan Comyn, William Comyn, Jean Comyn, John Comyn, Euphemia Comyn, Fergus Comyn, Jean Comyn, John Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, Agnes Comyn, Richard Comyn, Jardine Comyn

The story of Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn began in 1163 in Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn married Lady Margaret 5Th Countess Of Buchan Buchan, Sarah Fitzhugh, and had children including Agnes Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Buchan Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, Euphemia Comyn, Fergus Comyn, Jardine Comyn, Jean Comyn, John Comyn, Lady Idonea Baroness Of Inverugie Comyn, Richard Comyn, William Comyn. Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn passed away in 1233 in Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn began in 1163 in Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn married Lady Margaret 5Th Countess Of Buchan Buchan, Sarah Fitzhugh, and had children including Agnes Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Buchan Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, Euphemia Comyn, Fergus Comyn, Jardine Comyn, Jean Comyn, John Comyn, Lady Idonea Baroness Of Inverugie Comyn, Richard Comyn, William Comyn.
  • Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn passed away in 1233 in Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Sir Comyn's Ancestors

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Sir Comyn
1163–1233
Birth Place: Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Richard ( Baron of Badernoch and Tynedale ) Comyn
1115–1177
Of, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Hextilda Tynedale
1122–1182
Tynedale, Scotland
Grandparents
William Comyn
1084–1114
Altyre, Morayshire, Schotland
Maude Banaster
1088–1180
Basset, Leicestershire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Comyn
1053–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Comyn
1022–1069

Sir Comyn's Descendants

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Sir (William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar )) Comyn (1163–1233) m. Lady (Margaret ( 5th Countess of Buchan )) Buchan (1185–Apr 1244) m. Sarah Fitzhugh (1160–1204)
  1. 1. Alexander Comyn 1217–1290 m. Elizabeth (de) Quincy 1220–1282
    1. 1. Alexander (II (Earl of Buchanan)) Comyn 1252–1305 m. Joan (Le) Latimer 1256–1320
      1. 1. Agnes Comyn 1283–1308 m. Maol (Íosa V, 8th Earl of Strathearn; Earl of Caithness, and) Orkney 1276–1357
        1. 1. Isabella (Orkney) Strathearn 1338–1391 m. William (Sinclair, Lord of) Roslin 1283–1330
      2. 2. Alice Comyn 1291–1349 m. Henry Beaumont 1285–1339
        1. 1. Catherine Beaumont 1310–1368 m. David (III Sir, Earl Atholl De) Strathbogie 1309–1335
        2. 2. John (Sir, 2nd Lord de Beaumont) Beaumont 1318–1342
      3. 3. Margaret Comyn 1279–
      4. 4. Katherine Comyn 1281–
      5. 5. Isabel Comyn 1284–
      6. 6. Marjory Comyn 1295–
    2. 2. Marjorie Comyn 1256–1296
    3. 3. Margaret Comyn 1265–
    4. 4. William Comyn 1254–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Comyn 1248–1328
    6. 6. Margery Comyn 1246–
    7. 7. Agnes (or Elizabeth) Comyn 1244–1307
    8. 8. Lady (Agnes Emma Egidia) Comyn 1250–1312
  2. 2. Lady (Idonea ( Baroness of Inverugie )) Comyn 1221–1301
  3. 3. Buchan Comyn 1210–1270
  4. 4. William Comyn 1217–1267
  5. 5. Jean Comyn 1210–1274
  6. 6. John Comyn 1216–1242
  7. 7. Euphemia Comyn 1219–1267
  8. 8. Fergus Comyn 1228–1270
  9. 9. Jean Comyn 1225–
  10. 10. John Comyn 1220–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Comyn 1223–1267
  12. 12. Agnes Comyn 1225–
  13. 13. Richard Comyn 1170–1244
  14. 14. Jardine Comyn 1189–

Sir Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1163
1163
Birth of Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn in Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1233
1233
Age 70
Death of Sir William ( 1st Earl of Buchan Justicar of Scotia Sheriff of Forfar ) Comyn in Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1163
    Event Place: Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1233
    Event Place: Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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