Individual Details

Sir Alexander "Sheriff of Wigtownshire & Aberdeenshire, 1304-5" Comyn Knt

( - Bef 3 Dec 1308)




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==Biography==
'''Father''' Sir Alexander Comyn, 6th Earl of Buchan, High Steward & Justiciar of Scotland d. b 6 Apr 1290

'''Mother''' Elizabeth de Quincy d. b 4 May 1303

Sir Alexander Comyn, Sheriff of Wigtownshire & Aberdeenshire, Keeper of Urquhart & Tarwedale Castles married Joan le Latimer, daughter of Sir John 'the Rich' le Latimer, Sheriff of York and Christian Ledet; They had 2 daughters (Alice, wife of Sir Henry Beaumont; & Margaret/Margery, wife of Sir John of Ross).Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 216-217
Sir Alexander Comyn, Sheriff of Wigtownshire & Aberdeenshire, Keeper of Urquhart & Tarwedale Castles died circa 3 December 1308.Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 153.


'''Family'''

* Joan le Latimer b. c Dec 1291, d. bt 1 Oct 1340 - 10 Aug 1349

'''Children '''

* Margaret, wife of Sir John of Ross
* Alice, wife of Sir Henry Beaumont

== Sources ==

* Phillips, Weber, Kirk and Staggs Families of the Pacific Northwest, by Jim Weber, on Rootsweb.com
* http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p353.htm#i10605



== Note ==He was taken prisoner in Dunbar Castle by Edward I, and committed to Bristol Castle. Later in the same year he did homage to Edward at Berwick. In 1297 he swore to serve the King of England in his Scots wars against France. He was Sheriff of Wigtownshire and of Aberdeenshire 1304-5, and he was keeper of the Castles of Urquhart and Tarwedale. His seal bore-on the breast of an eagle displayed, a shield with three garbs, with the legend: 'S' Alexandri Cumyn D Buc'.
He held land as gift of his brother John, Earl of Buchan, in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh.


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Events

DeathBef 3 Dec 1308Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BirthBuchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Families

FatherSir Alexander "6th Earl of Buchan, Constable and Justiciar of Scotland" Comyn Knt (1217 - 1290)
MotherElizabeth "Isabel, Countess of Buchan" Quincy (1223 - 1303)
SiblingEgidia Agnes Comyn (1244 - 1320)
SiblingElizabeth Comyn (1248 - 1329)
SiblingElena Comyn (1254 - )
SiblingBridget Comyn (1257 - )
SiblingJohn "Earl of Buchan" Comyn (1260 - 1308)
SiblingRoger Comyn (1261 - )
SiblingWilliam Comyn (1263 - 1306)
SiblingMarjorie Comyn (1265 - 1308)
SiblingCatherine Comyn (1267 - )