Margaret Countess of Buchan

• Preferred Name: Margaret Countess of Buchan
  
• Gender: F
  
• Death: BEF 1244
  
• Birth: BEF 1185
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  «b»Biography«/b»
  Margaret, Countess of Buchan was the daughter of Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan. She succeeded to the title of 5th Countess of Buchan sometime before 1211.
  
  Margaret married William Comyn, lord of Badenoch, sometime before 1212 when he claimed the earldom of Buchan in her right.
  
  «b»There were at least six children from this marriage:«/b»
  1.) Alexander Comyn, 6th earl of Buchan; m. Elizabeth Quincy; d. 1289
  
  2.) Sir William Comyn
  
  3.) Fergus Comyn
  
  4.) Idonea Comyn; m. Gilbert de Haya
  
  5.) Elizabeth Comyn; m. bef. 1233 William, earl of Mar; d. 1267
  
  6.) Agnes Comyn; m. Philip Meldrum of that Ilk
  
  Margaret, countess of Buchan, died between 8 April 1242 (when she participated in the settlement of a dispute with the Abbot of Arbroath) and 1244 (when her son Alexander succeeded to the earldom of Buchan).
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  Clan crest: Sunflower turning to the sun
  Clan Buchan is a Scottish clan. The Clan Buchan are of no relation to the Clan Buchanan despite their similar name. The name Buchan is also considered a sept of the Clan Cumming (Comyn).
  Origins of the Clan
  The name Buchan is derived from the district of Buchan, in the north east of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire.
  The ancient Mormaerdom and Earldom of Buchan came into the hands of the Clan Comyn, but they later lost it after they were defeated by Robert the Bruce.
  The title of Earl of Buchan then went to Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, who was also known as the Wolf of Badenoch.
  The geographical name of Buchan was used by notable inhabitants of the district even though they may not have had a provable connection to the Earls of Buchan.
  The historian, Black, lists one Ricardus de Buchan as a clerk to the bishopric of Aberdeen in 1207.
  Before 1281 William Buchan held land in Aberdeen.
  In 1296 Sir Thomas de Boghan appears in the Ragman Rolls giving homage to Edward I of England.
  Sir Thomas's lands were around Edinburgh, and his seal includes an eight rayed figure which may represent the shining sun, which also forms part of the clan chief's crest.
  It is not known definitively when the Buchans gained their lands of Auchmacoy.
  However, in 1446 Andrew Buchan of Achmakwy was amongst those appointed to settle the boundaries of the lands of St Peter's Hospital.
  Auchmacoy is believed to have been in the possession of the family from the beginning of the 14th century.
  However it was not until 1503 when Andrew Buchan, reckoned the second chief of Clan Buchan, received a charter for the lands from James IV of Scotland. Wikipedia
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#MargaretBuchandied12421244 as of 7/20/2016
  
  MARGARET (-[8 Apr 1242/1244]). "Margareta comitissa de Buchan…in…viduitatis mee" donated
  
  My Maternal 21st. Great Grandfather, William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, Earl of Buchan
  Name: William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Earl Of Buchan
  Born: 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Married: 1215 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Margaret Buchan, Countess of Buchan
  Children:
  
  My Maternal 21st. Great Grandmother, Margaret Buchan, Countess of Buchan
  Name: Margaret Buchan, Countess of Buchan
  Birth: 1184 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Married: 1215 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Earl of Buchan
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  === Margaret, Countess of Buchan, da and h w ===
  Margaret, Countess of Buchan, da and h who by deed previous to 1199, being then a widow (the name of her deceased husband is not known), confirmed lands granted by her fanter, Comes Fergus, to the Canons of St Andrew's. She m, 2ndly (as 2nd wife), in or before 1210, William Comyn, Justiciar, who, in her right, became Earl of Buchan. He founded the Abbey of Deer in Buchan, and d 1233. The Contess was living 2 Aug 1236 and apparently 8 Apr 1242, but d before 1244. [Complete Peerage II:374]
  
  === Married first ===
  To Robert De Bacunsthrope before 1163
  
  === ANCESTRAL ROOTS, by F. L. Weis, 7th Ed., ===
  ANCESTRAL ROOTS, by F. L. Weis, 7th Ed., Line 121A #26, pg. 108: dau. & h. of Fergus, d. c1199, 4th Earl of Buchan. (CP II 374-375, see Line 224-29, connection on cited pages). By 1st wife, son Richard Comn, Ld. of Badenoch, d. 1244-9.
  
  === AFN: Information received from the book ===
  AFN: Information received from the book "Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns 1212-1314".
  
  === family notes ===
  Marjory or Margaret, Fergus’ daughter and heiress, succeeded before 1211, as between that date and 1214, King William the Lion confirmed a grant by her of the church of Turrif to the abbey of Aberbrothoc. Though the Mormaers and Celtic Earls of Bucan must have resided within the districts under their jurisdiction, Countess Marjory had a manor near Leuchars in Fife.
  
  In or before 1214 she was married to William Comyn, eldest son of Richard Comyn and his wife, Hextilda, who then became Earl of Buchan in her right and took part in the coronation of Alexander II 5 December 1214. It had been stated that Marjory was a widow when she married Comyn, but this seems to be erroneous, and the charter in which she refers to herself as a widow appears to be dated between 1233 and 1236, after Comyn’s death.
  
