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John Bethune 1440 – 1507 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1507

Death Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Beaton

Mother: Margaret Boiswald

Spouse(s): Marjory Boswell

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

In 1440, John Bethune entered the world in Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Beaton and Margaret Boiswald. John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Archibald Bethune, John Beaton, Robert (Abbot of Melrose) Bethune, Andrew Bethune, David Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, Isabel Bethune, James Beaton, James Bethune, Robert Bethune, Grissel Bethune, Janet Bethune. John Bethune passed away in 1507 in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1440, John Bethune entered the world in Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Beaton and Margaret Boiswald.
  • John Bethune married Marjory Boswell, and had children including Archibald Bethune, John Beaton, Robert (Abbot of Melrose) Bethune, Andrew Bethune, David Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, Isabel Bethune, James Beaton, James Bethune, Robert Bethune, Grissel Bethune, Janet Bethune.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1507 in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beaton
1405 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Boiswald
1410 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Marjory Boswell
1443 – 1506
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Archibald Bethune
1460 – 1520
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Beaton
1461 –
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Bethune
1462 –
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Andrew Bethune
1463 –
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Bethune
1466 – 1505
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Margaret Bethune
1466 –
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Bethune
1471 –
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabel Bethune
1472 –
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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James Beaton
1473 – 1539
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Bethune
1473 –
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Robert Bethune
1479 – 1524
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Grissel Bethune
1479 –
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Bethune
1479 – 1537
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Bethune's Ancestors

Self
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Birth Place: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Beaton
1405 –
Margaret Boiswald
1410 –
Grandparents
James Beaton
1335 –
Lady Balfour
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bethune's Descendants

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John Bethune (1440 – 1507) m. Marjory Boswell (1443 – 1506)
  1. 1. Archibald Bethune (1460 – 1520) m. Janet Duddingston (ABT 1467 – 1541)
  2. 2. John Beaton (ABT 1461 – )
  3. 3. Robert ((Abbot of Melrose)) Bethune (1462 – )
  4. 4. Andrew Bethune (1463 – )
  5. 5. David Bethune (1466 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (ABT 1467 – 1541)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1540) m. John Wardlaw (ABT 1473 – JUN 1557)
    2. 2. David (John) Bethune (1485 – 1534) m. Janet Hay (ABT 1495 – )
      1. 1. Christiana (Beaton) Bethune (1521 – 18 AUG 1579) m. Michael (Burleigh) Balfour (1515 – 29 NOV 1577)
        1. 1. Isobel Balfour (1535 – ) m. John Seton (1532 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Balfour (1538 – 1590) m. James Balfour (1533 – 1583)
    3. 3. Mitilda Betoun (ABT 1485 – )
    4. 4. Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522) m. James Hamilton (1470 – 28 MAR 1529)
      1. 1. James Hamilton (1515 – 22 JAN 1575) m. Margaret Douglas (1 JAN 1511 – 24 MAY 1579)
        1. 1. John Hamilton (1532 – 6 APR 1604)
        2. 2. James Hamilton (1532 – MAR 1609)
        3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (EST 1532 – )
        4. 4. Barbara Hamilton (1533 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (1531 – Bef 18 June 1553-11 August 1553) m. James Fleming (1534 – 18 DEC 1558)
        5. 5. Jean Hamilton (ABT 1534 – 18 DEC 1596) m. Hugh (Montgomerie Earl of) Eglinton (1531 – 3 JUN 1585) m. Hugh Montgomerie (ABT 1539 – 3 JUN 1585)
        6. 6. John Hamilton (1535 – 26 APR 1604)
        7. 7. Gawain Hamilton (1537 – )
        8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (1539 – 25 MAY 1596) m. John Wallace (ABT 1529 – 1598)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Hamilton (ABT 1539 – ) m. George Hamilton (ABT 1535 – )
        10. 10. Margaret Hamilton (1540 – 12 FEB 1595) m. Peden (ABT 1536 – ) m. Alexander (P.) Peden (1570 – 1611)
        11. 11. Anne Hamilton (FEB 1541 – 17 APR 1574) m. George Gordon (1535 – 19 OCT 1576)
        12. 12. David Hamilton (1543 – MAR 1611)
        13. 13. Claud Hamilton (SEP 1543 – 3 MAY 1621) m. Marchioness (Margaret Lyon of) Hamilton (1 JAN 1550 – 10 FEB 1616)
        14. 14. Gavin Hamilton (22 OCT 1543 – AUG 1547)
      2. 2. Johanna Hamilton (1517 – 1573) m. Alexander Cunningham (10 JUL 1510 – 23 DEC 1574)
      3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1520 – BEF 1571) m. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1521 – )
      4. 4. Son Hamilton
    5. 5. Janet Beaton (1486 – 1522) m. James Hamilton (1470 – 28 MAR 1529) m. Sir (Robert) Livingston (ABT 1460 – 9 SEP 1513)
    6. 6. Jevan David (1486 – ) m. Jenett Jevan (1491 – )
    7. 7. Peter Bethune (1487 – )
    8. 8. Margaret Bethune (1494 – 1579) m. Angus Cameron (1495 – 14 FEB 1569)
    9. 9. Geils Bethune (1495 – )
    10. 10. Grissel Bethune (1500 – JUL 1541) m. John Lyle (ABT 1490 – 1551) m. John Lyle (1495 – 1540)
    11. 11. John Beaton (ABT 1501 – AFT 1524) m. John Beaton (ABT 1501 – )
    12. 12. James Beaton (ABT 1502 – )
  6. 6. Margaret Bethune (1 JAN 1466 – ) m. Andrew (S.) bbald
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bethune (1471 – ) m. Alexander Kid (ABT 1473 – )
  8. 8. Isabel Bethune (1472 – ) m. John Ferret
  9. 9. James Beaton (1473 – 1539)
  10. 10. James Bethune (1473 – )
  11. 11. Robert Bethune (1479 – 1524)
  12. 12. Grissel Bethune (1479 – ) m. James Hay
  13. 13. Janet Bethune (1 JAN 1479 – 1537) m. John Durie (1479 – 1538)

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of John Bethune in Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1507
1507
Age 67
Death of John Bethune in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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