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Mary Seton 1599–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Aug 1599

Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1630

Death Location: Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Dunfermline

Mother: Lillias Montgomerie

Spouse(s): Sir MacKenzie

Children(s): Rebecca Galbraith, Sir MacKenzie, Lady MacKenzie, Lady MacKenzie, Lady MacKenzie, Margaret MacKenzie, Countess MacKenzie, Sir MacKenzie, Alexander MacKenzie, Lady MacKenzie-Stewart, Lady MacKenzie

In 1599, Mary Seton entered the world in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1St Earl Of Dunfermline And Lillias Skelmorlie Montgomerie. Mary Seton married Sir Colin The Red Mackenzie, and had children including Alexander Mackenzie, Countess Anna Mackenzie, Lady Barbara Mackenzie, Lady Janet Mackenzie, Lady Jean Mackenzie, Lady Lilias Mackenzie, Lady Mary Bloody Mary Mackenzie Stewart, Margaret Mackenzie, Rebecca Rice Galbraith, Sir George Colin Mackenzie, Sir William Colin Mackenzie. Mary Seton passed away in 1630 in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Mary Seton entered the world in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1St Earl Of Dunfermline And Lillias Skelmorlie Montgomerie.
  • Mary Seton married Sir Colin The Red Mackenzie, and had children including Alexander Mackenzie, Countess Anna Mackenzie, Lady Barbara Mackenzie, Lady Janet Mackenzie, Lady Jean Mackenzie, Lady Lilias Mackenzie, Lady Mary Bloody Mary Mackenzie Stewart, Margaret Mackenzie, Rebecca Rice Galbraith, Sir George Colin Mackenzie, Sir William Colin Mackenzie.
  • Mary Seton passed away in 1630 in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland.

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Mary Seton's Ancestors

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Mary Seton
1599–1630
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander\Alasdair Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
1555–1622
Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Lillias (Skelmorlie) Montgomerie
1555–1601
Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mary Seton's Descendants

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Mary Seton (08 Aug 1599–20 Feb 1630) m. Sir (Colin 'the Red') MacKenzie (1586–15 April 1633)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Rice) Galbraith 1625–1661 m. Major (Andrew Knox , of Rathmullen) Rev 1593–1643
    1. 1. Andrew (Knox of) Rathmullen 1644–1672 m. Mary (Galbraith) Knox 1652–1710
      1. 1. George Knox 1671–1741 m. Mary ("Marianna") Wray 1670–1747
        1. 1. Andrew (Alexander) Knox 1693–1774 m. Honoria (Tomkins dau Alex\Eliz Foley_wife Andrew) Knox 1697–1778
      2. 2. Sir (William Knox (Revolutionary) War) 1669–1746 m. Sarah ("Sally") Kilgore 1672–1697
        1. 1. Timothy Knox 1690–1748
        2. 2. William Knox 1695–1774
        3. 3. Sarah Knox 1697–1765
      3. 3. George Knox 1671–1741
    2. 2. John (Pray) Knox 1640–1688
    3. 3. Robert Knox 1643–1711
    4. 4. Robert Knox 1643–1711
  2. 2. Sir (George Colin) MacKenzie 1608–1651
  3. 3. Lady (Lilias) MacKenzie 1610–1690
  4. 4. Lady (Janet) MacKenzie 1614–1707
  5. 5. Lady (Jean) MacKenzie 1615–1648
  6. 6. Margaret MacKenzie 1618–1619
  7. 7. Countess (Anna) MacKenzie 1621–1706
  8. 8. Sir (William Colin) MacKenzie 1622–1691
  9. 9. Alexander MacKenzie 1628–1629
  10. 10. Lady (Mary (Bloody Mary)) MacKenzie-Stewart 1630–1668
  11. 11. Lady (Barbara) MacKenzie 1631–1700

Mary Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1599
08 Aug 1599
Birth of Mary Seton in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1630
20 Feb 1630
Age 31
Death of Mary Seton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1599
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1630
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland

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