  William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, had inherited his father’s estates in Scotland, and the manor of Thornton, in Tyndale, in Northumberland. In 1200 he was sent byWilliam the Lion to John, King of england, on a friendly mission after his accession to the throne.
  
  Between 1211 and 1214, along with his wife, the Countess, he granted to the church of St. Thomas the Martyr at Arbroath the revenue of the Church of Buthelny (Old meldrum), and in 1219, he founded the Cistercian Abbey of Deer, in Buchan, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, on or near the site of the old Columban monastery.
  
  He was Justiciar of Scotland, and in this capacity, he put down a rebellion in Moray, headed by Guthred, in 1211, and again in 1229 he crushed another rebellion in the same didtrict. He was also sheriff of Forfarshire.
  
  In 1221, along with other nobles, he was a witness to the marriage-contract between Alexander II and the Princess Joan, sister of Henry III of England.
  
  The Earl died in 1233, and according to tradition he was buried before the high altar of the church of the abbey of Deer, which he had founded.
  
  Countess Marjory survived her husband; in 1236 she participated in the settlement of a dispute in the Abbot of Arbroath regarding lands in Tarves, and her son, Alexander Comyn, is styled heir of Buchan in 1242, but she died soon after, as he was Earl before August 1244.
  
  William Comyn was twice married; the name of his first wife had not been ascertained.
  
  By his marriage with the Countess of Buchan
  
  he had issue:
  
  1. Alexander, who succeeded his mother in the earldom.
  2. Sir William.
  3. Fergus, mentioned in the foundation charter of the Hospital of Turriff …
  4. Idonea, married (before her father’s death) to Sir Gilbert Hay …
  5. Elizabeth, married to William, Earl of Mar. She died in 1267.
  6. Agnes, who is said to have been married to Philip Meldrum of that Ilk. She and her husband had a dispute with the monks of Arbroath in 1263.
  
  Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol II, Edinburgh, 1906, p. 252-4.
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  Notes for William (Spouse 1)
  William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, had inherited his father’s estates in Scotland, and the manor of Thornton, in Tyndale, in Northumberland.
  
  In 1200 he was sent by William the Lion to John, King of England, on a friendly mission after his accession to the throne.
  
  Between 1211 and 1214, along with his wife, the Countess, he granted to the church of St. Thomas the Martyr at Arbroath the revenue of the Church of Buthelny (Old meldrum), and in 1219, he founded the Cistercian Abbey of Deer, in Buchan, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, on or near the site of the old Columban monastery.
  
  He was Justiciar of Scotland, and in this capacity, he put down a rebellion in Moray, headed by Guthred, in 1211, and again in 1229 he crushed another rebellion in the same didtrict. He was also sheriff of Forfarshire.
  
  In 1221, along with other nobles, he was a witness to the marriage-contract between Alexander II and the Princess Joan, sister of Henry III of England.
  
  The Earl died in 1233, and according to tradition he was buried before the high altar of the church of the Abbey of Deer, which he had founded.
  
  By his marriage with the Countess of Buchan
  
  he had issue:
  
  1. Alexander, who succeeded his mother in the earldom.
  2. Sir William.
  3. Fergus, mentioned in the foundation charter of the Hospital of Turriff …
  4. Idonea, married (before her father’s death) to Sir Gilbert Hay …
  5. Elizabeth, married to William, Earl of Mar. She died in 1267.
  6. Agnes, who is said to have been married to Philip Meldrum of that Ilk. She and her husband had a dispute with the monks of Arbroath in 1263.
  
  Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol II, Edinburgh, 1906, p. 252-4.
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  William Comyn was twice married; the name of his first wife had not been ascertained.
  
  By his first wife he had issue:
  
  1. Richard
  2. Walter, who married about 1230, Isabella, Countess of Menteith, and became Earl of Menteith.
  3. Jean, married to William, Earl of Ross, who died in 1274.
  
  Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol I, Edinburgh, 1906, p.505.
  
  === Weis AR: Countess of Buchan, William Com ===
  Weis AR: Countess of Buchan, William Comyn's second wife
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 6/2009:
  Margaret, Countess of Buchan1
  F, #4597, d. between 8 April 1242 and 1244
  Margaret, Countess of Buchan|d. bt 8 Apr 1242 - 1244|p460.htm#i4597|Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan|b. b 1170\nd. b 1199|p461.htm#i4601||||Roger, 3rd Earl of Buchan||p18695.htm#i186948||||||||||
  Last Edited=14 Mar 2006
  Margaret, Countess of Buchan was the daughter of Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan .1 She married, secondly, William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, son of Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale and Hextilda (?), before 1210.1 She died between 8 April 1242 and 1244.1
  Margaret, Countess of Buchan succeeded to the title of 5th Countess of Buchan [S., c. 1115] before 1199.1 From before 1210, her married name became Comyn.1
  Children of Margaret, Countess of Buchan and William Comyn, Earl of Buchan
  Elizabeth Comyn d. c 1267
  Alexander Comyn, 6th Earl of Buchan + d. b 6 Apr 12901
  Citations
  [S6 ] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 374. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

1. Alexander Comyn 6th Earl of Buchan Constable and Justiciar of Scotland, b. 1217 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland     d. BEF 6 APR 1290 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland