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Alexander Seton Montgomerie

Male 1588 - 1661  (73 years)


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  • Name Alexander Seton Montgomerie 
    Birth 1588  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    6th Earl of Eglinton Between 1612 and 1661  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    6th Earl of Eglinton 
    7th Lord Montgomery Between 1612 and 1661  Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    7th Lord Montgomery 
    Military 1644  [9] 
    Battle of Marston Moore 
    Fact 1 Between 1650 and 1660  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Inprisoned 
    Name Grey Steel 
    Death 7 Jan 1661  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8] 
    • Eglinton
    Person ID I10451  Clan Montgomery Society
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Robert Seton, I,   b. 1552, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1603, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Montgomerie,   b. 1565, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1624, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1582  [1, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F3376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Livingston,   b. 1578, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1632 (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jun 1612  Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Montgomerie   d. 1615, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    +2. Hugh Seton Montgomerie,   b. 8 Apr 1613, Borland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1669 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Henry Seton Montgomerie,   b. 1614  [Father: natural]
     4. Margaret Montgomerie,   b. 1616  [Father: natural]
     5. Robert Montgomerie,   b. 1617  [Father: natural]
    +6. James Seton Montgomerie,   b. 1625, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1675, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family 2 Margaret Scott 
    Marriage Between Nov 1642 and Mar 1644  [1] 
    Family ID F3361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1588 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps6th Earl of Eglinton - 6th Earl of Eglinton - Between 1612 and 1661 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps7th Lord Montgomery - 7th Lord Montgomery - Between 1612 and 1661 - Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Jun 1612 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Inprisoned - Between 1650 and 1660 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jan 1661 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • REF: ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF THE MONTGOMERYS by B. G. de Montgomery pub. 1970.

      Alexander later known as Greysteel, was served as heir to the Earldom of Eglinton on 20 October, 1612. This ursurption was opposed by King James VI and Privy Council, but after negotiation, the King confirmed the transfer of the Earldon of Eglinton from Montgomerys to Setons by Charter dated 24th March 1615.

  • Sources 
    1. [S268] thePeerage.com (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Listing of British Peerage.

    2. [S974] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Alexander Montgomerie Earl of Eglinton

    3. [S277] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    4. [S270] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), This book is available electronically on ancestry.com.

    5. [S281] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two Volumes Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf.

    6. [S290] Cutter, William Richard, Genealogicial and Family History oF Western New York (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1912;), Volume I Genealogical_and_family_history_of_weste.pdf.

    7. [S291] Earl of Eglinton, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Eglinton http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/eglinton1507.htm.

    8. [S290] Cutter, William Richard, Genealogicial and Family History oF Western New York (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1912;), Volume I Genealogical_and_family_history_of_weste.pdf Pages 438-440 Montgomerys.

    9. [S286] Lord Montgomerie; Earl of Eglinton, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Eglinton.

    10. [S268] thePeerage.com (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Seton Robert I #021452 http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21452.

    11. [S268] thePeerage.com (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Montgomerie Margaret #021453 http://thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21453.

    12. [S268] thePeerage.com (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Livingston Anne #021520 http://www.thepeerage.com/p2152.htm#i21520.


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