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Earl Alexander Montgomery 1588 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1588

Birth Location: Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jan 1661

Death Location: Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Seton

Mother: Lady Gravin

Spouse(s): Lady Livingstone

Children(s): Sir Montgomerie

In 1588, Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun entered the world in Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Seton and Lady Margaretha Montgomery Gravin. Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun married Lady Anna Livingstone, and had children including Sir Hugh Seton Montgomerie. Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun passed away in 1661 in Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1588, Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun entered the world in Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Seton and Lady Margaretha Montgomery Gravin.
  • Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun married Lady Anna Livingstone, and had children including Sir Hugh Seton Montgomerie.
  • Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun passed away in 1661 in Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Seton
1550 – 1602
Birth Location: Seton, Tranent, E Lothian, Scotland
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Lady Gravin
1560 – 1624
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Livingstone
1591 – 1632
Birth Location: Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
LL

Children(s)

Sir Montgomerie
1613 – 1668
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Earl Montgomery's Ancestors

Self
Earl Montgomery
1588 – 1661
Birth Place: Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Seton
1550 – 1602
Seton, Tranent, E Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha Montgomery) Gravin
1560 – 1624
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter (William) Seton
1515 – 1568
Touch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isabelle Hamilton
1530 – 1604
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Montgomery's Descendants

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Earl (Alexander) Montgomery (Jan 1588 – 14 Jan 1661) m. Lady (Anna) Livingstone (1591 – 04 Nov 1632)
  1. 1. Sir (Hugh Seton) Montgomerie (30 May 1613 – February 1668) m. Countess (Mary) Leslie (1615 – 1659)
    1. 1. Duchess (Margaret "Lady of Eglinton") Montgomery (1640 – 1685) m. James Campbell (1630 – 15 Dec 1684)
      1. 1. Jeane Campbell (27 Feb 1671 – 1721) m. Matthew Richmond (1670 – Abt. 1720)
        1. 1. Matthew Richmond (Abt. 1695 – 1790) m. Helen Dickie (27 Sep 1695 – 1731 - 1739)

Earl Montgomery's Timeline

2 Records

1588
Jan 1588
Birth of Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun in Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
1661
14 Jan 1661
Age 73
Death of Earl Alexander Montgomery , Earl of Eglintoun in Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1588
    Event Place: Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1661
    Event Place: Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
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