Philip DE SETON
- Born: Abt 1113, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
- Marriage: Helen DUNBAR
- Died: 1179 about age 66
 General
Notes:
Philip de Setoune succeeded to
Seher, his father. He also made a strong alliance by marrying Helen (sometimes
called Alice--she probably had both names: one given in baptism and the other at
confirmation), only daughter of Waldeve or Waltheof, fifth Earl of Dunbar and
March, by Aelina, his wife. This great family, once the most powerful in
Scotland, is now represented by the Marquess of Bute. Philip got a charter from
King William the Lion, in 1169, confirming to him certain lands, which remained
in possession of his descendants for more than five hundred years. It is one of
the oldest Scottish charters in existence, and is mentioned with enthusiasm by
the learned Cosmo Innes (Scotland in the Middle Ages, p. 20), who says: "I could
not give you a better specimen of one of those ancient simple conveyances than a
charter of William the Lion, a grant to the ancient family of Seton. It conveys
three great baronies, confers all baronial privileges, fixes the reddendo at one
knight's service, expresses the formal authentication of a goodly array of
witnesses, and is comprised in seven short lines. The original is in possession
of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton. Sources: "The History of the House of
Seytoun to the Year MDLIX", Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, Knight, with the
Continuation, byAlexander Viscount Kingston, to MDCLXXXVII. Printed at Glasgow,
MDCCCXXIX. "A History of the Family of Seton during Eight Centuries" George
Seton, Advocate, M.A. Oxon., etc. Two vols. Edinburgh, 1896"An Old Family"
Monsignor Seton, Call Number: R929.2 S495
Philip married Helen DUNBAR,
daughter of Gospatric III DUNBAR and Derdere DUNBAR. (Helen DUNBAR was born
about 1124 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.)
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