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Families covered: Bethune (Betoun) of Balfour, Bethune (Betoun) of Bandon, Bethune (Betoun) of Blebo
| Robert Bethune, 10th of Balfour (d before 1614) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (c1564) Agnes Trail (b 1536, dau of John Trail of Blebo) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | David Bethune, 11th of Balfour (b 1574, a 1663) | ||||||||||||||
| Wood (p377) identifies David's wife as Margaret Wardlaw of Torrie. BLG1886 identifies her as "dau. of the laird of Torrie". Thanks to a contributor (CT, 06.01.24) for identifying her further as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Wardlaw (dau of James Wardlaw, 12th of Torrie) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Bethune or Betoun, 12th of Balfour (a 1658, d before 1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1618) Katharine Halyburton of Pitcur | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Bethune or Betoun, 13th of Balfour (b 1620, d 1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Moncrief (dau of Sir John Moncrief of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Bethune or Betoun (dvp 1666) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | David Bethune or Betoun, 14th of Balfour (b 1657, d by 1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1669) Rachel Hope (bpt 16.03.1653, dau of Sir John Hope of Hopetoun) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Bethune or Betoun, 15th of Balfour (dsp 1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Hamilton (dau of Maj. Gen. (George) Hamilton of Rood House) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Charles Bethune or Betoun (d 1708) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Katharine Bethune or Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Campbell of Keithilk | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Anne Bethune or Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) David Bethune, 16th of Balfour @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Helen Bethune or Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Landale | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - Margaret, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Betoun of Pitkiery (d 1657) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Ayton | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Catherine Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1669) _ Kelloch of Bandoch | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Robert Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Elliott of Stobs | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Agnes Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1657) _ Seton of Lathrisk | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Elizabeth Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. Andrfew Bruce, Bishop of Dunkeld | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue - William (d 1651, Captain), Andrew, George | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Bethune, 1st of Bandon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marian Inglis of Athenry | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Bethune or Betoun of Bandon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Wardlaw (dau of William Wardlaw of Balmule) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Betoun or Bethune, 16th of Balfour (d 1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Anne Bethune (dau of David Bethune, 14th of Balfour) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Bethune, 18th of Balfour (dsp 1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1731) David Bethune of Kilconquhar (d 1781-2) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Bethune (d 1751) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Congleton of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charles Congleton (d 1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Elliott (b 1734, dau of Sir Gilbert Elliott, Bart of Minto) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Congleton, later Bethune, 19th of Balfour (dsp 1798) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Gilbert Congleton, later Bethune, 20th of Balfour (b 1765, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Eleanor Congleton (d 1848) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1799) John Drinkwater of Salford | |||||||||||||||
| 2 of their sons inherited Balfour in turn and assumed the name Bethune-Drinkwater. | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue (d unm) - 5 sons, 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Henry Bethune of Bandon, 17th of Balfour (b c1679, dsp 1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Maxwell of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Braemer of Edrom | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Walker | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Betoun | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Dewar | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Bethune or Betoun of Craigfoodie (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Betoun (dau of Andrew Betoun of Blebo) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Catherine Bethune or Betoun (d 06.03.1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.06.1657) Patrick Lindsay of Wolmerston (d 13.03.1689) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - David, James (dsp before 1680) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Andrew Bethune or Betoun, 1st of Blebo (d 1653) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Wikipedia ('House of Bethune"). | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Bethune of Blebo (d 1661) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Bethune of Blebo (d 1708) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1678) Alison Cheape (dau of James Cheape) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Wemyss (dau of Sir James Wemyss, 1st Bart of Bogie, m2. Philip Hamilton of Kilbrackmont) | |||||||||||||||
| Not sure which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Bethune of Blebo (d 1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Home (dau of George Home, younger of Wedderburn) wife of James, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Bethune of Blebo (d 1779) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Henry Bethune of Blebo (dsp 1782) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Margaret Bethune of Blebo (dsp 1791) | ||||||||||||||
| p/m1. Sir William Sharp, 6th Bart (b 01.1729, d 02.1780) | |||||||||||||||
| Their son inherited Blebo and took the name Bethune. | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Chalmers in Edinburgh (later Bethune of Blebo) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Bethune probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1663) James Lundie of Clatto | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Janet Bethune | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gilbert Campbell of Keithilk | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Margaret Bethune | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1617) Sir Henry Wardlaw of Petrivie (Pitreavie) (d 02.03.1653) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Agnes Bethune | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 06.07.1630) David Colville, Lord Colville (d 11.1647) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Elizabeth Bethune (d 01.02.1666) possibly of this generation? | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1602) Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog (d before 1648) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Alexander Bethune or Betoun in Anstruther (shipmaster) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Bethune or Betoun (b c1615, d 1672, WS) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marjory Kennedy | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Agnes Bethune (d 08.1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 02.1591/2) James Hamilton of Kynbrachmont (Kilbrackmonth) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Lucretia Bethune | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Balfour of Torrie | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Jane Bethune | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Whippo of Treaton | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Bethune | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1609) David Lindsay of Kirkforthar (dvp before 04.1631) | |||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | other issue - James, Andrew | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1886 (Bethune of Balfour), Wood's 'East Neuk of Fife' (p377+)
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