John “Buck Swamp John” BETHEA, III

1740 - 1821  (81 years)

• Name	John “Buck Swamp John” BETHEA  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1740	Virginia   [4]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	he married second, Lucy, at age 72 years of age  [5]
  _UID	1CA854AC993E42D89DC15BE21D4236987DE7
  Death	12 Aug 1821	South Carolina   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I21586	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John “Virginia John” BETHEA, II of “VA”,   b. 1700, Virginia or Gates, North Carolina d. 1799, Virginia or Gates, North Carolina (Age 99 years)
  Mother	Mary PEARCE,   b. 1700, ? d. 1757, ? (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	WFT Est. 1736-1769	? VIRGINIA   [4]
  _UID	267DC89F81554DD2AD8A75D9C44F1F29DF5A
  _UID	267DC89F81554DD2AD8A75D9C44F1F29DF5A
  Family ID	F15187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abselle “Absala” PARKER,   b. Abt 1738, ? d. 15 Sep 1811 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1769  [4, 7]
  _UID	7D0E6133F49A4F7AB4E3C2A9B60A213D9618
  _UID	7D0E6133F49A4F7AB4E3C2A9B60A213D9618
  Children	1. William “Buck Swamp” BETHEA,   b. 18 Aug 1769   d. 18/13 Jun 1840, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina (Age 70 years)   2. James BETHEA, Sr.,   b. 25 Jun 1774, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina d. 8 May 1834, South Carolina (Age 59 years)   3. Philip BETHEA,   b. 25 Apr 1781, Cheraw District, South Carolina d. 22 Nov 1865, near Latta, South Carolina (Age 84 years)   4. Colonel Elisha BETHEA,   b. 1787, South Carolina d. 7 Feb 1854, South Carolina (Age 67 years)   5. Parker BETHEA,   b. 17 Mar 1790, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina d. 27 Dec 1867, South Carolina (Age 77 years)   6. Sarah “Sallie” BETHEA,   b. Abt 1785   d. WFT Est. 1786-1879 (Age 94 years)   7. Pattie BETHEA,   b. Abt 1784   d. WFT Est. 1785-1878 (Age 94 years)   8. Mollie BETHEA,   b. Abt 1783   d. WFT Est. 1784-1877 (Age 94 years)   9. Absala BETHEA,   b. Abt 1782   d. WFT Est. 1783-1876 (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F15186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2002

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy
  Marriage	Abt 1812  [5]
  _UID	0004BCA8851740E1B32766F6E2FA2E0B7066
  _UID	0004BCA8851740E1B32766F6E2FA2E0B7066
  Family ID	F110319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2005

  
  

• Notes

  Unknown as to how much of this is correct. John married Abselle Parker and aquired about 1800 acres of land and settled on the Cape Ferry (Fear) River at Willminton (Wilmington), North Carolina then later came to Dillon or Latta, South Carolina. John (suppose to be Phillip) and Abselle had one daughter named Deborah who married Jerry Lowery and moved to Willow Creek at present the old Jeff Fryer place. They had (? boys) and two girls. Then came the Civil War and Jerry Lowery lost all his boys except one who was too young to fight. John (known as “Buck Swamp” John) settled on Buck Swamp just north of the present town of Latta, Dillon County. [2, 8, 9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Family of M. Eliza Hatchell and Arthur E. Hutchinson. [S415] Philip Y. Bethea and Power W. Bethea, (The State Company Columbia, SC 1926), Page 6. [S22833] . [S139] Br¯derbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995). [S5643] . [S417] Lineage Chart 50 Vol. IV. [S521] William Curry Harllee, page 2027. [S374] Family of M. Eliza Hatchell and Arthur E. Hutchinson, Page 1. [S172] W. W. Sellers, (Southern Historical Press, Inc. P.O. Box 1267 375 West Broad Street Greenville, S. C. 29602-1267), page 396.