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William COMYN 1163–1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1163

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1233

Death Location: Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Richard COMYN

Mother: Hextilda UCHTRED

Spouse(s): Sarah FITZHUGH, Margaret BUCHAN

Children(s): Alexander COMYN, Margaret COMYN, Idonea COMYN, Fergus COMYN, Idoine COMYN, Elizabeth COMYN, Agnes COMYN

William COMYN was born in 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Richard De Comyn And Hextilda Fitz Uchtred. William COMYN married Margaret Buchan, Sarah Fitzhugh, and had children including Agnes Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, Fergus Gorgyn Comyn, Idoine Comyn, Idonea Comyn, Margaret Comyn. William COMYN passed away in 1233 in Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William COMYN was born in 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Richard De Comyn And Hextilda Fitz Uchtred.
  • William COMYN married Margaret Buchan, Sarah Fitzhugh, and had children including Agnes Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, Fergus Gorgyn Comyn, Idoine Comyn, Idonea Comyn, Margaret Comyn.
  • William COMYN passed away in 1233 in Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard COMYN
1115–1177
Birth Location: Moray, Scotland
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Hextilda UCHTRED
1122–1182
Birth Location: Tynsdale, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah FITZHUGH
1167–1211
Birth Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
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Margaret BUCHAN
1184–1244
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MB

Children(s)

Alexander COMYN
1217–1290
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret COMYN
1218–1274
Birth Location: Morayshire, Scotland
MC
Idonea COMYN
1215–1301
Birth Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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Fergus COMYN
1219–1260
Birth Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
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Idoine COMYN
1221–
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
IC
Elizabeth COMYN
1223–1267
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Agnes COMYN
1225–
Birth Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
AC

William COMYN's Ancestors

Self
William COMYN
1163–1233
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard DE COMYN
1115–1177
Moray, Scotland
Hextilda (FITZ) UCHTRED
1122–1182
Tynsdale, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William COMYN's Descendants

1.
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William COMYN (1163–1233) m. Sarah FITZHUGH (Abt 1167–1211) m. Margaret BUCHAN (1184–1244)
  1. 1. Alexander COMYN 1217–1290 m. Elizabeth (DE) QUINCY 1220–1282
    1. 1. Elizabeth COMYN 1248–1329 m. de (Umfraville) GILBERT 1245–1307 m. Gilbert UMFRAVILLE 1244–1307 m. Gilbert DEUMFREVILLE 1243–1307
      1. 1. Gilbert (DE) UMFREVILLE 1275–1303 m. Margaret (DE) CLARE 1287–1333
      2. 2. Robert (III) UMFRAVILLE 1277–1325 m. Alianore (DE) CLARE 1297–1368 m. Lucy (DE) KYME 1281–1323
        1. 1. Thomas UMFREVILLE 1321–1387 m. Joan RODDAM 1328–1386
      3. 3. Umfraville ROBERT 1277–1325 m. de (Montfichet ELEANOE) LUMLEY 1290–1368
      4. 4. Ida UMFRAVILLE 1279–
    2. 2. Marjorie COMYN 1240–1308 m. Laurence GRANT 1230–1275
    3. 3. Agnes COMYN 1241– m. John (de) Keith 1212–1270
    4. 4. Elena COMYN 1242– m. William BRECHIN 1237–1292
    5. 5. Egidia (Agnes) COMYN 1244–1320 m. Malise III 1257–1313
    6. 6. Miss COMYN 1248–
    7. 7. Catherine COMYN 1250–
    8. 8. Marjorie COMYN 1256–1296 m. Patrick IV 1242–1308
    9. 9. John COMYN 1260–1308 m. Isabella MACDUFF 1280–1313
    10. 10. Roger COMYN 1261–1282
    11. 11. Sir (Alexander) COMYN 1262–1308 m. Joan LATIMER 1260–1340 m. Isabel (de) QUINCY 1265–
      1. 1. Alice COMYN 1289–1349 m. Henry (DE) BEAUMONT 1270–1340
        1. 1. Isabella (De Beaumont PRINCESS OF) BRIENNE 1319–1361 m. Henry (of) Grosmont 1310–1361
        2. 2. John (DE) BEAUMONT 1317–1342 m. Eleanor (OF) LANCASTER 1311–1372 m. Margaret (DE) VERE 1345–1398
        3. 3. Catherine (DE) BEAUMONT 1310–1368 m. David (OF) STRATHBOGIE 1309–1335
        4. 4. Thomas (DE) BEAUMONT 1313–1347 m. Eleanor (DE) BEAUCHAMP 1328–1391
        5. 5. Margaret (DE) BEAMONT 1315–1346 m. Fulk FITZWARIN 1310–1349
        6. 6. Alice (DE) BEAUMONT 1317–1342
        7. 7. Elizabeth (DE) BEAUMONT 1317–1400 m. Nicholas (De) AUDLEY 1328–1391 m. John (DE) WELLSBOROUGH 1316–1362
        8. 8. Richard (DE) BEAUMONT 1319–
        9. 9. Joan (De) BEAUMONT 1321–1349 m. Fulk FITZWARIN 1310–1349
        10. 10. Agnes (DE) BEAUMONT 1326–1359 m. Thomas (DE) LUCY 1309–1365
      2. 2. Margaret COMYN 1278–1372 m. John ROSS 1278–1352 m. William LINDSAY 1268– m. John ROSS 1275–1352
      3. 3. Agnes COMYN 1283–1308
      4. 4. Alice COMYN 1289–1349 m. Henry BEAUMONT 1285–1339
      5. 5. Marjory COMYN 1295–
    12. 12. William COMYN 1263–1311
    13. 13. Margaret COMYN 1265–1296 m. John (DE) KEITH 1260– m. Nicolas (II DE) SOULES 1200–1296
    14. 14. Catherine COMYN 1267– m. Nicholas (DE) SOULES 1247–1296
  2. 2. Margaret COMYN 1218–1274 m. John (DE) CANTILUPE 1224– m. John (DE) KEITH 1212–1270 m. DE SOULES 1200– m. Bertram (DE) SETON 1218–1230
  3. 3. Idonea COMYN 1215–1301 m. Gilbert (DE LA) HAY 1212–1262
  4. 4. Fergus (Gorgyn) COMYN 1219–1260
  5. 5. Idoine COMYN 1221–
  6. 6. Elizabeth COMYN 1223–1267 m. Uilleam 1222–1281 m. Gilronan MACGILRONAN 1223–1300 m. Robert FORRESTER 1202–1266
  7. 7. Agnes COMYN 1225– m. Philip (DE) MELGDRUM 1221–1262

William COMYN's Timeline

3 Records

1163
1163
Birth of William COMYN in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1233
1233
Age 70
Death of William COMYN in Buchan Manor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan Manor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1233
1233
Age 70
Burial of William COMYN in Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1163
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William Comyn, person ID L17J-SKN.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1233
    Event Place: Buchan Manor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William Comyn, person ID L17J-SKN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1233
    Event Place: Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William Comyn, person ID L17J-SKN.
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