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Sir Knight John Comyn 1540 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 1592

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Cummings

Mother: Annes LYE

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir Commine

The story of Sir Knight John Comyn began in 1540 in Essex, England. Sir Knight John Comyn had children including Sir John William Alexander Cummings \ Commine. Sir Knight John Comyn passed away in 1592 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight John Comyn began in 1540 in Essex, England.
  • Sir Knight John Comyn had children including Sir John William Alexander Cummings \ Commine.
  • Sir Knight John Comyn passed away in 1592 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cummings
1518 – 1563
Birth Location: Berkshire,England
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Annes LYE
1520 – 1600
Birth Location: Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
AL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Commine
1565 – 1634
Birth Location: Copford, Essex, , England
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Sir Comyn's Ancestors

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Sir Comyn
1540 – 1592
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John 12GGF Comyn Comins Common Cummings
1518 – 1563
Berkshire,England
Annes LYE
1520 – 1600
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Morgan (Catewell) Comyn
1495 – 1562
Gwynnedd, North Wales, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Mary (Gruffydd) Gruffydd
1500 – 1562
Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Comyn's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John) Comyn (1540 – 1592)
  1. 1. Sir (John William Alexander Cummings \) Commine (17 Jun 1565 – 24 Apr 1634)
    1. 1. Isaac ((Eyzak) Deacon) Cummings (5 Apr 1601 – 08 Mar 1677)
      1. 1. SGT. (JOHN ROWLEY) CUMMINGS (9 May 1630 – 1 Dec 1700)
        1. 1. John (Cumming, Cunning Cummins) Comins (1668 – 10 Apr 1751) m. Mary (N.) Lee (1672 – 20 Oct 1725)

Sir Comyn's Timeline

13 Records

1522
1522
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1525
1525 - Mistress to Henry VIII of England
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1536
30 May 1536
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Whitehall Palace, London, England
Whitehall Palace, London, England
1539
1539
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Buckden, Huntingdonshire, England
Buckden, Huntingdonshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Knight John Comyn in Essex, England
Essex, England
1543
2 Nov 1543
Age 3
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1553
1553
Age 13
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cardiff, Glamorgan
1562
3 May 1562
Age 22
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Saint Giles Cripplegate,London,London,England
Saint Giles Cripplegate,London,London,England
1565
22 Nov 1565
Age 25
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1814
Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1814
1573
24 May 1573
Age 33
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Crediton,Devon,England
Crediton,Devon,England
1579
03 Oct 1579
Age 39
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Saint Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Saint Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1585
Nov 22 1585
Age 45
Sir Knight John Comyn was married in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1592
1592
Age 52
Death of Sir Knight 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: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525 - Mistress to Henry VIII of England
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1536
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Buckden, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 May 1562
    Event Place: Saint Giles Cripplegate,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1565
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1814

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 May 1573
    Event Place: Crediton,Devon,England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1579
    Event Place: Saint Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Nov 22 1585
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hockley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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