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1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton, I

Male 1552 - 1603  (51 years)

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  • Name Robert Seton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Title 1st Earl of Winton 
    Suffix I 
    Birth 1552  Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Seton
    Gender Male 
    Education Colleville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fact 1 1568  Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Battle of Langside 
    Title 8th Lord Seton 
    Death 22 Mar 1603  Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14] 
    • Seton
    Person ID I10500  Clan Montgomery Society
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

    Family Lady Margaret Montgomerie,   b. 1565, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1624, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1582  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 18, 19] 
    Children 
    >1. Robert Seton, II,   b. 1583, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1609, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. George Seton, I,   b. Dec 1584, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1650, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. 6th Earl of Eglinton Alexander Seton Montgomerie,   b. 1588, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1661, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Thomas Seton,   b. 1589  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. John Seton,   b. 1591, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. St Germains, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1552 - Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Battle of Langside - 1568 - Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1582 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Mar 1603 - Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S3150] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two VolumesPages 486-488Earl of Eglinton.
      Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf

    2. [S4202] Anderson, William, The Scottish nation: or The surnames, families, literature ..., Volume 2.

    3. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton George IV #109521http://www.thepeerage.com/p10953.htm#i109521.

    4. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton Thomas #021454http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21454.

    5. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton Robert II #021455http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21455.

    6. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton George I #021456http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21456.

    7. [S3151] Browning, Charles H, Americans of Royal Descent, (Name: Name: Porter and Coates; Location: Philadelphia, PA; Date: 1883;;), Americans_of_Royal_Descent_ed_by_C_H_Bro.;pdf Available on Google BooksPedigree XXX Campbell Pages 123-128.

    8. [S3094] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Database online. Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
      Record for Robert Seton

    9. [S3515] Seton, George, A History of the Family of Seton, (Name: private; Location: Edinburgh, Scotland; Date: 1896;), historyoffamily100seto.pdf.

    10. [S3152] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 101) Montgomerys, Earls of Eglinton.
      This book is available electronically on ancestry.com

    11. [S3349] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    12. [S3167] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage 1906, (Name: Harrison and Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1906;), Pages 569-573 Earls of Eglinton and Winton.
      Book found at California Genealogical Society

    13. [S3169] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;).
      Record for George Seton Earl of Winton
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=DictNatBiogV1&h=49067&indiv=try

    14. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton Robert I #021452http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21452.
      http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21452

    15. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie Margaret #021453http://thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21453.

    16. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 059-062Hugh MontgomerieElectronic Book .PDF 170 pagesa_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    17. [S3169] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;), London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 745Record for Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomerie.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1981&h=38798&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1981&h=38798&indiv=try

    18. [S3161] Barns-Graham, Peter, Stirnet, (Name: Stirnet; Location: stirnet.com;), Montgomery 03Accessed KRM 17 Nov 2020 3:44omhttps://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/montgomery03.php.
      Montgomery of Brigend, Montgomery of Eglinton, Montgomery of Giffen, Montgomerie de Lorges, Montgomery of Smithtoun (Smistoun)

      https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/montgomery03.php

    19. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015Chapter IMontgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707).
      The Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-1706) Compiled from Family Papers by William Montgomery of Rosemount
      The_Montgomery_manuscripts_1603_1706.pdf
      Book found at Internet Archive
      Book found at FamilySearch
      https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/472506-the-montgomery-manuscripts-1603-1706


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