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John Bethune 1465 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Raith Park, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1532

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Marjory Boswell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Moneypenny

Children(s): Elizabeth Bethune, John Bethune, James (Beaton), David Beaton, Beatrix Beaton, Janet Beaton, Katherine Bethune, Margaret Bethume

The story of John Bethune began in 1465 in Raith Park, Fife, Scotland. John Bethune married Elizabeth Moneypenny, and had children including Elizabeth Bethune, John Bethune, James Bethune (Beaton), David Beaton, Beatrix Beaton, Janet Beaton, Katherine Bethune, Margaret Bethume. John Bethune passed away in 1532 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bethune began in 1465 in Raith Park, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Bethune married Elizabeth Moneypenny, and had children including Elizabeth Bethune, John Bethune, James Bethune (Beaton), David Beaton, Beatrix Beaton, Janet Beaton, Katherine Bethune, Margaret Bethume.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1532 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bethune's Ancestors

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John Bethune
1465 – 1532
Birth Place: Raith Park, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1440 – 1530
Balmuto, Scotland
Grandparents
Johanni (IV) Beaton
1418 – 1499
Fife, Scotland
Margaret Stirling
1419 –
Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland
David Boswell
1411 – 1490
Balgregie, Fifeshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Jaques Baethune
1402 – 1475
Janet Balfour
1399 –
William Stirling
1399 – 1471
John Boswell
1372 – 1429
Mariota Jardine
1380 – 1426
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Bethune
1359 – 1415
Isabeau Estoutville
1375 – 1438
Michael DeBalfour
1360 – 1396
Michelle Balfour
1374 –
Lucas Strivelyn
1370 – 1449
Marjorie Dunbar
1387 – 1429
Roger Boswell
Wemyss
Sir Jardyne
1353 –
Margaret ABERNETHY
John Melville
1364 – 1427
Margaret Stewart
1370 –
William Scott
1354 –
Unknown

John Bethune's Descendants

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John Bethune (1465 – Nov 1532) m. Elizabeth Moneypenny (1465 – 1541)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1540) m. John Wardlaw (1473 – 20 Apr 1552) m. Wardlaw (Abt 1494 – )
  2. 2. John Bethune (1491 – 29 May 1546) m. Christian Stewart (Abt 1503 – 20 Aug 1580)
  3. 3. James (Bethune) (Beaton) (1492 – 1586) m. Helen Melville
  4. 4. David Beaton (Abt 1494 – 29 May 1546) m. Marion Ogilvy (Abt 1495 – 16 Nov 1573)
    1. 1. Archibald Bethune (1524 – ) m. Bethune (1540 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Bethune (Abt 1525 – 4 Feb 1577) m. David Lindsay (Abt 1527 – )
    3. 3. Elisabeth Beaton (Abt 1529 – 1574) m. Alexander Lindsay
    4. 4. Alexander Bethune (Abt 1532 – Bef Oct 1605) m. Margaret Allardyce (Abt 1560 – Bef Aug 1610)
    5. 5. George Beaton (Abt 1532 – )
    6. 6. David Beaton (Abt 1534 – )
    7. 7. John Beaton (Abt 1539 – )
    8. 8. Mary Bethune (Abt 1540 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (Abt 1540 – 1580) m. Patrick Gordon (Abt 1538 – 3 Oct 1594)
      1. 1. Archibald Gordon (Abt 1556 – 1616) m. Kattrin Cheyne (1580 – )
      2. 2. Catherine Gordon (Abt 1567 – 19 Aug 1633)
      3. 3. Margaret Gordon (1571 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gordon (1575 – ) m. George Home (1556 – 30 Jan 1611)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hume (Abt 1586 – 19 Aug 1633) m. Theophilus Howard (13 Aug 1584 – 3 Jun 1640) m. Hamilton (Abt 1582 – )
        2. 2. Anna Home (1587 – 6 Aug 1621) m. James Home (1585 – Bef 29 Mar 1620) m. Robert French (Abt 1585 – )
      5. 5. Alexander Gordon (Abt 1575 – )
      6. 6. Mary Gordon (1576 – ) m. Guthrie (1548 – )
      7. 7. Agnes Gordon (Abt 1578 – )
    9. 9. Alexander Beaton (1550 – )
    10. 10. James Beaton m. Margaret Lindsay
  5. 5. Beatrix Beaton (1496 – )
  6. 6. Janet Beaton (1502 – )
  7. 7. Katherine Bethune (1504 – ) m. William Graham (Abt 1505 – 1600)
  8. 8. Margaret Bethume (1508 – ) m. John Graham. (1495 – Apr 1548)

John Bethune's Timeline

3 Records

1465
1465
Birth of John Bethune in Raith Park, Fife, Scotland
Raith Park, Fife, Scotland
1532
Nov 1532
Age 67
Death of John Bethune in Scotland
Scotland
1532
Nov 1532
Age 67
Burial of John Bethune in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Raith Park, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1532
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1532
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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