The Cummings Family is spread over the world, starting in Scotland however members have emigrated to countries such as America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.        Great Bargains and our Hosts Direct line to the first of each generation Other Links to pages on the site which may assist you The Cummings Family its history and its descendants starting from Duncan pre 1790.  By now there are lots of branches of the Cummings family and we will be the first to acknowledge that this is just a small portion of the Clan. Should any person conider that they have information which relates to this branch please contact the author.  Or should any other group of Cummings descendants wish to link to this site should also feel free to contact us. Thanks to Julie Cummings (nee) Jobson we could trace our ancestors back as far as:  Thomas Cummings  born around  1841, here is what we  know now.    On the 22nd of February 2011, I discovered  his Brother, Father and Grand-father so we can now trace our history to DUNCAN CUMMINGS whose date of birth is unknown but he married on the 14th November 1797 his first child being born during 1978. Our next direct relative Alexander was born on the 3rd of March 1803 (Source Ian Maclachlan's Site )      Maclachlan is related to us via Catherine Bowie Cummings  A SHORT HISTORY OF CLAN CUMMING The following is a brief description of the clans' history: Extracted from  A SHORT HISTORY OF CLAN CUMMING.  The first Comyn who can be traced with certainty is a William Comyn, named Chancellor  of Scotland by the King of Scots, David II, about 1133. With that William's nephew,  Richard, a verifiable base is established for the Comyn family. Richard's marriage to  Hextilda of Tynedale was an important match for the family because she was the  granddaughter of Donald (III) Bane, King of Scots two times, 1093-1094 and 1094-1097.  Through Hextilda the Comyns were provided a claim to the Crown during the  complicated and chaotic competition for it following the death of King Alexander III's heir,  the Maid of Norway, in 1290. One of his descendants: William was married twice and the  resulting lines of descent represent two main and distinct branches in the House of  Comyn. The Red Comyn, slain by the Bruce in 1306 and the present Gordon-Cumming  line descend from William's first family. The Comyn Earls of Buchan are descended from  the second marriage of William to Marjory, Countess of Buchan, about 1210. William  became Earl through this union. While the second line held the title and Earldom of  Buchan, with much more extensive land holdings than the Badenoch line, it was  secondary to the first borns' position in the family  To verify our claim that ' Robert de Bruce ' was not as NOBLE as he could have been. Look-up the following link.  John Comyn (Red Comyn) ? - c.1306. Noble and Martyr. Known as 'Red Comyn'  At any time use the Hierarchical View to track your particular branch of the family. or search the site  As a result of the slaying of the Red Comyn, Bruce and eventually all of his followers were excommunicated from  the church, due to this act.  However, Bruce did go on to help make a Scotland a land to be proud of and to quote a few lines from the Bard  himself.                  Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,                 Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,                 Welcome to you gory bed,                         Or on to victorie.                 Now's the day, now's the hour,                 See the front o' battle lour!                 See approach proud Edward's Power ---                         Chains and slaverie! Robert Burns                                 About this site At any time use the Hierarchical View to track your particular branch of the family. or search the site or better sill  visit LINE DIAGRAMS  This Site was designed By Alex Cummings It has been tested on several browsers but if you should find an error  in design please let us know. It is LOOSELY Based on the original by Hugh Hamilton but with major updates  however possibly due to communication problems Hugh failed implement the changes as pointed out to him  therefore it is now the © of Alex Cummings with thanks to Hugh for the basics                  A bit more history of the "Stabbing" The Wars of Scottish Independence  John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochabar or John "the Red", also known simply as the Red Comyn  (died 10 February 1306) was a Scottish nobleman who was an important figure in the Wars of Scottish  Independence, and was Guardian of Scotland during the Second Interregnum 1296-1306.   He is best known for having been stabbed to death by King Robert I of Scotland in Dumfries.  His father, John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, known as the Black Comyn, was one of the Competitors for the  Crown of Scotland, claiming his descent from King Donald III of Scotland. His mother was Eleanor Balliol, eldest  daughter of John de Balliol.   The Red Comyn might thus be said to have combined two lines of royal descent, Celtic and Norman. He had,  moreover, links with the royal house of England: in the early 1290s he married Joan de Valence, daughter of  William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke .  On 9 February 1304. John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, and Robert Bruce met in the church of the Grey Friars,  Dumfries. This resulted in John's murder on 10 February 1306.  Why this all came about is a matter of dispute. One account claims that the Bruce knew he had to gain the support  of John Comyn to further his ambitions, however he failed to do this as John also had aspirations to become ruler  of Scotland.  It is likely that Robert Bruce stabbed the Red Comyn at the high altar and his companions finished the job.  Sir Robert Comyn, the Comyn chief's uncle was also killed while defending of his nephew.   Information thanks to WIKIPEDIA©  Also read Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1212-1314 by Alan Young   Some people wonder how you make a web site well it’s easy you simply gather al the  text and images together (see details               )  and then arrange them as you would like them to appear. Some trivia from Ian Badenoch-Cumming (referring to a Cummings search site) Having just stumbled on this site I felt I would share a few myths and stories from the family past. 1.The Cumming who was killed by Robert the Bruce has recently been found in full armour (admittedly well rusty)buried on the site of an old Church (Greystonelees?) in Dean Street, Dumfries. The site of the church is marked by a plaque. 2. In the battle of Culloden the standard bearer of Bonnie Prince Charlie was a clan Chief called Cumming. 3. A Cumming fought in the Zulu wars of the 1800's and a Sir John Cumming K.C.I.E. (Knight Commander of Indian Empire)was a Balliol Man at Oxford who went on to be a magisrate in the Indian Civil Service. 4. A full family tree is on display in the museum at Fort William. It shows the full line with royal connections from King Alpine 1st of all Scotland to the murders of Cumming's by MacBeth and Robert the Bruce. A copy of this family tree was until recently also on display at Glasgow University but was taken down in 1975 as the sunlight was fading the ink so badly. Both my sons bear the traditional Cumming christian names of Alexander and Duncan, females are often called Moira or Flora.   Note   A full line diagram can be found at    Line and a fully documented file at   Doc .  These pages are designed to be   viewed at 1204x728 or better Site designed by A.  K. Cummings  of 54 lavender   Crescent, Fairbridge Heights, Uitenhage. South  Africa. +27 41 922 9509 and is a non   profit site. Content and design are © of the author     Designers site is at  Please visit Alex at   his home page or contact us by email     Names associated with our branch of the Cummings family Click image to enlarge