Bethea Family Genealogy Website 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
4th Generation in North America Philip Bethea settled Cat Fish Place (near Latta), SC  b. April 25,1781 d. Nov. 22, 1875 m. Rachel Cochrane

Philip Bethea Son of "Buck Swamp" John Bethea and Absala Parker settled Cat Fish Place
 (near Latta), SC  b. April 25,1781 d. Nov. 22, 1875 m. Rachel Cochrane in 1801 

He had four brothers and four sisters William Bethea⁴  born 8-18-1769,  James Bethea⁴ born 6-25-1774, Col. Elisha Bethea⁴ born 1787, Parker Bethea⁴ born 1790, and Sarah Bethea (Odom)⁴ born 1766, Pattie Bethea (Owens) born 1767, Mollie Bethea (Owens)  born 1776, Absola Bethea (Owens) born 1778

Children:

1) Clarissa Bethea              b.4-11-1803, Latta, Dillon, SC d. 8-22-1861 Dillon Co, SC, 
                                 buried Dothan Church Cem, Dillon Co, SC
2) Elisha Cochrane Bethea,    b. 2-28-1807, Latta, Dillon SC d. 4-5-1886, Latta, Dillon, SC, 
                                 buried Elisha Bethea Cem, Latta, Dillon, SC
                                 m. 12-25-1827 Martha Ann Walters
3) Col. James Robert Bethea, b 8-23-1809, Latta Dillon, SC d. 9-24-1878,
                                 buried Dothan Church Cem,Dillon Co, SC
                                 m Mar 1844 Mary Catherine McLeod
4) Morgan Bethea              b. in Latta, Dillon, SC
5) Margaret Bethea            b. in Latta, Dillon, SC  buried Dothan Church Cem, Dillon Co, SC.
                                 m. Willis G Finklea
6) Martha Ann Bethea         b.  12-2-1821 Latta, Dillon SC d. 2-2-1893, 
                                 buried Dothan Church Cem, Dillon Co, SC 
                                                 m. William Wright Sellers