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Agnes Bethune 1535–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Abt 1600

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Bethune

Mother: Lady Melgund

Spouse(s): Alexander Gordon, George Gordon

Children(s): Elizabeth Gight, Margaret Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Mary Gordon, Agnes Gordon

The story of Agnes Bethune began in 1535 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Agnes Bethune married Alexander Gordon, George Gordon, and had children including Agnes Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Of Gight, Margaret Gordon, Mary Gordon. Agnes Bethune passed away in 1600 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes Bethune began in 1535 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Agnes Bethune married Alexander Gordon, George Gordon, and had children including Agnes Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Of Gight, Margaret Gordon, Mary Gordon.
  • Agnes Bethune passed away in 1600 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bethune
1494–1546
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
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Lady Melgund
1503–1575
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Gordon
1540–1580
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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George Gordon
1540–1580
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
GG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gight
1567–1654
Birth Location: Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Gordon
1571–
Birth Location: Kilry, , Angus, Scotland
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Alexander Gordon
1575–
Birth Location: Abergeldie, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Mary Gordon
1576–
Birth Location: Kilry, , Angus, Scotland
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Agnes Gordon
1578–
Birth Location: Abergeldie, Aberdeen, Scotland
AG

Agnes Bethune's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Bethune
1535–1600
Birth Place: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David John Bethune
1494–1546
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Marion Mariota Ogilvy Lady of Airlie of) Melgund
1503–1575
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Bethune's Descendants

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Agnes Bethune (1535–Abt 1600) m. Alexander Gordon (1540–1580) m. George Gordon (1540–1580)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Gordon of) Gight 1567–1654 m. Sir (George Hume of Spot - 1st and last Earl Home of) Dunbar 1556–1611
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Hume, Countess of) Dunbar 1599–1633 m. Theophilus Howard 1584–1640
      1. 1. Lady (Francis) Howard 1630–1677 m. Sir (Edward Villiers Viscount Grandison van) Limerick 1620–1689
        1. 1. Anne (Frances) Villiers 1654–1688 m. Hans (Willem) Bentinck 1649–1709
        2. 2. Katherine Villiers 1647–1733
        3. 3. Barbara Villiers 1649–1708
        4. 4. Frances (de) Villiers 1650–1688
        5. 5. Edward Villiers 1656–1711
        6. 6. Elizabeth Villiers 1657–1733
        7. 7. Henry Villiers 1658–1707
        8. 8. Henrietta Villiers 1659–1720
        9. 9. Mary Villiers 1670–1753
      2. 2. Henry Howard 1517–1709
      3. 3. Anne Howard 1610–1679 m. Thomas Walsingham 1617–1691
        1. 1. Barbara Walsingham 1644–1734
        2. 2. James Walsingham 1646–1728
        3. 3. Elizabeth Walsingham 1647–1733
        4. 4. Anne Walsingham 1649–1680 m. Richard Parsons 1656–1703
        5. 5. Frances Walsingham 1651–1728
        6. 6. Thomas Walsingham 1651–
        7. 7. Mary Walsingham 1653–1733
        8. 8. Arabella Walsingham –1683
        9. 9. Osmond Walsingham 1659–1659
        10. 10. Katherine Walsingham 1660–1733
        11. 11. Dorothy Walsingham –1663
      4. 4. James Howard –1688
      5. 5. Katherine Howard 1621–1650
      6. 6. Thomas Howard 1621–1698
      7. 7. Margaret Howard 1622–1689
      8. 8. Elizabeth Howard –1705
      9. 9. George Howard 1625–1691
      10. 10. Robert Howard 1633–
    2. 2. Anna Home 1587–1621 m. James Hume 1585–1620 m. James (John) Home 1620– m. Robert French 1585–
      1. 1. Alexander Home 1612–
      2. 2. James Home 1615–1653
      3. 3. Charles Home 1616–
      4. 4. Home 1618–1618
      5. 5. Thomas Home 1608–
      6. 6. Marie Home 1612–1646
      7. 7. Ninian (Alexander) Home 1614–
      8. 8. James Home 1615–1653
  2. 2. Margaret Gordon 1571–
  3. 3. Alexander Gordon 1575–
  4. 4. Mary Gordon 1576–
  5. 5. Agnes Gordon 1578–

Agnes Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Agnes Bethune in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1600
Abt 1600
Age 65
Death of Agnes Bethune in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Elizabeth Gordon of Gight, person ID GRL4-Q81.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1600
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 21 Aug 2024), entry for Elizabeth Gordon of Gight, person ID GRL4-Q81.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 28 Mar 2025), entry for Agnes Bethune, person ID LV5Q-DDW.
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