BEATON, ANDREW [SSNE 1796]

Surname

BEATON, BETHUN, BEATOUN

First name

ANDREW

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Andrew Beaton served as a captain with James Spens' [SSNE 1642] recruited regiment in Swedish service. He's also listed in as captain in Colonel James Spens' regiment in 1624. Confer [SSNE 1795]

Sources: Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1629/22; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.218.

Service record

SWEDEN, JAMES SPENS

Arrived 1629-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1629-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY