John Seton, 1st of Parbroath

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26 ARMORIAL DE GELRE. but the established crest of the Winton family was a dragon or wyvern vert, spouting fire, wings elevated, and charged with a mullet argent, issuing from a ducal coronet. Some- times a scroll with the war-cry " Set on " issues from the mouth. Motto, " Zet fordward," or " Hazard, zet fordward." Below the shield, Invia virtuti via nulla (Ovid., " Met.," xiv. 113), and on scrolls pass- ing over the middle of the supporters, Intaininatis fulget honoribus (Hon, " Carm.," iii. 2, 18).

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King David II. gave to the said Sr Alexander the heretrix of Parbroth, callet Elizabeth Ramsay, dochter and air of Sr Niel Ramsay, knycht; quhilk Elizabeth the said Sr Alexander gave in maryage to his sone callet Johne, as I sall efter schaw. This Sr Alexander deit in the latter [days] of the foresaid King David and was of grit age.' Alexander Seton of Parbroth was one of the counsellors of Lord Glamys in the dispute between the convent of Lindores and the burgesses of Newburgh in 1493-4 (see pp. 178-182). 'The fourt sone of Alexander Seytoun quha kepit Berwik, callet Johne, mareit the foresaid Elizabeth Ramsay, heretrix of Parbroth, quha bair to him ano sone callet Alexander; quhilk Alexander begat Sr Gilbert, knycht. This Sr Gilbert mareit Marioun Petcarue upon quhom he got fyve sonnis. The eldest callit Sr Alexander, knycht, quha succedit till his father; the second sone callit Williame, quha had also ane sone callit William that mareit Kathariue Butlair, heretrix of Rumgavye; the thrid sone of the said Sr Gilbert, callet Johne, mareit Jonet Lauthrysk, heretrix of that Ilk. Of the quhilk Johne are descendit the Seytounis of Lauthrysk and Baubirny; the fourt sone calleit Maister David quha wes aue singular honest man and mareit all his elder brotheris dochteris, efter his deceiss, on landit men and payit thair tocheris, and coft ladyis of heritage to his brotheris sonnis.'

Source= http://patrickspeople.co.uk/ourfamily/6244.htm SETON, John 1st of Parbroath 1 Born: About 1290 Marriage: RAMSAY, Elizabeth Heiress to Parbroath 1 Died: 1327

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 General Notes: John Seton was a friend of King Robert I of Scots. He subscribed a Memorial to the Pope in 1320.               1 picture John married Elizabeth RAMSAY Heiress to Parbroath.1 (Elizabeth RAMSAY Heiress to Parbroath was born about 1305.)

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Sir John de Seton, (d 1327), 1st Baron of Parbroath.  His father bestowed on him the Heiress of Parbroath, which gift of an heiress was provided by King David II of the House of Bruce.

	 	 m. Elizabeth Ramsay, Heiress of Parbroath