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John Bethune 1440–1507 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 May 1507

Death Location: Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Bethune

Mother: Margaret Stirling

Spouse(s): Marjory Boswell

Children(s): Janet Bethune, Robert Bethune, Archibald Bethune, Andrew Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Janet Bethune, Grisel Bethune, Isabel Bethune, David Beaton, John Bethune, James Bethune

The story of John Bethune began in 1440 in Raith House, Fife, Scotland. John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Andrew Bethune, Archibald Bethune, David Bethune Beaton, Grisel Bethune, Isabel Bethune, James Bethune, Janet Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Robert 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 Raith House, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Andrew Bethune, Archibald Bethune, David Bethune Beaton, Grisel Bethune, Isabel Bethune, James Bethune, Janet Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Robert Bethune.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1507 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bethune's Ancestors

Self
John Bethune
1440–1507
Birth Place: Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Bethune
1418–1499
Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (aka Catharina de) Stirling
1419–1526
Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Archibald Bethune (born Bethune of Balfour), 3rd of) Balfour
1370–1421
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jean (Janet) Stewart
1392–1420
Rosyth, Fifeshire, Scotland
William Stirling,
1399–1471
Keith, Morayshire, Scotland
Margaret Cunninghame
1399–1466
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Balfour
1370–1420
Janet Stewart
1368–
Lucas Stirling
1370–1449
Marjorie Dunbar
1380–1433
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bethune
1310–1375
Catherine Stewart
1346–1386

John Bethune's Descendants

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John Bethune (1440–9 May 1507) m. Marjory Boswell (Abt 1439–1466)
  1. 1. Janet Bethune 1473–
  2. 2. Robert Bethune 1467–1524
  3. 3. Archibald Bethune 1469– m. Janet Duddingston 1465–1541
    1. 1. Archibald Bethune 1500–1547 m. Janet Duddingston 1510–
      1. 1. John Bethune 1530–
      2. 2. Janet Bethune 1532–
      3. 3. Margaret Bethune 1535–
      4. 4. Jean Bethune 1537–
      5. 5. Grisel Bethune 1539–
    2. 2. John Bethune 1495–
  4. 4. Andrew Bethune 1483–
  5. 5. Margaret Bethune 1465–
  6. 6. Janet Bethune 1464–1509
  7. 7. Grisel Bethune 1471–
  8. 8. Isabel Bethune 1478–
  9. 9. David ((Bethune)) Beaton 1456–1505
  10. 10. John Bethune 1466–1532
  11. 11. James Bethune 1479–1539

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of John Bethune in Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
1507
9 May 1507
Age 67
Death of John Bethune in Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Raith House, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 27 Sep 2024), entry for Marjory Boswell Bethune, person ID LT82-R87.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1507
    Event Place: Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 27 Sep 2024), entry for Marjory Boswell Bethune, person ID LT82-R87.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 19 Apr 2025), entry for John Bethune, person ID LB97-25Z.

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