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John Seton Laird of Seton 1370–1434 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1370

Birth Location: Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1434

Death Location: Scotland

Father:

Mother: Janet Seton

Spouse(s): Katherine Sinclair

Children(s): Christian Seton, William Seton, Marion Seton, Christian Bauer, Margaret Seton, Marion Seton, Jean Seton, John Seton, Anna Seton, Marion Seton,, Lucy Seton, Isobel Seton, Marion Seton

In 1370, John Seton Laird of Seton entered the world in Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Seton And Janet Fleming Baroness Of Seton. John Seton Laird of Seton married Katherine Sinclair, and had children including Anna De Seton, Christian Dy Lurtz Bauer, Christian Seton, Isobel Seton, Jean De Seton, John De Seton, Lucy De Seton, Margaret De Seton, Marion De Seton, Marion Isobel De Seton, Marion Seton, William Seton. John Seton Laird of Seton passed away in 1434 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1370, John Seton Laird of Seton entered the world in Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Seton And Janet Fleming Baroness Of Seton.
  • John Seton Laird of Seton married Katherine Sinclair, and had children including Anna De Seton, Christian Dy Lurtz Bauer, Christian Seton, Isobel Seton, Jean De Seton, John De Seton, Lucy De Seton, Margaret De Seton, Marion De Seton, Marion Isobel De Seton, Marion Seton, William Seton.
  • John Seton Laird of Seton passed away in 1434 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Janet Seton
1351–1430
Birth Location: Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Sinclair
1375–1450
Birth Location: Herdmanston, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Christian Seton
1395–
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Seton
1390–1424
Birth Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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Marion Seton
1395–1447
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Christian Bauer
1395–
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Seton
1397–
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Marion Seton
1400–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland
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Jean Seton
1401–
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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John Seton
1403–1424
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Anna Seton
1407–
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Marion Seton,
1409–1467
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Lucy Seton
1409–
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Isobel Seton
1410–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Marion Seton
1418–
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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John Seton's Ancestors

Self
John Seton
1370–1434
Birth Place: Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Janet (Fleming Baroness Of) Seton
1351–1430
Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Malcolm (de Fleming) I
1312–1382
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christina Keith
1310–1380
Forfarshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Seton's Descendants

