Cpt. Johann Adam BINKLEY (BINCKELE)

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• FamilySearch ID: LVQN-3R4
• _UID: 25A0DB07FCB84AEA9679BB13776B71C07F5A
• MilitaryService: 10 Nov 1775, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1820, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1830, Humphreys, Tennessee

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Went by "Adam"
One of 14 Children, Maria, Catharina, Peter, Christman, Anna Maria, Sarah, Anna Margaretha, Christina, Elisabeth, Anna Barbara, Johannes, Johann Adam, 2-Unnamed

Adam had two sons named John Jacob, one born 23 Jan. 1766, in Monocacy, Frederick Co., MD, and one born 1 August 1772 in Monocacy. Presumably the first one died. In accordance with German naming customs, John Jacob Binkley would have been called Jacob.

Chicago and Nashville:
THE GOODSPEED PUBLISHING CO.
1887


It is not known just when or where the first settlement was made in
the territory now composing the county of Cheatham. The earliest ac-
count is that of Adam Binkley, who settled with his wife and sons, Ja-
cob, Peter, Joseph, Frederick, Henry and Adam, Jr., on Sycamore Creek,
near the present village of Sycamore Mills in the year 1780; but this is
probably a mistake as to date. The first settlements were made along
the streams where many sparkling springs were found.

Sycamore Mills is located in the picturesque valley of Sycamore
Creek, at the terminus of the Hyde's Ferry Turnpike, and about four
miles north of Ashland City, and is the site of the famous sycamore
Powder-mills. The scenery round about it is "romantic and wild," and
beautiful beyond description. The bluffs on either side of the valley
rise to an elevation of about 200 feet. The best view, perhaps, is ob-
tained from the site of the old Millwood Institute, where one may stand
and view the hills of equal altitude beyond the village, and observe that
the tallest sycamore trees in the valley will not reach half way up to the
line of vision. The waterpower at this place is considered the best
within sixty miles of Nashville. Its available power for all seasons of
the year is equal to 250 horse-power. A pointed bluff extends into the
valley from the south, and gradually descends and narrows down to a
width of about thirty feet, at which point it is only a few feet above the
creek, and then it rises and widens gradually, forming a long ridge, and
comes to a point about 100 rods farther out in the valley. The foot of
this bluff and ridge is washed by the creek, which travels a distance of
two miles in a horse-shoe bend and returns to a point within 600 feet
from the narrow place in the ridge above described. At this place the
creek is dammed, and the water conducted through a race-cut across the...

He was a leiutenant in the Revolutionary War . He came to Cumberland, Cheatham County in 1787. His name is also spelled Johann Adam Binkley. He was a leiutenant in the Revolutionary War . He came to Cumberland, Cheatham County in 1787. His name is also spelled Johann Adam Binkley.

Johann married Maria "Mollie" Magdelena WELLER on 31 Dec 1764 in Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland. Maria (daughter of Johann Jacob WELLER and Maria Barbara WILHIDE, Vierruhr) was born on 6 Sep 1749 in York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; died on 24 Jul 1826 in Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 24 Jul 1826 in Davidson, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John BINKLEY was born on 12 Feb 1768 in Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland; died on 15 Jun 1839 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
2. John Petrus "Peter" BINCKELE was born on 15 Sep 1770 in Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland; died on 15 Jun 1839 in Davidson, Tennessee.
3. John Jacob BINKLEY (BINCKELE) was born on 1 Aug 1772 in Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland; died on 15 Dec 1845 in Robertson County, Tennessee.
4. Elizabeth BINKLEY was born on 25 Nov 1774 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jun 1841.
5. Frederich BINKLEY was born on 17 Jan 1777 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; and died.
6. Joseph BINKLEY was born on 11 Nov 1779 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 16 Feb 1842 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
7. Heinrich "Henry" BINKLEY was born on 20 Dec 1782 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 28 Jan 1859 in Cheatham County, Tennessee.
8. Johann Adam BINKLEY was born on 21 Jun 1785 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; and died.
9. Unamed BINCKELE was born on 12 Oct 1788 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; and died.
10. George BINKLEY was born on 26 Mar 1790 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; and died.

