Obediah Chastain (abt. 1790 - 1830)

Born about 1790 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1830 at about age 40 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Obediah was born in about 1790. He passed away in about 1830 in McMinn County, Tennessee. Some theorize he was the son of Abraham Chastain (1765–1848) and Sarah Coward (1773–1830), as well as the grandson of Rev. James Chastain (1740–1819). However, others have theorized he may instead have been the son of Rev. James Chastain. Either way, Obediah Chastain was a descendant of Pierre Louis Chastain (1707-aft 1756) and Mildred Archer.^[1]

Children of Obediah Chastain and Jane Kelly-Chastain

• Frances Chastain-Smith — b:1810 SC - d:1881 Gordon Co, GA
• William Jefferson Chastain — b:1813 SC - d:1883 Pickens Co, GA
• Mary A. Chastain-Powell — b:1822 SC - d:1880 TN
• Benjamin F. Chastain — b:1823 SC - d:1864 OH
• James W. 'Jim' Chastain — b:1826 SC - d:1909 Pickens Co, GA ^[2]
• Obediah Chastain Jr. — b:1829 TN - d:1856 Pickens Co, GA ^[3]
• David Marion Chastain — b:1830 TN - d:1908 Pickens Co, GA

Records

Census 1820 - Pendleton County (Later Pickens), South Carolina, USA. Household; Male 26-44 (b:1776-1794). Female 26-44 (b:1776-1794). Two males under 10. Two females under 10. One foreigner not naturalized. Moreover, listed next to each other; Aner Chesteen (b:1776-1794), Abram Chesteen (b: bef 1775), Obediah Chesteen (b: 1776-1794). Same page; John Chesteen (b: 1795-1804), John Chesteen (b: bef 1775).^[4]

Census for wife Jane (Kelly) Chastain - 1830 McMinn County, Tennessee, USA. She is listed among; William Kelly Jr, Dan'l Kelly, Jane Chastine, William Kelly Sr. Census analysis of Jane's household:

• Female 30-39 (b:1791-1800) — Jane Chastain.
• Male 10-14 (b:1816-1820) — William Jefferson Chastain married in TN in 1833.
• two Males 5-9 (b:1821-1825) — Benjamin Franklin Chastain and James W. 'Jim' Chastain.
• two Females 5-9 (b:1821-1825) — Mary A. Chastain-Powell and unknown.
• two Males under 5 (b:1825-1830) — Obediah Chastain Jr. and David Marion Chastain.

Father-in-law William Kelly dies in 27 Dec 1837 in Cass County, Georgia, USA.^[5]

Census for wife Jane Chastain 1840 - Cass County (later Bartow and Gordon), Georgia, USA. Household; Female 50-59. Male 20-29, three Males 15-19, two males 10-14, male under 5, two Females 20-29.

Census for wife Jane Chastain 1850 - Division 12, Gordon, Georgia, USA. Household; Jane Chastain 45, Obediah Chastain 21.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by AncestryDNA test matches between Stone-23227 and 3C2R 64cM, 3C1R 63cM, 3C1R 62cM, 3C1R 62cM, 3C2R 57cM, 3C1R 53cM, 3C1R 51cM, 3C2R 48cM, 3C2R 47cM, 3C2R 47cM, 3C1R 45cM, 3C1R 42cM, 3C1R 42cM, 3C1R 41cM, 3C1R 41cM, 3C2R 40cM, 3C2R 39cM, 3C1R 38cM, 3C2R 37cM, 3C2R 37cM, 3C2R 36cM, 3C2R 36cM, 3C2R 36cM, 3C2R 36cM, 3C1R 36cM, 3C2R 35cM, 3C1R 35cM, 3C2R 34cM, 3C2R 34cM, 3C3R 34cM, 3C1R 33cM, 3C2R 33cM, 3C1R 32cM, 3C1R 31cM, 3C1R 31cM, 3C1R 30cM, and 3C2R 30cM. Numerous more below 30cM. This implies atDNA connection associated with their most-recent common ancestors Obediah Chastain (1790 - 1830) and Jane (Kelly) Chastain. This doesn't meet the 3C max distance requirements regarding using AncestryDNA results to mark as DNA confirmed on WikiTree. However, relationship status: Confident. Raffety-49 20:48, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

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Research Notes

There are several Obediah Chastain's in the same time period. Please use caution when merging or sourcing.

