Clan Seton is a Scottish clan which does not currently have a chief; therefore, it is considered an armigerous clan. History Origins of the clan The village of Sai in Normandy is believed to have given its name to Seton in Scotland by 1150 when Alexander de Seton witnessed a charter by David I of Scotland. Wars of Scottish Independence Sir Christopher Seton (died 1306) secured the family's fortunes by marrying a sister of Robert the Bruce. In March 1306 he was a witness at Bruce's coronation in Scone. Seton is also have said to have saved the king's life when he was unhorsed during the Battle of Methven in June 1306. Seton was captured at the battle by the English and was executed in London with great brutality. In 1320, Sir Alexander Seton, who was probably Sir Christopher's brother, signed the Declaration of Arbroath that asserted Scottish independence. Sir Alexander Seton was later Governor of Berwick from 1327 until 1333, when the town surrendered to the English. The English had already hanged Seton's son whom they had held as a hostage. Seton's remaining two sons were also both killed – one drowning in a sea battle with an English fleet and the other was killed fighting Edward Balliol. His daughter, Margaret (who married Alan de Wyntoun, a paternal cadet of the Seton family), therefore succeeded to the estates and it was her son who took the Seton surname and was created the first Lord Seton. 15th and 16th centuries William Seton, 1st Lord Seton attended the coronation of Robert II of Scotland. One of Lord Seton's sons married Elizabeth of Gordon and became ancestor to the Earls and Marquesses of Huntly, chiefs of Clan Gordon. (Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly was born Alexander Seton but used his mother's surname). George Seton, 5th Lord Seton was a favourite of James IV of Scotland and died with him at the Battle of Flodden. The Setons were supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots, and in 1557 George Seton, 7th Lord Seton attended the queen's wedding to the Dauphin of Viennois. Seton became her Privy Councillor, Master of the Household and a close personal friend. Seton helped the queen to escape on the night of the murder of her secretary, David Rizzio, firstly to Seton Castle in East Lothian and then to Dunbar. When the queen's husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was