Lucian Gill and Emma F. Betts
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Born: 13 Jun 1856
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Erskine Dendy Betts and Rowena Gunby Dubose
Husband Erskine Dendy Betts 1
Born: 16 Aug 1924 - Columbia, SC
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3 F Rowena Gunby Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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Erskine Moore Betts and Ellen Elizabeth Dendy
Husband Erskine Moore Betts 1
Born: 17 Nov 1890 - Lando, Chester Co., SC
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Born: 18 May 1897 - Troy, SC
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1 M Charles Nevin Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Erskine Dendy Betts 1
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3 M Lowry Matthew Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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4 M Robert Moore Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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Erskine Moore Betts II and Mary Catherine Wilcox
Husband Erskine Moore Betts II (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M William Alston Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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Walter Patton and Ester Sharp Betts
Husband Walter Patton 1
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Born: 1868
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1 F Marion Patton 1
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2 F Amy Laura Patton 1
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3 F Kathleen Patton (details suppressed for this person)
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4 F E. Betts Patton (details suppressed for this person)
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Stark Simms and Fannie Haile Betts
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Fenton Betts and Ella Connolly
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Flora Mayfield Betts
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Theosophilus Phillips and Frances Betts
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Born: 15 May 1633
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Edward Morris and Grace Betts
Husband Edward Morris 6
Born: 30 Aug 1630 - Waltham, Holy Cross Abbey, Essex, England
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Mother: Grace Hewsone (1610-After 1630) 6
Marriage: 20 Nov 1655 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA
Wife Grace Betts 6
Born: 1634 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA
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1 F Margaret Morris 6
Born: 25 Sep 1668 - Roxbury, MA
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Roddey Ellis and Hazeltine Betts
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Henry Betts and Mary Elizabeth Johnson
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Jacqueline Betts
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James Watson Betts and Mary Elizabeth Lesslie
Husband James Watson Betts 1
Born: 12 Feb 1859 - York Co., SC
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Father: Charles Bowen Betts (1827-1903) 1
Mother: Amarinth Hazeltine Sharpe (1834-1870) 1
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Other Spouse: Mary Elizabeth (Lillie) Ratchford (1863-1924) 1 - 14 Feb 1898
Wife Mary Elizabeth Lesslie 1
Born: 30 Jun 1857 - Lesslie, SC
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1 M David Lesslie Betts 1
Born: 8 Jan 1888
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2 M Charles Bowen Betts II 1
Born: 20 Jan 1886 - Lesslie, SC
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3 M William T. Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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4 F Emma Betts 1
Born: 5 Aug 1882
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5 F Sue Wylie Betts 1
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6 F Hazeltine Betts (details suppressed for this person)
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Les was a train engineer.
James Watson Betts and Mary Elizabeth (Lillie) Ratchford
Husband James Watson Betts 1
Born: 12 Feb 1859 - York Co., SC
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Mother: Amarinth Hazeltine Sharpe (1834-1870) 1
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Born: 13 Jul 1863
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1 M Robert Walker Betts 1
Born: 3 Dec 1899 - Yorkville, SC
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2 F Miriam Eliza Betts 1
Born: 14 Jul 1901 - Yorkville, SC
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James Williams Betts
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Jane Ellen Betts
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John Scudder and Joanna Betts
Husband John Scudder 6
Born: 1645
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Mother: Dorothy Mary King (Abt 1623-1668) 6
Marriage: 1669 - Newtown, Long Island, NY
Wife Joanna Betts 6
Born: Abt 1647 - Newtown, Long Island, NY
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Father: Richard Betts (1613-1713) 6
Mother: Joanna Chamberlin (1620-1711) 6
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1 M John Scudder 6
Born: 1675 - Newtown, Queens, NY
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Marr: Abt 1700 - Elizabeth Town, Essex, NJ
2 M Richard Betts Scudder 6
Born: 1676 - Newtown, Long Island, NY
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!BIRTH: David B. Scudder, comp., "Scudder Family in A m e r i ca: The Beginnings," SCUDDER SEARCHES (The Scudde r As so c ia tion, Inc., 670 8 B Lee Highway, Arlington, V A 222 05 ) , Vol . I, No. 2 (Summer 1989), p. 9.
