A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . 1 Acts and Decreets, vol. clxxii. fol. 368. 2 Register of Privy Seal, xi. 367 and 619. ELIZABETH, HEIRESS OF MELDRUM 469. 6 (b). William Seton of Meldrum, who married Anne, daughter of James Crichton of Frendraught, ancestorof Viscount Frendraught, by whom he hadno issue. On the 29th of June 1620 we find acommission to the Sheriff of Aberdeenand his deputies, John Urquhart of Craig-fintry, George Seatoun of Schethin, Wil-liam Seatoun o
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . 1 Acts and Decreets, vol. clxxii. fol. 368. 2 Register of Privy Seal, xi. 367 and 619. ELIZABETH, HEIRESS OF MELDRUM 469. 6 (b). William Seton of Meldrum, who married Anne, daughter of James Crichton of Frendraught, ancestorof Viscount Frendraught, by whom he hadno issue. On the 29th of June 1620 we find acommission to the Sheriff of Aberdeenand his deputies, John Urquhart of Craig-fintry, George Seatoun of Schethin, Wil-liam Seatoun of Mwny, and JohnneSeatoun of Mynnes, to try Thomas Allanin Saphok, then in the custody of WilliamSeton of Meldrum, for the slaughter ofJohn Allan of the Auld Mylne of The estate of Meldrum having cometo the Setons by an heir-female, and thecourse of succession havino- continued long-settled on heirs-general, this Williamthought it just and reasonable that itshould go in the same channel; and accord-ingly, in 1635, he made a new entail of his whole estate, failing heirs of his own body, in favour of the issueof his niece Elizabeth, the only childof his eldest brother, Onhis death, without issue, soon afterwards,the succession was carried on throughthe
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