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Jane Seton 1485 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 May 1558

Death Location: St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Patrick Hepburn

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): John Seton, George Seton

Children(s): Lady Seton, Alexander Seton, Martha Seton, Alexander Seton, Archibald Seton, George Seton, Margaret Seton, JOHN LYON, Archbauld Seton, John LYON, Katherine Seton, Christian Seton, Marion Seton, Elizabeth Lyon, Margaret Seton, Mariot(Marion) Seton,

In 1485, Jane Seton entered the world in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Hepburn and Janet Douglas. Jane Seton married John Seton, George Seton, and had children including Lady Marion Seton, Alexander Seton, Martha Seton, Alexander Seton, Archibald Seton, George Seton, Margaret Seton, JOHN LORD GLAMIS LYON, Archbauld Seton, John LYON, Katherine Seton, Christian Seton, Marion Seton, Elizabeth Lyon, Margaret Seton, Mariot(Marion) Seton,. Jane Seton passed away in 1558 in St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Jane Seton entered the world in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Hepburn and Janet Douglas.
  • Jane Seton married John Seton, George Seton, and had children including Lady Marion Seton, Alexander Seton, Martha Seton, Alexander Seton, Archibald Seton, George Seton, Margaret Seton, JOHN LORD GLAMIS LYON, Archbauld Seton, John LYON, Katherine Seton, Christian Seton, Marion Seton, Elizabeth Lyon, Margaret Seton, Mariot(Marion) Seton,.
  • Jane Seton passed away in 1558 in St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Hepburn
1468 – 1508
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
PH
Janet Douglas
1460 – 1489
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JD

Spouses(s)

John Seton
1500 – 1528
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
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George Seton
1481 – 1513
Birth Location: Scotland
GS

Children(s)

Lady Seton
1496 – 1561
Birth Location: Egliston, Eglinton, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS
Alexander Seton
1504 –
Birth Location: Winton, Haddington, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
Martha Seton
1505 – 1576
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Alexander Seton
1507 – 1553
Birth Location: Eglington, Manchester, Jamaica
AS
Archibald Seton
1507 –
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
George Seton
1508 – 1549
Birth Location: Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
GS
Margaret Seton
1509 – 1560
Birth Location: Airds, Kells, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
JOHN LYON
1509 – 1592
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
JL
Archbauld Seton
1510 – 1525
Birth Location: Thurston, Berwickshie, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
John LYON
1510 – 1592
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
JL
Katherine Seton
1511 – 1560
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
KS
Christian Seton
1513 – 1559
Birth Location: Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Scotland
CS
Marion Seton
1513 – 1561
Birth Location: Scotland
MS
Elizabeth Lyon
1516 – 1537
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
EL
Margaret Seton
1527 – 1565
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Mariot(Marion) Seton,
1528 – 1567
Birth Location: Scotland
MS

Jane Seton's Ancestors

Self
Jane Seton
1485 – 1558
Birth Place: Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Hepburn
1468 – 1508
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1460 – 1489
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Seton's Descendants

1.
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Jane Seton (1485 – 10 May 1558) m. John Seton (1500 – 8 Apr 1528) m. George Seton (1481 – 9 SEP 1513)
  1. 1. Lady (Marion) Seton (1496 – 10 October 1561)
  2. 2. Alexander Seton (1504 – )
  3. 3. Martha Seton (1505 – 1576)
  4. 4. Alexander Seton (1507 – Abt. 1553)
  5. 5. Archibald Seton (1507 – (died young))
  6. 6. George Seton (1508 – 1549) m. Lady (Elizabeth Seton, Hay of Culross, Baroness) Winton (1 Jan 1510 – Feb 1538)
    1. 1. Sir (George V Seton, 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, commissioner sent to France by) P (1528 – 8 January 1585) m. Lady (Isabel Elizabeth Rebecca Hamilton av) Orbitson (1518 – 13 Nov 1604)
      1. 1. Robert ("The Great Lord", 3rd LORD of) SEMPLE (1531 – 16 Dec 1569)
      2. 2. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Seton (Hamilton) (Baroness) Paisley) (1546 – 16 Jun 1618)
      3. 3. Robert (Earl of Wintoun) Seton (1550 – 22 March 1602) m. Geeles Shaw (1560 – 1625)
        1. 1. 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)
      4. 4. Sir (George) Seton (1550 – Mar 1562)
      5. 5. (Baroness) (Lady Margaret Montgomerie (Margaretha) Douglas Seton ^' , Baroness) Paisley (01 Jan 1550 – 16 Jun 1618)
      6. 6. Lady (Margaret Douglas) Seton (1 January 1550 – 10 February 1616)
      7. 7. Lady (Grizel Grace Seton of) Tranent (1551 – 8 Feb 1573)
      8. 8. Grizel (Grace Semple) (Blair) (1551 – 8 Feb 1573 (24 Feb 1575 ?) 28 Dec 1609 ?)
      9. 9. Sir (George) Seton (1551 – Abt. 1620)
      10. 10. Grissel (Sempill) (Sympill) (1551 – 28 December 1609)
      11. 11. Grizel Seton (1551 – 8 Feb 1572)
      12. 12. Sir (Robert Seton (1st Earl of Winton) (1st Earl of Dunfermline) ) (1552 – 11 Jun 1594)
      13. 13. Sir (John of Barnes) Seton (1553 – 22 March 1602/1603)
      14. 14. Sir (Robert Seton (1st Earl of) Winton) (1553 – 11 Jun 1594)
      15. 15. Alasdair Seton (1555 – 1622)
      16. 16. Alexander Seton (1555 – 16 September 1622)
      17. 17. Sir (Alexander David Seton, 2nd Earl Dunfermline, Laird Urquhart, Laird Fyvie, Prior of) Pluscarden, (1555 – 16 Jun 1622)
      18. 18. Lady (Margaret\Margaretha Seton) (Hamilton) (1558 – 16 Jun 1615)
      19. 19. Vice (Admiral James Seton, Scotland Navy Vice) Admiral (1560 – 11 Jun 1594)
      20. 20. Sir (William Seton of) Kyllismore (1562 – Jul 1635)
      21. 21. Sir (George) Seton (Bef 1562 – Mar 1562)
      22. 22. Janet (Seton) (Mure) (1570 – 15 Jun 1658)
      23. 23. Alexander Seton (1577 – 1622)
      24. 24. Sir (John Seton of) Tranent (1578 – 11 Jun 1594)
  7. 7. Margaret Seton (1509 – Abt. 1560)
  8. 8. JOHN (LORD GLAMIS) LYON (1509 – 03 OCT 1592)
  9. 9. Archbauld Seton (1510 – 1525)
  10. 10. John LYON (Oct 1510 – 3 Oct 1592)
  11. 11. Katherine Seton (1511 – 1560)
  12. 12. Christian Seton (1513 – 1559)
  13. 13. Marion Seton (ABT 1513 – ABT 1561)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Lyon (1516 – 17 Jul 1537)
  15. 15. Margaret Seton (ABT 1527 – ABT 1565)
  16. 16. Mariot(Marion) Seton, (1528 – 23 Jun 1567)

Jane Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Jane Seton in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1558
10 May 1558
Age 73
Death of Jane Seton in St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1558
    Event Place: St. Catherine of Siena Convent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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