George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton

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"12 May 1607. — The King concedes to George, Master of Winton — the Earl of Wintoun, with state and title of the same, the lands, lordship, and barony of Seton and Wintoun . . . the lands of Hartisheid and Clintis . . . and which, for service, etc., the King de novo gives to the said George, ex- tending to ;^83, old extend, viz., Seton and Winton to ;^I5, Tranent to ;^20 . . . West Niddrie to ;^38, Hartisheid and Clintis to ;^5 ... and incorporates the lands of Seton, Winton, etc., in the constabulary of Haddington, into the

• The Abbot, chap, xxxviii. t Knox's Works, vol. ii., pp. 326, 431. % Douglas's Peerage.

Ben M. Angel notes: Lundy's picture of George Seton and his family is in fact not of this family, according to the Seton family website:

http://www2.thesetonfamily.com:8080/history/7th_Lord_Seton_Epitaph.htm

The likely source of the mis-identification, attributed to a 2008 E-mail by Caroline Maubois, comes from the mis-identification of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, who was the 5th Lord Seton named George. Lundy has him listed as 5th Lord Seton, apparently a common mistake made by those studying this family. The pic is actually of this person's paternal grandfather, along with this person's father, aunt, and uncles, all of whom were apparently alive after the death of that generation's George in March 1562. The woman is actually the elder Seton's daughter, not his wife.

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton:

http://thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21456

George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton [1]

• M, #21456,
• b. December 1584,
• d. from 15 December 1650 to 17 December 1650
• Last Edited=24 Mar 2011
• Consanguinity Index=2.05%

George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton was born in December 1584.[1]

He married, firstly, Lady Anne Hay, daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas, on 26 April 1609.[1]

He married, secondly, Hon. Elizabeth Maxwell, daughter of John Maxwell, 6th Lord Herries of Terregles and Elizabeth Maxwell, before 1628.[3]

He died from 15 December 1650 to 17 December 1650.[1]

He was the son of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton and Lady Margaret Montgomerie.[1]

• He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Seton [S., 1451] on 26 June 1606.[1]
• He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Winton [S., 1600] on 26 June 1606.[1]
• He held the office of Burgess of Glasgow in 1618.1 He held the office of Justice-General of St. Andrews.[1]
• He was Temporary President of the Council between December 1625 and March 1626.[1]
• He held the office of Member of the Council of War in February 1628.[1]
• He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland].[1]

Children of George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton and Lady Anne Hay

• 1. George Seton, Lord Seton+[1] b. 15 May 1613, d. 4 Jun 1648
• 2. Christopher Seton [1] b. 2 Mar 1617, d. 30 Jun 1618
• 3. Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Kingston+[1] b. 1621, d. 21 Oct 1691
• 4. Lady Elizabeth Seton+[4] b. c 1622, d. 16 Jun 1650

Children of George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton and Hon. Elizabeth Maxwell

• 1. Lady Isabel Seton [1]
• 2. Lady Mary Seton+[3] d. 15 Jan 1697/98
• 3. Christopher Seton [1] b. 28 Jun 1631, d. Jul 1648
• 4. William Seton [1] b. 8 Jan 1633, d. Jul 1648
• 5. Lady Anne Seton+[1] b. 30 Sep 1634, d. a 23 Feb 1685/86
• 6. Sir John Seton of Garleton, 1st Bt.+[1] b. 29 Sep 1639, d. Feb 1686
• 7. Sir Robert Seton of Windygoul, 1st and last Bt.[1] b. 10 Nov 1641, d. Nov 1671

Citations

• 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1280. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
• 3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 50. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 184.

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George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Seton,_3rd_Earl_of_Winton

George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton (December 1584 – 17 December 1650) was a notable Royalist and Cavalier, the second son of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton and 6th Lord Seton, by his spouse Margaret, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton. His elder brother Robert Seton, 2nd Earl of Winton, had no issue, and resigned the Earldom on 26 June 1606, to George, who continued the developments that his brother and father had begun at Seton Palace, and later, in 1630, at Port Seton, as well as throughout the many estates under his control in both that county and Linlithgowshire. In 1619 he built the mansion house of Winton near Pencaitland, the earlier tower house having been burned in the English invasion of the Earl of Hertford, and restored the park, orchard, and gardens around it. When King James VI of Scotland revisted Scotland in 1617, he spent his second night, after crossing the River Tweed, at Seton Palace, and King Charles I was twice entertained there, with all his retinue, in 1633. [edit]War of the Three Kingdoms

In 1639, at the commencement of the Scottish rebellion against the Crown, Lord Winton left the country and waited upon King Charles I after the pacification of Berwick to offer his loyal services, for which the rebels did him great injury; and thereafter all through the Civil Wars he was constantly harassed: "Cromwell and his army of cavalry domineered in all parts where they came, and in especial about Edinburgh, and in East Lothian. The good Earl of Winton, to whose well-furnished table all the noblemen and gentlemen had ever been welcome, was pitifully abused by them; his fair house of Seaton made a common inn; himself threatened to be killed, if they had not whatsoever they called for; his rich furniture and stuff plundered, and all the enormities that could be offered by Jews or Turks to Christians, he suffered daily; and when he complained to those of our nobility who now rule all, he got no redress, but [was] ordered with patience to give them whatsoever they called for." When James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was in command of the Royal forces in 1645, the Earl's eldest son, George, Lord Seton, joined him, and was taken prisoner at the disastrous battle of Philiphaugh and remained long "in hazard of his life". George, Lord Seton died before his father, in 1648. George, Earl of Winton, entered into the 'Engagement' for the rescue of His Majesty in 1648, giving £1000 sterling to the Duke of Hamilton, the commander-in-chief, in free gift for his equipage. Like his father, the Earl suffered a long series of petty persecutions from the Presbytery of Haddington because of his allegiance to the Roman Catholic faith. For instance, on 4 November 1648, the Presbytery ordained "a purge the House of Setoun of 'Popish servants', and to proceed both against them and against the Earl of Wintoun if he protect or resset them after admonition." When King Charles II came to Scotland in June 1650, the Earl of Winton was in continuous attendance on him, and continued with His Majesty until November. He then went home to Seton to prepare for his attendance at the Coronation, but died on the 17th of December of that year. [edit]Family

Lord Winton was twice married: (1) Lady Ann, eldest daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth, daughter of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, they had five sons and three daughters, of whom: George, Lord Seton (d.1648) Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston Elizabeth (1621–1650), married in 1637 William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal. By his second wife, Elizabeth, only daughter of John Maxwell, 7th Lord Herries of Terregles, Lord Winton had six sons and six daughters, of whom: William Christopher, regarded as a great scholar. These two brothers and a preceptor, while going "on their travels abroad, were cast away at sea upon the coasts of Holland in 1648". John Robert Ann, married at Winton House in April 1654, to John Stuart, 2nd Earl of Traquair, by whom she had three sons and one daughter, Elizabeth, who died "a brave hopeful young lady", at twenty years of age. It is said that when Lord Traquair married Lady Anne Seton, the Covenanters made him stand at the kirk door of Dalkeith in a sack, for marrying a papist. Mary, married James Dalzell, 4th Earl Carnwath, by whom she had a daughter, also named Mary, who married Lord John Hay, second son of the Marquess of Tweeddale, a brigadier-general under the Duke of Marlborough. [edit]References

Brown, Peter, publisher, The Peerage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1834, p. 94-5. Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.ix, p. 659. Townend, Peter, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p. 914.

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