Cpt. Johann Adam BINKLEY (BINCKELE)^[1]

1744 - 1837  (92 years)

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• Name	Johann Adam BINKLEY (BINCKELE)
  Prefix	Cpt.
  Born	12 Aug 1744	Codorus, York County, Pennsylvania
  Christened	13 Aug 1744	York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LVQN-3R4
  MilitaryService	10 Nov 1775	Pennsylvania   [2]
  Residence	1820	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee   [2]
  Residence	1830	Humphreys, Tennessee   [2]
  _UID	25A0DB07FCB84AEA9679BB13776B71C07F5A
  Died	3 Mar 1837	Sycamore Creak, Cheatham, Tennessee
  Person ID	I12669	Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Johann Peter BINGGELI (BINKLEY),   b. 2 Mar 1704, Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 20 Aug 1793, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	"Anna" Marie Salome WERLEY (WERLI),   b. 28 Oct 1704, Steinthal District, Alsace, France/Switzerland ,   d. Sep 1748, Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America  (Age 43 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1724	Steinthal District, Alsace, France
  Family ID	F6412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mollie" Magdelena WELLER,   b. 6 Sep 1749, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America ,   d. 24 Jul 1826, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1764	Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland
  Children	1. John BINKLEY,   b. 12 Feb 1768, Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland ,   d. 15 Jun 1839, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)   2. John Petrus "Peter" BINCKELE,   b. 15 Sep 1770, Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland ,   d. 15 Jun 1839, Davidson, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)   3. John Jacob BINKLEY (BINCKELE),   b. 1 Aug 1772, Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland ,   d. 15 Dec 1845, Robertson County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)   4. Elizabeth BINKLEY,   b. 25 Nov 1774, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 Jun 1841  (Age 66 years)   5. Frederich BINKLEY,   b. 17 Jan 1777, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph BINKLEY,   b. 11 Nov 1779, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Feb 1842, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)   7. Heinrich "Henry" BINKLEY,   b. 20 Dec 1782, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jan 1859, Cheatham County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)   8. Johann Adam BINKLEY,   b. 21 Jun 1785, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Unamed BINCKELE,   b. 12 Oct 1788, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. George BINKLEY,   b. 26 Mar 1790, Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F6276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

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  [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Johann Adam BINKLEY (BINCKELE), person ID LVQN-3R4. (Reliability: 3).