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John Bethune 1440–1507 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1507

Death Location: Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Katherine Stirling

Spouse(s): Marjory Boswell

Children(s): David Beaton, John Bethune, Archibald Bethune

The story of John Bethune began in 1440 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland. John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Archibald Bethune, David Beaton, John Bethune. John Bethune passed away in 1507 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bethune began in 1440 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland.
  • John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Archibald Bethune, David Beaton, John Bethune.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1507 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland.

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John Bethune's Ancestors

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John Bethune
1440–1507
Birth Place: Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Parents
John Bethune
1418–1499
Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Katherine Stirling
1419–1526
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Bethune
1390–1421
Balfour, , , Scotland
Jean Stewart
1400–1420
Rosyth, , , Scotland
William Stirling
1399–1471
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Margaret Cunningham
1413–
Keir, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bethune's Descendants

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John Bethune (1440–1507) m. Marjory Boswell (1443–)
  1. 1. David Beaton 1456–1505 m. Janet Duddingston 1468–1541
    1. 1. Janet Beaton 1480–1522 m. James Hamilton 1476–1529
      1. 1. James Hamilton 1515–1574 m. Margaret Douglas 1520–1579
        1. 1. John Hamilton 1541–1604 m. Margaret Lyon 1547–1626
        2. 2. David Hamilton 1544–1611
        3. 3. Claud Hamilton 1543–1621
        4. 4. Anne Hamilton 1542–1576
        5. 5. Claude Hamilton 1542–1602
        6. 6. James Hamilton 1537–1574
        7. 7. Gavin Hamilton 1542–1547
        8. 8. Ann Hamilton 1540–
        9. 9. Barbara Hamilton 1535–
        10. 10. Gawain Hamilton 1534–1547
        11. 11. James Hamilton 1533–1608
        12. 12. Barbara Hamilton 1530–
        13. 13. Margaret Hamilton 1505–1544
      2. 2. Gavin Hamilton 1519–1549
      3. 3. Jean Hamilton 1517–
      4. 4. Helen Hamilton 1517–
      5. 5. Janet Hamilton 1512–1573
      6. 6. John Hamilton 1510–
      7. 7. Jean Hamilton 1512–
      8. 8. Margaret Livingston 1500–
    2. 2. Grizel Bethune 1500–1541
    3. 3. John Hopton 1485–1534
  2. 2. John Bethune 1461–1524
  3. 3. Archibald Bethune 1460–1520

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of John Bethune in Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland
1507
1507
Age 67
Death of John Bethune in Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland

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