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Elizabeth Christine Hay 1501 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Oct 1548

Death Location: Traquhair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: John Hay,

Mother: Lady Crichton

Spouse(s): William (Stuart), George Seton,

Children(s): Margaret Murray, Robert Stewart, James Stewart,, Christian Horsburghe, Lady Montrose, Sir Seton,, Sir Seton,

In 1501, Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester entered the world in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, born to John Hay, and Lady Elizabeth Crichton. Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester married William Stewart (Stuart), George Seton,, and had children including Margaret Stewart Murray, Robert Stewart, James Stewart,, Christian Stewart Horsburghe, Lady Marion Seton - Graham of Montrose, Sir James Seton,, Sir George de Seton,. Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester passed away in 1548 in Traquhair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester entered the world in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, born to John Hay, and Lady Elizabeth Crichton.
  • Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester married William Stewart (Stuart), George Seton,, and had children including Margaret Stewart Murray, Robert Stewart, James Stewart,, Christian Stewart Horsburghe, Lady Marion Seton - Graham of Montrose, Sir James Seton,, Sir George de Seton,.
  • Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester passed away in 1548 in Traquhair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hay,
1450 – 1513
Birth Location: Gifford, Yester castle, East-Lothian, Scotland
JH
Lady Crichton
1472 – 1524
Birth Location: Riccarton, Clackmannshire Ayrshire, Scotland
LC

Spouses(s)

William (Stuart)
1506 – 1548
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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George Seton,
1501 – 1549
Birth Location: Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
GS

Children(s)

Margaret Murray
1527 – 1560
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MM
Robert Stewart
1528 – 1548
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
RS
James Stewart,
1534 – 1607
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-Shire, Scotland
JS
Christian Horsburghe
1536 – 1595
Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
CH
Lady Montrose
1528 – 1567
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
LM
Sir Seton,
1529 – 1586
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
SS
Sir Seton,
1531 – 1585
Birth Location: Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
SS

Elizabeth Hay's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Hay
1501 – 1548
Birth Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
John Hay,
1450 – 1513
Gifford, Yester castle, East-Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Crichton
1472 – 1524
Riccarton, Clackmannshire Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (I) Hay,
1420 – 1508
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Cunningham,
1430 – 1529
Belton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Sir (Robert I Crichton of) Kinnoull,
1442 – 1492
West Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Stewart
1457 – 1488
Lennox Hills, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Hay,
1395 – 1478
Elisabeth Douglas
1398 – 1460
Sir Crichton,
1409 – 1478
Lady Erskine,
1413 – 1478
John Stuart,
1428 – 1495
Margaret Montgomerie,
1436 – 1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hay,
1380 – 1421
Alicia Hay
1382 – 1451
Sir Crichton,
1376 – 1440
Elizabeth Erskine
1390 – 1479
John Erskine
1360 – 1454
Margaret Maitland
1385 – 1421
Alan Darnley,
1408 – 1439
Catherine Seton,
1410 – 1478
Sir Montgomerie
1404 – 1452
Elizabeth Hepburn
1408 – 1457

