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The Family of the Seton's of Meldrum There are various records for the Seton's of Meldrum not only in Scotland, but also in France and in Rome. The Scots College at Douai, for example, lists records for "Baroni de Meldrum" stemming after the beginning of the 15th century. William Seton, 2nd Seton Laird of Mounie, of the family of Meldrum, was Regius Professor of Jurisprudence at Angiers and was one of the greatest lawyers of his age. He was residing at Rome when Dempster wrote his History (c. 1627). William was also mentioned by Francisque-Michel, in his writing, "Les Ecossais en France", (ii. 295) as "le docteur William Seton", one of the most learned men of his time - a distinguished "jurisconsulte", and, in the opinion of his contemporaries, "le flambeau de l'epoque". William also wrote a volume on the life of Chancellor Alexander Seton entitled the Life of Chancellor Seton, which Dempster refers to in his History. He mentions it as by, "Gulielmus Setonius, J.C.., Alexandri consanguineus, et olim familiaris", which was intended to be published by William and not fulfilled. John Seton, of Lumphart, Broomhill and Mounie in Aberdeenshire was the second son of William Seton, 5th Seton Laird of Meldrum by his wife Janet Gordon of Lesmoir in Aberdeenshire. John Seton held the two former lands confirmed by a Charter under the Great Seal in 1575, and retained the lands of Mounie under a Charter dated 1597. John married Marjory Panton (Patton?) of Pitmedden and had a son, William Seton of Mounie and also a son John Seton. William Seton of Mounie married the heiress Helen Udny of Udny and thereby sold Mounie to John Urquhart of Craigfintry and his wife, Elizabeth Seton of Meldrum, and became William Seton of Udny. He had two sons, William Seton of Menie and Alexander Seton of Kinloch (d. 1672). John Seton of Auquorthies: Chamberlain to the Earl of Dunfermline, his portrait is at Mounie Castle in Aberdeenshire. He was also mentioned in the funeral of Chancellor Seton in 1622, as then being of Menie, "John Seaton of Menies Chamberland of Fyvie". By 1638, he is settled at Aquhorthies, where the Skene family papers record him having sent wood to aid his cousin, wife of the Laird of Tibertis. He is remembered in the family papers of the Skene's of Rubislaw as: "Letter from John Seton to Laird of Tibertis (Tipperty) sending wood to aid cure for the gravel for his cousin John Skene's wife, dated at Auchquhorty, 17 June 1638". Alexander Seton of Mounie, of the family of Meldrum married Isabel Leslie of Balquain in the late 1400’s or early 1500’s. She was the daughter of William Leslie of Balquain who succeded in 1496 and who’s wife was Elizabeth Ogilvie of Boyne (dau. of Sir Walter Ogilvie of Boyne). Alexander Seton was Chancellor of Aberdeen and Vicar of Bethelme. William Seton (Seaton) of Udny and Menie (Menies/Meanies) of the Seton's of Meldrum family line, is mentioned in the funeral account of Alexander Seton, Chancellor of Scotland and 1st Earl of Dunfermline, in 1622. It is mentioned in the funeral account of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline and Chancellor of Scotland, that William Seton of Oudnie (Udny) and the, "Good Men of Mounie" carried the arms of the House of Hamilton of Sorn in the procession, 19th July, 1622 (Memoirs of Chancellor Seton, by George Seton, Rep. of Cariston, 1882). This William Seton was son of John Seton, 1st of Mounie. The only other reference that I have been able to find is in Land Ownership Records for Belhelvie. In 1629, William Seton bought the lands and barony of Menies, Aberdeenshire, from George Gordon. He married Margaret Graham and had a son John Seton of Udny, born about 1630. He lost the lands of Menie in 1633, whereby his creditor, Robert Graham of Morphie, was granted his lands. In 1696, James Seton (Seaton) re-acquired the lands, though no further details are known. James Seton of Menie (Meanie): James Seton, last of Seton Meanies / Menie had a sister, Margaret Seton,who married Thomas Fraser of Cairnbulg (born 1649 ?) as his second wife. James died without issue in 1707 and the line's representation passed to Robert Seton, son of Alexander Seton of Kinloch. ..A5 Thomas Fraser of
