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Benjamin A Chastain 1793 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Wolf Bayou, Cleburne, Arkansas, USA

Father: Abner Chastain,

Mother: Rachel Barnes

Spouse(s): Nancy Hooper

Children(s): Susan Chastain, Edward Chastain

In 1793, Benjamin A Chastain entered the world in Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Abner Chastain, and Rachel "Cassie" Barnes. Benjamin A Chastain married Nancy Hooper, and had children including Susan Chastain, Edward Posey Chastain. Benjamin A Chastain passed away in 1863 in Wolf Bayou, Cleburne, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Benjamin A Chastain entered the world in Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Abner Chastain, and Rachel "Cassie" Barnes.
  • Benjamin A Chastain married Nancy Hooper, and had children including Susan Chastain, Edward Posey Chastain.
  • Benjamin A Chastain passed away in 1863 in Wolf Bayou, Cleburne, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Chastain's Ancestors

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Benjamin Chastain
1793 – 1863
Birth Place: Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abner Chastain,
1764 – 1846
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Rachel ("Cassie") Barnes
1790 – 1850
Frederick Co, VA
Grandparents
Rev (John James "Ten Shilling Bell") Chastain,
1743 – 1805
Manakintowne, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) O'Bryan
1744 – 1797
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1707 – 1756
Mildred Witt
1710 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1659 – 1728
Anne Soblet
1675 – 1723

Benjamin Chastain's Descendants

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Benjamin (A) Chastain (1793 – 1863) m. Nancy Hooper (1797 – 1877)
  1. 1. Susan Chastain (1812 – 21 Jan 1885)
  2. 2. Edward (Posey) Chastain (13 Oct 1818 – 23 Oct 1896)

Benjamin Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Benjamin A Chastain in Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1863
1863
Age 70
Death of Benjamin A Chastain in Wolf Bayou, Cleburne, Arkansas, USA
Wolf Bayou, Cleburne, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Haywood, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Habersham, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Wolf Bayou, Cleburne, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolf Bayou, Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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