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James Seton Montgomery 1625 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Oct 1674

Death Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Montgomery,

Mother: Lady Livingston,

Spouse(s): Lady MacDonald,

Children(s): Alexander Seaton, Hugh Montgomery

The story of James Seton Montgomery began in 1625 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. James Seton Montgomery married Lady Margaret MacDonald,, and had children including Alexander Seaton, Hugh Samuel Montgomery. James Seton Montgomery passed away in 1674 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Seton Montgomery began in 1625 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • James Seton Montgomery married Lady Margaret MacDonald,, and had children including Alexander Seaton, Hugh Samuel Montgomery.
  • James Seton Montgomery passed away in 1674 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Montgomery,
1588 – 1661
Birth Location: Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Scotland
SM
Lady Livingston,
1593 – 1632
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
LL

Spouses(s)

Lady MacDonald,
1635 – 1686
Birth Location: Kintyre, Inverness-shire, Scotland
LM

Children(s)

Alexander Seaton
1639 – 1719
Birth Location: Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AS
Hugh Montgomery
1665 – 1754
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
HM

James Montgomery's Ancestors

Self
James Montgomery
1625 – 1674
Birth Place: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander Seton Montgomery,
1588 – 1661
Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Anna) Livingston,
1593 – 1632
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Semple (Sempill)) Seton,
1550 – 1602
Eliotstoun, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha) Montgomery,
1560 – 1624
Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Montgomerie,
1531 – 1585
Agnes Drummond
1523 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Drummond,
1476 – 1531
Margaret Stewart,
1497 – 1531

James Montgomery's Descendants

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James (Seton) Montgomery (1625 – 17 Oct 1674) m. Lady (Margaret) MacDonald, (1635 – 22 Feb 1686)
  1. 1. Alexander Seaton (1639 – 21 Oct 1719)
  2. 2. Hugh (Samuel) Montgomery (8 Feb 1665 – 25 Aug 1754) m. Jeanette ('Jane') Patrick (1658 – 1745) m. Margaret Hamilton (1661 – 1777)
    1. 1. Catherine Montgomery (7 Jan 1683 – 1 Feb 1760) m. Alexander Stuart (Sept. 1675 – 1712) m. James (Patrick) Calhoun (23 Dec 1688 – 5 May 1741)
      1. 1. Alice Calhoun (1705 – 12 Nov 1753)
      2. 2. Alexander Stewart (1706 – 04 Mar 1768) m. Widow (1702 – ) m. Mary (Bailey Cowan "Widow Calhoun") Stewart (1722 – 1747)
        1. 1. Samuel Stewart
        2. 2. John Stewart (1727 – 1768)
        3. 3. Robert Stewart (27 Sep 1739 – 6 Apr 1821) m. Sarah (Frances Seymour-Conway) Stewart (27 Sep 1747 – 18 Jul 1770) m. Frances Pratt (1757 – 18 Jan 1833)
        4. 4. Archibald Stewart (1741 – Sep 1831) m. Elizabeth Bigger (1756 – 12 Oct 1809)
        5. 5. Alexander Stewart (1744 – 1823) m. Elizabeth Stewart (1756 – 12 October 1809)
      3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Calhoun (1714 – 1795)
      4. 4. James Calhoun (1716 – 1 Feb 1760) m. Susannah ("Nancy") Long (1720 – 1 Feb 1760)
        1. 1. Patrick (James) Calhoun, (1737 – 1777) m. Sarah McKinley (1750 – 1780) m. Alice Craig (1738 – 1760)
        2. 2. James Calhoun (1739 – Jul 1794)
        3. 3. Ezekiel Calhoun (1745 – 1762)
        4. 4. Robert Calhoun (1756 – 1790)
      5. 5. Patrick Calhoun (11 Jun 1727 – 15 Feb 1796)
    2. 2. James Montgomery (1690 – 1756)

James Montgomery's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of James Seton Montgomery in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
1674
17 Oct 1674
Age 49
Death of James Seton Montgomery in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1674
    Event Place: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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