1.
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John (Seton Laird of) Seton (Jan 1370–1434) m. Katherine Sinclair (Abt 1375–1450)
  1. 1. Christian Seton 1395– m. Norman (Leslie of Rothes and) Fythkill 1393–1440 m. James Leslie 1380–1440
    1. 1. George (Leslie 1st Earl of) Rothes 1416–1490 m. Christina (Halyburton of) Dirleton 1420–1508 m. Margaret Lundin 1420– m. Janet Douglas 1452–1494
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Leslie Countess of) Erroll 1450–1511 m. William (Hay -3rd Earl of) Erroll 1449–1507
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hay 1475–1511 m. David (Lindsay 8th Earl of) Crawford 1476–1542 m. Humphrey Sutton 1476–1561 m. David (LINDSAY "8th Earl of) Crawford" 1471–1542
      2. 2. Christina Leslie 1432–1501 m. William (II Sinclair -2nd Lord) Sinclair 1436–1487
        1. 1. Henry (Sinclair 3rd Lord) Sinclair 1459–1513 m. Margaret (Hepburn of) Hailes 1456–1542 m. Henry Sinclair 1460–
        2. 2. Jane Sinclaire 1462–1559 m. Daniel Gunn 1460–1560
        3. 3. William (Sinclair of) Warsetter 1465–1515 m. Eleanor Gordon 1444–
      3. 3. Andrew (Leslie Master of) Rothes 1441–1473 m. Elizabeth Sinclair 1440–1508 m. Elizabeth Home 1477–1544 m. Elizabeth Sinclair 1455–1508 m. Marjory (Sinclair Of) Orkney 1445–1508
  2. 2. William Seton 1390–1424 m. Janet (Dunbar Of) March 1390–1434
    1. 1. Catherine (de) Seton 1410–1478 m. Herbert (Maxwell 1st Lord) Maxwell 1388–1454 m. Alan (Stewart of) Darnley 1406–1439
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1427–1494 m. George (Campbell - Tweflth Lord of) Loudoun 1420–1491
        1. 1. George (Campbell - Sheriff of) Ayr 1449–1491 m. Marion Auchinleck 1455–1496 m. Catherine (Agnes) Kennedy 1438–1533
        2. 2. John Campbell 1447–1510 m. Margaret Kennedy 1437–1490
        3. 3. Thomas Campbell 1449–
        4. 4. James Campbell 1451–
        5. 5. Robert Campbell 1451–
      2. 2. John (Stewart -1st Earl of) Lennox 1425–1495 m. Margaret (Christian Montgomerie -Countess) Lennox 1425–1493
        1. 1. Matthew (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Lennox 1456–1513 m. Elizabeth (Hamilton Countess of) Lennox 1473–1531 m. Margaret Lyle 1465–1494
        2. 2. John (Stewart Seigneur) d'Oison 1448–1513 m. Marion Semple 1468–1512
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Stewart Countess of) Argyll 1465–1529 m. Archibald (Campbell 2nd Earl of) Argyll 1466–1513
        4. 4. Marion Stewart 1457–1529 m. Robert (Crichton- I. Fourth Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar Of) Kennwilld 1430–1492
        5. 5. William (Stewart Seigeur) d'Osion 1446–1504
        6. 6. Alexander (Stewart of) Lennox 1450–1509 m. Alexander Stewart 1452–
        7. 7. Barbara Stewart 1460–1529 m. Andrew MacFarlane 1450–1493
        8. 8. Janet Stewart 1469–
        9. 9. Robert (Stewart 4th Seigneur d') Aubigny 1470–1544
        10. 10. Elizabeth Stewart 1478–1536 m. John Colquhoun 1475–1536
      3. 3. Alexander (Stewart, 1st of Galstoun and) Dreghorn 1435–1450
    2. 2. George Seton 1415–1478 m. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1406–1461
      1. 1. John Seton 1430–1476 m. Christine Lindsay 1435–1495 m. Elizabeth Lindsay 1435–1496 m. Christian Lindsay 1430–1496
        1. 1. George (Seton 2nd Lord) Seton 1449–1508 m. Margaret Campbell 1456–1530
        2. 2. George (de Seton, 3rd Lord) Seton 1405–1478 m. Margaret Campbell 1456–1530 m. Margaret Stewart 1410–1458 m. Christian Murray 1438–
        3. 3. Margaret Seton 1455– m. John Murray 1457–
        4. 4. Alexander (Seton of) Winton 1460–1523
        5. 5. John Seton 1462–1491
  3. 3. Marion (Isobel de) Seton 1395–1447
  4. 4. Christian (dy Lurtz) Bauer 1395–
  5. 5. Margaret (de) Seton 1397–
  6. 6. Marion Seton 1400– m. William Baillie 1390–1466 m. William (Baillie 2nd of) Hoprig 1365–1432
  7. 7. Jean (de) Seton 1401–
  8. 8. John (De) Seton 1403–1424 m. Janet (Dunbar of) Cockburn 1404–
  9. 9. Anna (de) Seton 1407–
  10. 10. Marion (de) Seton, 1409–1467 m. Sir (Robert) Hamilton 1435–1488
  11. 11. Lucy (de) Seton 1409–
  12. 12. Isobel Seton 1410–
  13. 13. Marion Seton 1418–

John Seton's Timeline

3 Records

1370
Jan 1370
Birth of John Seton Laird of Seton in Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
1434
17 Aug 1434
Age 64
Death of John Seton Laird of Seton in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
1434
1434
Age 64
Burial of John Seton Laird of Seton in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1370
    Event Place: Seton Castle, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Seton, person ID GD15-7T9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1434
    Event Place: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Seton, person ID GD15-7T9.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1434
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Seton, person ID GD15-7T9.
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