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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, Andrew Bethune, Janet Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Isabel Bethune, Robert, Bethune, James Beaton, Grizel Bethune

The story of John Bethune began in 1440 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland. John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Andrew Bethune, David Beaton, Grizel Bethune, Isabel Bethune, James Beaton, Janet Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Robert Abbot Melrose 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 Andrew Bethune, David Beaton, Grizel Bethune, Isabel Bethune, James Beaton, Janet Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Robert Abbot Melrose 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, Fife, Scotland
Jean Stewart
1400–1420
Rosyth, Fife, Scotland
William Stirling
1399–1471
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Cunningham
1413–1466
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Bethune
1370–1420
David Stewart
1379–1444
Lukas Strivelyn
1370–1449
Marjorie Dunbar
1385–1429
William Cunningham
1370–1413
Margaret Danyelston
1346–1409
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Bethune
1345–1386
Catherine Stewart
1365–1386
Robert Stewart
1352–1403
Jonet MacDougall
1354–1415
William Strivelyn
1339–1393
George Dunbar
1338–1423
Christina Seton
1340–1402
William Cuninngham
1330–1399
Eleanor Bruce
1334–1368
Robert Dannestoun
1335–1399
Margaret Fleming
1323–1360

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 1467–1541
    1. 1. Janet Beaton 1486–1522 m. James Hamilton 1477–1529 m. Robert Livingston 1478–1516
      1. 1. James Hamilton 1515–1575 m. Margaret Douglas 1511–1579
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1537–1609 m. Helen Cunningham 1523–
        2. 2. Anne Hamilton 1542–1576
        3. 3. John Hamilton 1535–1604
        4. 4. Claud Hamilton 1546–1621
        5. 5. David Hamilton 1543–1611
        6. 6. Barbara Hamilton 1535–
        7. 7. Margaret Hamilton 1540–
        8. 8. Gavin Hamilton 1542–1547
        9. 9. Jean Hamilton 1545–1596
      2. 2. Helen Hamilton 1517–1590
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton 1518–
      4. 4. Gavin Hamilton 1519–1549
      5. 5. Jean Hamilton 1517–1573 m. Alexander Cunningham 1510–1574
        1. 1. William Cunningham 1532–1580 m. Janet Gordon 1528–1577
        2. 2. Margaret Cunningham 1533–1573
        3. 3. Isabelle Cunningham 1539–
        4. 4. Janet Cunningham 1542–1584
      6. 6. Isabel Livingston 1505–1552
      7. 7. Margaret Livingston 1500–
      8. 8. Janet Hamilton 1516–1573
      9. 9. Johanna Hamilton 1512–
      10. 10. Euphemia Hamilton 1500–1550
    2. 2. John Beaton 1485–1534 m. Janet Hay 1498–
      1. 1. Grizel Beaton 1521–1579 m. William Scott 1522–1552 m. Andrew Murray 1518–1572
        1. 1. Gidein Murray 1570–1621 m. Margaret Pentland 1570–
        2. 2. Margaret Scott 1549–1613
        3. 3. Walter Scott 1549–1574
        4. 4. Elizabeth Murray 1543–1612
        5. 5. John Murray 1552–1603
        6. 6. William Murray 1558–1638
      2. 2. Christian Beatoun 1521–
      3. 3. Robert Beaton 1518–1567
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bethune 1518–1518
      5. 5. Janet Beaton 1519–1568
      6. 6. Elizabeth Beaton 1529–
    3. 3. Peter Bethune 1487–
    4. 4. Jean Bethune 1493–
    5. 5. Geils Bethune 1495–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Bethune 1500–1541
    7. 7. James Bethune 1502–1506
  2. 2. John Bethune 1461–1524
  3. 3. Andrew Bethune 1463–
  4. 4. Janet Bethune 1464–
  5. 5. Margaret Bethune 1466–
  6. 6. Isabel Bethune 1472–
  7. 7. Robert, (Abbot Melrose) Bethune 1462–
  8. 8. James Beaton 1473–1539
  9. 9. Grizel Bethune 1479–

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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