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William de Seton 1343 – 1424 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1343

Birth Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1424

Death Location: Verneuil, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Father: Alan Wynton

Mother: Lady Seton

Spouse(s): Janet Seton'

Children(s): John Seton, Alexander Seton

In 1343, William de Seton entered the world in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Alan De Wynton and Lady Margaret de Seton. William de Seton married Janet Fleming 'Baroness of Seton', and had children including John De Seton, Alexander de Seton. William de Seton passed away in 1424 in Verneuil, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

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Biography

  • In 1343, William de Seton entered the world in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Alan De Wynton and Lady Margaret de Seton.
  • William de Seton married Janet Fleming 'Baroness of Seton', and had children including John De Seton, Alexander de Seton.
  • William de Seton passed away in 1424 in Verneuil, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alan Wynton
1291 – 1347
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Seton
1325 – 1347
Birth Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Seton'
1351 – 1430
Birth Location: Cumbernauld Lanarkshire Scotland
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Children(s)

John Seton
1370 – 1434
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Alexander Seton
1385 – 1441
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Seton's Ancestors

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William Seton
1343 – 1424
Birth Place: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Parents
Alan De Wynton
1291 – 1347
Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret de) Seton
1325 – 1347
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alan
1274 – 1355
Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (de) Bothwell
1275 – 1300
Moray, Scotland
Alexander (De) Seton
1266 – 1350
Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian (Le) Cheyne
1269 – 1350
Straloch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alan Wyntoun
1250 – 1280
Alan Wyntoun
1250 – 1280
William Moray
1255 – 1297
Ada Strathearn
1265 – 1333
Alexander Seton
1240 – 1307
Unknown Fitzduncan
1206 –
Freskin Cheyne
1258 – 1345
Isabel Comyn
1281 – 1349
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan
1225 – 1285
Malcolm Moray
1220 –
Mary Gask
1235 –
Malise Strathearn
1225 – 1271
Marie
1235 – 1303
Christell Seaton
1214 – 1270
Maud Percy
1215 – 1300
Reginald Cheyne
1225 – 1312
Mary Moravia
1231 – 1344
John Comyn
1260 – 1308
Isabella Balfour-Macduff
1280 – 1313