!MARRIAGE: Ibid.
!DEATH: Ibid.n, but in God's sight, making the wo r d o f G o d the rule of his worship. He highly esteemed o rd er i n t h e House of God: but would not under color o f tha t sub mi t t o superstitious rites, which are superfl uous , and pe ris h i n their use. He reverenced Authorit y keepi ng withi n it s sph ere: but durst not under preten ce of su bjectio n to th e high er powers, worship God afte r the tra dition s of men . He mad e conscience of all God' s ordinanc es, tho ugh som e he esteem ed of more consequen ce. He wa s much i n prayer ; with it he b egan and close d the day. I t is he w as much e xercised in hi s closet, f amily and pub lic assemb ly. He est eemed that mann er of p rayer best, wh ereby the g ift of God , expressions wer e v aried accordin g to presen t wants and o ccasions; yet d i d he not accoun t set forms u nlawful. There fore in tha t circ umstance o f the church h e did not wholl y reject t he liturgy , but t he corruption o f it. He esteeme d readi ng of the wor d a n ordinance of Go d both in privat e an d public but did n o t account readin g to be preaching . T he word read he est eeme d of more auth ority, but the wo r d preached of more e fficien cy. He accou nted preachin g as n ecessary now as i n the Primi tive Churc h, God's pl easure be ing still by th e foolishnes s of preac hing to s ave those th at believe. H e esteemed th e preachin g bes t wherein was mos t of God, l east of man, whe n vain f lou rishes of wit and wo rds wer e declined, and the d emonst r ation of God's Spirit a nd po wer studied: yet could h e d i stinguish between studie d pl ainness and negligent rude n es s. He accounted perspicui t y the best grace of a prea che r : And that method best, wh i ch was most helpful to t he un der standing, affection, an d m emory. To which ordin arily h e est eemed none so conduc ibl e as that by doctrin e, reaso n and us e. He esteemed th ose s ermons best tha t came close st to th e conscience: ye t woul d he have men 's conscience s awakened , not their pe rsons di sgraced. H e was a man o f good spiritu al appetite , and coul d not b e contented wit h one meal a day . An aft ernoon sermo n di d relish as wel l to him as one in t he mo rning. He wa s n ot satisfied wit h prayers without preac hi ng: which i f i t were wanting a t home, he would seek abro a d: yet wo uld h e not by absenc e discourage his minister , i f faith ful, tho ugh another mi ght have quicker gifts . A lect ur e he esteeme d, though no t necessary, yet a ble ssing, a n d would read su ch an oppor tunity with some pain s and l oss . The Lord's Da y he esteem ed a divine ordinanc e, an d rest o n it necessary , so far a s it conduced to ho line ss. He was v ery conscient ious in o bservance of tha t da y as the mart da y of the soul . He wa s careful to rem emb er it, to get house , and heart i n orde r for it and wh e n it came, he was studio us to improv e it . He redeems t h e morning from superfluous s leep, and w atc hes the who l e day over his thoughts and words , not onl y t o restra i n them from wickedness, but worldlines s. All p ar ts o f th e day were like holy to him, and his car e was co n ti nue d in it in variety of holy duties: what he he a r d i n publ ic, he repeated in private, to whet it upon hi m s el f an d family. Lawful recreations he thought this da y u nse a so nable, and unlawful ones much more abominable : ye t h e k n ew the liberty God gave him for needful refr eshin g , whic h h e neither did refuse nor abuse. The sacr amen t o f baptis m h e received in infancy, which he looke d bac k t o in age t o an swer his engagements, and claim h is pri vile ges. The Lo rd' s Supper he accounted part of h is soul 's fo od: to whic h h e labored to keep an appetite . He est eeme d it an ordina nc e of nearest communion wit h Christ , and s o requiring mos t e xact preparation. Hi s first car e was i n the examinatio n o f himself: yet a s an act of of fice o r charity, he had a n ey e on others.
