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Colbon of Buchan is the second mormaer of Buchan to be known by name as M o r m a e r. Colbon was not the son of his predecessor Gartnait. It is possi b l e t h a t Colbon came from another Buchan family, or even, as some have s u g g e s ted, Fife. He perhaps obtained Buchan by marrying the daughter of G a r t n a it, whose name is recorded as Eva. He had a son named Magnus, and a n o t h e r called Merleswain, who became known as Merleswain of Kennoway. C o l b o n w as in the Scottish army that invaded England with King William I o f S c o t l and in 1174.
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