William Seton's Descendants

1.
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William (de) Seton (1343 – 17 Aug 1424) m. Janet (Fleming 'Baroness of) Seton' (1351 – 1430)
  1. 1. John (De) Seton (Jan 1370 – 17 Aug 1434) m. Katherine (St.) Clair (1375 – 28 Mar 1450)
    1. 1. William Seton (1393 – 17 Aug 1424) m. Janet Dunbar (1390 – 1434) m. Janet (de) Dunbar
      1. 1. Anna (de) Seton (Abt 1372 – ) m. John Hamilton (Abt 1372 – 14 Sep 1402)
      2. 2. Janet (de) Seton (1375 – 1466) m. George Dunbar (1336 – 1423) m. George Dunbar (Abt 1364 – Deceased) m. John (Lord) Lyall
      3. 3. Margaret ((Marion)) Seton (Abt 1385 – Abt 1440) m. Thomas Dunbar (Abt 1371 – Aug 1422) m. John Ogilvy (1402 – Jun 1489)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Ogilvy (Abt 1425 – ) m. William DeKeith (1392 – 1460) m. Patrick Keith (1380 – )
        2. 2. James Ogilvy (16 Oct 1430 – 25 Sep 1504) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (1422 – 24 Sep 1475) m. Helen Douglas (17 May 1425 – 20 Nov 1486) m. Jonet Lyle (Abt 1464 – 1525)
        3. 3. Marion Ogilvy (Abt 1435 – 1492) m. Henry Stewart (Abt 1418 – 1480)
        4. 4. Christian Ogilvy (Abt 1452 – ) m. Alexander Forbes (Abt 1453 – )
        5. 5. David Ogilvy (Abt 1468 – ) m. Margaret Campbell (1525 – Apr 1600)
        6. 6. Margaret ((Mariote) (Marjory)) Ogilvy m. Gilbert Ramsay (Abt 1442 – )
        7. 7. Thomas Ogilvy
      4. 4. William (Alexsander De) Seton (Abt 1401 – 17 Aug 1424) m. Lady (Janet Baroness) Dunbar (1390 – 1435)
      5. 5. Catherine Seton (Abt 1410 – 7 Feb 1478) m. Alan Stewart (1406 – 20 Sep 1439)
        1. 1. John Stewart (1425 – 8 Jul 1495) m. Margaret (Christian) Montgomerie (1425 – 30 May 1493)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stewart (26 Oct 1427 – 9 Mar 1491) m. George Campbell (1420 – 9 Mar 1491)
        3. 3. Alexander Stewart (1439 – 13 Mar 1450)
    2. 2. Alexander (De) Seton (1393 – )
    3. 3. Marion (Isobel De) Seton (1395 – 1447) m. William Baillie (1424 – 1450)
    4. 4. Lady (Janet Countess) Seton (1395 – 1493) m. Robert Keith (Abt 1415 – 22 Sep 1446)
    5. 5. Roger (De) Seton (1395 – )
    6. 6. Margaret (De) Seton (1397 – )
    7. 7. Jean (De) Seton (1401 – )
    8. 8. Sir (John (Crusader Knight Templar, Lord of Seton and Tranent)) Seton (1403 – 17 Aug 1429) m. Janet Dunbar (1404 – 1434)
    9. 9. Alexander Seton (1404 – )
    10. 10. Anna (De) Seton (1407 – )
    11. 11. Marion (Lady) Seton (1409 – 1467) m. Sir (Robert) Hamilton (1435 – Abt 1488)
    12. 12. Lucy (De) Seton (1409 – )
  2. 2. Alexander (de) Seton (Apr 1385 – 3 Apr 1441) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1385 – 16 Mar 1439)
    1. 1. Katharine (or Janet) Seton (Abt 1399 – 1445) m. James Dunbar (Abt 1399 – 10 Aug 1429)
      1. 1. Janet Dunbar (1416 – 19 Jan 1506) m. James Crichton (Abt 1415 – 1454) m. John Sutherland (Abt 1420 – 1579)
        1. 1. Robert Crichton (1430 – 11 Feb 1492) m. Christian Erskine (1439 – Mar 1478)
        2. 2. Gavin Crichton (Abt 1432 – Bef 22 Nov 1493) m. Margaret Cockburn (Abt 1449 – )
        3. 3. James Crichton (Abt 1444 – )
        4. 4. George Crichton (Abt 1447 – )
        5. 5. David Crichton (Bef 1448 – Bef 1506)
        6. 6. Alexander Crichton (Abt 1449 – )
        7. 7. William Crichton (1455 – 23 Oct 1493) m. Marion Livingston (Abt 1448 – Abt 1483) m. Margaret Stewart (19 May 1450 – 1512)
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((or Agnes, or Mary)) Dunbar (Abt 1425 – 1485) m. Archibald Douglas (1426 – 1 May 1455) m. George Gordon (1430 – 8 Jun 1501) m. John Colquhoun (1420 – 13 Jun 1479)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Seton (1408 – 9 Jun 1479) m. Alexander MacDonald (Jul 1396 – 7 May 1449) m. Alexander (MacDonald of) Islay (1398 – 7 May 1449) m. John (de) Ross (1391 – 1447)
      1. 1. Grizel MacDonald (1425 – ) m. William Ross (1420 – 11 Jun 1486)
      2. 2. John Ross (Abt 1425 – )
      3. 3. Florence MacDonald (10 Dec 1425 – 1463) m. Duncan Mackintosh (1415 – 1496)
      4. 4. Mary MacDonald (1427 – )
      5. 5. Celestine (Lochalsh) MacDonald (1429 – 1476)
      6. 6. Mariota MacDonald (1432 – 1455) m. Alexander Sutherland
        1. 1. Marjory Sutherland (1436 – 29 Apr 1488) m. William Sinclair (1408 – 29 Mar 1482) m. William, (2nd Lord St. Clair, 3rd Earl of) Orkney (1430 – 14 Jul 1487)
