The Direct Line of the Seton's of Meldrum

William Seton, 1st Lord Seton (died 1409)

               m. Catherine St. Clair (Sinclair).

                        1st son John Seton, 2nd Lord Seton - Lords Seton, main Seton line (died 1441).

                        2nd son Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon

                        - daughter Janet Seton

Alexander Seton, became Lord Gordon in 1437

(main Gordon line, he died in Rhodes in 1440 while on Pilgrimage

to the Holy Land with the Heart of King James I).

               m. Elizabeth Gordon, heiress of Gordon (she died 1438/9).

                        1st son Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly

                  2nd son William Seton, (1st Seton of Meldrum).

                        3rd son Henry Seton, d. at Battle of Brechin, 1452.

                        4th a daughter, Elizabeth Seton, m. Alexander MacDonald,

                             Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross

(click to read - the Electric Scotland website)

William Seton, 1st Seton of Meldrum

(d. 14th May, at Battle of Brechin, 1452).

               m. Elizabeth Meldrum, heiress of Meldrum.

                        Son, Alexander Seton (2nd of Meldrum)

Alexander Seton, 2nd Seton of Meldrum

               m. 1st Muriella Sutherland, dau. of Sutherland, Lord Duffus.

She m. 2nd Sir Alexander Fraser of Stoneywood, Knight, as his second wife.

                        Son William Seton (3rd of Meldrum)

                         Daughter, Katherine Seton

William Seton, 3rd Seton of Meldrum (d. 1512)

               m. Elizabeth Leslie of Wardes, dau. of Alexander Leslie, Receiver General.

                        Son Alexander Seton (4th of Meldrum)

                         Daughter, Janet Seton m. William Udny, Lord Owdeni (Udny).

Alexander Seton, 4th Seton of Meldrum

(d. 1526, was killed by Master of Forbes).

               m. 1st Agnes Gordon of Methlic and Haddo

                       1st son, William Seton (5th of Meldrum)

                        2nd son, Alexander Seton of Mounie, Chancellor of Aberdeen and Vicar of Bethelme

               m. 2nd Janet Leith of Barns

                        3rd son, John Seton of Blair, had a Charter under the Great Seal, dated 15th Feb. 1526, of the   

                           lands of Bothnock, Auchleven and Drumrossy, &c.

William Seton, 5th Seton of Meldrum

               m. 1st Janet Gordon of Lesmoir

                       1st son, Alexander Seton (6th of Meldrum)

                       2nd son, John Seton, of Lumphard, Broomhill and 1st of Mounie, m. Marjory Patton of Pitmedden.

                                   Representation of Meldrum followed John's descent.

                       3rd son, William Seton, of Slattie.

               m. 2nd Margaret Innes of Leuchars

                       4th son, George Seton, of Barra, Chancellor of Cathedral Church of Aberdeen.

                       5th son, James Seton, of Bourtie and Pitmedden, m. Margaret Rolland,

                            dau. of William Rolland, Master of the Mint.

Alexander Seton, 6th Seton of Meldrum (had a Charter dated 1578).

               m. 1st Elizabeth Irvine of Lonmay (Drum?)

                       1st son, Alexander Seton (dvp)

                         dau. Elizabeth Seton - Heiress.

               m. 2nd Jean Abernethy, dau. of Lord Saltoun.

                        2nd son, John Seton (7th of Meldrum) m. Lady Grisel Stewart, dau. of Earl of Atholl, dsp.

                        3rd son, William Seton (8th of Meldrum) m. Anne Crighton of Fendraught, dsp.

Alexander Seton, 7th generation (predeceased his father, killed by James King of Barra on the Braes of Bourtie).

               m. Christian Fraser of Stoneywood (Christina), she m. 2nd Alexander Forbes of Fingask.

                    Only child, daughter Elizabeth Seton, Heiress of Meldrum b. 1592, (8th of Meldrum).

Elizabeth Seton, 8th generation  Seton of Meldrum (9th, last Seton Laird of Meldrum, later Baroness Saltoun in her own right).

               m. 1st John Urquhart of Craigfintry in 1610 - the Urquhart’s of Meldrum line (Chiefs of Urquhart).

                     He died in 1631.  His son was Patrick Urquhart of Meldrum and Lethenty.

               She m. 2nd Alexander Fraser of Philorth, Baron Saltoun (27th June, 1634, by contract).