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John Lord Balfour BETHUNE 1536–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Father: Walter BETHUNE

Mother: Christian 15GGM

Spouse(s): Agnes 14GGM

Children(s): Janet 13GGM, Robert BETHUNE, Christian BETHUNE, James BETHUNE, Margaret BETHUNE, Catherine BETHUNE

John Lord Balfour BETHUNE was born in 1536 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of Walter Bethune And Christian Stewart 15Ggm. John Lord Balfour BETHUNE married Agnes Anstruther 14Ggm, and had children including Catherine Bethune, Christian Bethune, James Bethune, Janet Agness Bethune 13Ggm, Margaret Bethune, Robert Bethune. John Lord Balfour BETHUNE passed away in 1575 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Lord Balfour BETHUNE was born in 1536 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of Walter Bethune And Christian Stewart 15Ggm.
  • John Lord Balfour BETHUNE married Agnes Anstruther 14Ggm, and had children including Catherine Bethune, Christian Bethune, James Bethune, Janet Agness Bethune 13Ggm, Margaret Bethune, Robert Bethune.
  • John Lord Balfour BETHUNE passed away in 1575 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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John BETHUNE's Ancestors

Self
John BETHUNE
1536–1575
Birth Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Walter BETHUNE
1490–1551
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Christian (STEWART) 15GGM
1503–1580
Blair-Athol, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lord Balfour BETHUNE) 16GGF
1461–1532
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (MONYPENNY) 16GGM
1471–1541
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
John (2Nd Earl of Atholl STEWART) 16GGF
1478–1513
Balveny Castle, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Countess of Atholl CAMPBELL) 16GGM
1486–1546
Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John 16GGF
1435–1502
Marjory 16GGM
1443–1530
David 17GGF
1442–1489
Jonet 17GGM
1447–1504
John 16GGF
1440–1512
Lady 17GGM
1457–1518
Sir CAMPBELL
1466–1513
Lady 17GGM
1465–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 17GGF
1418–1499
Katherine 17GGM
1419–1526
David BOSWELL
1398–1490
Elizabeth MELVILLE
1413–1507
Thomas 18GGF
1422–1479
Margaret 18GGM
1436–1494
James 18GGF
1383–1451
Joan 18GGM
1402–1440
William SINCLAIR
1408–1480
Marjory SUTHERLAND
1436–1480
Colin 18GGF
1434–1493
Lady 18GGM
1437–1510
John 17GGF
1428–1495
Margaret 18GGM
1436–1493

John BETHUNE's Descendants

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John (Lord Balfour) BETHUNE (1536–1575) m. Agnes (ANSTRUTHER) 14GGM (1526–14 Feb 1582)
  1. 1. Janet (Agness BETHUNE) 13GGM 1550–1602 m. John (ORR) 13GGF 1554–1603
    1. 1. James (ORR 12GGF) I 1570–1627 m. Janet (MCCLEMENT) 12GGM 1580–1638
      1. 1. James ORR 1601–1663 m. Temperance (COFFEY) 11GGM 1605–1660
        1. 1. William ORR 1626–1714 m. Janet (GRAY) 10GGM 1631–
        2. 2. John ORR 1628–1704
        3. 3. James (Iii) ORR 1622–1689
      2. 2. Patrick ORR 1603–
      3. 3. James (Wilson) ORR 1622–1689
      4. 4. William ORR 1626–1714
      5. 5. Robert ORR 1726–1780
    2. 2. Robert ORR 1580–
  2. 2. Robert BETHUNE 1545–1614
  3. 3. Christian BETHUNE 1547–
  4. 4. James BETHUNE 1549–
  5. 5. Margaret BETHUNE 1548–
  6. 6. Catherine BETHUNE 1551–

John BETHUNE's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John Lord Balfour BETHUNE in Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
1536
1536
Birth of John Lord Balfour BETHUNE in Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 39
Death of John Lord Balfour BETHUNE in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland

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