Capt. John Seton, Kt.

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John Seton 1st Baron of Cariston, 2nd son of George, 6th Lord Seton, by Elizabeth his wife, dau. of John, Lord Yester, m. Isabel, dau. and heiress of Balfour of Cariston, co. Fife.

During the absence of his brother George, 7th Lord Seton, abroad, a report of his lordship's decease having reached Scotland, John was put in possession of his whole estate, as appears by a charter under the Great Seal, dated 1545. He also assumed the titles of Lord Seton, and sat in parliament as a peer; but, on his brother's return, was justly dispossessed of both estates and honours, but stepped aside honourably and returned to his estate of Cariston. He had two sons,

George, his heir.

John (Sir). Knt., a capt. in the Scots guards in France, m. a dau. of the Count de Bourbon, by whom he had a dau., who m Adinston, of that ilk.

References

• ”A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain ...“ By John Burke. Page 1213. GoogleBooks