The Seton's of Pitmedden Descent (includes the 2nd family of Mounie)
| James Seton of Bourtie, portioner of Barra Castle (1598), 1st of Pitmedden (b.?, d. 1628). | |||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Rolland (dau of William Rolland, Master of the Mint to King James V) | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Alexander Seton, 2nd of Pitmedden, he had a charter disponed to him of the estate of Barra by William Seton, last of Meldrum in 1630. | ||||||||||||
| m. Beatrix Ogilvy (dau of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Banff, 3rd of Dunlugus) | |||||||||||||
| A. | John Seton, 3rd of Pitmedden (d. 1639), he was known as "Bonnie John Seton". He died at the Bridge of Dee, carrying the Royal Standard in his hands, and was buried with military honours by the Earl of Montrose. | ||||||||||||
| m. (1633) Elizabeth Johnstone (dau of Sir Samuel Johnstone, 1st Bart of Elphinstone), she married 2nd the Earl of Hartfell. | |||||||||||||
| i. | James Seton, 4th of Pitmedden (d 1667, sp.), he was raised by George, 3rd Earl of Winton and attended Marischal College. He sold the estate of Bourtie to Advocate James Reid of Aberdeen in 1657. After some travel in Europe, he served and died in the Navy under the Duke of York, of wounds received in the attack on Chatham in the Second Dutch War. | ||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir Alexander Seton, 5th Baron, 1st Bart of Pitmedden, Lord Pitmedden (d 1719), he was raised by George, 3rd Earl of Winton and attended Marischal College. He served in several Parliaments and was knighted in 1664. He was an Advocate and Judge in 1677, and retired from office preferring to decline honours from King William. Noted for his famed Great Garden of Pitmedden. | ||||||||||||
| m. (1673) Margaret Lauder (d 19.10.1733, dau of William Lauder) | |||||||||||||
| a. | Sir William Seton, 2nd Bart of Pitmedden (bpt 06.03.1673, d 1744), a Member of the Scottish Parliament between 1702 and 1706, and he was appointed a Commissioner by Queen Anne to treat the Union between England and Scotland. | ||||||||||||
| m. (1702) Catherine Burnet (dau of Sir Thomas Burnet, 3rd Bart of Leys) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Captain Sir Alexander Seton, 3rd Bart of Pitmedden (b. 1703, d. 21.07.1750), he was an Officer in the Guards and died unmarried. | ||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir William Seton, 4th Bart of Pitmedden (d. 11.10.1774), succeeded his brother, but died unmarried sp. | ||||||||||||
| (3) | Thomas Seton, MD (dsp). | ||||||||||||
| m. Alice Paterson (dau of Sir John Paterson of Eccles, Bart) | |||||||||||||
| (4) | Sir Archibald Seton, 5th Bart of Pitmedden (d. 26.05.1775), he served in the Royal Navy and succeeded his brother, but died sp. | ||||||||||||
| (5) | Charles Seton | ||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir William Seton, 6th Bart of Pitmedden (d 16.02.1819) | ||||||||||||
| m. (23.11.1775) Margaret Ligertwood (dau of James Ligertwood of Tillery) | |||||||||||||
| (i) | Charles Seton (died young). | ||||||||||||
| (ii) | Major James Seton (dvp 1814), he served in the 92nd Highlanders and died in the Peninsular War. | ||||||||||||
| m. Frances Coote (dau of Captain George Coote) | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir William-Coote Seton, 7th Bart of Pitmedden (b.19.12.1808, d.30.12.1880). He entered the University of Edinburgh in 1831, and later became an Advocate. | ||||||||||||
| m. (1834) Eliza Henrietta Lumsden (dau of Henry Lumsden of Cushnie) | |||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Captain Sir James-Lumsden Seton, 8th Baronet (b.01.09.1835, d.26.09.1884), he served in the 102nd Foot, and died, sp. | ||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Castle (dau of George Castle of Oxford). | |||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Major Sir William-Samuel Seton, 9th Baronet (b.22.05.1837, d.05.03.1914), he served in the Bombay Staff Corps and in the 4th Rifles in Kandahar. | ||||||||||||
| m. Eva Kate St. Leger Wood (dau of Lieutenant-General Henry Hastings-Affleck Wood, C.B.), (1876). | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir John Hastings Seton, 10th Bart of Pitmedden (b.20.09.1888, d.21.06.1956). | ||||||||||||
| m. Alice Ida Hodge (1923). | |||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Sir Robert James Seton, 11th Bart of Pitmedden (b.20.04.1926, d.29.10.1993), dspmv. Succeeded by his cousin James Christall Seton (below). | ||||||||||||
| m. unknown. | |||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Alice Eva Elizabeth Seton (b.1924). | ||||||||||||
