of Scotland · ◉ direct ancestor
♂Duncan of Scotland
Dates not yet known.
Duncan of ScotlandW was the twenty-seventh great-grandfather of Nancy Jane Blanchard (1929–2006) by three separate lines of descent, all through his son Malcolm of Scotland.
Duncan is said to have been King of Scots, the grandson and successor of Malcolm IIW. He had three sons, Malcolm, Donald Bane and Melmare, and is said to have been killed in 1039 by MacbethW. His wife is not named in the peerage. His son Malcolm took the throne after Macbeth’s fall, and his line runs on through David of Scotland and Henry of Scotland.
Lines of descent
All three lines pass through Malcolm of Scotland, Duncan’s son. Nancy Jane Blanchard is Duncan’s twenty-seventh, twenty-ninth and thirtieth great-granddaughter by them. Two of the lines meet again in Polly Knapp (1798–1863), whose parents Joseph Knapp (1763–1839) and Eunice Carver (1763–1845) both descend from Duncan. The others meet in Joan of England (1272–1307), whose parents Edward of England (1239–1307) and Eleanor of Castile both descend from him.
Notes
Source and grade
Duncan’s title, his three sons and his death at Macbeth’s hands rest on one printed peerage, Sir Bernard Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage (1869), p. xxviii, “The Royal Line of Scotland”, under Duncan I. It is a compiled work, so the title and the death are stated as tradition and not as a record. The peerage does not name a wife, and none is known. No birth date is known for him, and his parents are given as Grimus and Beatrix of Scotland.
Macbeth and Malcolm
Malcolm’s succession after Macbeth rests on the same peerage, which gives Macbeth’s death as 1057, so it too is tradition and not a record.
Family time line
Recorded events
| Event | When | Where | Evidence ?on record - the record itself, its image, or a transcript or printed copy of it has been read from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living at born at Atholl, Kingdom of Scotland c. 1001 per Wikipedia, 'Duncan I of Scotland' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_I_of_Scotland), infobox, per Wikipedia 'Duncan I of Scotland', NO EVIDENCE YET |
abt 1001 | Scotland | on record |
| Title (Nobility) King of Scots (Burke's Peerage, p.xxviii, The Royal Line of Scotland - Duncan I) |
from a compiled source |
Sources
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org) - articles on medieval royal and noble ancestors, read s1409 — Living at, about this person
- Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, 31st ed. (London, 1869) — Title (Nobility), about this person, family
Borders as they stood about 1500, from the historical-basemaps project, the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (states and territories, 1783 on) and Natural Earth; the colonies and provinces are drawn along today's lines.