Background
Jean was born between 1528 and 1537. Her mother, Elizabeth Bethune or Beaton, was the daughter of John Bethune, 2nd Laird of Creich, and his wife Janet Hay.
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Jean Stewart
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Elizabeth was married firstly to John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath, by whom she had two sons: John Stewart (died 1607) and James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath. Her mother married, secondly, James Gray, son of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray. The Scottish treasurer"s accounts record purchases for the infant Lady Jean.
In September 1538 she was given a canopy made with 27 ells of red, yellow and green cloth.
In July 1540, at Street Andrews, she was sent seven hanks of coloured silks and cloth to work samplers, and in December 1540 she was given a missal and a matins book On 1 July 1553, Jean was married to Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll.
They divorced on 23 June 1573, the reason being desertion. After the siege of Edinburgh Castle in 1573, Lady Jean was taken prisoner.
Jean was buried next to her father in the royal vault at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.
