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CUMMYN, John 7th (8th per Nisbet) of Culter
(About 1502-)
IRVINE, Janet
(About 1511-)
STEWART, James 5th Lord Innermeath
(About 1538-1585)
OGILVY, Helen
(About 1538-)
CUMIN, Alexander 8th (9th per Nisbet) of Culter
(About 1540-)
STEWART, Janet
(About 1555-)
CUMMING, Alexander 9th (10th) of Culter
(About 1571-Before 1603)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. WOOD, Helen

CUMMING, Alexander 9th (10th) of Culter

  • Born: About 1571
  • Marriage (1): WOOD, Helen 1
  • Died: Before 30 April 1603 1

   Other names for Alexander were COMYN, Alexander of Coulter and CUMIN, Alexander of Coulter.

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Alexander married Helen WOOD, daughter of Walter WOOD of Balbegno and Daughter STEWART.1 (Helen WOOD was born about 1571.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Alexander Cumin of Coulter, who married Helen Wood, daughter to Walter Wood of Balbegno, and with her had

XI. Sir Alexander Cumin of Coulter"

from A System of Heraldry




"He (John Burnet) married (contract at Crathes, dated 30th April, 1603) Helen Wood, widow of Alexander Cumyn of Culter. In 1608 his eldest brother, Alexander Burnet of Leys, had once more acquired Tilliboy (and Kilduthie?) by purchase from Cumyn of Culter; and the same year Leys wadsetted Kilduthie to his brother John for 3000 marks. John Burnet and Helen Wood had a son. Master Alexander, who would seem to be the 'Master Alexander Burnet in Edinburgh' alluded to in one of Duncan's letters."

from Family of Burnett 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Family of Burnett of Leys by George Burnett, ed. James Allardyce (1901).

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