Unknown (Comyn) Argyll (aft. 1240)

Born after 1240 in Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Scotland [uncertain]

Biography

Unknown (Comyn) Argyll was born in Scotland.

Birth

Unknown (of Argyll) was the daughter of John Comyn and Eve, who married circa 1240. Eve was possibly the daughter of Walter Steward, Steward of Scotland.^[1][2] Unknown's date of birth is estimated as occurring after 1240, the year of her parents' marriage. Unknown (of Argyll) had six full siblings that included:

• William,^[1][2] of Kirkintilloch, born after 1240, married Isabella Russell, daughter of John Russell, Knt., and Isabella, Countess of Menteith. Although he was living in January 1260/91, he was deceased before 2 June 1291;^[3][4]
• John, "the Black," Knt., of Badenoch, was born after 1240 and died in 1302. He married Marjory, daughter of John Baliol of Barnard Castle and his wife, Devorguilla;^[1][3][5][6]
• Alexander, who married Eva Unknown, widow of Alexander de Moray.^[1][2][5];
• Mary, who married Richard Siward, Knt.;^[1][2][3]
• daughter, who married Geoffrey Mowbray, Knt., and had issue;^[1][2][3][5] and
• daughter, who married Andrew Moray, Knt.;^{[1][2][3][5][7]}

Marriage

Unknown married Alexander MacDonnchadh of Argyll,^[1][2] fourth Chief of Clan MacDougall.^[8] It is unknown whether this marriage produced issue.

Death

The dates and locations of Unknown's (of Argyll]) death and burial are not known.

Research Notes

According to the Clan MacDougall Society of North America, Alexander MacDonnchadh allegedly married "Julienne," the daughter of John Comyn, which created a strong alliance with the Comyn and Balliol families.^[8] While the biographies of the Chiefs of Clan MacDougall are sourced, none is available online.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: The author, 2013), Vol II, p. 206, ROOS 6.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: The author, 2011), Vol. I, pp. 475, 476, CLARELL 3, (WebLink Google Books).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} James Balfour Paul. The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904), Vol. I, pp. 506, 507, (WebLink Internet Archive).
4. ↑ People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1371. Charter: John Comyn (d. 1302), Document 3/167/20, Calendar No. 3/167/20, (WebLink PoMS).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Untitled Nobility, Richard Comyn, (FMG Website: 9 May 2022), (WebLink Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
6. ↑ Thomas Frederick Tout. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/John Comyn (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900), Vol. 11, pp. 458, 459, (WebLink Wikisource).
7. ↑ James Balfour Paul. The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1905), Vol. II, p. 126, (WebLink Internet Archive).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Clan MacDougall Society of North America. Chiefs of Clan MacDougall in Argyll: Sir Alexander de Ergadia of Argyll, Lord of Lorn (1266-died 1309). (WebLink CMSNA).