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• FamilySearch ID: KN4N-96J
• Name: Peter BINCKELE
• Name: Peter Binggeli
• Name: Peter the Moravian
• Religion: ; Lutheran
• Religion: Alsace, France; Moravian
• _UID: 693496866C194E5E8C31C1C1E79A3B31162E
• Baptism: 2 Mar 1704, Guggisberg, Bern, Helvetia
• Arrival: 1736, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
• Immigration: 16 Sep 1736; Immigrated on the "Princess Augusta," arriving in Philadelphia
• MilitaryService: 2 Sep 1782, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

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Peter Binckele was born in 1704 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland, son of Christen Binckele or Binggeli and Elsbeth Berg/Burri. His father died when he was about 9, and when he was 13 his mother moved into Alsace. He was living with his brother in the Steinthal district of Germany when he met and married Anna Maria Werle (1704-1748). They came to America in 1736 on the Princess Augustus. They lived at Warwick (Lititz) and then near York, PA, where Anna Maria died in 1748. Peter married Anna Margaretha Geiger (1722-1803), widow of Johannes Schemel, in 1749, moved with her to Monocacy Maryland in 1763, and finally settled near Bethania NC in 1772. He died there in 1793, survived by 11 of his total of 23 children from the two marriages. Will of Peter Binkley Stokes County, NC, August 7, 1790 In the name of God Amen, I peter Binkley of the County of Stokes in the State of NC being of sound disposing mind memory and understanding through the Mercy of God, Do make and ordain this my last Will and testament in manner and from following that is to say, First and principally I resign my soul with the utmost Humility into the hands of the Almighty God my Creator humbly hoping for a blessed immortality through the Merits and meditation of my blessed Savior and redeemer Jesus Christ & my body I desire may be peacebly and decently buried. And as for such Temporal Estate as the lord in his great goodness & mercy has given me & whereof I am now in possession I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife MARGARETHA during her natural life all the rents interest profits and income of all my Estates both real and personal to have and to hold the same for and during her natural life and unto the full end & espiration thereof. And as for the Management of my said Estate I will that after my decease an exact inventory and appraisement of all my Estate borth real and personal be made by two knowing and honest Freeholders out of the Neighborhood the one of them to be chosen by my said wife Margartha and the other by my executors hereafter to be named and if two such freeholders cannot agree then the said freeholders shall choose the third freeholder to be arbiter between them . And I will that after the execution of such inventory and appriasement/: Copies whereof in writing are to be given, one unto my said wife Margaretha and another unto my executors. All my lands, tenements, -------livestock, and chattel by my said exectors shall be let out at and for the most impoved rent that may and can be gotten for the same for the benefit of my said wife Margaretha and therefore she shall be maintained for and during her natural life and so that the lands, tenements ------& buildings with every thing there unto belonging or appertaining and also every thing rented away shall be kept in good order by the renter or executor. I further will that my said wife MARGARETHA shall keep and rent the plantation whereon I now live together with the buildings thereon if she is willing to do so and in case she declines the keeping and the said plantation then the said plantation by my said executors shall be let out to any other person or persons to the best advantage as aforesaid and further I willl that in any case my said wife MARGARETHA during her natural life shall keep unto her own use my now dwelling house without an Gift or Maturation whatsoever. I further give and bequeath unto my sons JOHN Binkley, PETER Binkley, FREDRICK Binkley, JOSEPH Binkley, JACOB Binkley, CHRISTIAN Binkley, and JOHN SHEMEL all in the State of NORTH CAROLINA and likewise unto my son JOHN ADAM Binkley in CUMBERLAND to each of them the sum of three pound lawful money of the State to be taken into possession by each of them within one half year after the decease of my wife Margaretha. After deduction the above twenty four pounds which I have already disposed of, all my estate both real and personal shall be divided into fourteen equal parts of which I give unto my son John Binkley now in North Carolina one part. I give unto my son Peter Binkley now in North Carolina one part. I give unto my son Joseph Binkley now in North Carolina one Part. I give unto my son Fredrick Binkley now in