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William Seton 1620–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Mar 1686

Death Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Kirkmichael

Mother: Lady Hamilton

Spouse(s): Lady Cairnes, Isabella Woods

Children(s): Capt. Conheath

In 1620, William Seton entered the world in Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland, born to Lord William Kirkpatrick Lord Of Kirkmichael And Lady Margaret Hamilton. William Seton married Isabella Woods, Lady Margaret Cairnes, and had children including Capt Alexander James Kirkpatrick 3Rd Last Lord Of Conheath. William Seton passed away in 1686 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1620, William Seton entered the world in Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland, born to Lord William Kirkpatrick Lord Of Kirkmichael And Lady Margaret Hamilton.
  • William Seton married Isabella Woods, Lady Margaret Cairnes, and had children including Capt Alexander James Kirkpatrick 3Rd Last Lord Of Conheath.
  • William Seton passed away in 1686 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Kirkmichael
1593–1622
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LK
Lady Hamilton
1590–1688
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Cairnes
1632–1686
Birth Location: Orchardton House, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LC
Isabella Woods
1625–1686
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, , Scotland
IW

Children(s)

Capt. Conheath
1697–1758
Birth Location: Scotland
CC

William Seton's Ancestors

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William Seton
1620–1686
Birth Place: Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Kirkpatrick , Lord of Kirkmichael
1593–1622
Kirkmichael, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Hamilton
1590–1688
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Kirkpatrick , 2nd Lord of) Kirkmichael
1545–1587
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margery Chateris
1561–
Kirkmichael, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Earl (Thomas Christian Hamilton , Lord of Drumcairn, Earl of Melrose, 1st Earl of) Haddington
1563–1637
Haddington, , Scotland
Henrietta (Malone , Countess of Crawford) ?
1577–1632
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Kirkpatrick
1510–1622
Lady Chataris
1590–1546
Mark Justice
1558–1609
Countess Maxwell
1548–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Kirkpatrick
1471–1587
Sir Kirkpatrick
1480–1584
Sir Chataris
1445–
Lady Stewart
1465–1530
Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1516–1584
Lord Terregles
1555–1604
Lady Terregles
1530–1594

William Seton's Descendants

1.
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William Seton (1620–30 Mar 1686) m. Lady (Margaret) Cairnes (1632–30 Mar 1686) m. Isabella Woods (1625–30 Mar 1686)
  1. 1. Capt. (Alexander James Kirkpatrick , 3rd & last Lord of) Conheath 1697–1758 m. *Elizabeth Henderson 1702–1786
    1. 1. James (Thomas) Kirkpatrick 1715–1786 m. Mary (Hannah) Newton 1730–1769
      1. 1. Francis Kirkpatrick 1737–1798 m. Margaret (Gilmer) Rogers 1732–1798
        1. 1. Robert (B.) Kirkpatrick 1750–1835 m. Mary (Ann) Campbell 1772–1797

William Seton's Timeline

10 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Seton in Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
1620
1620
Birth of William Seton in Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
1620
1620
Birth of William Seton in Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
1621
1621
Age 1
Birth of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1649
1649
Age 29
Birth of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1649
1649
Age 29
William Seton was married in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1686
30 Mar 1686
Age 66
Death of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1686
9 Jun 1686
Age 66
Death of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1686
30 Mar 1686
Age 66
Death of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1688
9 Jun 1688
Age 68
Death of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Knoch, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wreathes, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Capt. John Kirkpatrick of New Jersey, 1739-1822

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A genealogy of the Shobe, Kirkpatrick, and Dilling families

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1686
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1688
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1686
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1686
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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