3 Celts & Company • "CUMMING" The Cummings or Cumyns trace Norman descent from Charlemange through Robert de Comyn, appointed governor of Northumberland in 1068 by his kinsman William the Conqueror. Under David I, William de Comyn became Chancellor of Scotland in 1133. Settled first in Roxburghshire, the family later gained through marriages the earldom of Buchan and Balenoch; and Altyre in Moray has long been the seat of their chief.
From 1309 the Comyn's power was broken through their having contested Bruce's succession to the throne. Sir John ('the Red') Comyn's mother was the sister of ex-king John Baliol. He was slain by Bruce's party at Dumfries [Grey Friars], and the Buchan Comyns were defeated in battle at Inverurie, 1308.Septs: BUCHAN, CHEYNE, CHIENE, COMMON, COMMONS, CUMMIN, CUMMINGS, CUMYN, FARQUHARSON, MACNIVEN, NIVEN, RUSSELL
The Comyn tartan sett closely resembles the 'Vestiarium' version, but is in fact the one given by Logan as MacAuley and illustrated by MacIan in 'The Clans of the Scottish Highlands', 1847. The Smith brothers said that the sett had the approval of the head of the family of Cumming.
The source of tartan 1157 was: W. and A. Smith. Mauchline, East Ayrshire, SCOT.
"CUMMING." Scots Kith and Kin and Illustrated Map Revised Second Edition. Edinburgh, SCOT: Clan House, c.1970. p.53. Print.
"Comyn or MacAulay Tartan STWR Ref:1158." Scottish Tartans World Register No.1157. [Archived]. 7 October 2007. web.
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