Elizabeth "Betsy" Ashworth: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Elizabeth "Betsy" Ashworth was born in 1815 in St.Landry Parish, Louisiana (daughter of James Joseph Ashworth and Mary "Polly" Perkins); died in 1844 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Family/Spouse: John Aaron Drake, III. John (son of John Aaron Drake, II and Rosalie Abshire) was born in Apr 1806 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died in Jun 1892 in Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Rachel Drake, (Mulatto) was born in 1830 in Hackberry Island, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Feb 1916 in Clark Settlement, near Starks, Louisiana.
Mary Jency Drake was born in 1833 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1861.
Ellender "Ellen" Drake was born in 1840 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; died in 1919 in Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 2

James Joseph Ashworth was born on 29 Jun 1789 in Pendleton Dist, South Carolina (son of James Joseph Ashworth and Keziah Dial); died in 1868 in Angelina Co, Texas.

James married Mary "Polly" Perkins on 23 Sep 1811 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Mary was born about 1796 in Edgefield Dist, South Carolina; died after 1870 in Angelina Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary "Polly" Perkins was born about 1796 in Edgefield Dist, South Carolina; died after 1870 in Angelina Co, Texas.

Children:

1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Ashworth was born in 1815 in St.Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in 1844 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Jesse E. Ashworth was born in 1823 in Louisiana; died after 1871 in of, Madison Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

James Joseph Ashworth was born in 1763 in Pendleton Dist, South Carolina; died after 1826 in Bayou Choupique, Calcasieu Par, Louisiana.

James married Keziah Dial in 1783 in Pendleton Dist, South Carolina. Keziah (daughter of James L. Dial and Elizabeth Hill) was born in 1775 in Prince Frederick Co, South Carolina; died on 8 Nov 1827 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Keziah Dial was born in 1775 in Prince Frederick Co, South Carolina (daughter of James L. Dial and Elizabeth Hill); died on 8 Nov 1827 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

2. James Joseph Ashworth was born on 29 Jun 1789 in Pendleton Dist, South Carolina; died in 1868 in Angelina Co, Texas.
Jesse A. Ashworth was born in 1790 in Pendleton District, South Carolina; died in 1880 in of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Mary Ashworth, (free colored) was born between 1776 and 1794 in Pendleton, Anderson Co, South Carolina; died in 1860 in Bearhead Creek, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
William Ashworth, (Mulatto) was born in 1794 in Pendleton, Anderson Co, South Carolina; died in 1864 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Moses Ashworth was born about 1796 in Pendleton, Anderson Co, South Carolina; died in 1837 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Sarah Ashworth was born in 1797 in Pendleton Dist, South Carolina; died before 1850 in Jefferson Co, Texas.
Aaron Burr Ashworth was born in 1802 in Craven, Pendleton, Anderson Co, South Carolina; died in Dec 1861 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, or Orange Co, Texas.
Tapley Abner Ashworth was born in 1807 in New Madrid, Missouri; died on 17 Nov 1859 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Jefferson Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

10.

James L. Dial was born about 1729 in Beauford, North Carolina (son of Capt. Henry Arthur Dial, (immigrant) and Isabella Mae Hastings); died in 1807 in Virginia.

James married Elizabeth Hill about 1760 in South Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1729 in South Carolina; died after 6 Dec 1833 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Elizabeth Hill was born in 1729 in South Carolina; died after 6 Dec 1833 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

5. Keziah Dial was born in 1775 in Prince Frederick Co, South Carolina; died on 8 Nov 1827 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.