Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America
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CHAPTER IX.
SETON OF WINDYGOUL, BART., 164I — 167I.
Robert, the youngest son of George, third Earl of Win-
ton, born 10th November, 1641, was created a Knight-Bar-
onet of Nova Scotia, 24th January, 167 1. He received from
his father as appanage the estate of Windygoul, in the Parish
of Tranent, and so called from its being situated on a spot
much exposed to the wind. He died without issue in Novem-
ber, 167 1, and was buried in Seton Church. He is described
bv Kingston as " a good scholar." With him the baronetcv
expired. The grim old tower of Windygoul is now a pictu-
resque ruin. It can be visited from Tranent. Sir Robert
Seton's mother was the Hon. Elizabeth Maxwell, daughter
of John, seventh Lord Herries, and second wife to the third
Earl of Winton.
SETON OF WINDYGOUL, BART., 164I — 167I.
Robert, the youngest son of George, third Earl of Win-
ton, born 10th November, 1641, was created a Knight-Bar-
onet of Nova Scotia, 24th January, 167 1. He received from
his father as appanage the estate of Windygoul, in the Parish
of Tranent, and so called from its being situated on a spot
much exposed to the wind. He died without issue in Novem-
ber, 167 1, and was buried in Seton Church. He is described
bv Kingston as " a good scholar." With him the baronetcv
expired. The grim old tower of Windygoul is now a pictu-
resque ruin. It can be visited from Tranent. Sir Robert
Seton's mother was the Hon. Elizabeth Maxwell, daughter
of John, seventh Lord Herries, and second wife to the third
Earl of Winton.
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| Histories of Scottish families > Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America > (184) Page 148 |
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| Description | By Monsignor Seton. New York : Brentano's [Printed by J. J. Little & Co.], 1899. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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