Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran and Janet Bethune Countess of Arran

---

---

Husband Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran [17777] ¹

---

           Born: 25 Apr 1475 - Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jul 1529 - Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland 1
         Buried: Jul 1529 - Linlithgowshire, Scotland 1
FamilySearch ID: LBRD-MGY

---

         Father: Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, 1st Lord Hamilton [17779] (1415-1479) 2
         Mother: Princess Mary Stewart Countess of Arran [17780] (1453-1488) 2

---

       Marriage: 

Events

• TitleOfNobility: 2nd Lord Hamilton, 6 Nov 1479.

• Titles and Offices: Baron, Sheriff of Lanark, Lord Privy Councillor of Scotland, .

• TitleOfNobility: 4th Lord Torrance, .

• MilitaryService: He was commander of the Scottish fleet against England., 1513.

• MilitaryService: He fought in the Battle of Linlithgow, where he commanded the army for the King against Lennox, 5 Aug 1526, Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland.

• MilitaryService: He fought in the naval expedition by Denmark against Sweden., 1502.

• MilitaryService: Lieutenant General, 1502, Scotland.

---

---

Wife Janet Bethune Countess of Arran [17778] ¹

---

           Born: 1485 - Creich, Fife, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jul 1529 - Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 1522 - Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland 1
FamilySearch ID: 4B4L-N6H

---

Children

---

1 M Sir James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran Duke of Chatellerault Regent of Scotland [17775] ³

---

           Born: 1 Jan 1515 - Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Buteshire, Scotland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jan 1575 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
         Buried: Jan 1575 - Kinneil Castle Burial Vault and Kirkyard Bo'ness, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
FamilySearch ID: LY28-WB7

         Spouse: Margaret Douglas Countess of Arran 3 [17776] (1511-1579)

---

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for James Hamilton, person ID LY28-WB7.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for James Hamilton, person ID LBRD-MGY.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Claud Hamilton, person ID LHCZ-91G.