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John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour 1525–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Balfour, Scotland

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Father: John7th Bethune

Mother: Christiana Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Anstruther

Children(s): Janet Bethune, Margaret Bethune, John Bethune, Christian Bethune

The story of John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour began in 1525 in Balfour, Scotland. John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour married Lady Agnes Anstruther, and had children including Christian Bethune, Janet Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Beaton Bethune. John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour passed away in 1575 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour began in 1525 in Balfour, Scotland.
  • John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour married Lady Agnes Anstruther, and had children including Christian Bethune, Janet Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Beaton Bethune.
  • John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour passed away in 1575 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John7th Bethune
1493–1546
Birth Location: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christiana Stewart
1502–1580
Birth Location: Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Anstruther
1526–1582
Birth Location: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
LA

Children(s)

Janet Bethune
1554–1603
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Bethune
1548–1646
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
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John Bethune
1549–
Birth Location: Balfour, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christian Bethune
1547–1590
Birth Location: Balfour, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
CB

John Balfour's Ancestors

Self
John Balfour
1525–1575
Birth Place: Balfour, Scotland
Parents
John7th Laird of Balfour Bethune
1493–1546
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christiana Stewart
1502–1580
Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Balfour's Descendants

1.
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John (Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of) Balfour (1525–1575) m. Lady (Agnes) Anstruther (01 Jan 1526–14 Feb 1582)
  1. 1. Janet Bethune 1554–1603 m. Robert (Orr) 16 1554–1602
    1. 1. James (Orr) 15 1580–1663 m. Janet MacClement 1580–1638
      1. 1. James (II. Orr) 14 1601–1663 m. Temperance Coffey 1605–1660
        1. 1. William (Orr) 13 1626–1704 m. Janet Gray 1631–1726 m. Janet (Gray) ORR 1631– m. Janet Gray 1631–
        2. 2. James (Orr) III 1622–1689
        3. 3. Colonel (Robert) Orr 1726–1780
        4. 4. Johanna Orr 1624–1685
        5. 5. Robert Orr 1638–1700
      2. 2. James (Wilson ORR) III 1622–1689
      3. 3. John ORR 1628–1704
  2. 2. Margaret (Beaton) Bethune 1548–1646
  3. 3. John Bethune 1549–
  4. 4. Christian Bethune 1547–1590

John Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour in Balfour, Scotland
Balfour, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 50
Death of John Bethune Beaton 9th Lord of Balfour in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Balfour, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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