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Margaretha (Margaret) Seton 1550–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1550

Birth Location: Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland

Death Date: 10 Feb 1616

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lord (Seytown

Mother: Janet AUCHMOUTY

Spouse(s): Claud Paisley

Children(s): Margaretha Hamilton, James Abercorn, Isobel Hamilton

The story of Margaretha (Margaret) Seton began in 1550 in Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland. Margaretha (Margaret) Seton married Claud Hamilton 1St Lord Paisley, and had children including Isobel Hamilton, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn, Margaretha Hamilton. Margaretha (Margaret) Seton passed away in 1616 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha (Margaret) Seton began in 1550 in Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland.
  • Margaretha (Margaret) Seton married Claud Hamilton 1St Lord Paisley, and had children including Isobel Hamilton, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn, Margaretha Hamilton.
  • Margaretha (Margaret) Seton passed away in 1616 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Margaretha Seton's Ancestors

Self
Margaretha Seton
1550–1616
Birth Place: Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Parents
Lord John Seton (Seytown
1470–1557
Balchristie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet AUCHMOUTY
1472–1558
Lathrisk, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Auchmouty
1450–
Lathrisk, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Paisley
1452–
Lathrisk, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Seton's Descendants

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Margaretha ((Margaret)) Seton (1 Jan 1550–10 Feb 1616) m. Claud (Hamilton 1st Lord) Paisley (9 June 1543–15 Jan 1622)
  1. 1. Margaretha Hamilton 1585–1623 m. William (Earl of Angus Marquis of) Douglas 1588–1660
    1. 1. Lucy Douglas 1602–1699 m. John (Baron Herries) Maxwell 1606–1677
      1. 1. William (Herries) Maxwell 1676–1744
      2. 2. Robert (Earl of Nithsdale) Maxwell 1628–1667
      3. 3. Mary (Matilda) Maxwell 1634–1680 m. James Alexander 1634–1704
        1. 1. Elizabeth Alexander 1650–1692
        2. 2. James (Benjamin "The Weaver" ALEXANDER* (7TH) GGF) 1652–1735
        3. 3. Andrew ("the farmer") Alexander 1648–1700
        4. 4. Jane Alexander 1664–1693
        5. 5. Francis Alexander 1654–1712
        6. 6. William Alexander 1660–1729 m. Mary Shaw 1625–1701 m. Abigale McKnight 1667–1714
    2. 2. James Douglas 1617–1645
    3. 3. Archibald (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1610–1655
    4. 4. Margaret Douglas 1611–1659
    5. 5. Jean Douglas 1601–1669
    6. 6. Grizell Douglas 1615–1641
  2. 2. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn 1575–1618
  3. 3. Isobel Hamilton 1588–1609

Margaretha Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1 Jan 1550
Birth of Margaretha (Margaret) Seton in Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
1616
10 Feb 1616
Age 66
Death of Margaretha (Margaret) Seton in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1550
    Event Place: Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Brumhill, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

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