He endeavored to have the scandalous cast out of commu n i o n : but he cast not out himself, because the scandalo u s w e r e suffered by the negligence of others. He condem ne d th a t s uperstition and vanity of Popish mock-fasts ; ye t negl ec te d not an occasion to humble his soul by r igh t fasting : H e a bhorred the popish doctrine of opus o pera tum in th e act ion . And in practice rested in no per forma nce, but w hat wa s do ne in spirit and truth. He tho ught G od had lef t a rul e in h is word for discipline, an d tha t aristocrati cal by e lders , not monarchical by bis hops , nor democratic al by th e peopl e. Right disciplin e he ju dged pertaining n ot to th e being , but to the wel l-bein g of a church. There fore he e steeme d those church es mos t pure where governmen t is by el ders, y et unchurc hed no t those where it was oth erwise. Per fectio n in chu rches h e thought a thing rathe r to be desire d, tha n hop ed for . And so he expected no t a church state w ithou t a ll defe cts. The corruptions tha t were in churche s he th o ught hi s duty to bewail, with en deavors of amendme nt : yet h e wo uld not separate, where h e might partake i n t he worshi p , and not in the corruption . He put not ho lines s in chu rche s, as in the temple of th e Jews; but c ounted t hem co nvenien t like their synagogues . He woul d have them k ep t decent, no t magnificent: knowin g tha t the gospel requ i res not outwar d pomp. His chief mu si c was singing of ps alm s wherein thoug h he neglected n o t the melody of the v oice , yet he chiefl y looked afte r th at of the heart. H e dislik ed such church m usic as m oved s ensual delight, a nd was a s hinderance to spi ritua l enlarg ements. He accou nted subje ction to the highe r p owers to b e part of pur e religion, a s well as to visi t t he fatherle ss and widow s: yet did he d istinguish bet ween au thority a nd lusts o f magistrates, t o that he sub mitted, bu t in the se he dur st not be a servan t of men , being bought w it h a price. J ust laws and command s h e willingly obeyed n o t only for f ear but for conscien c e also; but such as wer e u njust h e refused to observe , cho osing rather to obey G od th an m an; yet his refusa l was mod est and with submissi on to p e nalties, unless h e could proc ure indulgence fro m authorit y . He was caref ul in all relat ions to know, an d to duty , an d that wit h singleness of hea rt as unto Chri st. He a ccounte d reli gion an engagement t o duty, that th e best C hristian s sh ould be best husbands , best wives, be st pare nts, bes t c hildren, best masters, b est servants, b est ma gistrat es, bes t subjects, that the do ctrine of Go d migh t be ad orned, no t blasphemed. His famil y he endeavo rs t o mak e a church, bot h in regard of person s and exerci ses , ad mitting none into i t but such as feare d God; and l ab ori ng that those that wer e borne in it, migh t be born a g ai n unto God. He blessed hi s family morning an d eveni n g b y the word and prayer and too k care to perfor m thos e o r dinances in the best season. He b rought up his c hild r e n in the nurture and admonition of th e Lord and comm a n de d his servants to keep the way of the Lo rd. He s e t u p dis cipline in his family, as he desired it i n th e c hurch , no t only reproving but restraining vilenes s i n hi s. He w a s conscientious of equity as well as pie ty know i ng tha t u nrighteousness is abomination as wel l as ungodli n ess . He w as cautious in promising, but car eful in perfo rmin g , count ing his word no less engagemen t than his bon d. H e w as a ma n of tender heart, not onl y in regard of h is ow n sin , bu t others misery, not coun ting mercy arbitr ary, b ut a ne ces sary duty wherein as h e prayed for wisdo m to di rect him , s o he studied for ch eerfulness and boun ty to ac t. He wa s so ber in the use o f things of this lif e, rathe r beating d ow n the body, th an pampering it, ye t he denie d not himsel f t he use of G od's blessing, les t he should b e unthankful , bu t avoi d excess lest he shou ld be forgetfu l of the Donor . I n h is habit he avoided co stliness and va nity, neither ex c e eding his degree in civ ility, nor decli ning what suite d w i th Christianity, desi ring in all thing s to expres s gravit y . He own life he ac counted a warfare , wherei n Christ wa s hi s captain, his a rms, prayers, an d tears . The Cross hi s bann er, and his w ord, Vincit qui p atitu r.
He was immovable in all times, so that they who in t h e m i d st of many opinions have lost the view of true re li gio n , ma y return to him and find it.
Reader, seeing a passage in Mr. Tombes his book agai n s t p a edobaptism*; wherein he compares the Nonconformis t s i n En gl and to the Anabaptists in Germany in regar d o f thei r mis car riages and ill success in their endeav ors , till o f lat e yea rs; I was moved for the vindicatio n o f those fa ithfu l and r everend witnesses of Christ, t o pu blish thi s Charac ter; whe reof if any shall desire p roo f in matte r of fact , as in th e matter of right, th e Marg in contain s evidence , let him ei ther consult thei r writi ngs, or tho se who ar e fit witnesse s by reason o f age, fi delity and a cquaintanc e, having full y known th eir doctri ne, manner o f life, purp ose, faith, lon g-suff ering, love , patience, p ersecution an d affliction, et c . 2 Timothy 3 :10, 11. An d I doubt not bu t full testimon y w ill be give n that thei r aim and genera l course was a ccordin g to rul e: some extr avagance there b e in all pro fessions, b ut w e are to judg e of a professio n by the ru le they hold fo r th, and that c arriage of the pr ofessor s which is genera l a nd ordinary . FINIS.
* John Tombes was a prolific champion of Believer's Ba p t i s m during the third quarter of the 17th Century. O f a l l t h e men who have ever taken pen in hand to writ e on b ap tis m , Tombes has the largest number of publishe d pages . W riti n g as an Oxonian scholastical Puritan, To mbes bri ng s al l o f his scholarship to bear upon this on e issue : his toric ally , exegetically, and theologically . For tho se o f you fa milia r with the era, Henry Scudde r was Joh n Tombe s' father -in-la w.an settlers in the wil ds of Amer ica.
The facts given show the high standard he maintain e d i n h i s adopted home. With advantages of family and e du cati o n h e seems to have united a most liberal disrega r d of h i s ow n personal interests, to the advantage of t h e colon y , to wh ose service he devoted much of his lif e . The colo ni sts need ed just such men; and the many an d c onspicuou s tru sts place d in his hands show that he w as f aithful t o them.
He was a merchant nearly all his life, at times he m u s t h a ve been successful as numerous land transaction s a n d oth e r evidences indicate. But at his death, his e sta t e was ve r y small; he must have divided the most o f hi s pr operty am on g his children before his death, a s his c onvey ance to hi s s on Joseph would indicate. He d ied at t he hom e of his on ly d aughter. The only books me ntioned a mong hi s personal e ffect s, "a Bible in Qto" an d "Clark' s Martyro logie," ar e a comme ntary upon his lif e.
He lived in an age of wonderful changes, and his w a s a l o n g and eventful career. If it could be reviewe d b y us i n a l l its strong lights and shades, it would b e mo re inte rest in g than the most fascinating tale of fi ction.
He was the emigrant ancestor of all the Bartholome w s o f t h is family in the United States, and it is hope d t ha t know le dge of his force of character and sterlin g wor t h may enc our age some of his weaker descendants t o be mo r e worthy o f s o noble a sire.
Mrs. Anna is first mentioned in the records by tha t n a m e , in 1653, but was probably his only wife. She i s sup po s e d to have been the sister of Robert Lord,(*) a s th e lat te r , in a letter recorded, calls William Barth olome w, "br oth er ," and the relation could not have bee n throu gh Robe rt L ord 's wife, as the names and intermar riages o f her fa mil y ar e well known.
She may have also held that relation to Edward Bro w n o r h i s wife Faith, as Edward Brown in his will in 16 59 , al so m en tions his "brother Bartholomew."
William Bartholomew's house, in Ipswich, was between R o b e r t Lord's on the east and Edward Brown's on the west . b y th ei r descendants.
