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MONTGOMERIE, Alexander Lord Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton 'Greysteel', Sir
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MONTGOMERIE, Alexander Lord Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton 'Greysteel', Sir 1 2
Another name for Alexander was SETON, Alexander of Foulstruther, Sir.1 User ID: W138. General Notes: "The (5th) Earl (of Eglinton, Hugh Montgomerie, Alexander Seton's cousin) died without issue on 4 September 1612, having obtained, before his death, a Crown charter of resignation and regrant of the lands of Kilwinning and earldom of Eglintoun to himself, whom failing, to Sir Alexander Seton of Foulstruther, Knight, his cousin, third son of Margaret Montgomerie, Countess of Wintoun, who succeeded him as sixth Earl of Eglintoun ... " (page 444) Alexander married Anna LIVINGSTON, daughter of Alexander LIVINGSTON Earl of Linlithgow and Helenor HAY, on 22 June 1612.1 (Anna LIVINGSTON was born about 1592 and died on 12 November 1632 1.) Marriage Notes: "The sixth Earl of Eglintoun married, first, on 22 June 1612, Anna, eldest daughter of Alexander Livingstone, first Earl of Linlithgow, by whom, who died on 12 November 1632, he had issue five sons and two daughters..." Alexander next married Margaret SCOTT, daughter of Sir Walter SCOTT Lord Scott of Buccleuch, 'the Bold Buccleuch' and Margaret KER, between November 1642 and March 1644.1 2 (Margaret SCOTT was born about 1590 and died on 5 October 1651 in Hull, Yorkshire, England 2.) Marriage Notes: "The sixth Earl of Eglintoun married .... secondly, between November 1642 and March 1644, Margaret, daughter of Walter, first Lord Scott of Buccleuch, and widow of James, Lord Ross, without issue." |
1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 3 (1906).
2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 7 (1910).
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