Other Events and Attributes:

• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Notes:

(Research):When William the Conqueror came to England he had a companion named Robert of Comyn, believed to have been so named from Comines in Flanders, whom he made Earl of Northumberland in 1069. When David I came to Scotland, Robert's grandson Richard came with him, and was made Chancellor of Scotland in 1133.

The speed with which the Comyns established themselves and their power is notable. They settled in Badenoch where the clan's chiefs were known as Lords of Badenoch, ruling from the impregnable island castle in Lochindorb.

Died:
or 1069

Robert married UnNamed in 1052 in , Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

John married Gifford in 1083 in Altyre, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom. was born in 1057 in Fonthill, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

William married Maude Basset in 1114 in Altyre, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom. Maude (daughter of Thurston Basset) was born in 1075 in Bassett, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Lord of Tynedale
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Notes:

(Research):Richard married Hexstilda of Tynedale, grand-daughter of King Donald Ban. Their son William became Earl of Buchan through marriage, and his son from a previous marriage became Earl of Menteith and Lord of Badenoch.

When King David I's line ended in 1286, the Comyns were the most powerful family in Scotland, and had claim to the empty throne on two counts. However the crown went to King John in 1292. He was the son of Devorguilla, David's great-grand-daughter, and John Balliol, founder of Balliol College in Oxford and another of Scotland's most powerful men.

When King John was deposed the Balliols left Scotland and again the most powerful man in the country was a Comyn. Devorguilla's grandson was known as 'The Red Comyn' and ruled with complete self-interest, sometimes fighting for Scotland and at other times for England.

Richard married Hextilda Fitzhuchtred Tynedale in 1145 in Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Hextilda (daughter of Huctred Hadria Tynedale and Bethoc Canmore) was born in 1122 in Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]