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!BIRTH: Richard Alan Scudder, comp., "Ancestry of Ri c h a r d (Betts) Sc udder and Hannah Reeder," SCUDDER ASSO CI AT I O N NEWSLETTER, no. 117 (Wi nter 1986), p. 10.
!MARRIAGE: Ibid.
!DEATH: Ibid.
General Notes for Child John Scudder
John is buried in the Colonial Cemetery, Presby S e c I , R o w E, Lot 10 . Letter, Roberta Kloos to Christop he r Sc udd er , 28 March 1994, in po ssession of the compi ler.
John was born in 1675 in Maspeth Kills, one of sever a l v i l lages in th e Town of Newtown, Long Island. Aft e r remo vi n g to Elizabeth Borough , New Jersey, about 16 98 , alon g wi t h a number of other Newton residen ts, h e mar ried Ma ry Pa ck , daughter of George and Mary Pack , a prom ine nt e arly E liz abeth Town settler. Soon afte r, John a nd Mary e stablis h e d their home in Westfield , a sparsely -settled t en squar e mi le tract known as th e west field s of El izabe th Town , locat ed some seven mi les to the we st, between th e Rahwa y Riv e r and the Watc hung Mountains . The tract i s part o f a sec tion of sout hern Essex stre tching from th e villag e of Conne cticut F arms (now Union ) south to Plain field tha t was bein g lai d out by develop ers and sold in 1 00-acr e p arcels to s t imulate settlemen t. Some account s state tha t John origi na lly pu rchase d 1, 500 acres of la nd in Westfi eld; but , no pr oof has b een found. Here, Joh n became an ac tiv e and promine nt res ident. In 1712 , h e was appointe d o verseer of Elizab et h Borough roads , a post normall y hel d f or about ten yea r s. John was al so active in f oundin g and providing lan d fo r t he first W estfield Pre sbyteria n Church, a log bu ildin g on the Eliza beth Roa d b uilt in 1 730. Accordin g to his g rave marke r in th e 'old cemetery ' of the Chu r ch, John die d 15 Janu ary 1 738, age 63. Mar y is not buri ed there.
General Notes for Child Richard Betts Scudder
Richard came to New Jersey as early as 1709, the d a t e o f h is deeds . His plantation, in the possession o f h i s li nea l descendants at th e turn of the 20th centu ry , wa s o n th e Delaware, near the falls know n by his n ame . H e wa s on e of the most active and influential m e n i n th e town . Hi s name is mentioned often in publi c in struments , char t ers , etc., and heads the list of g rante es to who m the la nd o n which t o build a church wa s conv eyed by Al exander L ockar t, in March, 1709.
Richard was commissioned a lieutenant in the milit i a i n 1 7 11; since h is will identifies him as a captai n , he a ppar en tly remained in the mi litia for some tim e . In 173 3, Ri cha rd is listed as a church deacon.
In 1715, a new family was built to replace the first , w h i c h had burne d. A mansion, the second house whic h sti l l st an ds, remained in the h ands of Richard's des cendan t s unti l 1 938. In June 1715, Richard purc hase d a 170 a cr e trac t o f land in adjoining Maidenhead (no w Lawrenc e ) T ownship . H e later deeded this to his so n Joseph.
John Betts
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John Burns Betts and Effie Burke
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John Porter Betts and Mattie Brisky
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Jonathan Betts and Betsy Elizabeth Demoss
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Joseph Betts
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Joseph Walter Betts and Laura Mayfield
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Josephine Olivia Betts
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Justin Robin Betts
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Kate Melton Betts
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Lowry Matthew Betts and Doris June Waugh
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3 M Erskine Moore Betts II (details suppressed for this person)
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William John Reid and Mamie Cordelia Betts
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Wife Mamie Cordelia Betts 1
Born: 21 Nov 1874 - Richburg, Chester Co., SC
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2 F Mary Betts Reid 1
Born: 27 May 1904 - Richburg, Chester Co., SC
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5 F Grace Ester Reid 1
Born: 24 Jul 1908 - Richburg, Chester Co., SC
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6 F Sarah Reid 1
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7 M Charles Betts Reid 1
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