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David John Bethune 1485 – 1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1534

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Bethune

Mother: Janet Duddingston

Spouse(s): Janet Hay

Children(s): Christiana Bethune

David John Bethune was born in 1485 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Bethune and Janet Duddingston. David John Bethune married Janet Hay, and had children including Christiana Beaton Bethune. David John Bethune passed away in 1534 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • David John Bethune was born in 1485 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Bethune and Janet Duddingston.
  • David John Bethune married Janet Hay, and had children including Christiana Beaton Bethune.
  • David John Bethune passed away in 1534 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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David Bethune's Ancestors

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David Bethune
1485 – 1534
Birth Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Bethune
1466 – 1505
Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Boswell
1443 – 1506
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stephen Duddingston
1448 – 1488
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Deborah Creich
1450 – 1480
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Beaton
1405 –
Margaret Boiswald
1410 –
William Duddingston
1425 – 1486
Eleanor Stewart
1434 – 1480
Robert Creich
1428 –
Janet Broune
1430 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Beaton
1335 –
Lady Balfour
James Stewart
1394 – 1437
Joan Beaufort
1404 – 1445

David Bethune's Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. George Seton (1585 – )
      2. 2. John Seton (1557 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Balfour (1538 – 1590) m. James Balfour (1533 – 1583)

David Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of David John Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1534
1534
Age 49
Death of David John Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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