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William Comyn 1170 – 1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1170

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1233

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Richard Comyn

Mother: Hextilda Tynedale

Spouse(s): Sarah Fitzhugh, Margaret Buchan, Matilda Urquhart

Children(s): Richard Comyn, Walter Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Sir Comyn, Sir Comyn, William r, Jean Comyn, Jean Comyn, Idoine Comyn, John Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Fergus Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, David Comyn, Johanna Comyn, William Comyn

William Comyn was born in 1170 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Comyn and Hextilda Tynedale. William Comyn married Sarah Fitzhugh, Margaret Buchan, Matilda deMontalto Urquhart, and had children including Richard Comyn, Walter Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Sir Jordan Comyn, Sir David Comyn, William Comyn p r, Jean Comyn, Jean Conte Comyn, Idoine Comyn, John Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Fergus Gorgyn Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, David Comyn, Johanna Comyn, William Comyn. William Comyn passed away in 1233 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Comyn was born in 1170 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Comyn and Hextilda Tynedale.
  • William Comyn married Sarah Fitzhugh, Margaret Buchan, Matilda deMontalto Urquhart, and had children including Richard Comyn, Walter Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Sir Jordan Comyn, Sir David Comyn, William Comyn p r, Jean Comyn, Jean Conte Comyn, Idoine Comyn, John Comyn, Alexander Comyn, Margaret Comyn, Fergus Gorgyn Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn, David Comyn, Johanna Comyn, William Comyn.
  • William Comyn passed away in 1233 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Comyn's Ancestors

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William Comyn
1170 – 1233
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard Comyn
1115 – 1177
Altyre, Moray, Scotland
Hextilda Tynedale
1122 – 1182
Tyndale, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Chancellor Scotland) Comyn
1084 – 1160
Altyre, Moray, Scotland
Maude Banaster
1088 – 1180
Colston Basset, Leicestershire, England
huctred tynedale
1096 – 1152
Tynedale, Scotland
bethoe dane
– 1160
Tynedale, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Comyn
1053 – 1100
Sybyl DeGiffard
1057 – 1084
Thurstan DeBanastre
1060 – 1128
Cecily Bassett
1061 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Comyn
1022 – 1069
Comyn
1026 – 1053
Osbert Giffard
1030 – 1096
Weva Crefon
1025 – 1057
Robert DeBanastre
1030 – 1128
Banastre
1035 –

William Comyn's Descendants

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William Comyn (1170 – 1233) m. Sarah Fitzhugh (1160 – 1204) m. Margaret Buchan (1185 – 1244) m. Matilda (deMontalto) Urquhart (1170 – 1200)
  1. 1. Richard Comyn (1170 – 1244)
  2. 2. Walter Comyn (1180 – Dec 1258) m. Isabella DeMentieth (1180 – 1272)
    1. 1. Isabel Comyn (1204 – 1301) m. Gilchrist Mure (1200 – 1280)
      1. 1. Archibald Mure (1231 – 1297) m. Margaret DeMontgomerie (1235 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Mure (1262 – )
        2. 2. Jonet Mure (1263 – )
        3. 3. William Mure (1265 – 1348) m. Margaret Lindsey (1261 – 12)
        4. 4. Sir (William Mure Lord) Rowallen (1265 – 1348)
        5. 5. Robert (Reginald) Mure (1267 – 1329)
        6. 6. John Mure (1268 – )
        7. 7. Lennox Mure (1272 – )
      2. 2. Ronald Mure (1238 – 1297)
    2. 2. John Comyn (1219 – 1242)
  3. 3. Margaret Comyn (1182 – 1244)
  4. 4. Sir (Jordan) Comyn (1187 – 1277)
  5. 5. Sir (David) Comyn (1191 – 1242)
  6. 6. William (Comyn p) r (1191 – 1233)
  7. 7. Jean Comyn (1198 – 1274)
  8. 8. Jean (Conte) Comyn (1214 – 1274)
  9. 9. Idoine Comyn (1215 – )
  10. 10. John Comyn (1216 – 1242)
  11. 11. Alexander Comyn (1217 – 6 Apr 1290)
  12. 12. Margaret Comyn (1218 – )
  13. 13. Fergus (Gorgyn) Comyn (1219 – 1260)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Comyn (1223 – 1267)
  15. 15. David Comyn
  16. 16. Johanna Comyn
  17. 17. William Comyn

William Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1170
1170
Birth of William Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1233
1233
Age 63
Death of William Comyn in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1170
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1233
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

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