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David Bethune 1465 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Marjory Boswell

Spouse(s): Janet Duddingston

Children(s): Elizabeth Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, David Bethune, Janet Bethune, Mary Bethune, Jevan Betoun, Peter Bethune, Matilda Beaton, Angus Beaton, Jean Bethune, Grizel Bethune, Margaret Bethune, James Bethune, Grizel Bethune, Janet BEATON

In 1465, David Bethune entered the world in Creich, Fife, Scotland, born to John Bethune and Marjory Boswell. David Bethune married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Elizabeth Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, David John Bethune, Janet Bethune, Mary Bethune, Jevan David Betoun, Peter Bethune, Matilda Beaton, Angus Beaton, Jean Bethune, Grizel Bethune, Margaret Bethune, James Bethune, Grizel Bethune, Janet BEATON. David Bethune passed away in 1505 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1465, David Bethune entered the world in Creich, Fife, Scotland, born to John Bethune and Marjory Boswell.
  • David Bethune married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Elizabeth Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, David John Bethune, Janet Bethune, Mary Bethune, Jevan David Betoun, Peter Bethune, Matilda Beaton, Angus Beaton, Jean Bethune, Grizel Bethune, Margaret Bethune, James Bethune, Grizel Bethune, Janet BEATON.
  • David Bethune passed away in 1505 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland
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Marjory Boswell
1440 – 1530
Birth Location: Balmuto, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Birth Location: Sandford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bethune
1480 – 1518
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Bethune
1480 – 1540
Birth Location: Bow of Fife, Fife, Scotland
EB
David Bethune
1485 – 1546
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Bethune
1486 – 1522
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
JB
Mary Bethune
1486 – 1522
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Creich, Fife, Scotland
MB
Jevan Betoun
1486 –
Birth Location: Llanfihangel-Rhos-y-corn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
JB
Peter Bethune
1487 – 1506
Birth Location: Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
PB
Matilda Beaton
1489 –
Birth Location: Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
MB
Angus Beaton
1491 – 1511
Birth Location: Lochaber Inverness, Scotland
AB
Jean Bethune
1493 – 1540
Birth Location: Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
JB
Grizel Bethune
1493 – 1541
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
GB
Margaret Bethune
1494 – 1579
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
MB
James Bethune
1502 – 1506
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
JB
Grizel Bethune
1521 – 1579
Birth Location: Criech Castle, Creich, Fife, Scotland
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Janet BEATON
Birth Location: –
JB

David Bethune's Ancestors

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David Bethune
1465 – 1505
Birth Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1440 – 1530
Balmuto, Scotland
Grandparents
Johanni (IV) Beaton
1418 – 1499
Fife, Scotland
Margaret Stirling
1419 –
Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland
David Boswell
1411 – 1490
Balgregie, Fifeshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Jaques Baethune
1402 – 1475
Janet Balfour
1399 –
William Stirling
1399 – 1471
John Boswell
1372 – 1429
Mariota Jardine
1380 – 1426
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Bethune
1359 – 1415
Isabeau Estoutville
1375 – 1438
Michael DeBalfour
1360 – 1396
Michelle Balfour
1374 –
Lucas Strivelyn
1370 – 1449
Marjorie Dunbar
1387 – 1429
Roger Boswell
Wemyss
Sir Jardyne
1353 –
Margaret ABERNETHY
John Melville
1364 – 1427
Margaret Stewart
1370 –
William Scott
1354 –
Unknown

David Bethune's Descendants

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David Bethune (1465 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1518) m. James (V) Stewart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1540) m. John Wardlaw (1473 – 20 Apr 1552) m. Wardlaw (Abt 1494 – )
  3. 3. David (John) Bethune (1485 – 29 May 1546) m. Janet Hay (1487 – 1534)
  4. 4. Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522) m. Robert Livingstone (1465 – 9 Sep 1513)
    1. 1. Margaret Livingston (Abt 1500 – 1573) m. James Hamilton (1495 – 16 Aug 1540) m. James Hamilton (1495 – 1540) m. Sir (James) Hamilton
      1. 1. James Hamilton (1520 – Dec 1597) m. Marie Hepburn (Abt 1525 – Jul 1571)
      2. 2. Agnes Hamilton (1522 – 25 May 1596) m. James Somerville (1520 – 24 Apr 1596)
      3. 3. Janet Hamilton (Abt 1523 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Hamilton (1525 – 25 May 1596) m. Mungo (Baron of Cleghorn) Lockhart (1520 – 1585) m. Patrick Whitelaw (Abt 1528 – Bef 1571)
        1. 1. Allan Lockhart (1552 – 15 Aug 1623) m. Elizabeth Ross (1522 – 10 Jul 1594) m. Grizel (of Corehouse) Bannatyne (1569 – ) m. Christian Livingston (Abt 1556 – )
        2. 2. Alexander (Boswell) Lockhart (1554 – 1592)
        3. 3. William Lockhart (1556 – 1592)
        4. 4. Mungo Lockhart (1556 – 1638)
        5. 5. Margaret (Lockhart) (Whitelaw) (Abt 1556 – Dec 1596) m. Alexander Hamilton (1556 – 1616)
        6. 6. Lockhart (Abt 1557 – )
        7. 7. Jean Lockhart (1558 – )
        8. 8. Stephan Lockhart ( – 21 Jan 1612)
      5. 5. Andrew Hamilton (Abt 1528 – )
      6. 6. Marion Hamilton (1529 – ) m. George Campbell (Abt 1531 – )
      7. 7. Grizel Hamilton (1531 – 4 Jun 1575) m. Andrew Leslie (2 Jun 1534 – 1611)
      8. 8. James Hamilton (1537 – 1609) m. Helen Cunninghame (1523 – 17 Nov 1596) m. Helen Cunninghame (Abt 1525 – 17 Nov 1596)
      9. 9. Alexander Hamilton (1538 – )
      10. 10. Jean Hamilton (1540 – 1580)
    2. 2. Isabel Livingston (1505 – 12 Dec 1552) m. John Ramsay (1464 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Oliver Sinclair (Abt 1500 – Jul 1577)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Livingston (1510 – Deceased)
  5. 5. Mary Bethune (1486 – 1522)
  6. 6. Jevan (David) Betoun (1486 – Deceased) m. Jevan (David) Betoun (1491 – )
  7. 7. Peter Bethune (1487 – 1506) m. Mary MacDonald (1491 – )
  8. 8. Matilda Beaton (1489 – )
  9. 9. Angus Beaton (1491 – 1511) m. Isabel MacDonald (Abt 1490 – 1540)
  10. 10. Jean Bethune (1493 – 1540) m. Robert Clerk (1480 – 1540)
  11. 11. Grizel Bethune (1493 – 1541) m. John Lyle (Abt 1490 – 1551)
  12. 12. Margaret Bethune (1494 – 1579) m. Angus Cameron (1495 – 14 Feb 1569)
  13. 13. James Bethune (1502 – 1506)
  14. 14. Grizel Bethune (1521 – 18 Aug 1579) m. John Lyle (Abt 1490 – 1551) m. William Scott (7 Jan 1517 – 19 May 1552) m. Andrew (John) Murray (1 Sep 1510 – 1 Sep 1572) m. William Scott (1440 – 1520) m. William Scott (1523 – 19 May 1552)
  15. 15. Janet BEATON m. James Boyd (1469 – Jan 1484)

David Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1465
1465
Birth of David Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland
1505
1505
Age 40
Death of David Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland

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