Dr. Pierre Chastain
(1659-1728)
Rev. John Chastain
(1743-1805)
Jasper Daniel Sr.
- First Chastain to live in the United States (1700)
- French Hugenot Physician
- Escaped to Switzerland from France when Hugenots were experiencing extreme oppression for their religious beliefs.
- Father of most Chastains, Chastines, Chasteens, and Shasteens
- Pioneer Baptist, patriot, patriarch
- grandson to Pierre Chastain
- father of 7 sons, grandfather of 37 grandsons
Elijah Webb Chastain
(1813-1874)
Joseph Harold Chastain
- Known as one of the most prominent Chastain's of all time
- Lawyer, officer in both Seminole Indian Wars and the Civil War, and a United States Congresssman
- Represented Habersham County in the Georgia state legislature beginning in 1826
The Chastain Family Tree