He is married to Janet Isobel Duddingston of Sandfurd.
They got married between January 10, 1479 and January 9, 1482 at at Creich, Fife, Scotland.
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In December 1496 he and Sir David Arnot bought clothes in Edinburgh for Margaret Drummond, a mistress of James IV of Scotland, and were paid for their expenses.[1]
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Sir David Bethune 1st of Creich<br>Also known as: David BeatonDavid BethuneDavid Sir Knight &<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1462 - Scotland<br>Death: 1505 - Scotland<br>Burial: 1505 - Scotland<br>Occupation: Lord High Treasurer of Scotland - 1500<br>Parents: John Bethune V of Balfour, Marjory Bethune (born Boswell)<br>Wife: Janet Bethune (born Duddingston)<br>Children: Sir John Bethune II of Creich, Mary Bethune, Lady Janet Beaton 'Bethune', Matilda Beaton, Elizabeth Bethune, James Bethune, Grizel Lyle (born Bethune)<br>Siblings: John Bethune 6th of Balfour, Robert Bethune Abbot of Melrose, Archibald Bethune of Pitlochy and Capildrae, Grisel Hay (born Bethune), Janet Durie (born Bethune), James Bethune, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland, Isabel Forret (born Bethune), Elizabeth Kid (born Bethune)<br> Additional information:
<br>TitleOfNobility: 1st Laird of Creich
Bethunefamilyrelationships: James Bethune, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland, was the uncle of John and David Bethune or Beaton, his nephews. John and David were also nephews of James’ brother Sir David Bethune of Creich, Treasurer of Scotland: Volume III, Book IX, “Strange of Balcaskie and Clans Outlandish Strang and Stronge” by John Mayer, Arapacana Press, page 107
LifeSketch: Sir Lord David Betoun/Bethune of Creich (1466-1505) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. His family home was Creich Castle. He was keeper of Falkland Palace. The various spellings of surname are Beaton, Betou, or Bethune. He was Treasurer of Scotland in 1500-01. In December 1496, he and Sir David Arnot bought clothes in Edinburgh for Margaret Drummond, a mistress of James IV of Scotland, and were paid for their expenses. Wikiwand: David Bethunete of Creich, in the parish of that nem in Fife, was acquired by Sir David Bethune, second son of Sir John Bethune and Marjory Boswell. Sir David was raised in his youth with King James IV who held him in great favour. He was first appointed Comptroller of the Exchequer and subsequently Lord High Treasure of Scotland, which he held until his death.eich, Fife, Scotland, age 40.47-1480.) She married David Bethune about 1480. Abt 1541, Janet Duddingston, age 76, died in Pitlochry, Moulin, Perth, Scotland.gentry of Scotland are descended. She was first married to Sir Thomas Livingstone of Easter Wemyss and after his death she became the third wife of James the first Earl of Arran of the Hamiltons and nephew of King James III.hune (1486-), Peter Bethune (1487-), Jean Bethune (1493-1540), Margaret Bethune (1494-1579), James Beaton (1502-) the estate of Creich, Creich Parish in Fife was acquired by Sir David Bethune, second son of Sir John Bethune of Balfour and Marjory Boswell, daughter of the Laird of Balmuto. Sir David was raised by James IV, who held him in great favour. Crawford’s Officers of State, p. 368. He acquired the lands of Creich from the Littles or Liddels, in 1502. He married a daughter of Duddingston of Sandford in Fife. Janet, their elder daughter, from whom many of the chief nobility and gentry in Scotland are descended, was married first to Sir Thomas Livingston of Easter Wemyss, and after his death she became the third wife of James, the first Earl of Arran of the Hamiltons, and nephew of King James III. Her eldest son by the latter marriage was James, second Earl of Arran and Duke of Chatelherault, who became regent of the kingdom. Mary, the younger daughter, married Lord Lyle. This Sir David Bethune was an uncle of the cardinal, being a younger brother of his father, the Laird of Balfour. by FionaCalley
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