Robert Bethune (bef. 1317)

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Biography

Robert was a younger son of Alexander Bethune.^[1]

David de Betune Miles and Alexander de Betune were at The Parliament of Cambuskenneth Anno 1314 and One of their Seals is appended to The Act of Forfaulture past in that Parliament, which is The same very Coat of Arms that is upon The forementioned Seal of Robert de Betune. This Alexander continuing Loyal to The Royal Family of Bruce is particularly named by Hector Boyse as One of The Leading Men killed on that Side in The Great Battle of Duplin Anno 1332. The Family of Bethun of Westhall in Angus continued to subsist for several Generations. But Robert a younger Son of this Alexander married Janet Balfour Daughter of Michael de Balfour of that Ilk and Sister to John Balfour. ^[2]

Research Notes

Based on the estimated birth of his son John at prior to 1332, Robert would have been born before 1317.

Sources

1. ↑ Burke, John, "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland", London: Henry Colburn Publishers,1836, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 377
2. ↑ MacFarlane, Walter, "Genealogical Collections concerning Families in Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751", Edinburgh: University Press, 1900, Vol. I, Hathitrust, p. 20