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Jesse Shasteen Sr. (1765 - 1840)

Jesse Shasteen Sr.
Born in Albemarle, VAmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 21 Nov 1785 in Amherst County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 75 in Gallatin, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Jesse is believed to be the brother of James Shasteen, whose name also appears in Virginia records as Shatteen.
Jesse served as an infantry soldier in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War. [1]He was listed in the 1792 auditor's office register of abstracts of all the certificates issued at the auditor's office to officers and soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment for the balance of their full pay agreeable to an Act of Assembly passed November Session 1781.
Jesse married Ellenor Wade.

Timeline

  • July 20, 1776 - James M. Coffee born (step-son)
  • 1779 - John Wade Coffey born (step-son)
  • June 22, 1782 - Jane Coffey (step-daughter)
  • 1785 - Marriage
  • 1786 - William born
  • June 17, 1788 - Samuel born
  • Apr 20, 1789 - Sold land in Amherst County, VA.
  • 1792 - Living in Madison County, KY.
  • 1801 - received a land warrant in the new county for 200 acres (later listed as 193 acres) south of Green River on Otter Creek.
  • April 28, 1829 - Sold their land on Otter Creek, Wayne County
  • 1829 - Jesse and Ellenor moved from KY to TN.

Children

  1. James M. Coffey was born July 20, 1776
  2. John Wade Coffey was born about 1779
  3. Jane Coffey was born June 22, 1782 in Wilkes County, North Carolina
  4. William
  5. Samuel
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Margaret
  8. Thomas
  9. Jesse, Jr.

Research

Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 about Jesse Shasteen[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Revolutionary War Records, Volume 1, Virginia, by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, Washington, D.C., 1936, pages 231 and 268.
  2. ↑ Grantee: Jesse Shasteen, Number of Acres: 50, Survey Date: 30 Jan 1821, County: Wayne, Watercourse: Otter Cr Book Number: O, Source Citation: Collection: The Kentucky Land Grants; Volume Number: 1; Part: 1; Title: Chapter VI Kentucky Land Warrants (1816-1873); Section: The Counties of Kentucky; Source Page Number: 715.


  • Little Otter to Lost River, A History of the Chastain Family of Washington County, Indiana, compiled by Claude E. Cook, published by the Pierre Chastain Family Association, 1979




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