Hannibal Seton

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i. George Seton, 7th Lord Seton (b 1531, d 08.01.1585-6), and 5th to be called "of the name George".

	m. (mcrt 02.08.1550) Isabel Hamilton (b c1534, d 13.11.1604, dau of Sir William Hamilton of Sanquhar)

	c.	Hon. Sir John Seton, 1st Baron of Barnes, Lord Barnes, Kt. (b.c.1553, d 05.1594).  The 3rd son of the famed Lord Seton, and 2nd eldest surviving, he was a Knight of the Order of St. James in Spain (St. Jago) and of the Kings personal bodyguard, a Gentleman of the BedChamber and Master of the Kings Household under King Philip II of Spain, and of King James in Scotland.  He was a man of excellent parts, and in his travels visited most of the courts in Europe, where he was remarkably distinguished for his polite behavior and fine accomplishments. After his death, indeed, a charter of his lands of Barnes was given to Alexander, at that time Lord Urquhart, his brother, because they were forfeit to the Crown through the original gift of them to Sir John never having had Royal sanction.  The King, some time before November 1582, gave him the property of Hailyards, forfeited by James Earl of Morton "for crimes of lese "majestie"; but, having been under age at the time of the gift, his Majesty had to revoke it on 14th November 1582.  Recalled home to Scotland by King James VI, he was made Master of the Kings Horse, Master of the Kings Household (1586), and Comptroller of his Exchequer and of the Treasury in Scotland and an Extraordinary Lord in the College of Justice as Lord Barnes (1588) in place of his brother Alexander Seton (at that time Lord Urquhart, later Lord Fyvie and 1st Earl of Dunfermline) who was promoted to President of the College. Had he lived, King James was to have highly advanced him in honours and fortune, but he died unexpectedly in 1594. ... 	mistress unknown

(illeg.) Hannibal Seton, of Barnes and of Moneylagan in Ireland, also spelt 'Hanable Seatoun', Burgess of Haddington, noted in the Haddington Sheriff-Court Records as "Hannibal Seton son to Sir John Seton 12 May 1656". He was listed on the Longford Census in Ireland, in 1659. Also noted in the Will and Testament of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton as: ":To Hanniball Seytoun son natural to umquhile Sir John Seytoun of Barnis Knicht my brother an hundreth pundis... m1. Elspeth (Elspaith) Matheson.

	(A)	John Seton (b.22.02.1601, d.16??) of Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, 'of the family of Barnes'."

[MTD Note: John Seton, 1st Baron of Barnes and Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton are the sons of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton.]

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... [Sir John Seton, 1st of Barnes] "did however marry Anna Forbes, the eldest daughter to the 7th Lord Forbes, by whom he had two lawful-legitimate sons and a third illegitimate son (Hannibal Seton, who had numerous descent), and one daughter, Mosea. His eldest son succeeded him, and his second son who was said to have died a young man was actually Sir George Seton of Hailes. Sir John himself died in the strength of his age, a relatively young man, having contracted an illness (likely the Plague) and was buried in the College Kirk of Seton, and he was succeeded by his eldest son, also styled "Sir John Seton, 2nd of Barnes".

Although the later Arms registered for the Seton's of Barnes contain a "sword supporting an imperial crown", the Seal of Sir John Seton of Barnes is differenced with a cross-crosslet fitchy, which is readily mistaken for a sword, and for which cross-crosslet fitchy supporting a crown is the symbol of the Knights of St. Iago (or of St. James/Santiago).

Hannibal Seton, of Haddington also 'of Moneylaggan', Ireland

The record of Haddington:

The Testamentar and Inventory of the Goods pertaining to umquhile Robert, Earl of Wintoun, Lord Seytoun, within the parish of Tranent and constabulary of Haddington, who died on 22nd March 1603, faithfully made and given up by himself, as far as the nomination of executors and legacies : and partly by Dame Margaret Montgomerie, Countess of Wintoun, his relict spouse, so far as concerning the Inventory... : "...To Hanniball Seytoun son natural to umquhile Sir Johne Seytoun of Barnis Knicht my brother ane hundreth pundis ..."

'Sir John Seaton' (2nd) had in 1642 lands in Ireland Lodge, v. 81, p. 379. Note, he and Lady Longford fled for safety against the rebels to Castle Forbes. Hannibal Seton son to Sir John Seton, 12 May 1656. — Haddington Sheriff-Court Records

Hannibal Seton who also had settled for a time on the family estate in Ireland, before returning to Scotland and becoming a Burgess of Haddington; as well as other issue noted in the historical records of County Longford and surrounding areas in Ireland:

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY LONGFORD

Under this state of things the following landed gentlemen of the County of Longford and their families were dispossessed of their estates, which were either sold to Cromwellian troopers or other adventurers the hereditary owners having to transplant themselves and their families beyond the Shannon immediately :

County of Longford, 1657 In 1657, Cromwell assumed the title of Protector and a sovereignty over the three kingdoms, which so disgusted his co-regicides that they withdrew from his army, and left him to enjoy his glory alone ; and the same year he ordered one Christopher Grough to make out a list of the " forfeiting" Papist proprietors in each county in Ireland. This list embraces the names of all those whose estates had been confiscated, but from which they had not been driven, but were allowed to remain in a state of dependency ; and in many cases, as if by the intervention of a kind Providence, the officers of the Commonwealth, as well as those who were to receive the lands, either failed to claim them or were persuaded by some momentary consideration not to disturb the old proprietors, and merely held the deeds which subsequently made them landlords ; otherwise there had been no native Irish left in Longford County.

County of Longford, 1657 Barony of Shrule Twenty confiscations ; no addresses given :

Nicholas Barne well, James Dillon, Edmond Ffarrell, Ffergus Ffarrell, Francis Ffarrell, Grarrett Ffarrell, Thomas Fitzgerald, James Ffarrell, John Ffarrell, Lisagh Ffarrell, Richard Ffarrell, Teig Ffarrell, Thomas Fitzgerald, Charles Fox, John Murtagh, John Murlogh, James Quinn, and Sir John Seaton.

By order of the Governors of Ireland, a census of this country was taken in the year 1659, when the population of the County Longford was found to be laid out as follows : In the barony of Longford there were 396 Irish and 67 English. The gentlemen residing in the barony were : Sir Arthur Eorbes, Castle-Forbes ; Alexander Aghmooty, Ballybrian ; William Pillsworth Minard ; Lieutenant Thomas Babington, Longford ; and Hannibal Seaton, of Moneylagan.

The principal Irish families were : MacDonnell, 10 people; Farrells, 17; O'Hagans, 6; MacElvay, 5; Knowlan, 5; Quinn, 4 ; and MacKay, 4. The total population of Longford barony in those days was 463 people, all told ; of these, 52 formed the population of Longford borough."

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