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Janet Dunbar of March

Also Known As: "Lady Janet Dunbar", "of March"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cockburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Death: after 1434
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Place of Burial: Direlton Kirk Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Daughter of George Dunbar, 10th/11th Earl of Dunbar & 4th Earl of March and Beatrix Hay, Countess of Dunbar
Wife of Sir William Seton of Seton and Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk
Mother of Janet Seton of Seton; George Seton, 1st Lord Seton; Marian Seton; Catherine Seton; Jean Seton of Gleneagles and 5 others
Sister of Patrick Dunbar, 2nd of Kilconquhar; George de Dunbar, III and William Dunbar

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About Janet Dunbar of March

Janet Dunbar

  • F, #5209, d. after 1434
  • Last Edited=28 May 2008

Janet Dunbar was the daughter of George Dunbar, 10th Earl of Dunbar.1

She married

  • firstly, Sir William Seton of Seton, son of Sir John Seton of Seton and Katherine Sinclair.1
  • secondly, Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk, son of Sir John Johnstone, after 1433.1 She died after 1434.2

Children of Janet Dunbar and Sir William Seton of Seton

  • Catherine Seton+ d. b 7 Feb 1478
  • George Seton, 1st Lord Seton+ d. c 15 Jul 1478
  • Janet Seton+ d. a 1493

Children of Janet Dunbar and Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk

  • Gilbert Johnstone b. b 1455
  • Patrick Johnstone b. b 1455
  • Archibald Johnstone b. b 1455
  • William Johnstone b. b 1455

Citations

  • [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 80. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
  • [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 XI, page 633. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • [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.
  • [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 384.

notes

[Isiaha Lee.ged]

"Complete Peerage" and "Scots Peerage" state that she is a possible daughter of George, Earl Of Dunbar and March. This seems likely since the next generation is the first time the name George appears in the Seton lineage.

[Cheryl Varner.FTW]

Dau. of George Dunbar; m. William Seton; mother of Janet, George, and Catherine.
[Deborah Stanley <Deborah.Stanley@gecapital.com]

Dau. of Patrick IV 10th Earl of dunbar and 'Black' Agnes of Dunbar Randolf; m. Sir John of Seton; mother of George Lord Seton. [Diane Evans <diane_evans@hotmail.com]

m. John Seton; mother of Janet who m. Robert Keith. [Sharen Neal <MJR6387@aol.com, 12 Sep 2002]


Also known as:

Lady Janet Dunbar Baroness of March

After Sir William Seton's death in 1424, his widow, Janet, married, about 1433, Sir Adam Johnstone of that ilk and had four sons.

According to the internet Janet Dunbar had four children with Sir William de Seton:

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Janet Dunbar of March's Timeline

1380
1380
Cockburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
1390
1390
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1404
1404
Scotland, (Present UK)
1404
Seton House, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1410
1410
Seaton, East Lothian, Scotland
1418
January 8, 1418
Abernathy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1421
1421
Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1430
1430
Dumfries-shire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1433
1433