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Valentine Chastain

Valentine Chastain

Male 1768 - 1843  (~ 75 years)

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    Chastain, Valentine (abt.1768-1843) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Chastain, Valentine (abt.1768-1843) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Individual rendering of Valentine Chastain came from Ronnie Elliott Martin whose source was "History of Scaffold Lick Baptist Church" compiled by Irene Timberlake, about 1978. Ronnie Elliott Martin contributed the copy to Lexington,
    A Pioneer Town, The Original Seat of Scott County, Indiana, Robert D. Kleopfer administrator, at
    http://members.aol.com/rdkfive/lexington.htm with the link being http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/7705/VolentineChasteen.htm Rendering was "burned" in Photoshop by Donna Forney Clark.

  • Name Valentine Chastain 
    Birth ABT. 1768  Buckingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Oct 1843  Scott Co., IN; burial: Scaffold Lick Cem., Blocher, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1282  forneyclark
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

    Father William Chastain,   b. 1744, Goochland Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1790, Franklin Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Mother SARAH BARNETT,   b. ABT. 1743, probably Buckingham, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1785, Franklin Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Marriage ABT. 1765  VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Robbins,   b. 1770, Franklin Co., VA or NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1843, Scott Co., IN; burial: Scaffold Lick Cem., Blocher, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1791  Franklin Co.,VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martin (Chasteen) Chastain,   b. ABT. 1794, Franklin Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1845, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years)
     2. Rebecca "Betsy" Chastain,   b. ABT. 1794, Franklin Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. AFT. 1870, Scott Co., IN; burial: Scaffold Lick Cem., Blocher, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
     3. Frances "Franky" Chastain,   b. ABT. 1796   d. BEF. 1845 (Age ~ 48 years)
     4. Harmon Chastain,   b. 1798, Franklin Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1877, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Sarah Jane? Chastain,   b. 1800-1805
     6. Elizabeth Chastain,   b. ABT. 1801, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1878, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
     7. Mary "Polly" Chastain,   b. 1806, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1838, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     8. Valentine Chastain, Jr.,   b. 3 Apr 1808, Shelby Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1866, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F0429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.

      Source:
      SEE SHIRLEY CHASTEEN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://mysite.verizon.net/sackew/
      Shirley's Corner:
      Descendants of Pierre Chastain:
      Shirley Chasteen:
      Generation No. 6
      46. Valentine Sr6 Chastain (Wiliam5, Pierre4, Pierre3, Estienne2, Jacques1) was born Abt. 1768 in Virginia, USA, and died October 06, 1843 in Scott Co., Indiana, USA. He married Mary Robbins September 29, 1791 in Franklin Co., Virginia, USA. She was born Abt. 1771 in North Carolina, USA, and died July 16, 1844 in Scott Co., Indiana, USA.

      Source:
      SEE SHIRLEY CHASTEEN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://mysite.verizon.net/sackew/
      Shirley's Corner:
      Descendants of Pierre Chastain:
      Shirley Chasteen:
      Source: "Little Otter to Lost River"
      Valentine Chastain, Sr. was a preacher and a farmer. His marriage to Mary Robbins took place in Franklin County, Virginia, by Reverend Randolph Hall on Sept. 29, 1791. The following note was also found filed with the bond in the Franklin County Court House: "To the clerk of franklin county--Whereas Valintine Shastine and mary Robins had a greed to join hands in matreymony by aforesaid consent of each party. Signed: William Shastine and sary; Jacob Robbins and mary. Witnessess: William and Absalum Robins." Since Mary Robbins is known to have been a daughter of Jacob and Mary Robbins, it would seem to follow that Valentine was the son of William and Sary Chastain. Just who wrote the note is not known. It appears to be all in the same handwriting and yet neither the Robbins or Chastains signed with "X."
      Valentine Chasteen "of Kentucky entered land in Scott County, then Jefferson County, Indiana, on September 20, 1816. On October 14, 1818, the Scaffold Lick Baptist Church was organized at the home of Valentine and Mary Chastain and duly constituted as church. Valentine was licensed to preach in 1826 and held many meetings. The minutes of Scaffold Lick on the 4th Saturday of December 1826 reads as follows: "Church unanimously agree that Brother Volintine Chastain shall have written license to preach where ever his lot may fall agreeable to what they acted 8 or 9 years ago. (signed) Peter Chastain, Clerk."
      In 1832, he gave two acres of ground for the church and the cemetery. Valentine is buried at Scaffold Lick Cemetery in Scott County, Indiana.

