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Robert Ransom Chastain 1770–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 October 1840

Death Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA

Father: William Chastain

Mother: Sara Barnett

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The story of Robert Ransom Chastain began in 1770 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA. Robert Ransom Chastain passed away in 1840 in Washington County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Ransom Chastain began in 1770 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Ransom Chastain passed away in 1840 in Washington County, Indiana, USA.

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Robert Chastain's Ancestors

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Robert Chastain
1770–1840
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Chastain
1733–1790
Manakin Sabot, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Sara (Ellen) Barnett
1747–1790
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Pierre (Chastain) Jr
1707–1775
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Madeleine (Mildred) Witt
1709–1790
Manikin, Albemarle, VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Sr
1659–1728
John Sr
1675–1754
Elizabeth Daux
1684–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitt
1645–1731
Lady Dykes
1645–1694
John Rogers
1640–1672
Elizabeth Cartwright
1645–1722

Robert Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Robert Ransom Chastain in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1840
8 October 1840
Age 70
Death of Robert Ransom Chastain in Washington County, Indiana, USA
Washington County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1840
    Event Place: Washington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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