      7. 7. Hugh MacDonald (Abt 1436 – 1498) m. Fynvola MacIain (Abt 1440 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gunn (1440 – ) m. daughter (of Torquil) MacLeod (Abt 1450 – ) m. daughter (of) Maurice m. daughter (of) Maclean m. daughter (of) MacLeod
      8. 8. Agnes (Grizel) MacDonald (1441 – 6 Apr 1480) m. John Lamont (1437 – 1488)
      9. 9. Florence MacDonald (1449 – 1463)
      10. 10. Margaret MacDonald (1449 – 1490)
      11. 11. John Ross (1426 – 1501) m. Marion Baillie m. Marjory Mure
      12. 12. John Ross (1426 – 1501)
      13. 13. Isabel Ross (Abt 1440 – 13 Oct 1494) m. James Schaw (1412 – 1491) m. James Shaw
        1. 1. Edmund (Sir) III (1434 – 21 Aug 1493)
        2. 2. Julius Shaw (1435 – 1528)
        3. 3. Marguerite Bretagne (1443 – 15 Sep 1469)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Shaw (1444 – 1468)
        5. 5. Isabel Shaw (1445 – 1490)
        6. 6. Sir (John) GGF (1445 – Oct 1492)
        7. 7. Johanna Shaw (1450 – Abt 1490)
        8. 8. Robert Paisley (1451 – )
        9. 9. Elizabeth Shaw (1452 – 1468)
        10. 10. Edmund Shaw (1454 – )
        11. 11. Janet Shaw (1455 – Abt 1492) m. Archibald Edmonstone (17 May 1455 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Quitin Mure (17 May 1455 – 1502)
        12. 12. Johanna Sauchie (1455 – 1490)
        13. 13. John Shaw (1456 – 1498)
        14. 14. Ellen Shaw (1458 – 1541) m. Patrick Home (1434 – Nov 1503) m. Archibald Haliburton (Abt 1467 – Abt Jun 1488) m. Robert Hamilton (Abt 1496 – 1516)
        15. 15. Ellen faircastle (1458 – 1541)
        16. 16. Sir (James Gilbert) King (1460 – 1498)
        17. 17. James (Cunningham) Shaw (1460 – 19 Jan 1528) m. Christina Bruce (1465 – 1535) m. Elzabeth Grierson
        18. 18. John Shaw (1462 – ) m. Jonet Forrester (Abt 1462 – )
        19. 19. Helen Schaw (10 Jan 1465 – 10 Jan 1542) m. Peter Houston (1453 – 9 Sep 1513)
        20. 20. Gilbert Mydgeley (1467 – 1551)
        21. 21. Isabelle1470 Shaw (1470 – 1490)
    3. 3. Alexander (Gordon) Seton (Jan 1410 – 15 Jul 1470) m. Jean (Cumming of) Altyre (Abt 1420 – 9 Jun 1479) m. Elizabeth Crichton (26 Jan 1410 – 9 Jun 1479)
      1. 1. George Gordon (1430 – 8 Jun 1501) m. Annabella Stewart (18 Aug 1432 – 27 Jun 1509) m. Elizabeth Hay m. Elizabeth ((or Agnes, or Mary)) Dunbar (Abt 1425 – 1485)
        1. 1. James Gordon (1456 – Deceased) m. Janet Buttar (Abt 1460 – Deceased)
        2. 2. Isabel Gordon (1459 – Oct 1485) m. William Hay (1449 – 14 Jan 1507)
        3. 3. Alexander (3rd Earl of Huntly) Gordon (1460 – 21 Jan 1524) m. Jean Stewart (1461 – 27 Oct 1510) m. Elizabeth Gray (1459 – 29 Jan 1529) m. Elizabeth Gray (1456 – 19 Jan 1529)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Beatrice) Gordon (1462 – 22 Apr 1525) m. William Keith (1452 – 5 May 1527)
        5. 5. William Gordon (Abt 1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Janet Ogilvy (1482 – Aft 1511) m. Jane Baillie (1507 – )
        6. 6. Agnes Gordon (1472 – 1525) m. James (II) Arlie (1470 – 29 Nov 1524) m. Alexander Ogilvy (1481 – 1 Feb 1506) m. James Ogilvie (1457 – 1545)
        7. 7. Janet Gordon (Abt 1474 – Abt Feb 1559) m. Alexander Lindsay (Abt 1460 – 16 Sep 1489) m. Patrick Gray (Abt 1466 – Apr 1541) m. Patrick Buttar (1480 – )
        8. 8. Adam Gordon (14 Oct 1474 – 17 Mar 1538) m. Elizabeth Sutherland (1480 – Sep 1535) m. Margaret (Jane) Stewart (1479 – Deceased)
        9. 9. Margaret Gordon (1495 – ) m. Donald (Allen) Campbell (1492 – 16 Dec 1562)
    4. 4. Henry Seton (1414 – 18 May 1452)
    5. 5. William Seton (1414 – 18 May 1452) m. Elizabeth Meldrum (1385 – 1456)
    6. 6. dau (de) Seton m. John ("Riabhaich (the freckled)") Campbell

William Seton's Timeline

3 Records

1343
1343
Birth of William de Seton in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
1424
17 Aug 1424
Age 81
Death of William de Seton in Verneuil, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Verneuil, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
1424
Aug 1424
Age 81
Burial of William de Seton
None

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1343
    Event Place: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1424
    Event Place: Verneuil, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1424
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