WAUCHOPE, Marjory heiress of Culter ^{1 2 4}

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Marjory married Philip COMYN 'of Inverlachie', 1st (2nd in line per Nisbet) of Culter, son of Jordan COMYN of Inverallochy, (ancestor, or 1st per Nisbet of Cumin of Culter) and Margaret ROSS.^{1 2 3 4} (Philip COMYN 'of Inverlachie', 1st (2nd in line per Nisbet) of Culter was born about 1275.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Which Philip Cumin married Marjory Wauchope, heiress and daughter to Sir Adam Wauchope of Coulter, and of Arbeck, knight. The original charter of this family of Wauchope is granted by King Alexander I. 1124, which is now in the custody of Cumin of Coulter, who got these lands by the foresaid marriage, and with her had Sir William Cumin his son"

from A System of Heraldry




"There was an old branch of the Wauchopes, who possessed the lands of Culter, in Aberdeenshire. According to a transumpt of a charter, in the charter chest of Cumming of Culter, these lands were confirmed by Alexander II. to Robert Wauchop, son to Allan Wauchop - 'nos dedisse concessisse et hac nostra charta confirmasse Roberto de Waluchop filio Alani de Waluchop pro homagio et servicio suo terram de Tulmacboy per has divasas,' &c. This charter is dated 16th October, in the 33d year of his reign -1247. Robertus de Walohop, and Dominus Robertus de Walichope, who witness charters by Alexander Cumming, Earl of Buchan, to the Priory of St Andrews, were probably one and the same person. The lands of Culter went with a daughter of Sir Adam Wauchop to Cummin of Inverlachie, 'of whom,' says Nisbet, 'is lineally descended Cummin of Culter.' "

from Wauchope of Niddrie-Merschell




"The extensive lands of Culter (Gaelic: cuil tir for 'back land') lay along both banks of the Dee about 7 miles west of Aberdeen. William the Lion gifted the lands of Culter south of the Dee to the Knights Templar in 1187, which became known as Maryculter in honor of St. Mary. The lands of Culter north of the Dee went to the Wauchopes and became known as Peterculter in honor of St. Peter. These northern lands went with Marjory, a daughter of Adam Wauchop (Robert's son), to Philip Cummin of Inverlachie of whom is lineally descended Cummin of Culter (the Cummins are known to have come up from Dumfriesshire). The Cummin seat was at stately Culter House."

from A Brief Historical Sketch




"The heiress of the Wauchopes married Comyn of Inverallochy, whose family, though unlike most of the Comyns, allowed to retain a large share of their possessions, seem to have had the portion taken from them which was bestowed on (Alexander) Bumard." (page 7) "The heiress of the Walchop family had, late in the 13th century, married Comyn of Inverallochy, and the forfeiture may have been in his time, or his son's. But it is clear that - by some transaction of which we are ignorant - the Comyns soon recovered Culter and Tilliboy, the Bumets, however, not thoroughly acquiescing in their possession of these lands." (page 15)

from Family of Burnett ^{1 2 3 4}