John Seton, 1st Laird of Cariston

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John Seton, first Baron of Cariston.

HE first of this family was John, born about 1532, second son of George, sixth Lord Seton, by his first wife, Elizabeth Hay, daughter of John, third Lord Yester, 1 who married Isabel, daughter (niece ?) of David Balfour of Cariston, in the county of Fife.

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Sir John Seton, 2nd son of George 6th Lord Seton, by marriage to Isabel, daughter and heiress of Balfour of Cariston, succeeded to the estate became the 1st Baron of Cariston.

During the absence of his brother George 7th Lord Seton, abroad, a report of his lordship's decease having reached Scotland, Sir John Seton was put in possession of his whole estate, as appears by a charter under the Great Seal, dated 1545. He had 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, and stepped aside honourably and returned to his estate of Cariston, although having to sell his estates and lands in East Lothian as a result.

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 in. Adinston, of that ilk.

References

• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4ae/balfour1.php
• https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9544/95446570.23.pdf “ 2. John born 1532, to whom, on 18th May 1545, he gave the lands, house, manor and mill of Wountoun (Win- ton) to himself and his heirs male,4, failing whom to his next brother James. John married Isabel daughter, or niece, of David Balfour of Cariston, Fife. He died about 1573 and from him came the family of Setons of Cariston.”