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FRENCH FAMILY OF BARON
i. Alexander Seton, Collector of Excise at Linlithgow,
was the first of the family of Preston. He married Margaret, daughter of
Provost M'Call of Haddington, and died in 1758, aged upwards of ninety-
six years. Seven of his seventeen children died young, while the survivors
were : —
1. George, merchant in Stockholm, of whom afterwards.
2-7. Christopher, John, Alexander, James, William, and Richard.
8. Christian, married to George Wedderburn, by whom she had two
sons.
9. Ann.
10. Margaret, of whom presently.
2.
Margaret Seton,
one of the daughters of Alexander Seton and Margaret M'Call, married
Patrick Baron (or Barron) of Preston, in the county of Linlithgow.
The old house of Preston was entirely pulled down, and the present
mansion erected, about the year 1846. It is finely situated on a lofty
ridge, a little to the north-east of the hill of Cockleroi (or Cocklereuf) — from
the summit of which at least fourteen counties can be seen — and about a
mile from the town of Linlithgow, commanding a good view of the Palace,
the birthplace of Mary Stuart.
The first of the French family of Baron who came to Scotland was in
the suite of Mary of Lorraine, Queen of James v. His descendant,
John Georgeson Baron of Preston, married Agnes Baird of Auchmeddan,
and was father of James Baron of Preston, who married Margaret,
FRENCH FAMILY OF BARON
i. Alexander Seton, Collector of Excise at Linlithgow,
was the first of the family of Preston. He married Margaret, daughter of
Provost M'Call of Haddington, and died in 1758, aged upwards of ninety-
six years. Seven of his seventeen children died young, while the survivors
were : —
1. George, merchant in Stockholm, of whom afterwards.
2-7. Christopher, John, Alexander, James, William, and Richard.
8. Christian, married to George Wedderburn, by whom she had two
sons.
9. Ann.
10. Margaret, of whom presently.
2.
Margaret Seton,
one of the daughters of Alexander Seton and Margaret M'Call, married
Patrick Baron (or Barron) of Preston, in the county of Linlithgow.
The old house of Preston was entirely pulled down, and the present
mansion erected, about the year 1846. It is finely situated on a lofty
ridge, a little to the north-east of the hill of Cockleroi (or Cocklereuf) — from
the summit of which at least fourteen counties can be seen — and about a
mile from the town of Linlithgow, commanding a good view of the Palace,
the birthplace of Mary Stuart.
The first of the French family of Baron who came to Scotland was in
the suite of Mary of Lorraine, Queen of James v. His descendant,
John Georgeson Baron of Preston, married Agnes Baird of Auchmeddan,
and was father of James Baron of Preston, who married Margaret,
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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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