help! My ancestor is Farquhar Bethune, and I'm trying to find out who his parents were (or at least one of them; anything so I can move further backwards on that line.)
A bunch of people seem to think he's the son of the Reverend John Bethune, but that man's famous and his list of children is public, and 'Farquhar' is NOT on that list.
Here's what I KNOW about Farquhar:
"Angus’s father, Farquhar, was born on Isle of Skye, Scotland in 1800 and moved to Lancaster, Ontario in 1801 as a I year old boy. Farquhar married Charlotte Lelond and they had a total of 12 kids."
What I wish I knew is ANYTHING else. I'd love to believe the Reverend's the dad, but I just don't think there's any evidence for it. I'm pretty new at this whole genealogy research thing-- maybe someone else already knows the answer, or knows how to find it better than me?
Here's hoping, because the Isle of Skye Bethunes were well-recorded enough that if I were to get ONE adult name/dates/spouse of a Bethune ancestor on Isle of Skye, I'd probably have generations of legitimate history to develop from.
Thanks for any assistance!
-Keely