Bethea Family Genealogy- 9th Generation

Bethea Family
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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

9th Generation in North American

James McRae Bethea

b. 10-9-1902 d. 8-12-1972
Married Elizabeth Daughty (Doughtie)

James McRae Bethea (9) b. 10-9-1902 d. 8-12-1972 Son of Tristram Walker Bethea and Martha Susan McRae(10) Married Elizabeth Daughty (Doughtie) 1-1937.

1) Elizabeth Maury Bethea(10) (Mrs. Harry P. Cain II) born July 15, 1939,

2) Ann Brandon Bethea(10) (Mrs. Wade Brown) born January 22, 1942 and now a widow

3) Richard Thaddeus Doughtie Bethea(10) born April 20, 1945

"English" John Bethea¹ -> "Virginia" John Bethea² -> "Sweat Swamp" William Bethea³->"Devil John" Bethea ⁴-> John Bethea⁵-> William Walker Bethea⁶-> John Franklin Bethea⁷->
Tristram Walker Bethea⁸-> James McRae Bethea⁹

*1st*	*English John Bethea b. 1684*
*2nd*	*John Bethea (Virginia John)*
*3rd*	*William Bethea (Sweatswamp) b. 1725*
*4th*	*Devil John Bethea b. 1752 d. 1812 m. Mary Hennegan b. 1756*
*5th*	*John Bethea b. 10-20-1787 m. Hannah Walker*
*6th*	*William Walker Bethea b. 12-25-1813* *William Walker Bethea b. 12-25-1813*
*7th*	*John Franklin Bethea (Dr. Frank) b. 7-2-1837 m. Hannah Jane Bethea*
*8th*	**Tristram Walker Bethea b. 3-25-1872 d. 8-30-1926 m. Martha Susan McRae**
*9th*	James McRae Bethea b. 10-9-1902 d. 8-12-1972 Married Elizabeth Daughty (Doughtie)