THE BETHEA FAMILY IN NORTH AMERICA - 10th GENERATION DESCENDANTS

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This is a history of the descendents of an Englishman who crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Great Britain to Virginia about 1700. The Bethea family expanded and grew over the last three hundred years.

The Bethea Family in North America

1700 - 2000

10th Generation in North America
JACKIE HAMILTON ¹⁰ Daughter of Ivy Bethea Silliman

JACKIE HAMILTON , IVY SILLIMAN , IVY JEAN ANDERSON

"English" John Bethea¹ -> "Virginia" John Bethea² -> "Sweat Swamp" William Bethea³ -> "Devil John" Bethea ⁴-> William Bethea⁵-> Tristram Bethea ⁶-> Tristram Pinkney Bethea⁷->
Albert Samuel Bethea⁸ -> Ivy (Bethea) Silliman⁹ -> JACKIE HAMILTON¹⁰

LIZZIE, T.P., IRENE, WILSON, OLGA, WILLARD, GORDIE, and IVY

*1st*	*John "English John" Bethea b. about 1684*
*2nd*	*John "Virginia John" Bethea b. about 1704 d. 1779*
*3rd*	*William "Sweat Swamp" Bethea b. 1726, d. about 1784*
*4th*	*Bethea, John "Devil John" (b. Oct. 1752) m. Mary Henegan (4th)*
*5th*	*Bethea, William (b. 7-23-1775) m. Olivia Pearce , Sarah Hargrove (5th)*
*6th*	*Bethea, Tristram (b. Dec. 3 , 1802) m. Nancy McLaurin, Sarah Todd (6th)*
*7th*	*TRISTRAM PINKNEY BETHEA (b. 1836- d. 1917) m. Rebecca Vise*
*8th*	ALBERT SAMUEL BETHEA⁸ (b. August 28, 1884 - d. Sept. 9, 1951) Married to Armanda Elizabeth Ellis and they had several children including Willard Bethea⁹, Gordie Lee Bethea ⁹ , Ivy Bethea⁹, Rebecca Bethea⁹, T.P. Bethea⁹, Wilson Bethea⁹^,Monroe Bethea⁹ , and Olga Bethea Ellis⁹
9th	Ivy (Bethea) Silliman married Eugene Silliman
*10th*	JACKIE HAMILTON Daughter of Ivy Bethea Silliman