Margaret de Cauntelo

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[JOHN de Cauntelo (-after 24 Jul 1236). m MARGERY Comyn, daughter of WILLIAM Comyn & his wife Margery ---

It is generally believed that this name comes from a Breton personal name, derived from element "cam," meaning "bent," or "crooked;" or perhaps from the herb called "cummin" (cumin). Or the name may have come from the place name Comines, in Flanders, Northern France.

Early Origins of the Cummins family

The surname Cummins was first found in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire in England, in the 12th and 13th centuries. Robert of Comyn (Comines,) a noble who accompanied William the Conqueror in 1066 and was made Earl of Northumberland. [3]

Other early records of the family shown with a myriad of early spellings include:

Godwinus filius Cumine in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk in 1173;
Eustachius filius Cumini in the Assize Rolls for Lincolnshire in 1219;
Petrus filius Kymine in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1301;
Hugh Coumini listed in France in 1157;
Walter Cumin in the Pipe Rolls for Wales in 1158;
John Comin in Lincolnshire in 1175-1179; and
William Cumyn in the Pipe Rolls for Hampshire in 1230. [4]

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included:

Florentina Comin, Oxfordshire;
Peter Comyn, Wiltshire;
Stephen Comyng, Essex; and
Thomas Comyn, Gloucestershire. [5]

Another source notes that Admund le Comyn was listed in Norfolk, 14 Edward II (during the fourteenth year of King Edward III's reign.) [6]

Today Commins is a small hamlet in Denbighshire and Commins Coch is a small village in the county of Powys, Wales.

Saint Comman of Ross-Commain ( fl. 550), was son of Faelchu and "descendant of Fiacha Araidhe, of the family of Rudhraighe, and race of Ir, king of Ulster, A.D. 236." [7]

Early History of the Cummins family

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Cummins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cumin, Cumins, Cumine, Cummin, Cummins, Cummine, Comings, Comins, Commin and many more.

Early Notables of the Cummins family (pre 1700)

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was
Alexander Comyn (d. 1289), Earl of Buchan, a Scotish-Norman nobleman, son of William Comyn and Marjory, Countess of Buchan, the heiress of the last native Scottish Mormaer of Buchan, Fergus.
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Cummins Ranking

In the United States, the name Cummins is the 1,443rd most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. [8] However, in Australia, the name Cummins is ranked the 582nd most popular surname with an estimated 6,662 people with that name. [9]

Ireland Migration of the Cummins family to Ireland

Some of the Cummins family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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United States Cummins migration to the United States+
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cummins Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Isaac Cummins, who landed in Massachusetts in 1630 [10]
Cummins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Alex Cummins, who arrived in Virginia in 1738 [10]
William Cummins, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1765 [10]
Coporal Cummins, who landed in Virginia in 1776 [10]
Thomas Cummins, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 [10]
Cummins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
James, Cummins Jr., aged 20, who landed in New York in 1812 [10]
Matthew Cummins, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1812 [10]
Edward Cummins, aged 28, who landed in Maine in 1812 [10]
Catherine Cummins, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 [10]
Christopher Cummins, who landed in New York in 1819 [10]

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Canada Cummins migration to Canada+

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cummins Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Cummins, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mr. Daniel Cummins U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 [11]
Mr. William Cummins U.E. who settled in Sissiboo [Weymouth], Nova Scotia c. 1783; he served in the 42nd Regiment [11]

Cummins Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mary Cummins, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1816
Mary Cummins, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1825
Andrew Cummins, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1825
Ellen Cummins, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1830
William Cummins, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1830

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Australia Cummins migration to Australia+

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cummins Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Cummins, (b. 1783), aged 26, Irish convict who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Boyd" on 10th March 1809, arriving in New South Wales, Australia [12]

Mr. Thomas Cummins, (b. 1806), aged 20, Irish carter who was convicted in Cork, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Boyne" on 28th October 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia [13]

Ms. Elizabeth Cummins, (b. 1812), aged 20, Cornish settler convicted in Cornwall, UK on 7th August 1832, sentenced for 7 years for stealing clothing, transported aboard the ship "Jane II" on 7th August 1832 to Van Dieman's Land, Australia [14]

Eliza Cummins, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lady Emma" in 1837 [15]

Gregory Cummins, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "South Australian" in 1837 [16]
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New Zealand Cummins migration to New Zealand+

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cummins Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Cummins, British settler, as the 2nd Detachment of New Zealand Corps of Royal New Zealand Fencibles travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Minerva" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 8th October 1847 [17]

George Cummins, aged 22, a shepherd, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1850

Thomas Cummins, aged 27, a shepherd, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1850

Mr. Cummins, Irish settler travelling from Cork aboard the ship "Spirit of Trade" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 4th December 1858 [18]

Mr. John Cummins, (b. 1841), aged 21, Irish labourer from County Tipperary, travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 [17]

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Contemporary Notables of the name Cummins (post 1700)+

Edward Cummins, American gold Olympic medalist for golf at the 1904 games

Major-General Joseph Michael Cummins (1881-1959), American Commanding General 6th Corps Area (1941-1942) [19]

George David Cummins (1822-1876), American bishop and founder of the Reformed Episcopal Church

Clessie Lyle Cummins (1888-1968), American founder of the Cummins Engine Co

Maria Susanna Cummins (1827-1866), American author

Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926), American politician, Governor of Iowa (1902-1908) and United States Senator from Iowa (1908-1926)

Philip Damien Cummins AM (1939-2019), Australian lawyer and jurist for the Supreme Court of Victoria

Larry Cummins, Australian bushranger, member of the Frank Gardiner-Ben Hall gang; he served 15 years in prison

Conor Cummins (b. 1986), British motorcycle racer

Martin Cummins (b. 1969), Canadian actor

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Added to Geni by Janet Milburn 1/2/2022

Sir Edmund Comyn of Kilbride is my 22nd great grandfather. He may be yours**************

Margaret Cummin is our 21st great grandmother.