William Bingham was the son of Samuel & Ursula (Granville) Bigham. We do not know why he added the "n" to his last name. He married Jane Gilmore about 1806 in NC. They moved to Bedford County, TN in 1816. William & Jane had ten children: Samuel, Ann, William, Margaret, Mary, David, Sarah, Caroline, John Davidson & Nancy.
William, Jane & their daughter, Ann (Bingham) Parker are buried in the Bingham Cemetery located on one of the highest peakes in northeast Bedford County. Family tradition is William ask to be buried standing up with a rock in each hand to fight off the devil.
William, Jane & their daughter, Ann (Bingham) Parker are buried in the Bingham Cemetery located on one of the highest peakes in northeast Bedford County. Family tradition is William ask to be buried standing up with a rock in each hand to fight off the devil.
William Bingham was the son of Samuel & Ursula (Granville) Bigham. We do not know why he added the "n" to his last name. He married Jane Gilmore about 1806 in NC. They moved to Bedford County, TN in 1816. William & Jane had ten children: Samuel, Ann, William, Margaret, Mary, David, Sarah, Caroline, John Davidson & Nancy.
William, Jane & their daughter, Ann (Bingham) Parker are buried in the Bingham Cemetery located on one of the highest peakes in northeast Bedford County. Family tradition is William ask to be buried standing up with a rock in each hand to fight off the devil.
William, Jane & their daughter, Ann (Bingham) Parker are buried in the Bingham Cemetery located on one of the highest peakes in northeast Bedford County. Family tradition is William ask to be buried standing up with a rock in each hand to fight off the devil.
Inscription
WILLIAM BINGHAM
BORN IN N. C. 1775
Emigrated to Tennessee
1816 DIED
JULY 19, 1843
AGED 68 YRS.
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
