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

 John LaFayette Bethea(8)


John LaFayette Bethea (8)  Son of Lawrence Keitt Bethea
 

Katherine Elizabeth Bethea Allen (9)

"English" John Bethea1 -> "Virginia" John Bethea2 ->  "Buck Swamp" John Bethea->
"Catfish" Philip Bethea4 -> Elisha Bethea5 -> John Jeremiah Bethea6 ->
Lawrence Keitt Bethea7 ->
John LaFayette Bethea8

1st John "English John" Bethea  b. about 1684 died sometime after 1750. Married the Widow lady Upton

2nd John "Virginia John" Bethea   b. about 1704 d. 1779 married Sarah Darby Bishop

3rd 

"Buck Swamp" John Bethea b. abt. 1740 d. 7-12-1821 m. Absala Parker

4th Philip Bethea b. April 25,1781 d. Nov. 22, 1875 m. Rachel Cochrane settled Cat Fish Place (near Latta), SC 

5th  Elisha Cochrane Bethea K2265 b. 2-28-1807 d. 4-5-1886 m. Martha Ann Walter

6th

John Jeremiah Bethea b. 2-20-1830 d. 9-15-1906

 

7th Lawrence Keitt Bethea

 
8th John LaFayette Bethea

 
 

 

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

 

 

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