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David Bethune 1466 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1466

Birth Location: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Marjory Boswell

Spouse(s): Janet Duddingston

Children(s): Elizabeth Bethune, David Bethune, Mitilda Betoun, Janet Bethune, Janet Beaton, Jevan David, Peter Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Geils Bethune, Grissel Bethune, John Beaton, James Beaton

In 1466, David Bethune entered the world in Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to John Bethune and Marjory Boswell. David Bethune married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Elizabeth Bethune, David John Bethune, Mitilda Betoun, Janet Bethune, Janet Beaton, Jevan David, Peter Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Geils Bethune, Grissel Bethune, John Beaton, James Beaton. David Bethune passed away in 1505 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1466, David Bethune entered the world in Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to John Bethune and Marjory Boswell.
  • David Bethune married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Elizabeth Bethune, David John Bethune, Mitilda Betoun, Janet Bethune, Janet Beaton, Jevan David, Peter Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Geils Bethune, Grissel Bethune, John Beaton, James Beaton.
  • David Bethune passed away in 1505 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marjory Boswell
1443 – 1506
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bethune
1480 – 1540
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Bethune
1485 – 1534
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mitilda Betoun
1485 –
Birth Location: Of Creich, Fife, Scotland
MB
Janet Bethune
1486 – 1522
Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
JB
Janet Beaton
1486 – 1522
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
JB
Jevan David
1486 –
Birth Location: Llanfihangel-Rhos-y-corn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
JD
Peter Bethune
1487 –
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
PB
Margaret Bethune
1494 – 1579
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
MB
Geils Bethune
1495 –
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
GB
Grissel Bethune
1500 – 1541
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
GB
John Beaton
1501 – 1524
Birth Location: Of Little Creich, Sutherland, Scotland
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James Beaton
1502 –
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
JB

David Bethune's Ancestors

Self
David Bethune
1466 – 1505
Birth Place: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Boswell
1443 – 1506
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Beaton
1405 –
Margaret Boiswald
1410 –
Great-Grandparents
James Beaton
1335 –
Lady Balfour
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Bethune's Descendants

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David Bethune (1466 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (ABT 1467 – 1541)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1540) m. John Wardlaw (ABT 1473 – JUN 1557)
  2. 2. David (John) Bethune (1485 – 1534) m. Janet Hay (ABT 1495 – )
    1. 1. Christiana (Beaton) Bethune (1521 – 18 AUG 1579) m. Michael (Burleigh) Balfour (1515 – 29 NOV 1577)
      1. 1. Isobel Balfour (1535 – ) m. John Seton (1532 – )
        1. 1. George Seton (1555 – ) m. Margaret Ayton (1563 – )
        2. 2. John Seton (1557 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Balfour (1538 – 1590) m. James Balfour (1533 – 1583)
  3. 3. Mitilda Betoun (ABT 1485 – )
  4. 4. Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522) m. James Hamilton (1470 – 28 MAR 1529)
    1. 1. James Hamilton (1515 – 22 JAN 1575) m. Margaret Douglas (1 JAN 1511 – 24 MAY 1579)
      1. 1. John Hamilton (1532 – 6 APR 1604)
        1. 1. John Hamilton (1565 – AFT 1637) m. Jean Campbell (ABT 1575 – )
        2. 2. Jean Hamilton (1565 – 6 JAN 1588) m. Humphrey Colquhoun (1565 – JUL 1592) m. John Campbell (1569 – SEP 1596)
        3. 3. John Hamilton (1583 – 1637) m. Jean Campbell (ABT 1598 – )
        4. 4. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1587 – ) m. Hamilton (ABT 1592 – )
        5. 5. Gilbert Hamilton (ABT 1588 – )
        6. 6. Mary Hamilton (1597 – 1657) m. Alexander Cleland (1600 – 1633) m. Alexander Cleland
        7. 7. Catharine Hamilton (1598 – )
        8. 8. Helen Hamilton (ABT 1601 – ) m. John Givens (ABT 1597 – 1686)
        9. 9. Jean Hamilton (1602 – ) m. Thomas (Iii) Hay (1600 – 1683)
      2. 2. James Hamilton (1532 – MAR 1609)
      3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (EST 1532 – )
      4. 4. Barbara Hamilton (1533 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (1531 – Bef 18 June 1553-11 August 1553) m. James Fleming (1534 – 18 DEC 1558)
      5. 5. Jean Hamilton (ABT 1534 – 18 DEC 1596) m. Hugh (Montgomerie Earl of) Eglinton (1531 – 3 JUN 1585) m. Hugh Montgomerie (ABT 1539 – 3 JUN 1585)
      6. 6. John Hamilton (1535 – 26 APR 1604)
      7. 7. Gawain Hamilton (1537 – )
      8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (1539 – 25 MAY 1596) m. John Wallace (ABT 1529 – 1598)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Hamilton (ABT 1539 – ) m. George Hamilton (ABT 1535 – )
      10. 10. Margaret Hamilton (1540 – 12 FEB 1595) m. Peden (ABT 1536 – ) m. Alexander (P.) Peden (1570 – 1611)
      11. 11. Anne Hamilton (FEB 1541 – 17 APR 1574) m. George Gordon (1535 – 19 OCT 1576)
      12. 12. David Hamilton (1543 – MAR 1611)
      13. 13. Claud Hamilton (SEP 1543 – 3 MAY 1621) m. Marchioness (Margaret Lyon of) Hamilton (1 JAN 1550 – 10 FEB 1616)
        1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1585 – 11 SEP 1623) m. William Douglas (1589 – 19 FEB 1660)
      14. 14. Gavin Hamilton (22 OCT 1543 – AUG 1547)
    2. 2. Johanna Hamilton (1517 – 1573) m. Alexander Cunningham (10 JUL 1510 – 23 DEC 1574)
    3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1520 – BEF 1571) m. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1521 – )
    4. 4. Son Hamilton
  5. 5. Janet Beaton (1486 – 1522) m. James Hamilton (1470 – 28 MAR 1529) m. Sir (Robert) Livingston (ABT 1460 – 9 SEP 1513)
  6. 6. Jevan David (1486 – ) m. Jenett Jevan (1491 – )
  7. 7. Peter Bethune (1487 – )
  8. 8. Margaret Bethune (1494 – 1579) m. Angus Cameron (1495 – 14 FEB 1569)
  9. 9. Geils Bethune (1495 – )
  10. 10. Grissel Bethune (1500 – JUL 1541) m. John Lyle (ABT 1490 – 1551) m. John Lyle (1495 – 1540)
  11. 11. John Beaton (ABT 1501 – AFT 1524) m. John Beaton (ABT 1501 – )
  12. 12. James Beaton (ABT 1502 – )

David Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1466
1466
Birth of David Bethune in Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
1505
1505
Age 39
Death of David Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1466
    Event Place: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland

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