George Seton IV, 6th Lord Seton

George, fourth Lord Seton was served heir to his father in Seton, Wintoun and Tranent, 17 October 1513, at Haddington, and sasine followed (certain liferents being reserved for his mother), on 25 October. On the 24 October he had had sasine of Winchburgh, Easter Binning, Hartishede and Olentis. He was nominated a member of tlie Parliamentary Committee pro judicihus 13 July 1526. On 4 January 1528-29 he had a precept of remission for disloyal failure to join the Royal Army at the Solway. He had a charter of confirmation of the lands of Gammylstoun and Reidishill in the barony of Tester 28 July 1531. He appears as an Extraordinary Lord of Session 17 November 1533. On 12 March 1540-41 he had charter of Winchburgh, Cragy and Dundas, incorporated into the free barony of West Niddrie. His town and lands of Tranent were on 13 March 1541-42 erected into a free burgh of barony, permission being granted for the holding of a weekly market on the Lord's day. In 1542 Lord Seton was associated with the Earl of Huntly in command of a force told off to observe the English army under Norfolk. On 10 January 1542-43 he had a gift of the marriage of Robert Logan, flar of Restalrig. In the same month Cardinal Beaton was arrested by order of the Regent Arran, and committed to Lord Seton's custody; he was released after a short detention, with the connivance, it is said, of the Regent. Lord Seton was nominated a Privy Councillor 15 March 1542-43, and on 4 December 1543 he was appointed to serve on the Parliamentary Committee of Dooms. In the same year he consented to the projected marriage between Queen Mary and Prince Edward of England. He was among the signatories of a band entering into a league with France against England, 26 June 1545. Maitland states that Lord Seton obtained Kirkliston and other valuable lands in feu-farm from the See of St. Andrews; and he further relates that the castle andplace of Seton were burnt and destroyed by Hertford's invading force in May 1544; the Collegiate Church was also plundered, and its interior timberwork burnt.
George, fourth Lord Seton is described as a wise and virtuous man, and also as "weill experimentit in all games," and reckoned the best falconer of his time. He died at Culross 17 July 1549; his remains were afterwards removed to the choir of Seton Church. He married first (contract dated 10 April 1527) Elizabeth Hay, daughter of John, third Lord Hay of Yester, by his first wife, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of George, Master of Angus. The affianced spouses had a charter of lands in the barony of Winchburgh, in conjunct fee,15 June following.
They had issue:
1. George, who succeeded.
2. John, who married Isabel, niece and heir of David Balfour of Carraldstoun, co. Fife, and founded the
cadet branch of Seton of Cariston, now represented by George Seton, Esquire.'
3. James.
4. Jean, who died in infancy.
5. Marion, who in her youth was a member of the household of Queen Mary of Lorraine. She was married
first (contract dated 8 October 1548), with issue, to John, fourth Earl of Menteith, who died in January 1564-65; and secondly, as third wife, without issue, to John, tenth Earl of Sutherland. She died at Dunrobin from the effect of poison 23 June 1567.
6. Margaret, who was married, after 10 January 1542-43, to Robert Logan of Restalrig. She seems to have been married, secondly, to Mr. David Hamilton of Ladyflat, son of Sir Robert Hamilton of Preston, without issue. She died in January 1564-65.
7. Beatrix, who was married (contract dated 24 February 1556-57) to George Ogilvy, eldest son of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Dunlugus, and had issue.
8. Helenor, who, on 25 June 1550, was contracted to marry Francis Douglas, son of Hugh Douglas of
Borg, tocher 500 merks. This marriage did not take place, and the intended bridegroom was severely handled by the Setons some fifteen years afterwards. He had, in 1569, a charter whereby George, Lord Seytoun disponed in his favour the lands of Wintoun with the manorplace etc., in implement of a decreet arbitral promulgated, probably as compensation, by the Lord Regent. Helenor was married (contract dated 11 February 1557) to Hugh, Master of Somerville (who succeeded as seventh Lord), and had issue. She was deserted by her husband in 1586, and thereafter brought before the Commissariot Court of Edinburgh an action of adherence against him. She died about 1603.

