BETON, Janet 1
User ID: C921. Janet married James CRICHTON of Cranston-Riddell, son of Sir Patrick CRICHTON of Cranston-Riddell and Unknown.1 (James CRICHTON of Cranston-Riddell was born about 1480 and died by June 1544 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...." Janet next married Sir Simon PRESTON of Craigmillar.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Sir Simon PRESTON of Craigmillar was born about 1490.) 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..." Janet next married Sir Walter SCOTT of Branxholme, 'Wicked Wat', son of Walter SCOTT and Elizabeth KER, before June 1544.1 (Sir Walter SCOTT of Branxholme, 'Wicked Wat' was born about 1497 and died on 4 October 1552 1.) Marriage Notes: "He (Walter Scott) married, thirdly, before June 1544, at the instance of Cardinal Betoun, Janet, daughter of John Betoun of Creich, widow of Sir James Crichton of Cranston Riddel and divorced wife of Simon Preston of Craigmillar, who survived him. She marched at the head of two hundred men to the Kirk of St. Mary of the Lowes, breaking its doors open to seize the Laird of Cranstoun. Later, she favoured the alliance of Bothwell and Queen Mary, and was said to have influenced them by witchcraft. She died January 1568-69, leaving issue" |