Re: polly betterton pittsylvania co.,va.
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Re: polly betterton pittsylvania co.,va.
Elaine Blackman 12/27/00
Elaine, I am a descendant of Benjamin Betterton, Sr. and his wife Mary Thompson. Their daughter, Mary Betterton, married my gggg-grandfather Martin Ashburn in Christ Church of Philadelphia in 1753. Martin died in February of 1764 and Mary died a few weeks after. We have the Will from 1764. Their only surviving child was Martin Ashburn, III who was born and orphaned at 4-6 weeks of age. Thank goodness he survived, led an epic life and I descended from him.
My address is [email protected]
I have information from the Quaker Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Minutes which may help you correct some items in the Betterton Genealogy. One, Mary Thompson who married Benjamin Betterton, was the daughter of Robert Thompson and Mary Hearne (M. 1698, Philadelphia). Even though Mary Betterton married my gggg-grandfather in Christ (Episcopal) Church in 1753, she one year later petitioned for forgiveness for marrying contrary to Church discipline and was returned to the Quaker Meeting as a member.
For further info. send a message to my e-address. By the way I am looking for Mary Redline a descendant of Benjamin Betterton, Jr. Her e-mail address was erased from my memory in a computer incident. If you know it, please send it to me.