North Carolina one part. I give unto my son Jacob Binkley now in North Carolina one part. I give unto my son Christian Binkley now in North Carolina two parts. I give unto my son John Adam Binkley now in Cumberland one part. I give unto my son John Shemel, who is a natural son of my wife Margaretha now in North Carolina 1 part. I give into my Daughter SARA BARTLY, wife of EDWARD BARTLY of North Carolina one part, I give unto my daughter CHRISTINA FISHER, wife of CHASPER FISHER of Cumberland one part. I give unto my daughter CATHERINE HONIG wife of HONIG, Dec'd of STOVERSTOWN in VIRGINIA one part. I give unto my Daughter MARGARETHA WOLLEWEATHER, WIFE OF ULRIC WOLLENWETHER of STANTON in VIRGINIA one part. I give unto my daughtger ELIZABETH HERBACH, deceased late the wife of GEORG HERBACH of MANAKOSEY in MARYLAND one part and whereas my daughter Elizabeth Herbach is deceased I will that the part belonging to her shall be given to and divided among the Children of her body equally to each one alike out of the above part. And I will that each of my sons and each of my daughters shall have their parts respectively within the span of one year after the above Division. And I will that my son Christian Binkley, who seems to be of a Simple & unthoughtful Mind and disposition shall Choose one of his own Brothers, with who he shall stay during the remainder of his life which Brother so chose if he is willing to perform it shall give a bond with approved Security unto my said son Christian to be secured by any honest & able friend he may choose for that purpose that my said son Christian during the remainder of his lifetime and to the full end and expiration thereof shall stay with him the said Brother. He, the said Brother during all such time shall find unto and for my said son Christian good and sufficient meat, Drink, clothing, washing, lodging, and good attendance in Sickness and after his decease shall cause him to be decently buried. He, the said brother as a reward for his services shall have all the benefit of my son Christian's labors and after having performed all and every such Article and Articles the said brother shall have then all the inheritance which my said son Christian may then have or which he may be entitled to take possession of by virtue of this my Last Will & testament and I further will that all and every of my Children who may have had of me money, land, good, or chattel or any other articles whatsoever on account of their respective inheritances before the signing of this my Last Will and Testament shall be accountable for the same unto my Estate and also shall pay interest at the rate of 5 per Centum per annum unto my Estate and the Interest to begin from the first Day of January AD, one thousand seven hundred & niney one and likewise I will that who afterward may get any Articles of what name soever of me or of my said Wife Margaretha on account of his or her inheritance shall therefore be accountable unto my Estate and shall pay interest as above mentioned unto my Estate after the decease of my said wife Margartha and I will that after the decease of my Wife Margaretha any real Estate by my executors hereafter to be name shall be sold to the highest Bidder ad to the best advantage and I herewife eimpower my said executors to make good, full and sufficient title of all my real Estate or any part thereof to any buryer thereof. And I will that my Execturos shall not be answerable the one of or the other or for the acts, deed or defaults of the other nor shall either of them be answerable for any part of my Estate but such as shall come to his respective hands. And I do hereby will and appoint they my executors shall by and out of my Estate retain & Satisfy themselves all such Costs and charges as they shall reasonable be put unto in the execution of this my last Will and testament. And I do revoke hereby all other wills by me formerly made & declare this only to be my last will & testament. And I do appoint my sons John Binkley Executors thereof And in Case they or any of them shall die or move out of this State then the next oldest of my sons living in this State shall be the executor and executor thereof. In Witness whereof I the said Peter Binkley heir for the two first Sheets & for this third & last sheet of this my last will set my hand and seal unto this third Sheet. And I do herewith acknowlege all the three Sheets comprehensively to be my last Will & Testament this third Day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninty one. Peter Binkley (his Mark) Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Testator Peter Binkley as and for his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names and witness thereto in the presence of the said Testator, Abraham Steiner, Juret; Christian Stauber, Matthew Esterlein.

