Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America

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SIR ALEXANDER SETON.
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Arnage, in Buchan. Sir Alexander Seton was one of the
witnesses with the Bishop of Saint Andrew's, the Abbot of
Lindores, and others, on June
27, 1 33 1 , to a charter of
Sir John Dundemore — now
Dunmore — conveying in free
gift to the monks of Bal-
merino the right to the water s
running through his land of
Dunderauch for the use of
their mill at Pitgornoch. The
bestowal of this gift was ap-
parently made by the hos-
pitable Fathers occasion of a
festive gathering at Dun-
more, at which most of the
guests were men " who had
borne their part in the great
struggle for Independence."
Sir Alexander had a safe con-
duct to pass into England in
October, 1337. His curious
old dagger, with a silver-
mounted handle capped by a
crescent, which, besides indi-
cating ownership, formed a
rest for the thumb in giving
a thrust, is now in the pos-
session of his descendant,
William Seton of New York.
He died at a good age, and
was buried in his parish
church of Seton, leaving two sons : Alexander, who suc-
ceeded him, and John, founder of the line of Parbroath.
SIR ALEXANDER SETON S DAGGER.