Source: The Seton Family: THE HOUSE OF SETON OF SCOTLAND FAMILY WEBSITE
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The Seton Family: THE HOUSE OF SETON OF SCOTLAND FAMILY WEBSITE |
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Found on "The Seton Family" official web page, under "The Seton's, Lord's Seton, Barrons of Seton and Tranent, Winton and Wynchburgh" page: http://www2.thesetonfamily.com:8080/gallery/The_Lords_Seton.htm |
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"...Alexander de Seton, son of Seier, witnessed a charter of David I, to William de Riddell of the lands of Riddell in Roxburghshire. He was proprietor of Seton and Winton in East Lothian, and Winchburgh in Linlithgowshire, and his son, Philip de Seton, got a charter of these lands from William the Lion, to be held in capite of the crown. Philip’s eldest son, Sir Alexander de Seton, witnessed many charters of Alexander II., and also a donation of Sayer de Quincy, earl of Winchester, to the abbacy of Dunfermline, before 1233. His son, Seier (or Serlo or Secher) de Seton, had two sons and a daughter, Sir Alexander, Sir John, and Barbara, the wife of Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland. Among those who swore fealty to Edward I. in 1296 was Alisaundre de Seton, valet, Richard de Seton, del counte de Dunfres, and John de Seton of the same county..." |