Constance "Polly" Bethel

Female 1776 - 1848  (71 years)


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  • Name Constance "Polly" Bethel 
    Birth 22 Oct 1776  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Guilford or Rockingham Co.
    Gender Female 
    Death 1848  Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial McFall Cemetery, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I3956  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2020 

    Father Sampson Bethell,   b. 19 Jul 1750, Frederick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1806, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Cantrell,   b. 4 Dec 1754, New Castle County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1820, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1773  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Residence (Family) 1787-1788  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Family ID F1837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Cantrell,   b. 10 Mar 1771, (Orange County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1840, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1794  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8
    Residence (Family) 1801  Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8
    Residence (Family) 1816  Orange County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence (Family) 1820-1840  Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Sampson Cantrell,   b. 18 Feb 1795, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1840 (Age 44 years)
     2. Larkin Cantrell,   b. 18 Feb 1797, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860 (Age 63 years)
     3. Mary "Polly" Cantrell,   b. 20 Jul 1799, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1863, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Isaac Cantrell,   b. 27 Sep 1802, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1840 (Age 37 years)
     5. Anna Cantrell,   b. 20 Oct 1804, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1876 (Age 71 years)
     6. Bethel Cantrell,   b. 21 Jan 1807, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1858, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     7. Elizabeth Cantrell,   b. 8 May 1809, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870 (Age 60 years)
     8. Sarah Watson Cantrell,   b. 21 Apr 1811, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1873, (Hamilton, Ilinois) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     9. Jane Cantrell,   b. 21 Apr 1811, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870 (Age 58 years)
     10. Irena Cantrell,   b. 27 Dec 1813, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1866 (Age 52 years)
     11. Tilman Bethel Cantrell,   b. 7 Jan 1815, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1873 (Age 58 years)
     12. Jonathan Lomax Cantrell,   b. 24 Apr 1819, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1876 (Age 57 years)
     13. Narcissa W. Cantrell,   b. 18 Oct 1823, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1881, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F1571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Oct 1776 - Guilford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Feb 1794 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1801 - Smith County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1816 - Orange County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1820-1840 - Franklin County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1848 - Franklin County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • She was the daughter of Sampson & Mary (Cantrell) Bethel.

      She married Richard Cantrell, 18 Feb 1794, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

      She was the mother of thirteen children;
      1. Sampson b-18 Feb 1795
      2. Larkin b-18 Feb 1797
      3. Mary b-20 July 1799
      4. Isaac b-27 Sept 1802
      5. Anna b-20 Oct 1804
      6. Bethel b-21 Jan 1807
      7. Elizabeth b-5 May 1809
      8. Sarah b-21 Apr 1811
      9. Jane b-21 Apr 1811
      10 Irene b-27 Dec 1813
      11 Tilman b-7 Jan 1815
      12 Jonathan b-Apr 1819
      13 Narcissus b-Oct 1821

      Family Members
      Parents
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      Sampson Bethel
      1750–1806

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      Mary Cantrell Bethel
      1754–1820

      Spouse
      Richard Cantrell
      1771 – unknown (m. 1794)

      Siblings
      Larkin Bethel
      1775 – unknown

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      Cantrell Bethel
      1779–1848

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      Tilmon Bethel
      1788–1865

      Chester F Bethel
      1791–1869

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      Cloud Bethell
      1793–1844

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      Tillitha Bethel Floyd
      1795–1859

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      Bleuford Bethell
      1798–1854

      Children
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      Mary Polly Cantrell Magness
      1799–1863

      Bethel Cantrell
      1807–1858

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      Elizabeth Cantrell Flannigan
      1809–1870

      Jane M Cantrell McFall
      1811–1870

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      Sarah Cantrell Flannigan
      1811–1891

      Irena Cantrell Jordan
      1813–1866

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      Tilman Bethel Cantrell
      1815–1873

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      Jonathan Lomax Cantrell
      1819–1876

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      Narcissa W Cantrell Evans
      1823–1881

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    • CONSTANCE BETHEL,BORN 22 OCT 1776

      Her husband Richard Cantrell, was her cousin--their grandfathers were brothers.

      Constance and Richard moved by Dec. 1801 to Smith (now DeKalb) Co., TN and in 1809 about twenty miles away to Warren (now DeKalb) Co.,TN.

      About 1816 they moved to Orange County, IN, with most of their children and with Constance's younger brother and sister, Cloud Bethel and Talitha Floyd.

      Both the 1820 and 1830 censuses show Constance and Richard Cantrell living in Franklin Co., IL.

      They had 13 children. Married: 18 Feb 1784.

      She died about 1848 in Franklin County, TN.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S4356] "The Early Bethells and Their Descendants 1635 to 1994",by Jim & Carol Garde,, p. 40 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S15060] Constance Bethel Cantrell (1776-1848), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175747531/constance-cantrel.

    3. [S15061] Sampson Bethel (1750 - 1806), Ancestors, Descendants & Biography, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bethel-26, This person,.

    4. [S4357] "The Early Bethells and Their Descendants", by Virginia Bethel Mohler Garde,, p. 138 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S5667] "The Early Bethells and Their Descendants", by Virginia Bethel Mohler Garde,, p. 133 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S51643] http://www.tngenweb.org/dekalb/sbethell.htm.

    7. [S869] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy",by Susan Cantrill Christie, later revised, p. 16 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S15059] Richard Cantrell (1771- ?), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175747652/richard-cantrell, This perso.