George, fourth Lord Seton appears to have been handfasted in February 1538-39 to Marie Pieris, a French lady, who afterwards became his second wife. She had come to Scotland about eight months before, in the suite of Mary of Lorraine, the second consort of King James V. They had a charter of confirmation of certain lands in Winchburgh, in conjunct fee, 27 June 1548. Marie, Lady Seton survived her husband, and was married secondly, before 6 October 1554, to Pierre de Olovis, Seigneur de Bryante. She appears as Madame de Bryante in the lists of Queen Mary's ladies of honour in 1562 and 1567. M. de Bryante died in 1570; she survived him till about 1576.
By her Lord Seton had issue:
9. Robert, who, on 22 February 1562-63, had a charter of confirmation of instruments of sasine dated in 1548, of the lands of Mylis and the half lands of Greendykes, in the barony of Tranent; being designate son of George, Lord Seton, procreate between him and Dame Marie Peris, then his spouse.
10. James, who had from his father a charter of the lands of Myltoun, in the barony of Tranent. He died
before 29 January 1562-63.
11. Marie, born about 1541. She was one of the four Maries who accompanied Queen Mary (then a child) to France, in 1548; and she returned with her to Scotland, as Maid-of-honour, in 1561. She continued in the service of her royal mistress, and shared her captivity in England until the autumn of 1583. Thereafter she entered the Convent of St. Pierre aux Dames at Rheims; she was still there in 1613, and was alive 6 April 1615.
Source: "The Scots Peerage" Vol 8, page 581.

George Seton (d 1549) 4th [or 6th] Lord Seton. He was the 4th George Seton, and the 6th lord.

George Seton IV, 6th Lord Seton (died 1549)

George Seton IV, 6th Lord Seton (died 1549) was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland. He was the son of Jean Hepburn, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell. His father, the 5th Lord Seton was killed at the battle of Flodden and George's mother survived her husband by 45 years till 1558, managing the family's interests. When George came of age she joined the Convent of St Catherine at Sciennes in Edinburgh. After her son's death in 1549, she arranged the marriage of two of her granddaughters.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Seton,_6th_Lord_Seton

George Seton was appointed an Extraordinary Lord of Session on 5 March 1542. Like many Scottish nobles he gave his assent to the marriage proposed between Mary, Queen of Scots and Prince Edward of England in 1543. In that year, Seton was given custody of Cardinal Beaton who opposed the English marriage, but Seton allowed the Cardinal to escape. He died in 1549, and was first buried at Culross Abbey as Seton Collegiate Church was in the occupied zone during the war of the Rough Wooing. The English had burnt Seton Palace and the church in May 1548.[2] Sir Richard Maitland, who had worked for the family in their legal affairs, began his History of the House of Seytoun at the request of the 6th Lord Seton, the fourth George of that name, but finished the work in the lifetime of his son George Seton, 7th Lord Seton.[3]

Elizabeth Hay

George first married Elizabeth Hay, daughter of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester. They had seven children;[4]

1. George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, married Isobel Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton of Sanquhar.
2. John Seton, who married Isobel Balfour, heiress of Carrauldstoun or Carriston in Fife.[5]
3. Janet, died aged 2.
4. Marion Seton, lady in waiting to Mary of Guise, married firstly John Graham, Earl of Menteith in 1548, with a dowry from Mary of Guise,[6] by whom she had five children, and secondly John Gordon, Earl of Sutherland, the couple were poisoned at Helmsdale Castle by Isobel Sinclair, and died at Dunrobin Castle on 23 June 1567.[7]
5. Margaret Seton, married; firstly, Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, without issue; secondly David Hamilton of Ladyflat.
6. Beatrix Seton, married George Ogilvy of Banff, heir of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Dunlugus. Ancestors of Theodore Roosevelt.[8]
7. Heleanor Seton, married Hugh, Master of Somerville

Marie Pieris

George married secondly Marie Pieris, a French lady-in-waiting of Mary of Guise after handfasting at Falkland Palace in February 1539.[6] A grant from Mary, Queen of Scots to Marie in 1565 was addressed to "Dame Marie Pier, Lady Seytoun and Brieane."[7] The couple were given a charter of the lands of Winchburgh and East Niddry on 27 June 1548. Marie's father wrote to Mary of Guise from Le Plessis Badouin in France. An undated letter survives from Marie to Mary of Guise, written from Niddry Castle, wherein she warns her that Lord Seton had heard of a plot by Regent Arran to seize the infant Queen.[8]

George and Marie had children:

1. Robert
2. James and
3. Mary Seton.[9]

On 29 August 1570, Marie and her son Robert were arrested for giving letters for Mary, Queen of Scots, to a messenger, John Moon. They were put on trial in Tolbooth at Edinburgh, on the charge that their letters denied the authority of James VI of Scotland and his representatives. They were released on their promise they would not write to Queen Mary again.[10]

References

1. Maitland, (1829), 38.
2. Richard Maitland, History of the House of Seytoun (Glasgow, 1829), pp. 42-3.
3. Maitland, (1829), prologue.
4. George Seton, History of the family of Seton during eight centuries, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1896), p. 126.
5. Protocol book of James Foulis (SRS, 1926), no. 206.
6. Robert Kerr Hannay, Acts of the Lords of Council (Edinburgh, 1932) p. 579.
7. Fraser, William, ed., Sutherland Book, vol. 1 (1892), pp. 127-9
8. Descent of Theodore Roosevelt from Edward III through John Beaufort
9. Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 140.
10. Nicolas Viton de Saint Allais, Nobiliare universel de France, vol. 1 (Paris, 1814), pp. 147, 150.
11. Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, vol. 5 part 1 (Edinburgh, 1957), p. 644 no. 2245.
12. Wood, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1923), pp. 245-7.
13. Gordon Donaldson, Thirds of Benefices (Edinburgh, 1949), p. 186.
14. Maitland, (1829), 42.
15. A Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents in Scotland (Bannatyne Club, 1833), pp. 185-6: National Records of Scotland, E35/9/4
16. Marguerite Wood ed., Balcarres Papers: Foreign Correspondence with Marie de Lorraine, vol. 1, SHS (1923)
17. Maitland, Richard, The History of the House of Seytoun to 1559 by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington continued by Alexnder Viscount Kingston, Maitland Club (1829)

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From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on George Seton, 4th Lord Seton:

http://thepeerage.com/p1307.htm#i13066

George Seton, 4th Lord Seton[1]

• M, #13066,
• d. 17 July 1549
• Last Edited=24 Mar 2011
• Consanguinity Index=0.71%

George Seton, 4th Lord Seton married, firstly, Elizabeth Hay, daughter of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester and Elizabeth Douglas, circa 15 June 1527.[1]

He married, secondly, Mary Pyerres circa February 1538/39.[1]

He died on 17 July 1549.[1]

He was the son of George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton and Lady Janet Hepburn.[1]

• He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Seton [S., 1451] on 9 September 1513.[1]
• He held the office of Extra Lord of Session in 1533.[1]
• He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in March 1542/43.[1]

Child of George Seton, 4th Lord Seton and Mary Pyerres

• 1. Mary Seton [1]

Children of George Seton, 4th Lord Seton and Elizabeth Hay

• 1. Marion Seton+[2] d. 23 Jun 1567
• 2. John Seton [1]
• 3. Margaret Seton [1]
• 4. Eleanor Seton+[1]
• 5. Beatrix Seton [1]
• 6. George Seton, 5th Lord Seton+[1] b. 1531, d. 8 Jan 1585/86

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 1285. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2. [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 XII/1, page 552. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage

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George [Seton], 4th Lord Seton, PC

born

mar. (1)

c. 15 Jun 1527 Hon Elizabeth Hay, 1st dau. of John [Hay], 3rd Lord Hay of Yester, by his first wife Lady Elizabeth Douglas, sister of Archibald [Douglas], 6th Earl of Angus, and 1st dau. of Hon George Douglas, Master of Angus (by his wife Elizabeth Fleming, widow of Sir David Fleming of Monycabo and 2nd dau. of John [Drummond], 1st Lord Drummond), 1st son and heir ap. of Archibald [Douglas], 5th Earl of Angus

children by first wife

1. Hon George Seton, later 5th Lord Seton

2. Hon John Seton of Cariston, mar. Isabel Balfour, niece and hrss. of David Balfour of Carraldstoun, and had issue

3. Hon James Seton

1. Hon Jean Seton (d. an infant)

2. Hon Marion Seton (d. 23 Jun 1567), mar. (1) after 8 Oct 1548 John [Graham], 4th Earl of Menteith, and (2) c. 1564 as his third wife John [Gordon], 11th Earl of Sutherland, and had issue by her first husband

3. Hon Margaret Seton (d. Jan 1564/5), mar. (1) after 10 Jan 1542/3 Robert Logan of Restalrig, and (2) David Hamilton of Ladyflat, son of Sir Robert Hamilton of Preston

