William Comyn, Earl of Buchan

- 1233

• Name	William Comyn
  Death	1233	Scotland   [1, 2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. William Comyn, Earl of Buchan   d. 1233, Scotland ▻ Sarah FitzRobert FitzHugh;   Margaret, Countess of Buchan,  m. 1214   2. John Comyn   3. Odinel Comyn,   b. Abt 1150, Altyre Castle, Morayshire, Scotland Altyre Castle is a large motte next to the Altyre Burn lying to the south of Forres  within an estate, but historically was part of the extensive royal forest in the area.  Next to the motte is the ruin of a 13th century chapel and burial ground, indicating  that the two formed part of a nucleic manorial center.   4. Simon Comyn > 5. Ydonea Comyn ▻ Adam FitzGilbert   6. Christina Comyn   7. Ada Comyn
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Comyn   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Bethoc  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I7966	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard Comyn of Northallerton and Badenoch, Justiciar of Lothian   d. 1179
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hextilda FitzUctred of Tynedale
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sarah FitzRobert FitzHugh  [1]
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  >   1. Richard Comyn, Lord Badenoch   d. 1244  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Aufrica ingen Edgar >   2. Walter Comyn   d. 1258  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabella de Menteith     3. William Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. Jean Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William Ross, Earl of Ross >   5. David Comyn   d. 1247  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabel de Valognes >   6. daughter of William Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sir Reginald Cheyne
  Family ID	F8217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Margaret, Countess of Buchan,   b. 1185  [1, 2]
  Marriage	1214	Scotland   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : ~ 29 years.
  Children	3 sons, 4 daughters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  >   1. Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan ,   b. 1217   d. 1290 (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Elizabeth de Quincy     2. William Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Fergus Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. Idonea Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Gilbert de la Hay >   5. Agnes Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Philip de Fedarg +   6. Elizabeth Comyn   d. 1267  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William, Earl of Mar >   7. Margaret Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John de Keith     8. Merleswain Comyn  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Comyn, Earl of Buchan( – 1233) 2Richard Comyn of Northallerton and Badenoch, Justiciar of Lothian( – 1179) 4Willaim Comyn 8John Comyn 16Robert Comyn( – 1069) 17 9[no first name] Giffard 18 19 5Maude Banaster 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Hextilda FitzUctred of Tynedale 6Huctred Tynedale 12Waldef 24 25 13 26 27 7Bethoc 14Donald III Bane, King of the Scots( – 1096) 28Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots(1007 – 1040) 29Suthen(1009 – 1040) 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 1214 - Scotland Death - 1233 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1760] Guido, MichaelAnne. "Merleswain and the Comyn Earls of Buchan", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 2, number 4,, 2007). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).