A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries[With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . I. THE TEN LAIRDS OR KNIGHTS. F most of these early worthies very little isknown. Chalmers in his Caledonia (i. 517),states that, in England, there were of oldtwo considerable families named Say, whoderived their descent from the same Normanoriginal. A member of that ancient race,who came to Scotland—according to SirRichard Maitland, either the father or grand-father of Dougall de Seton,—assumed Saytun or Seyton as hissurname, on receiv
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries[With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . I. THE TEN LAIRDS OR KNIGHTS. F most of these early worthies very little isknown. Chalmers in his Caledonia (i. 517),states that, in England, there were of oldtwo considerable families named Say, whoderived their descent from the same Normanoriginal. A member of that ancient race,who came to Scotland—according to SirRichard Maitland, either the father or grand-father of Dougall de Seton,—assumed Saytun or Seyton as hissurname, on receiving a grant of certain lands in East DOUGALL AND SEHER 65 For several centuries the spelling of the name appears to havebeen Seyton or Seytoun, but ultimately the modern orthographyof Seton or Seaton was all but universally followed. As alreadystated, the first of these forms (Seton) is now adopted by all theprincipal branches of the family. As a heraldic confirmation ofthe Say descent, I may refer to the coat of that family—quarterly,or and gules—which two tinctures have always constituted thecolours of the Seton 1. Dougall de Seton. Sir Richard Maitland states that he was unable to dis-cover the proper name of him thatfirst received the surname of Seton ;and that the earliest Christian namethat he succeeded in finding was anecallit Dougall, son or oy (grandson)of the Anglo-Norman immigrant, whofirst assumed the surname. Dougallis said to have flourished in the timeof Alexander 1. (1107-24), son of KingMalcolm Canmore, and to havemarried Janet, daughter of Roger deQuincey, Earl of Winchester, andConstab
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