A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries[With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . In the Particular Register 1 The same vocation was followed by LordJeffreys grandfather and by Allan Ramsay, thepoet, who is variously described, in the entries relative to his childrens births in the EdinburghRegister, as a periwige maker, a weegmaker,and a bookseller. 328 DANIEL SETON OF POWDERHALL Powderhall and ten acres of land adjoining, dated 20th March 1754. Asmall engraving of Powderhall will be found in Grants Old and NewEdinb
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries[With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . In the Particular Register 1 The same vocation was followed by LordJeffreys grandfather and by Allan Ramsay, thepoet, who is variously described, in the entries relative to his childrens births in the EdinburghRegister, as a periwige maker, a weegmaker,and a bookseller. 328 DANIEL SETON OF POWDERHALL Powderhall and ten acres of land adjoining, dated 20th March 1754. Asmall engraving of Powderhall will be found in Grants Old and NewEdinburgh, iii. 93. Daniel Seton appears to have had business correspondents in variouscontinental cities, and more than once visited London, journeying leisurelyby road. In 1761 he purchased from the Town Council of Edinburgh ahouse and shop in the Royal Exchange for the sum of ^1150; and from1764 to 1773 he was a large shareholder in the Bank of Scotland. As already stated {supra p. 321), Daniel Seton married, first, about1740, Jean (who died in 1766), daughter of Gilbert Ramsay,1 by his wife. Katharine Karr of Kippilaw, while his second wife was Rebecca Meggetof the family of Megget of that ilk. Along with two of his daughtersHelen and Catharine, he narrowly escaped from being killed at the fall ofthe North Bridge of Edinburgh in 1769. They were driving to Powder-hall from service in the Episcopal Chapel in Carrubbers Close, HighStreet, and the wheels of their carriage had just left the arch when it gaveway, engulfing a young lady friend in the ruins. Daniel Seton died at Powderhall on the 4th of January 1782, agedsixty-two years. By his first wife, Jean Ramsay, he had twelve, and byhis second wife Rebecca Megget (who survived till 1823), seven children,making nineteen in all. The name and sex of one of the twelve childrenof the first marriage does not appear to be known. The remaining elevenconsisted of eight sons and three daughters :— 1. John, of whom afterwards. 2. Daniel,
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