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

 6th Generation in North American

Moore Leonard Walter6

Moore Leonard Walter6 Son of Elizabeth (Bethea) Walter and Jeremiah Walter. Married Mary Campbell (b. 1807 d. 1859)  Three known sons

1) Moore Leonard Walter Jr
2) William E. Walter b. 12-8-1836 d. 6-2-1837
3) Jessie Bethea Walter b. 10-16-1855 d. 6-10-1925

"English" John Bethea1 -> "Virginia" John Bethea2 ->  "Sweat Swamp" William Bethea->"Devil John" Bethea 4 -> Elizabeth (Bethea) Walter5 -> Moore Leonard Walter6

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 Elizabeth (Bethea) Walter Married Jeremiah Walter

6th Moore Leonard Walter6

 

 

Significant Places Research Publications A Bethea Story Bethea Family English John Bethea

 

 

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