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Henrietta Seton, eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline
b. June 1652, d. between 30 November 1699 and 18 April 1700
Birth
Henrietta Seton, eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline, was born in June 1652.
Parents
| Father | Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline (b. November 1615, d. 11 May 1672) |
Family life
Henrietta Seton, eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline, and Captain William ("the Builder") Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown, 10th Lord Fleming, entered into a marriage contract on 8 September 1670 in Dalgety Henrietta Seton, daughter of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, and elder sister of James Seton, 4th Earl, married William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown, in 1670, with a tocher (dowry) of 20,000 merks. That’s a substantial sum, and given the financial instability and forfeiture of the Dunfermline estates following James’s Jacobite allegiance and death in 1694, it’s entirely reasonable that the Fleming family would have sought to secure or recover assets tied to Henrietta’s dowry.1,2,3 William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford, and she were married after 1681.4
Children with Captain William ("the Builder") Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown, 10th Lord Fleming, (b. circa 1642, d. 8 April 1681)
| Son | John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming+ (b. circa 1668, d. 10 February 1744) |
| Son | Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming (b. before 1669, d. 16 May 1747) |
| Daughter | Mary Fleming+ (b. circa 1674, d. March 1702) |
| Daughter | Unknown Fleming (b. before 24 March 1675, d. 24 March 1675) |
| Daughter | Henrietta Fleming (b. circa 1680) |
Partner with William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford, (b. April 1644, d. 6 March 1698)
Property3
Death
Henrietta Seton, eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline, died between 30 November 1699 and 18 April 1700.
Citations
- [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
- [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 558
- [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 16 September 2025; GD7/2/488, 5/11/1736, Discharge by William Johnstone, writer in Edinburgh, factor for John Earl of Wigtoun, chamberlain of Fife, to David Anderson
- [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., 13 March 2025; Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
| Context | Ch forebears |
| Last Edited | 16 September 2025 |