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David Beaton 1456 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1456

Birth Location: Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Beaton

Mother: Marjory Boswell

Spouse(s): Janet Duddingston

Children(s): Janet Beaton, John Bethune

David Beaton was born in 1456 in Fife, Scotland, the child of John Beaton and Marjory Boswell. David Beaton married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Janet Beaton, John Bethune. David Beaton passed away in 1505 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Beaton was born in 1456 in Fife, Scotland, the child of John Beaton and Marjory Boswell.
  • David Beaton married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Janet Beaton, John Bethune.
  • David Beaton passed away in 1505 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beaton
1435 – 1480
Birth Location: –
JB
Marjory Boswell
1439 –
Birth Location: –
MB

Spouses(s)

Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
JD

Children(s)

Janet Beaton
1486 – 1522
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
JB
John Bethune
1490 – 1520
Birth Location: –
JB

David Beaton's Ancestors

Self
David Beaton
1456 – 1505
Birth Place: Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Beaton
1435 – 1480
Marjory Boswell
1439 –
Grandparents
John Bethune
1415 – 1435
Margaret Stirling
1415 –
David Boswell
1401 – 1490
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1470
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Beaton's Descendants

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David Beaton (ABT 1456 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
  1. 1. Janet Beaton (1486 – ABT 1522)
  2. 2. John Bethune (ABT 1490 – AFT 1520) m. Janet Hay (ABT 1495 – )
    1. 1. Robert Bethune (ABT 1510 – 5 Nov 1567)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bethune (ABT 1515 – ABT 1581)
    3. 3. Grisel Beaton (ABT 1521 – 18 Aug 1579) m. William Scott (7 Jan 1522 – BEF 19 May 1552) m. Andrew Murray (AFT 31 Jan 1503 – 1 Sep 1572)
      1. 1. Walter Scott (1549 – 17 Apr 1574)
      2. 2. Margaret Scott (ABT 1549 – 1613)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Murray (1543 – Nov 1612)
      4. 4. John Murray (1552 – ABT 1603)
      5. 5. Gideon Murray (AFT 1552 – 29 Jun 1621) m. Margaret Pentland
        1. 1. Agnes Murray (1590 – BEF 1633) m. William Scott (ABT 1590 – 1655)
        2. 2. Walter Murray (AFT 4 Jun 1601 – Feb 1659)
        3. 3. William Murray (BEF 4 Jun 1601 – 1654)
        4. 4. Patrick Murray (AFT Jun 1587 – 12 Nov 1648)
      6. 6. Mariotta Murray (AFT 1552 – )
      7. 7. Agnes Murray (ABT 1554 – )
      8. 8. William Murray (ABT 1560 – ABT 25 Dec 1638)
      9. 9. Andrew Murray ( – BEF Jun 1587)
    4. 4. Christian Bethune (ABT 1521 – ABT 8 Aug 1579)

David Beaton's Timeline

2 Records

1456
ABT 1456
Birth of David Beaton in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1505
1505
Age 49
Death of David Beaton in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1456
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland
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