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James Seton 1529 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 JAN 1586

Death Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Montgomerie

Mother: Elizabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Lisa Hensen

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In 1529, James Seton entered the world in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to George Seton Montgomerie and Elizabeth Hay. James Seton married Lisa Hensen. James Seton passed away in 1586 in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1529, James Seton entered the world in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to George Seton Montgomerie and Elizabeth Hay.
  • James Seton married Lisa Hensen.
  • James Seton passed away in 1586 in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Seton's Ancestors

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James Seton
1529 – 1586
Birth Place: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Seton Montgomerie
1500 – 1549
Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hay
1510 – 1562
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Thistlestone Berwickshire, Scotland
Janet Hepburn
1485 – 1558
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (de la) Haye
1426 – 1508
Wester Hoprew, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1439 – 1529
Belton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Seton
1449 – 1508
Margaret Campbell
1467 –
Patrick Hepburn
1459 – 1508
Janet Douglas
1455 – 1490
William Haya
1400 – 1478
Elizabeth Douglas
1397 – 1460
Robert Kilmaurs
1400 – 1448
Anne Montgomery
1398 – 1450
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Campbell
1431 – 1475
Adam Hepburn
1432 – 1479
Ellen Wallace
1432 – 1513
William Hay
1366 – 1421
Alicia Hay
1372 – 1447
George Douglas
1376 – 1402
Lady Edmonston
1380 – 1457
William Cunningham
1350 – 1415
Margaret Danielston
1379 – 1409
John Montgomery,
1362 – 1429

James Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of James Seton in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1586
8 JAN 1586
Age 57
Death of James Seton in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1586
    Event Place: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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