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ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE 1575–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 01 Feb 1666

Death Location: Kirkforthar House, Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Father: Robert Balfour

Mother: Lady Sheeves

Spouse(s): David Lindsay

Children(s): Lady Cockburn, David Kirkforthar, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Lindsay, Patrick Lindsay, Alexander Lindsay, Helen Lindsay

In 1575, ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE entered the world in Balfour, Fife, , Scotland, born to Robert Bethune 10Th Of Balfour And Lady Agnes Traill Sheeves. ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE married David Lindsay, and had children including Alexander Lindsay, David Lindsay Of Kirkforthar, Helen Lindsay, Lady Isabella Cockburn, Margaret Lindsay, Patrick Lindsay, Robert Lindsay. ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE passed away in 1666 in Kirkforthar House, Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1575, ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE entered the world in Balfour, Fife, , Scotland, born to Robert Bethune 10Th Of Balfour And Lady Agnes Traill Sheeves.
  • ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE married David Lindsay, and had children including Alexander Lindsay, David Lindsay Of Kirkforthar, Helen Lindsay, Lady Isabella Cockburn, Margaret Lindsay, Patrick Lindsay, Robert Lindsay.
  • ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE passed away in 1666 in Kirkforthar House, Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

ELIZABETH BETHUNE's Ancestors

Self
ELIZABETH BETHUNE
1575–1666
Birth Place: Balfour, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
Robert Bethune 10th of Balfour
1545–1614
Balfour, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Traill) Sheeves
1544–1614
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune) Scotland
1525–1575
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes) Anstruther
1526–1582
Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
❤️ (John Traill of Biebo the old) laird
1502–1580
Blebo, Fife, Scotland
SCOT (Agnes Lourie , of Earlshall, Bruce \Trail 15) GGM
1504–1580
Earls Hall Clackmananshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Cardinal Andrews"
1494–1546
Lady Airlie
1495–1575
John Anstruther)
1500–1574
(Lady) Clephane
1504–1574
John Trail
1478–1533
Barbara Logan
1480–1519
Alexander Bruce
1472–1504
Lady Stuart
1468–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Balfour
1470–1532
Elisabeth Moneypenny
1475–1541
Lord Ogilvy
1473–1524
Baroness Lindsay
1477–1532
ANDREW 1
1475–1547
Margaret Abercrombie
1479–1574
George Clephane
1475–1510
Christian Learmont
1479–1574

ELIZABETH BETHUNE's Descendants

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ELIZABETH (OF) BETHUNE (1575–01 Feb 1666) m. David Lindsay (1584–23 Jul 1629)
  1. 1. Lady (Isabella) Cockburn 1609–1690 m. Sir (John Rollo of) Bannockburn 1602–1666
    1. 1. Marion Rollo 1636–1717 m. Robert Forrest 1634–1679
      1. 1. John (Forrester, Minister of) Campsie 1670–1736 m. Elspet Chapman 1678–1741
        1. 1. James Forrester 1700–1755 m. Katharin Gillmour 1704–1775 m. Katherine (Gilmour (Gillmore)) Forrester 1704–1775 m. Katherine (Gilmour (Gillmore)) Forrester 1704–1775
        2. 2. Elspet Forrest 1698–
      2. 2. Anna Forrester 1660–
    2. 2. Alexander Rollo 1645–1709
    3. 3. Patrick Rollo 1660–1720
    4. 4. Joanna Rollo 1655–1664
    5. 5. Anna Rollo 1640–1693
    6. 6. Jean Rollo 1661–
    7. 7. David Rollo 1638–
    8. 8. Helen Rollo 1638–1717
    9. 9. Andrew Rollo 1636–1685
    10. 10. Isabel Rollo 1640–1683
    11. 11. Isabella Rollo 1657–1683
  2. 2. David (Lindsay of) Kirkforthar 1611–1672
  3. 3. Margaret Lindsay 1616–
  4. 4. Robert Lindsay 1612–1639
  5. 5. Patrick Lindsay 1614–1633
  6. 6. Alexander Lindsay 1620–1666
  7. 7. Helen Lindsay 1621–

ELIZABETH BETHUNE's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE in Balfour, Fife, , Scotland
Balfour, Fife, , Scotland
1666
01 Feb 1666
Age 91
Death of ELIZABETH OF BETHUNE in Kirkforthar House, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Kirkforthar House, Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, , Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Rolllo, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Rollo, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1666
    Event Place: Kirkforthar House, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, Compiled by Gordon McGregor; The Red Book of Scotland; Volume: Red Book of Scotland Volume 5 Gre-Lin

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