4. Hon Beatrix Seton, mar. after 24 Feb 1556/7 George Ogilvy, 1st son and heir of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Dunlugus, and had issue

5. Hon Eleanor Seton (d. c. 1603), mar. after 11 Feb 1557 Hugh [Somerville], 6th Lord Somerville, and had issue

mar. (2)

c. Feb 1538/9 Marie Pierres, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Mary of Lorraine (mar. (2) bef. 6 Oct 1554 Pierre de Clovis, Seigneur de Bryante; d. c. 1576), dau. of ..... Pierres. of Le Plessis Baudoin

children by second wife

4. Hon Robert Seton of Mylis (d. after 22 Feb 1562/3)

5. Hon James Seton of Milton (d. bef. 29 Jan 1562/3)

6. Hon Marie Seton (b. c. 1541; d. after 6 Apr 1615), a Maid-of-honour to Queen Mary I and later a nun at Rheims

died

17 Jul 1549

suc. by

son by first wife

note

an Extra Lord of Session 1533; with the Scottish Army before the Battle of Solway Moss 1542; Privy Councillor [S] 1542/3 ; fought at the Battle of Ancrum Moor 1544/5

George Seton, 4th Lord Seton was the son of George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton and Lady Janet Hepburn. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Hay, daughter of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester and Elizabeth Douglas, circa 15 June 1527. He married, secondly, Mary Pyerres circa February 1538/39. He died on 17 July 1549. George succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Seton on 9 September 1513. He held the office of Extra Lord of Session in 1533. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in March 1542/43. He died in the abbey of Culross in July 17, 1549 and was buried there in the choir. At that time the English had invaded and occupied East Lothian When the English had left and peace was restored his wife and friends removed his body from the Abbey and took it to Seton (Seytoun) where he was reburied in the choir of the college kirk, beside his father. Succeeded by his son with his first wife. Note: with the Scottish Army before the Battle of Solway Moss 1542; fought at the Battle of Ancrum Moor 1544/5.

Married (1) circa. 15 Jun 1527 Hon. Elizabeth Hay, 1st daughter of John [Hay], 3rd Lord Hay of Yester, by his first wife Lady Elizabeth Douglas, sister of Archibald [Douglas], 6th Earl of Angus, and 1st daughter of Hon. George Douglas, Master of Angus (by his wife Elizabeth Fleming, widow of Sir David Fleming of Monycabo and 2nd daughter of John [Drummond], 1st Lord Drummond), 1st son and heir apparent of Archibald [Douglas], 5th Earl of Angus.

Children by first wife

• 1. Hon. George Seton, later 5th Lord Seton.
• 2. Hon. John Seton of Cariston, mar. Isabel Balfour, niece and heiress of David Balfour of Carraldstoun, and had issue.
• 3. Hon. James Seton. (Note this seems an error to check)
• 4. Hon. Jean Seton (d. an infant.)
• 5. Hon. Marion Seton (d. 23 Jun 1567), mar. (1) after 8 Oct 1548 John [Graham], 4th Earl of Menteith, and (2) circa 1564 as his third wife John [Gordon], 11th Earl of Sutherland, and had issue by her first husband.
• 6. Hon. Margaret Seton (d. Jan 1564/5), mar. (1) after 10 Jan 1542/3 Robert Logan of Restalrig, and (2) David Hamilton of Ladyflat, son of Sir Robert Hamilton of Preston.
• 7. Hon. Beatrix Seton, mar. after 24 Feb 1556/7 George Ogilvy, 1st son and heir of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Dunlugus, and had issue.
• 8. Hon. Eleanor Seton (d. c. 1603), mar. after 11 Feb 1557 Hugh Somerville, 6th Lord Somerville, and had issue.

mar. (2) circa Feb 1538/9 Marie Pierres, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Mary of Lorraine (mar. (2) before 6 Oct 1554 Pierre de Clovis, Seigneur de Bryante; d. circa 1576), daughter of ..... Pierres. of Le Plessis Baudoin. children by second wife

• 1. Hon. Robert Seton of Mylis (d. after 22 Feb 1562/3)
• 2. Hon. James Seton of Milton (d. before 29 Jan 1562/3)
• 3. Hon. Marie Seton (b. c. 1541; d. after 6 Apr 1615), a Maid-of-honour to Queen Mary I and later a nun at Rheims

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