Cairnbulg, b probably 1649, m 1st (contract 23 June
1680) Margaret, elder dtr of Robert Forbes of Ludquhairn, Tutor of
Craigievar, and m 2nd Margaret Seton, sister of James Seton
of Meanie, and had by his 1st wife issue: Thomas Seton of Manx, buried in Kirk Malew, Ilse of Man, 1743, Thos. Seton, son of John Seaton, goldsmith, in Edinburgh, of the family of Meldrum, descended from the Setons, Earls of Winton, in East Lothian, 10th February. John Seaton of Disblair He is mentioned in the record of the trial of the murder of William Mackintosh as a juror appointed by the Gordon's, Earl of Huntly, along with William Seton (Seaton) of Meldrum (and others), on August 2, 1550. William Seton of Schethin: William was born circa 1585 and married Janet Cheyne. Janet Chene was born circa 1590, and they married circa 1615. http://www.rootsweb.com/~cheyne/earlychn/nindex.htm George Seton of
Schethin - c.1616 (witness) Alexander Seaton of Cuttle-Craigs, Lethenty, Daviot Parish, Aberdeenshire. He is mentioned in Quaker writings in Ulster Ireland and Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He was born circa 1652, at Cuttlecraigs, near Lumphart in Daviot parish, and died in 1723 in Hillsborough, Co. Down, Ireland. His father was John Seaton of the family of Meldrum. His four sons, Thomas, John, James and Andrew, went to Ireland first and then later to Pennsylvania and Virginia, as did his daughter Ruth. Thomas remained in Ireland. John married a Jane Edwards in Scotland and learned the Tailor trade, James was engaged in Linen manufacturing in Drogheda, Ireland, and Andrew kept a Public House in Ireland and became quite wealthy, although he was shipwrecked off Sable Island off of the coast of Nova Scotia and lost everything. Ruth married James Miller of Armagh, Ireland on Feb. 10, 1734, his second wife, in London Grove Pennsylvania. Alexander was an eminent minister of Friends in Ireland, son of John Seaton, of the Seatons of Meldrum, was born about 1652, at Cuttle-Craggs, near Lethinty and Lumphart, in the Parish of Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and was brought up a scholar, studying for some time in the college in the old town of Aberdeen. Here in 1675, he became convinced of the Quaker principles and was frequently engaged at that time in their activities in Ulster. Finally, from Glasgow, in 1699, he removed to Ireland, making his residence at Hillsborough, County Down. He died 1 Mo. 1723.--Rutty, Leadbeater, Piety, Promoted. The Society of Friends in Lisburn, Ireland.
Immigration of the Irish Quakers into
Pennsylvania George Seton was parson of Belhelvie during the 15th century. His Arms were in the wall of the Prebends House and noted in the history of the Belhelvie Parish in Aberdeen. John Seton of Newark His daughter Jean Seton married Alexander Abercrombie in 1670. Alexander Abercromby, succeeding Hector, his father, had a papal charter of Fetternear. He married Jean, daughter of John Seton of Newark, and by her had Francis Abercromby, their eldest son, who succeeded to Fetternear. He married Anna, Baroness Sempill, who died in 1698. Francis Abercromby was in 1685 created Lord Glasfoord, for his own lifetime only. He sold Fetternear to Patrick Leslie of Balquhain in 1690. His descendants by Lady Sempill bear the title of Baron Sempill. Francis Abercromby of Fetterneir, who after having married the heiress of the Lord Sempill, was himself created Lord Glasford, AD MDCLXXXV. He was the author of "The Martial Atchievements of the Scotish Nation," in two volumes.
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Click to view: The Lineage The Old House The Meldrum Seton's The OldMeldrum Town
