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Balliol, Baliol

Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1 ©1996, Judy Parsons Smith

Devorgilla & John Balliol
Devorgilla, daughter of Alan & Maud (of Huntingdon) of Galloway, m. 1233 to John de Balliol, son of John de Balliol, d.1269. John & Devorgilla (of Galloway) Baliol founded Balliol College, Oxford ca. 1263. John Balliol claimed the right to the crown of Scotland by right of his wife. He was awarded the crown by Edward I, King of England. He ruled as King of Scotland from 1292-1296. In 1296, John Balioll surrendered the crown and scepter of Scotland to Edward I. John Balioll was held prisoner in England from 1296 until 1299 by Edward I. John & Devorgilla (Galloway) Baliol had:

1. Cecily de Baliol, d. bef. 1273; m. Sir John de Burgh.
Alianora de Baliol, m. Sir John Comyn
Anne Baliol, m1st Sir Gilbert de Stapelton; m2nd Sir Thomas de Sheffield.

Cecily de Baliol
1. Cecily de Baliol, daughter of John & Devorgilla (Galloway) Balliol, d. bef. 1273; m. Sir John de Burgh, son of John de Burgh, Knt., d. ca. 3 Mar 1279/1280. John & Cecily (Balliol) de Burgh had three (3) daughters:

1a. Devorgilla, m. Sir Robert Fitz Walter
1b. Hawise, m. Sir Robert de Grelle, son of Robert de Grelle.
See de Burgh
1c. Margery, a nun

Alianora de Baliol
2. Alianora de Baliol, daughter of John & Devorgilla (Galloway) Ballio, m. 1279/123 Sir John Comyn, Black Comyn, d. ca. 1303. Sir John & Alianora (Balliol) Comyn had:

2a. John Comyn, Red Comyn, m. Joan de Valence

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