George Seton , 3rd Earl of Winton George Seton , 3rd Earl of Winton ( December 1584 – 17 December 1650 ) was a notable Royalist and Cavalier , the second son of Robert Seton , 1st Earl of Winton and 6th Lord Seton , by his spouse Margaret , daughter of Hugh Montgomerie , 3rd Earl of Eglinton . His elder brother Robert Seton , 2nd Earl of Winton , had no issue , and resigned the Earldom on 26 June 1606 , to George , who continued the developments that his brother and father had begun at Seton Palace , and later , in 1630 , at Port Seton , as well as throughout the many estates under his control in both that county and Linlithgowshire . In 1619 he built the mansion house of Winton near Pencaitland , the earlier tower house having been burned in the English invasion of the Earl of Hertford , and restored the park , orchard , and gardens around it . When King James VI of Scotland revisted Scotland in 1617 , he spent his second night , after crossing the River Tweed , at Seton Palace , and King Charles I was twice entertained there , with all his retinue , in 1633 . War of the Three Kingdoms . In 1639 , at the commencement of the Scottish rebellion against the Crown , Lord Winton left the country and waited upon King Charles I after the pacification of Berwick to offer his loyal services , for which the rebels did him great injury ; and thereafter all through the Civil Wars he was constantly harassed : " Cromwell and his army of cavalry domineered in all parts where they came , and in especial about Edinburgh , and in East Lothian . The good Earl of Winton , to whose well - furnished table all the noblemen and gentlemen had ever been welcome , was pitifully abused by them ; his fair house of Seaton made a common inn ; himself threatened to be killed , if they had not whatsoever they called for ; his rich furniture and stuff plundered , and all the enormities that could be offered by Jews or Turks to Christians , he suffered daily ; and when he complained to those of our nobility who now rule all , he got no redress , but [ was ] ordered with patience to give them whatsoever they called for . " When James Graham , 1st Marquess of Montrose was in command of the Royal forces in 1645 , the Earl ' s eldest son , George , Lord Seton , joined him , and was taken prisoner at the disastrous battle of Philiphaugh and remained long " in hazard of his life " . George , Lord Seton died before his father , in 1648 . George , Earl of Winton , entered into the ' Engagement ' for the rescue of His Majesty in 1648 , giving £1000 sterling to the Duke of Hamilton , the commander - in - chief , in free gift for his equipage . Like his father , the Earl suffered a long series of petty persecutions from the Presbytery of Haddington because of his allegiance to the Roman Catholic faith . For instance , on 4 November 1648 , the Presbytery ordained " a purge the House of Setoun of ' Popish servants ' , and to proceed both against them and against the Earl of Wintoun if he protect or resset them after admonition . " When King Charles II came to Scotland in June 1650 , the Earl of Winton was in continuous attendance on him , and continued with His Majesty until November . He then went home to Seton to prepare for his attendance at the Coronation , but died on the 17th of December of that year . Family . Lord Winton was twice married : ( 1 ) Lady Ann , eldest daughter of Francis Hay , 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth , daughter of William Douglas , 6th Earl of Morton , they had five sons and three daughters , of whom : By his second wife , Elizabeth , only daughter of John Maxwell , 7th Lord Herries of Terregles , Lord Winton had six sons and six daughters , of whom :