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Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour 1574–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 8 May 1633

Death Location: Ardbroth, Fife, Scotland

Father: Robert Balfour

Mother: Lady Traill

Spouse(s): Margaret Wardlaw

Children(s): Andrew Blebo, Robert Bandon, John Balfour, Janet Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Agnes Bethune

Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour was born in 1574 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Bethune Beaton 10Th Laird Of Balfour And Lady Agnes Traill. Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour married Margaret Wardlaw, and had children including Agnes Bethune, Andrew Bethune 1St Of Blebo, Janet Bethune, John Bethune 12Th Of Balfour, Margaret Bethune, Robert Bethune 1St Lord Of Bandon. Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour passed away in 1633 in Ardbroth, Fife, Scotland.

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  • Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour was born in 1574 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Bethune Beaton 10Th Laird Of Balfour And Lady Agnes Traill.
  • Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour married Margaret Wardlaw, and had children including Agnes Bethune, Andrew Bethune 1St Of Blebo, Janet Bethune, John Bethune 12Th Of Balfour, Margaret Bethune, Robert Bethune 1St Lord Of Bandon.
  • Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour passed away in 1633 in Ardbroth, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Balfour's Ancestors

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Sir Balfour
1574–1633
Birth Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Bethune (Beaton), 10th Laird of Balfour
1545–1614
Balfour Hill , Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Traill
1544–1614
Blebo, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Beaton, 8th Laird of Bethune-Balfour) (twelve)
1525–1575
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Anstruther
1526–1582
Anstruther-Wester, Fife, Scotland
John (Traill of) Biebo
1502–1580
Blebo, Fife, Scotland
Agnes (Lourie , of Earlshall, Bruce) \Trail
1504–1580
Earls Hall Clackmananshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Cardinal Andrews"
1494–1546
Lady Airlie
1495–1575
Baron Anstruther
1475–1547
Lady Abercrombie
1479–1574
Sir Hall
1472–1533
Lady Stuart
1468–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Balfour
1461–1524
Elizabeth Monypenny
1471–1541
James Airlie
1479–1524
Isobel Lindsay
1477–1517
John Anstruther
1501–1548
Margaret Leven
1500–1550

Sir Balfour's Descendants

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Sir (David Bethune, 11th Laird of) Balfour (1574–8 May 1633) m. Margaret Wardlaw (1577–Abt. 1636)
  1. 1. Andrew (Bethune, 1st of) Blebo 1598–1664 m. Margaret BROWN 1618–1657
    1. 1. John Bethune 1645–1708 m. Alison Cheape 1657– m. Catherine Hume 1638–1673
      1. 1. James Bethune 1670–1722
      2. 2. John Bethune 1673–1734
      3. 3. George Bethune 1670–1709
      4. 4. Andrew Bethune 1669–
      5. 5. Catherine Bethune 1672–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bethune 1690–1763 m. Reverend (William Knox , Minister of) Dairsie 1678–1746
        1. 1. George KNOX 1716–1746 m. Isabel Bates 1723–1757
    2. 2. David Bethune 1648–1707
    3. 3. Mary Bethune 1650–
    4. 4. Margaret Bethune 1649–
    5. 5. Andrew Bethune 1646–
  2. 2. Robert (Bethune, 1st Lord of) Bandon 1597–1666
  3. 3. John (Bethune 12th of) Balfour 1594–1614
  4. 4. Janet Bethune 1599–1635
  5. 5. Margaret Bethune 1600–1698
  6. 6. Agnes Bethune 1602–

Sir Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour in Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
1633
8 May 1633
Age 59
Death of Sir David Bethune, 11th Laird of Balfour in Ardbroth, Fife, Scotland
Ardbroth, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1633
    Event Place: Ardbroth, Fife, Scotland

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