Posted by Brice Clagett on October 15, 2002 at 17:25:39:
In Reply to: Re: Trail of Blebo posted by Elsie Ritchie on October 03, 2002 at 06:12:39:
Thank you. As I understand it, the ancestry of Robert Beaton (Bethune) was:
1. John Beaton, living 1544, of Balfour, Fife; oldest brother of Cardinal Beaton; m. Christian, dau. of Stewart of Rosyth.
2. John Beaton, d. 1560, of Kilrenny and Balfour; captain of St. Andrews Castle; m. Agnes Anstruther.
3. John Beaton, d. 1591, of Balfour; m. Isabel Pitcairn.
4. Robert Beaton, of Balfour; m. Agnes Traill.