Daniel BETHUNE

BIRTH: ABT 1678
DEATH: 15 MAR 1754

Father: Kenneth BETHUNE
Mother: Anne MACLEAN

Family 1: Grizel RUSSEL

                                                              _Dr. Ferquhard BETHUNE _
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                    _Ferquhard BETHUNE _|
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 _Kenneth BETHUNE _|
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|--Daniel BETHUNE 
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!SOURCE: Rev. Thomas Whyte, AN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE BETHUNES OF THE ISLAND OF SKYE, Edinburgh, 1778, reprinted London, 1893, by Alfred A. Bethune-Baker, reprinted by ScotsPress, pp. 15, 21. Daniel Bethune, eldest son of Kenneth Bethune of Leabost, passed a course of education at the university of Aberdeen, and commenced master of arts. After appearing a short while in the character of a preacher, he was ordained minister at Ardesyre, September 24, 1713; and from thence, April 25. 1717, was translated to Roskeen. He died of an asthma in the house of Newmore in his own parish, March 15, 1754, in the 76th year of his age. He was a most faithful, diligent, and assiduous pastor. He had the happiness of seeing many good effects of his labours, and of observing many growing wiser and better by means of his instructions. He possessed a most happy turn for composing any differences and animosities that happened in the neighbourhood. He was endowed with singular and distinguished prudence, and of a most circumspect walk and conversation; so that the character given by Buchanan to his kinsman, James Bethune Archibishop of St. Andrews, "Vir summa prudentia," might have justly been applied to him. [Buchanani Hist. Lib. 14, §25.] In short, he was noted for piety, integrity, innocence, and every virtue that adorns the christian life. On this account his memory is most dear, not only to his friends and relations, and those of his own parish, but to all those that had the good fortune to be acquainted with him. He married Grizel Russel, eldest daughter of James Russel chamberlain to the Earl of Murray, a Gentlewoman who had strong sense, great oeconomy, and was eminent for piety; and therefore much beloved and caressed by all the better sort. By her he had several sons, who died young, and one Kenneth, who died of consumption in the 24th year of his age. He promised much, and, for this reason, his death was much regretted. And by her also he had four daughters that came the length of women, Margaret, Isobel, Anne, and Janet.

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