Born in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Chastain
and Mary (O'Bryan) Chastain
Sister of
Abner C. Chastain, Mary (Chastain) Mulkey, John Chastain, Martha (Chastain) Blythe, Edward Brigand Chastain, Joseph Chastain, Elijah Chastain, Chloe Cleo Chastain, Benjamin Franklin Chastain, Nancy Chastain, Violet (Chastain) Akins [half], William Chastain [half] and Lavina (Chastain) Weeks [half]
Wife of
Samuel Denton Jr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonas Denton, Jonathan Denton, Jemima Mimi (Denton) Middleton, Eliha Denton, Hulda Denton, William Denton, Chloe Ella (Denton) Coward, Isaac Denton, Hannah (Denton) Ledford, Samuel Denton and George Denton
Died
at about age 88
in Towns County, Georgia, United States
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
25 Mar 1777 Buckingham, Buck, Virginia, United States[1]
Marriage
1792 Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Children
- Child: Jonas Denton
- Child: Jemima Denton
- Child: Eliha/ Elijah Denton
- Child: William Denton
- Child: Cloey Denton
- Child: Isaac Denton
- Child: Samuel Denton
- Child: George Denton
In 1850, Betsey was living with her son and family in Union Co., Georgia.
Sources
- ↑ Family Group Sheets, Yates Publishing, "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database, Ancestry.
- 1850 U.S. Census, Union County, Georgia, family 1081, Betsey Denton in household of Jonathan Denton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M432.1850 census, Union Co., Georgia
Name Jonathan Denton Sex Male Age 56 Event Date 1850 Event Place Union, Georgia, United States Birth Year (Estimated) 1794 Birthplace South Carolina Race White Other People on This Record Agnes Denton F 46 North Carolina Francis Denton M 20 North Carolina Rachel Denton F 15 North Carolina Jonathan Denton M 10 Georgia John Denton M 7 Georgia Agnes Denton F 5 Georgia Betsey Denton F 79 Virginia
- 1860 Federal Mortality Schedule; digital image, Ancestry.
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Pierre Chastain And His Descendants published 1995
- Family History or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
Ancestry Record 62476 #5641912358 (accessed 4 October 2023)
Name: Elizabeth Betsy Chastain; Gender: F (Female); Birth Date: 1777; Birth Place: Pendleton CO, VA; Marriage Date: 1792; Marriage Place: Pendleton District, SC (Pendleton), South Carolina, USA; Death Date: 1850; Death Place: Union CO, GA (Union City), Georgia, USA; Father: John Bunyon Chastain; Mother: Mary O'Bryan; Spouse: Samuel Denton; Child: Cloe Denton Elijah Denton George M Denton Hulda Denton Isaac Denton Jemima (Mimi) Denton Jonas Denton Jonathan Denton Samuel Denton William Charles Denton; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/psipsi?n=chastain&oc=&p=elizabeth+betsy.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsey:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsey:
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~2.34%
~3.12%
Living (Stone) Anonymous 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Amy (Chastain) Stewart :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Ceci (Springer) Bonde :
23andMe, GEDmatch M076479 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A663691 [compare], Ancestry member CeciliaBonde
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~1.56%
Michael Gray :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Wylie Foster :
23andMe, GEDmatch MT9828834 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MT9828834 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Ellen (Eaves) Kay :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
James (Middleton) Middleton Jr :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Pauline (Garrett) Pardue :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Jim Swain :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cmaatm
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~1.56%
Lisa Mack :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CR3459154 [compare], yourDNAportal Lisd89094f7, Ancestry member lobrien6182
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~1.56%
Dennis Rogers :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Diane (Carmichael) Blank :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rhonda Hill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XQ5526491 [compare], Ancestry member RhondaKayHill
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~1.56%
Kirk Stephens :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Dorothy (Grimmett) Clement :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T491279 [compare], FTDNA kit #362257
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Amanda (Gillespie) Connell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #328043
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~0.78%
Margaret (Ketchum) Wheaton :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Heather (Foster) Foster-McCullough :
23andMe, GEDmatch KW8116238 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KW8116238 [compare], Ancestry member HetMcF
-
~0.78%
Larry McClure :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Charles Eller :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member carlos9211
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Susie x :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T346593 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Tom Wilson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member twilson906
-
~0.78%
Melinda Hickerson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A955589 [compare], Ancestry member MelindaHickerson
-
~0.78%
Matt Seymour :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A769360 [compare], Ancestry member MatthewJSeymour
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~0.78%
Linda Odum (Odum) Bell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lbellmd_1
-
~0.78%
Judy (Ingram) Folkman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Betty (Straight) Howard :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Claudia Chastain :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Susan Cox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rdhyg82
-
~0.78%
Harriett (Rigdon) Altom :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member HA
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Allen (Woodard) Jensen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T061669 [compare], Ancestry member P_J_Allen
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T061669 [compare], FTDNA kit #B9767
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~0.78%
Nancy (Morehead) Derusha :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BP5751262 [compare], Ancestry member Nancy_Derusha
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~0.78%
Scott Elliott :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Alisa (Anderson) Griffith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member griffith061
-
~0.78%
Linda Deering :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QY8707978 [compare], Ancestry member mesagirl51
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~0.78%
Jessica (Dobbs) Rushing :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
P Schuler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MV2961501 [compare], Ancestry member psglaude
-
~0.78%
P Dodd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JA2653093 [compare]
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~0.78%
Diane (Lewis) West :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A308058 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Julie (Justice) Taylor :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Betty (Breland) Studstill :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #889127
-
~0.78%
~0.78%
Elaine (Wooters) Hecker :
Autosomal DNA Test
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Danny Ray :
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
Stephanie Myers :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member scmyers16
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Brenda (Breland) Breland Shaffer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T513882 [compare], Ancestry member brendafauxnmore
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T513882 [compare], FTDNA kit #B283368
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T513882 [compare]
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Janine Isleman
S Stevenson
Unknown-558345 and Chastain-225 appear to represent the same person because: same first name, same son name with exact same details
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by S Stevenson
Rosetta (Helm) Link
Chastain-225 and Chastain-839 appear to represent the same person because: look like same person DOB &Place same parents sibs about same DOD
posted
by Rosetta (Helm) Link
Janine Isleman
Chastain-225 and Chastain-811 appear to represent the same person because: i believe same person
posted
by Janine Isleman
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Denton) Lindsey (1875-abt.1959) › Elizabeth (Chastain) LeSueur (1711-1786) › Elizabeth Ann (Denton) Burrell (1824-1900) › Elizabeth (Denton) Polk (abt.1828-1872)
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