SEATON, DAVID [SSNE 3473]
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David Seaton served as an ensign in the Uppland regiment in 1640 and later a lieutenant in 1644. Thereafter he became a lieutenant with the Lifeguard on 13 February 1645, although by 1650 he was a captain in Gustav Oxenstierna's Helsinge regiment where he served until 1657 when he died in Crackow.
Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1640/3,17-20; 1641/4,17-25; 1642/3,14-21; 1643/4; 1644/2; 1645/1,2; 1646/1; 1650/4; 1651/4; 1652/4; 1655/3; 1657/4 DEAD IN KRAKAU; 1661/3 DEAD IN KRAKAU 29(!) FEB 57; Willhelm Ridderstad (ed.) "Gula Gardet": bidrag til Kongl. Svea Lifgardes Personal Historia (Stockholm, 1903), p. 17; Swedish Krigsarkiv, katalog over rullor, vol.3, pp.1178, 1209, 1258; Several letters can be found in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654' including "vokation att vara löjt under HKM livgarde 13/2/1645"; "fullmakt att vara kapt under col Gustav Sabels reg Helsinglands knektar 26/11 1649".
Service record
- SWEDEN, UPPLAND REGIMENTS
- Arrived 1640-01-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1645-02-28, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, LIFEGUARD, SVEA LIVGARDE
- Arrived 1645-02-13, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1649-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, HELSINGE REGIMENT, CRACOW
- Arrived 1649-11-26, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1657-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY