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William Betts 1787 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1787

Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 1875

Death Location: New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Stephen Betts

Mother: Hannah Blackfan

Spouse(s): Ruth Simpson

Children(s): William Betts, Samuel Betts

In 1787, William Betts entered the world in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Stephen Betts and Hannah Blackfan. William Betts married Ruth Wiggins Simpson, and had children including William Simpson Betts, Samuel Betts. William Betts passed away in 1875 in New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, William Betts entered the world in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Stephen Betts and Hannah Blackfan.
  • William Betts married Ruth Wiggins Simpson, and had children including William Simpson Betts, Samuel Betts.
  • William Betts passed away in 1875 in New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Betts
1758 – 1834
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Blackfan
1765 – 1843
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Simpson
1795 – 1857
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

William Betts
1824 – 1895
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel Betts
1826 –
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Betts's Ancestors

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William Betts
1787 – 1875
Birth Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Stephen Betts
1758 – 1834
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Blackfan
1765 – 1843
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (III) Betts
1723 – 1783
Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Sarah
1724 – 1804
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Betts
1689 – 1746
Susannah Stevenson
1694 – 1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Betts
1660 – 1709
Mercy Whitehead
1660 –

William Betts's Descendants

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William Betts (29 Jan 1787 – May 1875) m. Ruth (Wiggins) Simpson (3 Apr 1795 – 16 Mar 1857)
  1. 1. William (Simpson) Betts (24 Jan 1824 – 28 Nov 1895) m. Emily (Malone) Walton (11 Feb 1835 – 11 Sep 1895)
    1. 1. Annie (J) Betts (29 Mar 1860 – 3 Mar 1939) m. John (W) Bradshaw (14 Aug 1858 – 11 Feb 1907)
      1. 1. J (Watson) Bradshaw (19 Sep 1882 – 12 May 1914) m. Lidie (M) VanArtsdalen (9 May 1883 – 4 Nov 1949)
      2. 2. Emily (Betts) Bradshaw (3 Mar 1884 – 19 Mar 1948) m. Walter (Lepner) Coryell (20 Apr 1881 – 1 Dec 1974)
        1. 1. Henry (L) Coryell (8 Aug 1909 – 21 Jun 1998) m. Catherine Eckman (1 Jan 1915 – Jun 1975)
        2. 2. Mildred (Emily) Coryell (28 Feb 1911 – 13 Apr 1998)
        3. 3. Leonard (Walter) Coryell (12 May 1912 – 9 Apr 1986) m. Lilie (May) Worrell (21 Jun 1914 – 12 Mar 1977)
        4. 4. Virginia (Nancy) Coryell (18 Sep 1917 – 1 Aug 1999) m. Raymond Heidel (9 Sep 1905 – 20 May 1980)
        5. 5. William (Bradshaw) Coryell (1918 – 7 Apr 2009)
        6. 6. Bernice (June) Coryell (21 Jun 1920 – 20 Sep 2005) m. Robert (Clifton) Baker (5 Dec 1915 – 1963) m. Herman (Otto) Lubbes (5 Nov 1908 – 21 Jan 1994)
        7. 7. Carl (Livering) Coryell (18 Feb 1923 – 14 Jan 1985)
        8. 8. Clarence (Diverty) Coryell (22 Jun 1926 – 22 Apr 1981)
        9. 9. Walter Coryell (1926 – 6 Dec 1999)
    2. 2. Charles (Watson) Betts (23 Oct 1864 – 11 May 1919) m. Emma (Ella) Hough (Apr 1864 – 1949)
      1. 1. Alice (Hough) Betts (26 Nov 1889 – 6 Mar 1965) m. Stephens (Calhoun II) Smith (27 Feb 1877 – 6 Jul 1921)
        1. 1. Stephens (Calhoun III) Smith (27 Nov 1918 – 5 Jul 1964) m. Lucille (Virginia) Poynor (24 Feb 1920 – 26 Dec 1993)
      2. 2. Emma (Frances) Betts (Mar 1895 – 1978) m. Garrett (Wynkoop) Riley (5 Jul 1890 – 23 Aug 1958)
        1. 1. Emma (Phyllis) Riley (26 Oct 1913 – 7 Aug 1994)
        2. 2. Alice (Clayton) Riley (24 Dec 1915 – 11 Dec 1998)
        3. 3. Sarah (Catherine) Riley (12 Jun 1923 – 17 Jun 1994)
    3. 3. Ruth (Walton) Betts (7 Jul 1867 – 23 Dec 1936) m. Edward (Smith) Livezey (30 Jun 1866 – )
      1. 1. Charles (Walton) Livezey (26 Jun 1890 – May 1973)
      2. 2. Martha (Betts) Livezey (21 Jun 1893 – Dec 1976) m. Cyrus (White) Fell (14 Feb 1888 – 8 Apr 1961)
        1. 1. Ruth (Ada) Fell (5 Mar 1920 – 13 Apr 2000)
  2. 2. Samuel Betts (30 Jun 1826 – ) m. Hannah (B) Lishman (10 May 1825 – 15 Feb 1889)
    1. 1. Henry (Earl) Betts (Aug 1857 – 5 Apr 1903) m. Emma Steves (21 Dec 1867 – 21 Oct 1928)
      1. 1. Lora (Hannah) Betts (26 Oct 1889 – 24 Nov 1957) m. Ralph (Rollan) Ritchey (4 Apr 1888 – 10 Mar 1970)
        1. 1. Clara (Louise) Ritchey (26 Oct 1907 – 14 Nov 1984) m. Clyde (Franklin) Brown (14 Oct 1900 – 24 Aug 1962)
        2. 2. Emma Ritchey (5 Oct 1910 – 11 Jun 1955) m. Russell (Arthur) Ruff (28 Apr 1896 – 22 Oct 1976)
        3. 3. Rollan (R) Ritchey (23 Oct 1914 – 13 Jun 2001) m. Mildred (Mae) Hawn (30 Dec 1915 – 15 Dec 1975)
        4. 4. Kenneth Ritchey (30 Jul 1917 – 27 Feb 1953)
      2. 2. Edith (Rose) Betts (1 Sep 1893 – 3 Apr 1974) m. Clarence Baily (29 Dec 1891 – 4 Nov 1956)
        1. 1. Lindley (Allen) Baily (20 Mar 1914 – 14 Mar 1959) m. Thelma (Ruth) Huffer (7 Mar 1914 – 10 Mar 2003) m. Norma (K) Walker (25 Mar 1925 – 7 Aug 2012)
        2. 2. Clyde (William) Baily (4 Feb 1930 – 12 Mar 1999)
      3. 3. Harry (William) Betts (30 Jun 1900 – 13 Sep 1963) m. Hazel (H) McCartney (27 Dec 1906 – 17 Feb 2001)
        1. 1. Robert (Earl) Betts (16 Jan 1929 – 19 May 1993)
        2. 2. Betty (M) Betts (5 Feb 1935 – ) m. W (L) Satterfield

William Betts's Timeline

2 Records

1787
29 Jan 1787
Birth of William Betts in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1875
May 1875
Age 88
Death of William Betts in New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1787
    Event Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1875
    Event Place: New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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