Cummings Clan
William de comyn received a grant of land in roxburgh and in 1133 he was appointed chancellor of scotland by david i.
Cummings clan. Others predicted the pm to gut no10 of remaining members of the vote leave clan which are loyal to mr cummings. The cummings of altyre descended from a brother of the black comyn became established in moray and were frequently in conflict with the clan chattan particularly over the ownership of rait castle. Robert the 13th chief of altyre married a gordon heiress thus bringing the gordonstoun land into the family. The gaelic name also appeared as o comain especially in munster.
It is generally regarded that clan tartans date no earlier than the beginning of the 19th century. It is maintained by many that clan tartans were not in use at the time of the battle of culloden in 1746. In early records the surname appears with the prefix de and there is an apocryphal claim that the family descends from the roman. There will be a huge clearout.
A source told the times. Comyn cumming t he cummings claim descent from richard cumyn a norman noble whose descendants migrated into scotland from england in the reign of david i 1124 53. Na cuimeinich ne kmnc also known as clan comyn is a scottish clan from the central highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th century scotland and in the wars of scottish independence. Early origins of the cummings family.
A once powerful family who originated from the town of comines near lille in france. A lot of people were there. Like many of the families that came to power under king david i of scotland the comyn clan is undoubtedly of norman origin. The tartans of clan cumming there is an excellent description of clan tartans over at wikipedia which i will reprint a portion of below.
Loch in dorb loch is two miles long and the island the castle is built on shows signs of being partly artificial. Comyn is the other name the cummings are known by and the fortress is also called comyn castle stronghold of what was then the most powerful clan in the highlands. The clan cumming society of the united states was authorized april 15 1997 to recruit members on behalf of clan cumming in the united states by the late sir william gordon cumming 6th baronet chief of clan cumming and continues under the recognition of sir alexander alastair gordon cumming 7th baronet.