A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . X. Mounie. HE lands which form the estate of Mounie (or Pit-mounie), in the parish of Daviot and county ofAberdeen, belonged at one time to the Cathedralof Aberdeen. In or before 1557 AlexanderSeton, Chancellor of the Diocese, held these landsin feu for the Church ; but about that date WilliamSeton of Meldrum, Alexanders elder brother,began to acquire the lands as a possession for hissecond son, John Seton of Lumphard, who appearsto ha
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . X. Mounie. HE lands which form the estate of Mounie (or Pit-mounie), in the parish of Daviot and county ofAberdeen, belonged at one time to the Cathedralof Aberdeen. In or before 1557 AlexanderSeton, Chancellor of the Diocese, held these landsin feu for the Church ; but about that date WilliamSeton of Meldrum, Alexanders elder brother,began to acquire the lands as a possession for hissecond son, John Seton of Lumphard, who appearsto have been in possession of the entire estate ofMounie in 1590. The following curious entry occurs in the Register ofDeeds, etc. (vol. xlvi.), under date Aberdeen, 26 July 1594: Obligationby John Seatoun of Mowny, as cautioner and surety for John Ray,merchant burgess of Aberdeen, that he shall receave home, maintain, treatand entertain Cristian Howesone, as becomes a man to his wife, in bedand board, conform to a decreet obtained by her against him thereanent,before the Commissary of Aberdeen on 14 February last. John Setonwas succeeded by his son William,1 before Sep
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