| m. John Herbert Warner (1954) | |||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Eva Sophia Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. George Porrel Hornsen | |||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Mary Christian Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. Mr. Tawse. | |||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Hilda Magdalene Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. Mr. P. Williams. | |||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Ethel Susanna Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. Peter Hunter (1916). | |||||||||||||
| ((G)) | Florence Kate Agnes Seton | ||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Rev. Henry Seton (1839, d.1867), he took Holy Orders and died sp. | ||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Matthew Seton, Barrister at Law (b.1844, d.1887). | ||||||||||||
| m. Theresa Prudence Rose Bonnet (dau of Pierre Bonnet) (1877). | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Robert Coote Seton (b.1881, d.1952), dspm. | ||||||||||||
| m. unknown. | |||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Rose Henrietta Lumsden Seton | ||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Violet Therese Seton | ||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Lily Mackenzie Seton (d.1966) | ||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Captain Charles Seton (1847, d.1926). | ||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth O'Neil (1882) | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Christall Dougall Seton (b.1883, d.1969) | ||||||||||||
| m. Sara Johnson Moore (1909). | |||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Sir James Christall Seton, 12th Baronet of Pitmedden (b.21.01.1913, d.04.04.1998), of Lebanon, Ohio, U.S.A. Succeeded his cousin Robert James Seton (above). | ||||||||||||
| m. Evelyn Hafer (1939). | |||||||||||||
| ((a)) | dau. Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. unknown. | |||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Sergeant Charles Wallace Seton (b.1915, d.1975). U.S. Army, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Silver Star. | ||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Perdunn (1943) | |||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Charles Wallace Seton, 13th Baronet of Pitmedden (b.25.08.1948), of Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A. Succeeded his uncle, present Baronet of Pitmedden. | ||||||||||||
| m. Rebecca Lowery, dau of Robert Lowery (m.1974, d.1994). | |||||||||||||
| ((b)) | son Seton. | ||||||||||||
| m. Harper. | |||||||||||||
| ((c)) | dau Seton. | ||||||||||||
| ((d)) | dau Seton. | ||||||||||||
| m. Mr. Duffy. | |||||||||||||
| ((e)) | dau Seton. | ||||||||||||
| m. Mr. Dick. | |||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | Robert Benjamin Seton (b.1917, d.1993). | ||||||||||||
| m. Martha Mae Minich (1940). | |||||||||||||
| ((a)) | dau Seton. | ||||||||||||
| m. Mr. Conrad. | |||||||||||||
| ((b)) | dau Seton. | ||||||||||||
| ((iv)) | Dorothy Kathryn Seton (b.1910). | ||||||||||||
| m. 1st George B. Leonard (1937). | |||||||||||||
| m. 2nd Kenneth M. James (1947). | |||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Dorothy Beatrix Seton (b.1885, d.1920). She was a member of the U.S. Nursing Service in WWI and died from the effects of that service in France. | ||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Eliza Seton (d.1903). | ||||||||||||
| m. David Dyce Brown, Esq. M.D. (1873). | |||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Magdalen Frances Seton (1918). | ||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Talbot Bevan, Esq. (1870). | |||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Frances Seton d.1925). | ||||||||||||
| (b) | William Seton, he was an Officer in the military service of the Honorable East India Company, where he died unmarried. | ||||||||||||
| (c) | Seton, | ||||||||||||
| (d) | Seton, | ||||||||||||
| (iii) | William Seton, died in India or on voyage, sp. | ||||||||||||
| (iv) | Jane Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. (1805) Alexander Leslie of Birkwood and Glasgow, he m2. Joanna Hogarth of Woodhill in 1840. | |||||||||||||
| (v) | Anne Maria Seton | ||||||||||||
| (B) | George Seton, Esq. | ||||||||||||
| m. Marian Kennedy (heiress of James Kennedy of Gardenrose, of the Culzean family). | |||||||||||||
| (i) | Margaret Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. William Gourlay of Kincraig | |||||||||||||
| (6) | Margaret Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Paterson, Bart | |||||||||||||
