My family descends from Aberdeenshire in Scotland, from John Seton of the Seton's of Meldrum family line. John, had a son Alexander Seaton, who was born at Cuttlecraigs, Lethenty, Daviot Parish in Aberdeenshire in 1652. Alexander attended the University of Aberdeen and there converted to Quakerism.  In support of this he went to Ulster, Ireland, leaving from the Port of Glasgow and settling at Hillsborough, County Down permanently in 1699 bringing his four son's and his daughter there to live.  His eldest son, Thomas, was the only child to remain in Ireland, the rest immigrated to America and Alexander died in Ulster in 1723.

Click to read more

My 3rd great-grandfather, James Seton (Seaton-Seeton), was born in Ulster in 1776.  He married Martha Crawford in 1808, and in 1822 left with his family from Belfast, Ireland and settled in Nova Scotia, Canada, where I was born in 1967.  The family in Nova Scotia were active Mason's, and were also involved in various business ventures, including Robert and Joseph Seeton's shipping business which held the contract for the overseas mail in the mid-to-late 19th century, and The Old Public House in downtown Halifax, which miraculously survived the Halifax Explosion during World War I. Robert and Joseph were both younger sons of James Seeton, and their older brother, also James, acquired lands in various parts of Nova Scotia, finally settling in Meagher's Grant.  The family farm there was passed to his son, also James (3rd), who had my grandfather Harold there in "The Grant".  Harold had, as his oldest son, Robert Seeton, my father, and I am Robert's oldest son.  I now live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Old Scottish Recipes        Projects page        My "Flash" Page

              Pictures of Halifax                  The Seeton Public House