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PRESTON, Simon of Craigmillar, Sir
(About 1490-)

 

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1. BETON, Janet

PRESTON, Simon of Craigmillar, Sir 1

  • Born: About 1490
  • Marriage (1): BETON, Janet 1

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Simon married Janet BETON, daughter of Sir John BETON (BETHUNE) 2nd of Creich and Janet HAY.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Janet BETON was born about 1516 and died January 1568(1569) 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (Walter Scott) married, thirdly, before June 1544 .... Janet, daughter of John Betoun of Creich, widow of Sir James Crichton of Cranston Riddel and divorced wife of Simon Preston of Craigmillar..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1

Sources

1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).

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