| (7) | Katherine Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Forbes | |||||||||||||
| (8)+ | other issue - Rachel, Mary | ||||||||||||
| b. | George Seton, 1st of Mounie (b. 1672, d. 1762), he was an Advocate and inherited a considerable provision from his mother, whereby he re-purchased the old family Castle of Mounie. He was active in the Rebellion of 1745, and also placed a claim to the forfeited estate of the Earl of Winton, which was unsuccessful. | ||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Gibson (dau (sister?) of Sir Alexander Gibson, Bart of Pentland) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Helen Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. (1730) Alexander Leslie, 7th of Warthill (d 1764) | |||||||||||||
| (2)+ | 2 sons (d unm) | ||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Leslie (dau of John Leslie of Tochar) | |||||||||||||
| (4) | William Seton (d unm). | ||||||||||||
| (5) | Margaret Seton, Heiress of Mounie (b. 30.05.1749, d.26.11.1788). | ||||||||||||
| m. (10.07.1768) Dr. James Anderson of Cobenshaw, LLD, by terms of succession he assumed the surname of Seton and later became James Anderson Seton, 2nd of Mounie. He was a noted Agriculturist and Inventor, and corresponded actively with U.S. President George Washington. | |||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Anderson Seton, 3rd of Mounie (b. 1769, d. 16.04.1850). He was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy-Lieutenant in Aberdeenshire, and Leamington, England. | ||||||||||||
| m. (1810) Janet Skene Ogilvy (dau of Dr. Skene Ogilvy). | |||||||||||||
| (i) | Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Seton, 4th of Mounie (d.1852), he served with the 74th Highlanders and was the famed commander aboard the troopship, "Birkenhead", which sank in 1852 near the Cape of Good Hope. His cousin, the explorer Alexander Caulfield Anderson, named the Lake and Valley in British Columbia, Canada, after him, "Seton Lake" and the "Seton Valley". | ||||||||||||
| (ii) | David Seton (b.1817, d. 14.03.1894), an Officer in the 93rd Highlanders and 49th Regiment. He was an accomplished linguist, writer and antiquarian and traveled extensively. | ||||||||||||
| (iii) | Major George Seton, Army. | ||||||||||||
| m. Anne-Lucy Wake (dau of Baldwin Wake, Esq.). | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Colonel Alexander David Seton, 5th of Mounie (b. 25.10.1854, d.?). He served in the British Artillery and succeeded his uncle in the Mounie Estate. | ||||||||||||
| m. (12.02.1879) Emily Isabel Turner (dau of Alfred Turner of Daysbrook, Lancaster, England). | |||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Captain Henry Winton Seton (b.?, d?), he served in the 9th Gurkhas. | ||||||||||||
| m. (27.07.1915) Sybil Helen Abercrombie (b.16.01.1890, d?) (dau of Douglas Charles Abercrombie). | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Margaret Helen Seton (b. 30.05.1916, d?). | ||||||||||||
| m. (15.08.1940) Colonel Rolland Padraig Stewart Erskine-Tulloch | |||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Elspeth Jane Seton (b. 07.02.1948) | ||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Charlotte Lucy Seton (b. 27.05.1958) | ||||||||||||
| ((2)) | son Seton | ||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Alexander Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. | |||||||||||||
| ((i)) | son Seton | ||||||||||||
| ((a)) | James Seton | ||||||||||||
| (((1))) | |||||||||||||
| ((3)) | dau Seton | ||||||||||||
| ((4)) | dau Seton | ||||||||||||
| (b) | |||||||||||||
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| (iv) | Isabella Seton, a noted writer and painter. | ||||||||||||
| (v) | Jesse-Jane Seton (b. 1817, d.19.02.1831), she died at Pisa, Italy, sp. | ||||||||||||
| (B) | Seton | ||||||||||||
| (C) | Seton | ||||||||||||
| (6)+ | 4 daughters | ||||||||||||
| c. | Alexander Seton (physician serving with the armies of the Duke of Marlborough). | ||||||||||||
| d. | James Seton (dsp) | ||||||||||||
| e. | Thomas Seton (MD) | ||||||||||||
| f. | Elizabeth Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. (01.06.1693) Sir Alexander Wedderburn, Bart of Blackness (b 07.04.1672) | |||||||||||||
| g. | Margaret Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Lauder, Bart of Fountainhall | |||||||||||||
| h. | Anne Seton | ||||||||||||
| m. William Dick of Grange | |||||||||||||
| i. | Isabel Seton | ||||||||||||
| j. | Jean Seton | ||||||||||||
| B.+ | Margaret Seton | ||||||||||||
| James Buchan of Auchmacoy (d before 20.04.1661) | |||||||||||||
| C.+ | six other daughters | ||||||||||||