COMYN, Gilbert 1
- Born: About 1277
- Marriage (1): McDONALD, of Clanronald
Another name for Gilbert was CUMYN, Gilbert.2
User ID: Z170.
General Notes:
"He (Robert, second son of Sir Robert Comyn) married Beatrix, daughter of Ross of Rarrichies, ancestor of the Rosses of Balnagowan, by whom he had three sons, Angus, Gilbert, and Donald, who made a considerable figure in the family feuds of those days; and a daughter, Marian, who married Chisholm of Comer."
from Bruces and Cumyns 2
Gilbert married McDONALD of Clanronald. (McDONALD of Clanronald was born about 1285.)
Marriage Notes:
"Gilbert married a daughter of M'Donald of Clanronald, Lord of the Isles,* and having, as some say, no son, was succeeded by his nephew David, who became ancestor of the Cumyns of Achterlew and Lochaber."
* From Gilbert's line descended the Lords of Glencharney, ending in Bigla Cumyn, who earned the land to the Grants in 1442, when her son Sir Duncan Grant succeeded.
from Bruces and Cumyns 2
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