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Sir William Seton 1390–1424 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1424

Death Location: Berneuil, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

Father: John Seton

Mother: Katherine Clair

Spouse(s): Lady Dunbar

Children(s): Lady Seton, Willem Seton, Janet Seton, Catherine Seton-Stewart, George Seton, Janet Seton

Sir William Seton was born in 1390 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of John De Seton And Katherine St Clair. Sir William Seton married Lady Janet Baroness March Dunbar, and had children including Catherine Seton Stewart, George De Seton, Janet Lady East Lothian Scotland Seton, Janet Seton, Lady Margaret Seton, Willem Lord Seton. Sir William Seton passed away in 1424 in Berneuil, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France.

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  • Sir William Seton was born in 1390 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of John De Seton And Katherine St Clair.
  • Sir William Seton married Lady Janet Baroness March Dunbar, and had children including Catherine Seton Stewart, George De Seton, Janet Lady East Lothian Scotland Seton, Janet Seton, Lady Margaret Seton, Willem Lord Seton.
  • Sir William Seton passed away in 1424 in Berneuil, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France.

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Sir Seton's Ancestors

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Sir Seton
1390–1424
Birth Place: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John De Seton
1370–1434
Seton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Katherine (St.) Clair
1410–1449
Herdmanston, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry (II Sinclair\ 2nd Earl of) Orkney
1389–1422
Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Egidia (Jill) Douglas
1387–1438
Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
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Sir Seton's Descendants

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Sir (William) Seton (1390–17 Aug 1424) m. Lady (Janet Baroness March) Dunbar (1390–1435)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Seton 1421–1471 m. Sir (James) Newton 1417–1488
    1. 1. Margerie Newtoune 1443–1490 m. Sir (Knight Archilbald Robert of Rowallan Castle "The Rud" Mure) (Murray) 1439–1504
      1. 1. Christian MURE 1456–1523
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Boyd, of Nariston, Bonshaw & Dririg , Countess Of) Lochleven 1480–1517 m. Sir (Knight Thomas "The Younger" Douglas, Laird of) Lochleven 1475–1517
        2. 2. Marion Boyd 1473–1555
        3. 3. Patrick Boyd 1477–
        4. 4. Janet Boyd 1485–1500
      2. 2. Mariota Mure 1456–1523
      3. 3. John (I, "Lord of Rowallan Castle",) Murray\Mure 1460–1501
      4. 4. James Mure 1471–1547
      5. 5. John (Lord Murray van) Blackbarony 1475–1513
      6. 6. Elizabeth Mure 1475–1555
      7. 7. Mirabella Mure 1460–1482
      8. 8. William Murray\Mure 1473–1501
      9. 9. Isabel Montgomery 1478–1555
      10. 10. Isabel Montgomery 1480–1523
      11. 11. Christian Murray\Mure 1479–1555
      12. 12. Robert Mure 1469–1547
      13. 13. Robert Mure 1469–1501
      14. 14. Mariota Maxwell 1456–1523
      15. 15. Robert Muir 1469–1547
      16. 16. Mirabella ((Muir)) Mure 1460–1482
      17. 17. Mirabella Mure 1460–1521
      18. 18. Christian Mure 1479–1523
      19. 19. John Mure 1460–1501
      20. 20. William Mure 1473–1513
      21. 21. Christian Mure 1456–1523
      22. 22. John Mure 1460–1513
      23. 23. Isabel Mure 1475–
    2. 2. Margaret Newton 1443–1490
  2. 2. Willem (Lord) Seton 1410–1424
  3. 3. Janet (Lady East Lothian Scotland) Seton 1424–1525
  4. 4. Catherine Seton-Stewart 1410–1478
  5. 5. George (De) Seton –1478
  6. 6. Janet Seton –1492

Sir Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of Sir William Seton in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
1424
17 Aug 1424
Age 34
Death of Sir William Seton in Berneuil, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Berneuil, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1424
    Event Place: Berneuil, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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