William “Buck Swamp” BETHEA

1769 - 1840  (70 years)

• Name	William “Buck Swamp” BETHEA  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	18 Aug 1769
  Gender	Male
  _UID	AD70B2E004C94AC0B2FC04636818BBEAC0B6
  Death	18/13 Jun 1840	Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I22276	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2007

  
  

  Father	John “Buck Swamp John” BETHEA, III,   b. 1740, Virginia d. 12 Aug 1821, South Carolina (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Abselle “Absala” PARKER,   b. Abt 1738, ? d. 15 Sep 1811 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1769  [2, 6]
  _UID	7D0E6133F49A4F7AB4E3C2A9B60A213D9618
  _UID	7D0E6133F49A4F7AB4E3C2A9B60A213D9618
  Family ID	F15186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CRAWFORD
  _UID	A4B894543D67489380E74468C0B564C17041
  _UID	A4B894543D67489380E74468C0B564C17041
  Children	1. John C. BETHEA,   b. 1798   d. Jan 1863 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F139935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary “Polly” SHACKELFORD,   b. 17 Jun 1784   d. 13 Apr 1874, Marion (now Dillon) County, South Carolina (Age 89 years)
  _UID	5A49A93C09C64CCD888FCD6B09494C56B347
  _UID	5A49A93C09C64CCD888FCD6B09494C56B347
  Children	1. Levi BETHEA   2. William S. BETHEA   3. Frank BETHEA   4. George James BETHEA   5. Evander S. BETHEA   6. Rebecca BETHEA   7. Absala BETHEA   8. Mary BETHEA   9. Catherine BETHEA,   b. 24 Sep 1820, Marion County, South Carolina d. 17 Nov 1893, Robeson, North Carolina (Age 73 years)   10. Sarah Ann BETHEA,   b. 26 Dec 1825   d. 30 May 1892 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F15712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  William settled on the north side of Buck Swamp just opposite his father’s location. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S415] Philip Y. Bethea and Power W. Bethea, (The State Company Columbia, SC 1926), Page 6. [S521] William Curry Harllee, page 2027. [S172] W. W. Sellers, (Southern Historical Press, Inc. P.O. Box 1267 375 West Broad Street Greenville, S. C. 29602-1267), page 399. [S421] Lineage Chart 60 Vol. III. [S425] Lineage Chart 75 Vol. III. [S139] Br¯derbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995). [S415] Philip Y. Bethea and Power W. Bethea, (The State Company Columbia, SC 1926), Page 7.