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George Seton 1584 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1584

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Dec 1650

Death Location: Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Seton

Mother: Geeles Shaw

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay, Lady Errol

Children(s): Elizabeth Seton, Ann Seton, George Seton, Margaret Seton, Christopher Seton, Alexander Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Ann Seton

In 1584, George Seton entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Robert Earl of Wintoun Seton and Geeles Shaw. George Seton married Elizabeth Anne Hay, Lady Elizabeth Anne Hay, Countess of Errol, and had children including Elizabeth Seton, Ann Seton, George Seton, Margaret Seton, Christopher Seton, Alexander Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Ann Seton. George Seton passed away in 1650 in Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1584, George Seton entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Robert Earl of Wintoun Seton and Geeles Shaw.
  • George Seton married Elizabeth Anne Hay, Lady Elizabeth Anne Hay, Countess of Errol, and had children including Elizabeth Seton, Ann Seton, George Seton, Margaret Seton, Christopher Seton, Alexander Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Ann Seton.
  • George Seton passed away in 1650 in Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Seton's Ancestors

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George Seton
1584 – 1650
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Earl of Wintoun Seton
1550 – 1602
Seton, Tranent, E Lothian, Scotland
Geeles Shaw
1560 – 1625
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George V Seton, 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, commissioner sent to France by) P
1528 – 1585
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Elizabeth Rebecca Hamilton av) Orbitson
1518 – 1604
Scotland
Sir (John Alexander) Shaw
1540 – 1593
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jean Cunningham
1540 – 1585
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Seton
1508 – 1549
Lady Winton
1510 – 1538
William Herries
1501 – 1543
Catherine Hamilton
1510 – 1593
❤️Sir Shaw
1500 – 1563
❤️Lady Cunningham
1520 – 1570
John Leslie
– 1596
Margaret Fleming
1515 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Jane Seton
1485 – 1558
Lord Yester
1485 – 1543
Elisabeth Douglas
1489 – 1583
Lord Terregales
1475 – 1513
Lady Home
1485 – 1537
Gilbert Cassillis
1485 – 1527
Isabelle Campbell
1483 – 1529
James Shaw
1480 – 1528
Alyson Home
1480 – 1528
George Rothes
1485 – 1558
Agnes Leslie
1500 – 1543

George Seton's Descendants

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George Seton (1 Dec 1584 – 17 Dec 1650) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Hay (1592 – 13 Feb 1625) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Hay, Countess of) Errol (1592 – 13 Feb 1628)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Seton (24 Dec 1621 – 9 May 1672)
  2. 2. Ann Seton (30 Sep 1634 – May 1653) m. Sir (David, Lord Dunne,) Erskine (1606 – 25 Jul 1671)
    1. 1. Richard Erskine (1630 – 1703) m. Mary Erskine (1665..........................(Widow of Christopher Lansik) – 1718)
      1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Snelling (1680 – 1780) m. James (II) Griffin (1680 – 13 June 1748) m. John Griffin m. Joseph Griffen
        1. 1. Stephen Griffen (7 January 1706 – )
        2. 2. James (Evans) Griffin (1707 – 20 Jan 1761)
        3. 3. Sarah Griffith (23 June 1709 – 7 Apr 1737)
        4. 4. Susannah Griffin (1710 – 4 March 1752) m. Benjamin Newby (25 June 1707 – 28 September 1739) m. William Borden (15 August 1689 – 10 February 1749)
        5. 5. John (B) Griffin (1710 / 12 – 1772)
        6. 6. Thomas Griffen (5 July 1713 – )
        7. 7. Joseph Griffin (1715 – 1764)
        8. 8. Moses Griffin (1717 – 1772 / 1816)
        9. 9. James Griffin (1719 – 1776)
        10. 10. William Griffin (1720 – 1780) m. Mary ((mGriffin)) Davis (4 Feb 1723 – 1757) m. William Griffen m. Hannah Griffin (1727 – 1789) m. Hannah Griffin (1727 – Dec 1788)
        11. 11. Miriam Griffin (1724 – )
        12. 12. Ailee\Alice ((Griffin+)) Blanchard+ (1725 – 4 Dec 1790)
        13. 13. Lydia Griffin (1732 – 18 Apr 1807)
        14. 14. Leak (Sophia) Griffin-Collins
        15. 15. Edward Griffin
        16. 16. Charles Griffin
        17. 17. Elizabeth Griffin
        18. 18. Polliy Griffin
        19. 19. Alexander Erskine ( – 1810)
        20. 20. Robert (H) Erskine ( – 1867-1868)
        21. 21. George (B) Erskine
      2. 2. Aquilla Snelling (1694 – 11 February 1737)
      3. 3. Otey Erskine
    2. 2. Helen
    3. 3. Annie (Barton) Erskine
    4. 4. Henry Erskine (1650 – 21 May 1693)
    5. 5. Annie (Barton) Erskine
  3. 3. George Seton (15 May 1613 – 04 Jun 1648)
  4. 4. Margaret Seton (28 Mar 1615 – 1637)
  5. 5. Christopher Seton (02 Mar 1617 – 30 Jun 1618)
  6. 6. Alexander Seton (13 Mar 1620 – 21 Oct 1691)

George Seton's Timeline

3 Records

1584
1 Dec 1584
Birth of George Seton in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1628
1628
Age 44
George Seton was married in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1650
17 Dec 1650
Age 66
Death of George Seton in Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland
Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1584
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1650
    Event Place: Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland

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