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Janet Seton 1544 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Feb 1616

Death Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Father: Sir Touch

Mother: Lady Erskine

Spouse(s): Sir Forbes, Sir Bellenden

Children(s): John Forbes, Arthur Forbes, James Forbes, Katherine Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Euphemia Monroe, Daughter Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes, David Forbes, John Forbes, Arthur Forbes, James Forbes, Katherine Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Euphemia Monroe, Daughter Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes, David Forbes

In 1544, Janet Seton entered the world in Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Walter Seaton 4th Earl of Touch and Lady Elizabeth Erskine. Janet Seton married Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes, Sir John Bellenden, and had children including John Forbes, Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes, James Forbes, Katherine Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Euphemia Monroe, Daughter Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes, David Forbes, John Forbes, Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes, James Forbes, Katherine Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Euphemia Monroe, Daughter Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes, David Forbes. Janet Seton passed away in 1616 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1544, Janet Seton entered the world in Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Walter Seaton 4th Earl of Touch and Lady Elizabeth Erskine.
  • Janet Seton married Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes, Sir John Bellenden, and had children including John Forbes, Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes, James Forbes, Katherine Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Euphemia Monroe, Daughter Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes, David Forbes, John Forbes, Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes, James Forbes, Katherine Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Euphemia Monroe, Daughter Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes, David Forbes.
  • Janet Seton passed away in 1616 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Seton's Ancestors

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Janet Seton
1544 – 1616
Birth Place: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Walter Seaton 4th Earl of Touch
1529 – 1552
Touch, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Erskine
1531 – 1578
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Erskine
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Seton's Descendants

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Janet Seton (1544 – 2 Feb 1616) m. Sir (John Forbes 8th Baron) Forbes (3 July 1542 – 27 June 1606) m. Sir (John) Bellenden (1520 – 1 October 1576)
  1. 1. John Forbes (1571 – 2 Aug 1606)
  2. 2. Arthur (Thomas Lord) Forbes (25 April 1581 – 1641) m. Jean Elphinstone (17 February 1582 – 1628)
    1. 1. Sir (Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes Of) Pitsligo (7 Nov 1601 – 20 Apr 1672) m. Lady (Janet) ROBERTSON (Abt 1595 – 1686) m. Elspet Gray (1620 – 1676) m. Anne Forbes (1612 – ) m. Anne Forbes (1602 – )
      1. 1. William (Forbes 11th Baron) Forbes (1622 – 10 Jan 1698) m. Jean (Campbell of) Cawdor (1630 – 10 December 1666)
        1. 1. William (Forbes. 12th Lord) Forbes (1655 – July 1716) m. Anna Brodie (1661 – 1710) m. Jean Keith
      2. 2. James (Lord) Forbes (1635 – 27 November 1692)
  3. 3. James Forbes (1582 – )
  4. 4. Katherine Forbes (1583 – 1631)
  5. 5. Alexander Forbes (1584 – 1624)
  6. 6. Euphemia Monroe (1585 – 1599)
  7. 7. Daughter Forbes (1586 – )
  8. 8. Margaret Forbes (1586 – 8 November 1651)
  9. 9. Isobel Forbes (1590 – )
  10. 10. David Forbes (3 May 1591 – 1617)

Janet Seton's Timeline

10 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Janet Seton in Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1552
1552
Age 8
Janet Seton was married in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1558
Nov 1558
Age 14
Janet Seton was married in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1558
November 1558
Age 14
Janet Seton was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1565
14 January 1565
Age 21
Janet Seton was married in Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1568
1568
Age 24
Janet Seton was married
None
1580
1580
Age 36
Janet Seton was married in Touch, Stirlingshire , Scotland
Touch, Stirlingshire , Scotland
1580
1580
Age 36
Janet Seton was married
None
1616
2 Feb 1616
Age 72
Death of Janet Seton in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
1805
06 Feb 1805
Age 261
Janet Seton was married in Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Nov 1558
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: November 1558
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 January 1565
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Touch, Stirlingshire , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1805
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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