Elizabeth Hay's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Christine) Hay (1501 – 23 Oct 1548) m. William (Stewart) (Stuart) (1506 – 23 Oct 1548) m. George Seton, (1501 – 17 Jul 1549)
  1. 1. Margaret (Stewart) Murray (1527 – 1560)
  2. 2. Robert Stewart (1528 – 9 Sep 1548)
  3. 3. James Stewart, (1534 – 09 Mar 1607) m. Katherine (Rutherford) Kerr, (1538 – 28 Feb 1606)
    1. 1. Robert Stewart (1550 – Feb 1623) m. Alice Cockburn (1555 – 1585)
      1. 1. Christian Stewart (1575 – 1630)
    2. 2. Janet Stewart (01 Nov 1555 – 28 Feb 1606)
    3. 3. Margaret Stewart (1562 – 21 Dec 1625) m. William Burnet (abt 1559 – APR 1646)
      1. 1. John Burnet (1577 – 24 Feb 1651)
      2. 2. James Burnet (1579 – 1642) m. Catherine (Christian) Dundas (1588 – )
        1. 1. Robert Burnet (1610 – 1 Oct 1663)
        2. 2. Christian Burnet (8 Aug 1611 – )
        3. 3. Margaret Burnet (04 Nov 1611 – )
        4. 4. Rachel Burnet (1614 – )
        5. 5. Alexander Burnet
      3. 3. Alexander Burnet (1581 – 1663)
      4. 4. Christian Burnet (1584 – )
      5. 5. Robert Burnet (1586 – Nov 1633)
      6. 6. Gavin Burnet (1595 – Oct 1660)
    4. 4. Gelis Stewart (1566 – 21 Dec 1625)
    5. 5. John Stewart (1570 – 30 Jul 1607) m. Margaret Stewart (1575 – 02 Aug 1669)
      1. 1. Margaret Stuart (24 Dec 1598 – 21 Mar 1655) m. John ("Gentleman John") Gunter (9 Feb 1590 – 1679)
        1. 1. Geoffrey Gunter (18 Aug 1622 – 1643)
        2. 2. JOHN Gunter (27 Dec 1624 – 1696 Age 72)
        3. 3. Joane Gunter (25 Nov 1627 – 1628)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gunter (1628 – )
        5. 5. William Gunter (9 May 1630 – 1675)
        6. 6. Richard Gunter (1632 – 22 Apr 1684)
      2. 2. John Stewart, (1600 – 27 Mar 1659) m. Lady (Catherine) Carnegie (1600 – 1 NOV 1655)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart (1620 – 1594)
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Stewart, (14 Sep 1620 – 20 Mar 1672) m. Sir (James) Douglas, (1604 – 21 Oct 1671)
        3. 3. Laurence Stewart (1622 – 11 Jul 1703)
        4. 4. Barbara Scott (1623 – 1649)
        5. 5. John (Stewart) (Stuart), (08 Mar 1624 – Apr 1666) m. Lady (Henrietta) Gordon (1624 – Jun 1651) m. Anne Seton (30 Sep 1634 – 23 Feb 1685)
    6. 6. William (Charles) Stuart (1605 – 1668) m. Jonet Currie (1605 – Oct 1684)
      1. 1. Williame Stuart (10 Jan 1632 – 1702)
      2. 2. Jonet Stuart (15 May 1635 – Unknown)
      3. 3. Alexander Stuart (13 Sep 1636 – Unknown)
      4. 4. Margaret Stuart (31 Aug 1637 – Unknown)
    7. 7. Thomas STEWART
  4. 4. Christian (Stewart) Horsburghe (1536 – Dec 1595)
  5. 5. Lady (Marion Seton - Graham of) Montrose (Dec 1528 – 23 Jun 1567) m. John Graham, (7 Apr 1523 – 26 Jan 1565)
    1. 1. Lady (Mary) Graham (1540 – 1574)
    2. 2. Sir (William) Graham, (20 Nov 1550 – 9 Nov 1579) m. Lady (Margaret "Mary" Douglas -) Graham (1553 – September, 1578)
      1. 1. Sir (John) Graham, (1572 – Dec 1598) m. Lady (Maria Agnes "Mary") Campbell (1571 – 14 December, 1606)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Graham (July 1589 – 13 Apr 1661)
        2. 2. William Graham, (1591 – 13 Apr 1661) m. Agnes Gray, (1597 – 1 Mar 1667)
      2. 2. Sir (James Jasper) Graham (1574 – 14 December, 1618)
      3. 3. Sir (George) Graham (1576 – 22 June, 1619)
    3. 3. Sir (George Graham of) Rednoch (1555 – 1618)
  6. 6. Sir (James) Seton, (1529 – 8 Jan 1586)
  7. 7. Sir (George de) Seton, (Jan 1531 – 8 Jan 1585) m. Lady (Isabel Elizabeth) Hamilton, (1518 – 13 Nov 1604)
    1. 1. Robert Seton, (1553 – 22 March 1602)
    2. 2. Sir (John of Barnes) Seton (1553 – 22 March 1602/1603)
    3. 3. Lord (Alexander) Seton, (1555 – 16 Jun 1622) m. Countess (Margaret) Montgomery (1565 – 09 Apr 1624)
      1. 1. Isabel (de) Seton (1580 – )
      2. 2. Robert Seton (1583 – Jan 1634)
      3. 3. George Seton, (Dec 1584 – 15 Dec 1650)
      4. 4. Robert Seton, (1585 – 6 Jul 1609)
      5. 5. Alexander Seton (1588 – 7 Jan 1660)
    4. 4. Margaretha Seton (1555 – 1615)
    5. 5. Vice (Admiral James) Seton, (1560 – 11 Jun 1594)

Elizabeth Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1548
23 Oct 1548
Age 47
Death of Elizabeth Christine Hay van Yester in Traquhair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquhair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1548
    Event Place: Traquhair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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