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

8th GENERATION DESCENDANTS

Hortense Bethea Agerton8

b. 12/5/1903
d. 6/2/1973
m. Thomas Samual Agerton

Hortense Bethea Agerton(8) born 12/5/1903   died 6/2/1973  Daughter of Charles Henry (William) Bethea and Mary Elizabeth Earle  Married Thomas Samual Agerton 

1. Julian Lamar Agerton(9) b. 10/7/1923 d. 9/18/1977
2. Robert Esy Agerton(9) b. 5/9/1923 d. 5/22/1996
3. Joanne Agerton(9)
4. Archie Dewitt Agerton(9) b. 5/13/1934
5. James Earle Agerton(9) b. 6/28/1937

"English" John Bethea1 -> "Virginia" John Bethea2 ->  "Sweatswamp" William Bethea3 -> 
Jesse Bethea4
-> Rev. Goodman Bethea->Joseph Allston Bethea6 -> 
 Charles Henry (William) Bethea7 -> Hortense Bethea Agerton8

 

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 Jesse Bethea  b. 8-27-1763 m. Celia Harrelson 

5th Rev. Goodman Bethea b. 7-2-1793 d. 9-22-1863 m. Charlotte Grice

6th Joseph Allston Bethea b.  8-5-1820 d.  7-18-1875
m. (1) Nancy Jane Mandenhall (2) Elizabeth Grice

7th

Charles Henry (William) Bethea  b. 1-29-1887 d. 12-1918 

 

8th Hortense Bethea Agerton b. 12/5/1903  d. 6/2/1973

 

 

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

 

 

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