Background
Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father (if he was his father) Colbán was a Fifer.
Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father (if he was his father) Colbán was a Fifer.
A charter issued by Fergus appears to have survived. The charter is a feudal charter granting lands to a subordinate. The charter had a few witnesses with French names, presumably a phenomenon related to his Comyn connections.
On Fergus" death, Buchan became the first native mormaerdom to pass into the hands of a foreign family
He died sometime before 1214, possibly much earlier.