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William SETON, 1st Lord Seton

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Name William SETON [1] Suffix 1st Lord Seton Birth 1343 Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland [1]
Gender Male Title (Nobility) [2] Title (Nobility) Title (Nobility) 1371 [2] Title (Nobility) Name William de Wyntoun [2] Name William Gordon [2] _FSFTID GC4H-MF7 _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GC4H-MF7 _UID A96E479DA4D44C5FA524C66E84C95C1ADE23 Burial 1410 Scotland [1]
Death 17 Aug 1424 Killed in the Battle of Verneuil, Normandië, France [1]
Person ID I594767818 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 8 Apr 2024
Father Alan DE WYNTOUN, b. 1291, Seton, , East Lothian, Scotland d. 1347, Jerusalem, Israel
(Age 56 years)
Mother Margaret SETON, b. 1317, Seton, , East Lothian, Scotland d. 1347, , , , Scotland
(Age 30 years)
Family ID F536730029 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lady Janet FLEMING, Baroness Of Seton, b. 1351, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1430, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
(Age 79 years)
Marriage 1370 Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland [2]
Children 1. Janet SETON, b. 1368, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland d. 1466, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
(Age 98 years)
2. William SEATON, of Seaton, b. 1370, Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 1434, Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
(Age 64 years)
3. Alexander SETON, b. Jan 1382, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Abt 31 Aug 1440, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
(Age ~ 58 years)
4. Marion SETON, b. Abt 1385, Scotland d. 1447, Scotland
(Age ~ 62 years)
5. Margaret SETON, Countess of Moray, b. 1405, Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland d. 7 Feb 1478, Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
(Age 73 years)
Family ID F536729014 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2024
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Notes - When Sir William De Seton was born in 1343, in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, his father, Sir Alan De Wynton of Seton, was 52 and his mother, Margaret Seton Heiress Of Seton, was 26.
He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Lady Janet Fleming 'Baroness of Seton'.
He died in 1410, in Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, at the age of 67.
[Above added 2021 by Robert P Campbell]
William Seton (died 1410), born William de Wyntoun, was a 14th– 15th-century noble.
William was the eldest son of Alan de Wyntoun and Margaret Seton, heiress of Seton. William adopted the name and arms of Seton, succeeding to the estates of his mother and was created the Lord Seton in 1371.
He married Janet, the daughter of David Fleming of Biggar & Cumbernauld, they are known to have had the following issue:
John Seton, 2nd Lord Seton, married Katherine, daughter of William St Clair of Hermandston, had issue.
Alexander Seton, married Elizabeth Gordon, heiress of Adam de Gordon, Lord of Gordon, had issue.
Margaret
Marion
Jean
Catherine
William Seton purchased the wardship of Elizabeth Gordon, Heiress of Gordon from Walter de Haliburton of Dirleton on 7 March 1408 for a liferent of 50 merks from the barony of Tranent.
Originally Elizabeth had been betrothed to his eldest son John, however he declined, Elizabeth was then betrothed to William's younger son, Alexander who by this time had been released by the English, after being captured with Prince James of Scotland while traveling aboard Maryenknyght, while en route to France.
--Wikipedia
- When Sir William De Seton was born in 1343, in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, his father, Sir Alan De Wynton of Seton, was 52 and his mother, Margaret Seton Heiress Of Seton, was 26.
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Margaret Seton, person ID L8S7-7LX. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for William SETON, person ID GC4H-MF7. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Margaret Seton, person ID L8S7-7LX. (Reliability: 3).