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William Chastain 1795 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: About 1866

Death Location: Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, USA

Father: Abner Chastain

Mother: Nancy (Sisson)

Spouse(s): Annie Motes

Children(s): Sarah Chastain

William Chastain was born in 1795 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Abner Henly Chastain and Nancy Ann Cisson (Sisson). William Chastain married Annie Motes, and had children including Sarah Anne Chastain. William Chastain passed away in 1866 in Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Chastain was born in 1795 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Abner Henly Chastain and Nancy Ann Cisson (Sisson).
  • William Chastain married Annie Motes, and had children including Sarah Anne Chastain.
  • William Chastain passed away in 1866 in Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Chastain
1764 – 1846
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy (Sisson)
1770 – 1813
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Annie Motes
1795 – 1859
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Chastain
1828 – 1908
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
SC

William Chastain's Ancestors

Self
William Chastain
1795 – 1866
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abner Henly Chastain
1764 – 1846
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann Cisson) (Sisson)
1770 – 1813
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
John (Christain) Chastain
1743 – 1805
Manakin, Goochland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Mary (Anne) O'Bryan
1744 – 1805
Buckingham, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1707 – 1756
Mildred Archer
1709 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1659 – 1728
Anne Soblet
1675 – 1723

William Chastain's Descendants

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William Chastain (1795 – About 1866) m. Annie Motes (1795 – 1859)
  1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Chastain (07-10-1828 – 07-19-1908) m. John (Benson) York (14 Oct 1828 – 7 Mar 1863)
    1. 1. Mahulda (Caroline) York (1849 – 19 Jul 1931) m. Sidney (Dudley) Taylor (1842 – abt 1867) m. Millard (M) Massengill (Jul 1853 – 7 Aug 1924)
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Taylor (09 JUL 1866 – 03-31-1932) m. James (Hamilton) Stancil (11-13-1864 – 19 Jan 1950)
        1. 1. Sally (Mae) Stancil (5 Apr 1902 – 11-25-1983) m. William (Oscar) Trusty (08-09-1897 – 01-00-1976)

William Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of William Chastain in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1866
About 1866
Age 71
Death of William Chastain in Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, USA
Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1866
    Event Place: Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, USA
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