      Source:
      SEE SHIRLEY CHASTEEN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://mysite.verizon.net/sackew/
      Shirley's Corner:
      Descendants of Pierre Chastain:
      Shirley Chasteen:
      WILIAM5 CHASTAIN (PIERRE4, PIERRE3, ESTIENNE2, JACQUES1) was born Aft. 1743 in Goochland County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1790 in Prob. Franklin County, Virginia. He married SARY(Sarah)(BARNETT?) Abt. 1764 in Virginia.
      A note from Shirley Chasteen at her site above reads: "I could find no proof of William and Sary as being the parents of Valentine Sr. Pierre Chastain only had three known sons, Jean Adam, Rene Sr, and Peter Jr. Both Jean (John) and Rene left wills and William was not named in either of these wills, it has always been the concensus of the researchers of this particular Chastain line, that William was a son of Peter Jr. there is no absolute proof of this because of the loss of the Buckingham Co., Va early records. Gerre Bulands reminded me that, Robert Leishman who published our book in 1996, whose wife descended from Robert Ranson Chastain, didn't even put a question mark about the link of William to Peter Jr. I will list him this way also. As further proof that William and Sary are the parents of Valentine, see p 182 "Little Otter..." They signed for them to be married.
      Sources for the infomation on William and Sary and their family came from "Little Otter to Lost River." World Family Tree Vo.l 2 "

      Source:
      Dr. Carl R. Bogardus files:
      Scott Co., IN Genealogy Library

      Valentine Chastain
      Scaffold Lick Baptist Church Cemetery is located one mile west of Blocher, Johnson Township, Scott County, Indiana. The name is derived from a "deer Lick" where early hunters had erected a "scaffold" in the branches of a tree in order to be screened from the vision of deer, buffalo and other wild animals that came to the "lick" to obtain salty water. This old lick was located between the church and the cemetery.

      The church was organized October 14, 1818 and met in members' homes until the log meeting house was completed in 1819. The meetinghouse, also, served as a school. The land where the church and cemetery are located was bought on September 20, 1816 by Valentine Chasteen and donated by him.

      Valentine paid taxes in Franklin Co., Virginia, first on 20 April, 1791, he last paid taxes there on 2 August, 1802.

      Source:
      From a handwritten, unsigned research document in the Genealogy Library in Scott Co., IN:
      Name, dates, & places

      Source:
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13841281/george-washington-chastain

      Maintained by: Kathie L. Webb Blair
      Originally Created by: Mandopkr
      Added: 3 Apr 2006
      Find a Grave Memorial 13841281
      SPONSORED BY karyoktx
      Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13841281/george-washington-chastain : accessed 23 January 2022), memorial page for George Washington Chastain Sr. (18 Aug 1766-28 May 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13841281, citing Chastain Cemetery, Washington County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Kathie L. Webb Blair (contributor 47399339) .

      George Washington Chastain Sr.
      BIRTH 18 Aug 1766
      Virginia, USA
      DEATH 28 May 1854 (aged 87)
      Washington County, Indiana, USA
      BURIAL
      Chastain Cemetery
      Washington County, Indiana, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 13841281 · View Source

      This is a marker put up by the Washington County Cementery Commission along side of the Campbellsburg - Livonia Road. (DFC: Washington County, Indiana, USA )

      George Washington Chastain, Sr. was one of nine children borne of the union of William Chastain (1744-1790) and Sary "Sarah" Barnett Chastain (1753-1820) on Aug 18, 1766, in Virginia. His siblings, listed in his father's memorial (#102084612) included:

      Valentine Chastain, b.1768, who married Mary Robbins
      Robert Ransom Chastain, b.1770, who married Magdalene Moore
      Barnett Chastain, b.1774, who married Sarah Ann Hixson
      Rene Chastain, b.1755, who married Martha Robbins
      Elizabeth Chastain, b.?, who married James Manning 1st and unk. Coleman 2nd
      Malinda "Linnie" Chastain, b.?, who married Edmund Toney
      John Chastain, b.?, who married Anne Robbins And
      Thomas Chastain, b.?
      George Washington Chastain married Rebecca Staton, b.1772 in VA. They were the parents of ten children, according to family records.

      Family Members
      Parents
      William Chastain
      1744-1790

      Spouse
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      Rebecca Staton Chastain
      1772-1865 (m. 1791)

      Siblings
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      Valentine Chastain
      1768-1843

      Barnett Chastain
      1774-1857

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      Rene Chastain
      1775-1860

      Children
      Sarah Chastain Bond
      1797-1875

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      George Washington Chastain
      1802-1882

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      Susan Ann Chastain Ingle
      1805-1863

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      James Chastain
      1808-1891

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      Barnett Chastain
      1814-1896



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