Johann married "Anna" Marie Salome WERLEY (WERLI) on 2 Feb 1724 in Steinthal District, Alsace, France. "Anna" (daughter of Jean VERLEY (WERLI) and Marguerite NEUVILLERS) was born on 28 Oct 1704 in Steinthal District, Alsace, France/Switzerland; died in Sep 1748 in Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; was buried in 1748 in Bethania Moravian Church Cemetery, Bethania, Stokes, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LH64-W6V
• Name: Marie Salome VERLY WEHRLI
• _UID: AA7FE13C97834393905B791858372AA10C2E
• Immigration: 1736

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Born in Belmont, Alsace, Francais the daughter of Hans Jean [WERLI] VERLY who was a native of Walhern, Bern Katon, Suisse & his 1st wife Marguerite (NEUVILLERS) VERLY who was born in Bellefosse, Alsace, Francais to a Suisse father and a Francais mother.
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Info from JSMB. NFS has her parents as Johannes Wehrli (1656-1721) and Marguerite Neuvillers (1663-1708) Johannes Werle's father may be Peter Werle and mother Anne Niddeger, Marguerite Neuvillers, parents may be Jean Neuvillers and Marie Thon.

"Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families" GPC, 183, page 840: 'Peter, b. 2 Mar 1704 in Switzerland, md. 2 Feb 1725 Maria Werle, b. 28 Oct 1704 in Alsace, d. Sep 1748, and had issue. Maria, b. 26 Dec 1725; Catherine, b. 25 Mar 1727; Peter, b. 25 June 1728; Christmann, b 27 Sep 1729 d.: Anna, b. 26 June 1731; Sarah, b. 24 Feb 1733; Margaret, b. 24 July 1735; Christian, b 21 Feb 1738; Elizabeth, b. 16 Feb 1740; John, b. 26 Mar 1743, John Adam, b. 13 Aug 1744; married 2nd Anna Margaret Ginger 3 Feb 1749'; "Records of the Moravian church, York, PA; Sout-Register of the Members of the Congregation and Society and Their Children in Yorktown in the Year 1780" (Family Register of the Married Brethern and Sisters of This Communion) [page 231]: "Peter Brinkele born Abt 1704, Jan 18, in Kukischberg in Bernergabiets in Switzerland. Religion: Reformed. He married first A. 1725, Feb 2, Maria Werle born 1704, Oct 28, in Steinthal in Elsass, she died 1748 ; Excerpts from
US/CAN film # 0785133- Eglise Reformee de Valdersbach (Alsace) [prepared by Pat Smith- July 22, 2003] Jean/Johan Verli WErle bc 1656 presumably Alsace d. 2 Jan 1721 @ 65 years Alsace M. 1st ca 1680 presumably Alsace Marguerite Neuvillers bc 1660 probl Alsace d. 18 Mar 1708 (no age given) Alsace, Married 2nd 24 Jul 1708 Alsace (questionable?) Elizabeth Ashelmann/Herschelmann bc 1685 presumably Alsace d 12 Oct 1720 (no age given) Alsace, the daughter of Jean Ashelmann.

She is the daughter of Johannes Werle and Marguerite Neuvillers. Internet source; Rootsweb- Binkleys and More- Binkley Branches. Some sources say she is born France, some say Germany always Alsace.

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• FamilySearch ID: LBJV-8G5
• Name: Christian Binckele
• Name: Christian Binggeli
• _UID: 6982874E3F5642D2A52E8429226D31FEA7A0
• Baptism: 10 Oct 1669, Guggisberg, Bern, Schweiz

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Church Marriage and Birth Records of Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland; Memoir of Peter Binkley, Winston-Salem, NC; work of E.W. Stalder; Binggeli Family of Switzerland, pub. by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Utah.

Hans married Elsbeth BURRI on 20 Oct 1693 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Elsbeth (daughter of Jaggi (Jacob) BURRI, Jr. and Elsbeth ZBINDON) was born on 11 Apr 1669 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened on 11 Apr 1669 in Guggisberg, Bern, Schweiz; died on 14 May 1729 in Fouday, Niederrhein, Elsass, France; was buried on 16 May 1729 in Fouday, Niederrhein, Elsass, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LB7J-S12
• _UID: 1BF777DC533D4E98AAE21D258BB1BEEB8E49

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• FamilySearch ID: LZN1-H4C
• Name: Hans Jean WEHRLI
• Name: Johannes Georoius, jean WEHRLI, VERLY
• _UID: 736065B01B6D41CC825AF5B5F8D4D5963A58

Jean married Marguerite NEUVILLERS about 1688 in Wetterbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Marguerite (daughter of Jean Knoepfler NEUVILLERS and Marie (?la Tonnerre?) THON) was born on 14 Jul 1661 in Bellefosse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 24 Dec 1712 in , Alsace-Lorraine Province, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZN1-H4T
• Name: Marguerite NEUVILLER OU NEUVILLERS
• _UID: FE1902090F854CBF82C483EF6AFE051C02F3

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• FamilySearch ID: GGBK-CM6
• _UID: 88B3FE777F91420EAE1D0C5AA6996E99874A

Peter married Magdalena SPRING on 28 Apr 1656 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Magdalena (daughter of Joseph Benedict SPRING and Veronica KRIEG) was born in 1636 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland; died in 1686 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 02A94E6E7CD54E9CA91FC7C925BF29868DC1

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• FamilySearch ID: LH2Q-76S
• _UID: 1B236DA0E55A4F98AAB9FD36D62A6960D03E

Jaggi married Elsbeth ZBINDON on 14 Nov 1659 in Bern, Switzerland. Elsbeth (daughter of Hans ZBINDON and Anna BYNGELLI) was born on 17 Jun 1638 in Switzerland, Guggisberg, Canton, Switzerland; was christened on 17 Jun 1638 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland; died in 1704 in Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 9JHJ-PZ2
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Pierre married Anne NIDDEGER. Anne was born about 1630 in France; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GHY3-L8Z

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• FamilySearch ID: L6MP-HC1
• Name: Jean Hainsel NEUVILLERS
• Name: Jean Hainsel NEUVILLERS
• Occupation: ; Forestier (Bellfosse) et marcaire
• _UID: A1324F68EAFD4E01BD9DB1702BF324E360BD

Jean married Marie (?la Tonnerre?) THON in 1650 in Bellefosse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Marie (daughter of Jean Le Tonnerre THON and Guillemette CORVAISIER) was born about 1630 in Waldersbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace France/Germany; died on 21 May 1679 in Bellefosse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L6NK-6J5
• Name: Marie THON LE TONNERRE
• _UID: A6414CF7D7064CA9B732B58754967937BB53