A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . her cousins, theMiss Hendersons of Truro, including— 1. Six napkins exhibiting a peacock, squirrel,rabbit, thistle, crown, and other devices, andthe following legend relative to the first marriageof George Seton of Mounie:—Master Georgeff Seton and Ann If Gibson, 28 Febr 1704. 2. Two napkins without any emblems orlegend, with an embroidered coronet of sevenpoints above the initials R. W. 25. They do not appear to be sufficiently old to
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . her cousins, theMiss Hendersons of Truro, including— 1. Six napkins exhibiting a peacock, squirrel,rabbit, thistle, crown, and other devices, andthe following legend relative to the first marriageof George Seton of Mounie:—Master Georgeff Seton and Ann If Gibson, 28 Febr 1704. 2. Two napkins without any emblems orlegend, with an embroidered coronet of sevenpoints above the initials R. W. 25. They do not appear to be sufficiently old to have be-longed to either the first or second Earls ofWinton, who both bore the Christian name ofRobert. 3. Silver-mounted tortoise-shell Snuff-box,bearing the inscription Aut mors aut vitadecora, and the Pitmedden crest and motto(Sustento Sanguine Signa1) beside a crowingcock, with the motto Cantu evocat,—said tohave been presented by Prince Charles-Edwardto one of the Pitmedden family. 4. Small cornelian Seal, with an impaledlozenge—dexter, Miller ; sinister, Hendersonand Seton quarterly; under a dexter hand, ascrest. THE HEIRESS OF MOUNIE 497. Anderson of Cobinshaw, Midlothian, then residing at Monkshill, inAberdeenshire. Being a man of literaryand scientific acquirements, the Univer-sity of Aberdeen conferred upon himthe honorary degrees of In 1784, Dr. Anderson wasappointed by the Government to inspectand report on the state of the Fisheries inthe Western Highlands and Islands ofScotland, and he appears to have dis-charged his duties in a very satisfactorymanner. In terms of the deed of settlement,Dr. Anderson assumed the surname ofSeton, and was thereafter designed JamesAnderson-Seton in all legal documentsconnected with the estate of Mounie. Byhis wife, Margaret Seton, he had severalchildren, most of whom died young. 3R
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