Janet (Dunbar) Johnstone (abt. 1390 - aft. 1434)

Born about 1390 in Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of William (Seton) Seton Younger of Seton — married 1414 in Seton,,East Lothian,Scotland

Wife of Adam (Johnstone) Johnstone of that Ilk and Annandale — married 1433 in Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1434 after about age 44 in Scotland

Biography

Janet Dunbar was the daughter of George Dunbar, 9th Earl of Dunbar.

She married, firstly, Sir William Seton of Seton, son of Sir John Seton of Seton and Katherine Sinclair.^[1]
Children of Janet Dunbar and Sir William Seton of Seton

1. Catherine Seton d. b 7 Feb 1478^[1]
2. George Seton, 1st Lord Seton^[1] d. c 15 Jul 1478
3. Janet Seton^[2] d. a 1493

She married, secondly, Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk, son of Sir John Johnstone, after 1433.^[1]
Children of Janet Dunbar and Sir Adam Johnstone of that Ilk

1. Gilbert Johnstone^[1]b. b 1455
2. Patrick Johnstone^[1] b. b 1455
3. Archibald Johnstone^[1] b. b 1455
4. William Johnstone^[1] b. b 1455

She died after 1434.^[3]

Research Notes

Unsourced Facts Date and place of birth and death.

The Scots Peerage is inconsistent. It states that she is definitely not Janet Dunbar, daughter of George, Earl of March. However, it does agree that her surname may have been Dunbar.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 1285.
2. ↑ Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 384.
3. ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 633.
4. ↑ *Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed May 6 2020.>Adam Johnstone, Vol I, pps 234-237

• Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, London, 1883, p.606.

• The Complete Peerage by G.E.Cockayne, edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday, vol.iv, London, 1916, p.384.

• The Complete Peerage by G.E.Cockayne & edited by Geoffrey H. White, F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S., vol.xi, London, 1949, p.633

• Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage edited by Peter Townend, 105th edition, London, 1970, p.913.

See also:

• The Peerage.com
• Peerage.com