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John de Bethune 1st of Balfour 1340–1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1340

Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1420

Death Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Bethune

Mother: Janet Balfour

Spouse(s): Catherine Stewart

Children(s): John Balfour

John de Bethune 1st of Balfour was born in 1340 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert De Bethune And Janet De Balfour. John de Bethune 1st of Balfour married Catherine Stewart, and had children including John De Bethune Ii 3Rd Of Balfour. John de Bethune 1st of Balfour passed away in 1420 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John de Bethune 1st of Balfour was born in 1340 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert De Bethune And Janet De Balfour.
  • John de Bethune 1st of Balfour married Catherine Stewart, and had children including John De Bethune Ii 3Rd Of Balfour.
  • John de Bethune 1st of Balfour passed away in 1420 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Balfour's Ancestors

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John Balfour
1340–1420
Birth Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert de Bethune
1310–1375
France
Janet (de) Balfour
1315–
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Balfour's Descendants

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John (de Bethune 1st of) Balfour (1340–1420) m. Catherine Stewart (1346–1386)
  1. 1. John (de Bethune II, 3rd of) Balfour 1370–1421 m. Jean Stewart 1375–
    1. 1. John (de Bethune IV, 4th of) Balfour 1418–1499 m. Katherine Stirling 1418– m. Catherine Stirling 1463–
      1. 1. John (Bethune V of) Belfour 1435–1480 m. Marjory Boswell 1440–1530
        1. 1. David (Bethune 1st of) Creich 1466–1510 m. Janet Duddingston 1467–1541
        2. 2. John (Bethune 6th of) Balfour 1461–1532 m. Elizabeth Moneypenny 1471–1541
        3. 3. Margaret Bethune 1465– m. Andrew Sibbald 1460–
        4. 4. Robert (Bethune Abbot of) Melrose 1467–1524
        5. 5. Archibald (Bethune of Pitlochy and) Capildrae 1469–
        6. 6. Grisel Bethune 1471– m. James Hay 1467–
        7. 7. Janet Bethune 1473–1537 m. John (Durie of) Durie 1469–1538
        8. 8. James (Bethune Archbishop of St. Andrews, Chancellor of) Scotland 1473–1539
        9. 9. Isabel Bethune 1478– m. John (Forret of) Forret 1474–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Bethune 1480– m. Alexander Kid 1473–
        11. 11. Andrew Bethune 1463–

John Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1340
1340
Birth of John de Bethune 1st of Balfour in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1420
1420
Age 80
Death of John de Bethune 1st of Balfour in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1340
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John de Bethune, person ID G3JV-KSM.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John de Bethune, person ID G3JV-KSM.

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