Richard Comyn the elder

✓ Richard Comyn (d. c.1179), nephew of William Comyn, Chancellor of Scotland, the first of the family in Scotland; m. Hextilda of Tynedale, granddaughter of King Donald Bán - the marriage through which the Comyns claimed the crown in 1291; father of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan. Inserted 15 Oct 2026 (see William's note). Source: Complete Peerage (2nd ed.) vol. II (Buchan) with the standard accounts (ODNB 'Comyn family'). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 15 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]