This Chastain family likely moved to Tennessee between about 1826 and 1828. The older children's records indicate they were born in South Carolina between about 1810 and 1826. Then by 1829, the two youngest children were born in Tennessee. Father-in-Law William Kelly's Revolutionary War Pension file states that William Kelly moved his family to McMinn County, Tennessee, in about 1824 from Pendleton County, South Carolina.^[5].

Obediah Chastain Jr., (d:1856) was enumerated with his mother, Jane (Kelly) Chastain, in 1850 in Gordon County, Georgia. Cherokee Claim form filed by one of Obediah Chastain Jr.'s descendants indicates Obediah Chastain Jr. was born about 1829 in "East Tennessee" and died in 1856 in Pickens County, Georgia.^[3] There are about a dozen documents regarding business for Obediah Chastain, Jr. These were saved by family members and passed down. Most of the documents are dated 1853 through 1856 for transactions in Fairmount and Pickens County, Georgia. Fairmount is near the county line of Gordon and Pickens. This is an area where many of these Chastains remained for generations. Then a few are dated 1857 for his "widow" or "Mrs. Obediah Chastain". They can be viewed on his FamilySearch profile or at ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7549429/person/-1073928661/facts.

In 1852, the following sons of Obediah Chastain Sr. (1790-1830) and Jane Kelly paid taxes in Gordon County District #24 Springtown, GM #1057;

• B. Chastain (Benjamin Franklin Chastain 1823-1864)
• James Chastain (James W. 'Jim' Chastain 1826-1909)
• David Chastain (David Marion Chastain 1830-1908 )
• Obediah Chastain Jr. (Obediah Chastain abt.1829-1856)

All for poll tax, none were landowners.^[6]

The name Obediah recurs in this family. David Marion Chastain was the father of Obediah 'Dide' Chastain (1851-1939). And Obediah B. 'Olie' Chastain (1875-1931) was the grandson of David Marion Chastain.

As a research note, there was another Obediah Chastain (1821-1907) who died in Cobb County, Georgia. He is of no known relation to the Chastains of Gordon and Pickens Counties. Oral history for this Obediah states his parents died when he was young, and he was thought to be reared by Rev. Allan Hamby and his wife Barbara of Rutherford. (Unverified Ancestry user story.)

Sources

1. ↑ atDNA research note; related to descendants of Pierre Chastain and Mildred Archer. Based on analysis of atDNA results on AncestryDNA for descendants of Obediah Chastain and Jane Kelly. ~ Raffety-49. Apr 2022.
2. ↑ Source: Margarett E. Chastain-Stone Family. Personal recollection, various dates, as told to Raffety-49. Notes in the possession of Raffety-49.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Records Related to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Sarah J Pugh, Birth Year: 1850, Age 58, Record Date: 7 Jul 1908: Record Place: Canton, Georgia.
   • View Ancestry Record (subscription required).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: XHG6-31X : accessed 3 April 2022), Obediah Chesteen, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing page #202; NARA microfilm publication.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Original data: (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C. William Kelly; Pension Year: 1833; Application State: TN; Widow's Pension Application File. Second Applicant Name: Elizabeth Kelly; Second Applicant Pension Year: 1853; Second Applicant Application State: TN; Archive Publication #M804; Archive Roll #1467; Total Pages 78. [William Kelly Born: 11 July 1758 in Union Co, SC. Died: 27 Dec 1837 in Cass Co, GA. Served: Union Co, SC and Rutherford Co, NC. Lived in Union Co SC > Rutherford Co NC > Spartanburg SC > Pendleton SC > McMinn Co TN > Cass Co GA. Sworn copy of family bible naming children.] Accessed on ancestry.com, April 2022.
   • View Ancestry Record 1995 #34006 (requires subscription)
   • View copies at FamilySearch Person Memories: GHSY-89H
     • "KELLY - Wm Revolutionary War Pension File #W7 (Images Included)"
     • "Research notes for WILLIAM KELLY (1758-1837) Rev War in SC NC - lived in TN - died in GA.pdf" For ease of use, typed research notes from the 78 pg file, with links to specific pages of interest. Links take you to images on Ancestry.com. Alternatively, view the entire file with images.
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6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 [database on-line]. Original data: Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives. Year: 1852; Militia District Number: 24 Accessed on ancestry.com, April 2022.
   • View Ancestry Record 1729 #3229839 (requires subscription).

See also:

• Obediah Chastain Ancestry Tree
• Obediah Chastain, FamilySearch Person: L434-SSC
• 1856 Map of GA See Fairmount, Gordon County, Georgia.
• https://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/pendleton_district_sc.html

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