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About Janet Seton

Janet (Jean) Seton (d 02.02.1616), her marriage contract was signed by Queen Mary Stuart with a promise of 1000 merks tocher.

source http://www2.thesetonfamily.com:8080/directory/Descents/touch_descen...

According to Riddell a lady of this belonging to the Touch family was in the establishment of Queen Mary

source scots peerage IV. 60

https://archive.org/stream/houseofsetonstv200seto#page/420/mode/2up...

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Forbes, Janet, Lady (1544 -1616)

Janet Seton was the daughter of Sir Walter Seton of Touch, and Elizabeth Erskine. She married firstly Sir John Bellenden of Auchnol, with whom she had nine children. On the death of Sir John in 1576, she was married in 1580 as second wife to John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes, with whom she had one son, Arthur, who died young.

Seat / Residence(s): Castle Forbes, Longford

Arms: A lion rampant within a bordure

Badge: lion rampant

Heraldic Charges: bordure, Heraldic Charges: lion rampant within

source https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/FOR002

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Janet Seton's Timeline

1544
1544
Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1563
1563
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1566
1566
of Kilconquhor, Fifeshire, Scotland
1568
1568
Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1570
1570
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
1572
1574
1574
Auchnoull, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1574
1576
1576