BEATON, HERKULES [SSNE 4341]

Surname

BEATON, BETHUN

First name

HERKULES, HERCULES

Title/rank

MAJOR

Nationality

SCOT

Region

FIFE

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

Hercules Beaton was the son of Ludvig Bethun of Balfour, a governor in Scotland. He was born in Fife and became chancellor to King Charles 1. He moved to Sweden after the overthrow of Charles 1 and became a major in the Vastgota cavalry. He married Anna Joung, daughter of the director for glasswork in Stockholm, Melker Joung. His son, Paul [SSNE 1797], and grandsons Paul [SSNE 1798] and Hercules [SSNE 4342] were also in Swedish service.

Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 1, pp.265-266; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.486; Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsinfors, 1884), p.20; Steve Murdoch, Network North: Scottish Kin, Commercial and Covert Associations in Northern Europe, 1603-1746 (Brill, Leiden, 2006), p.24.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, STUART COURT

Arrived 1625-01-01

Departed 1644-12-31

Capacity CHANCELLOR, purpose CIVIL SERVICE

SWEDEN, VASTGOTA CAVALRY

Arrived 1645-01-01, as MAJOR

Departed 1645-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY