Descendents of Andrew Bigham II (1760-1834)Updated September 5, 2000 |
William Lynn Bigham 452 County Rd. 754 Riceville, TN 37370 A-United States 423-336-2067 Fax: 423-338-2691 WLBigham@aol.com |
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| Andrew Bigham II (1760-1834) Revolutionary War Veteran The Bigham family of the Claxton community descended from Andrew Bigham (1725-1788) of Antrim Co., Ireland, who immigrated with several young children to Mecklenburg Co., NC some time between 1760 and the Revolution. He lies buried in the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church graveyard beside his wife, Agness, on land a William Bigham donated to the Church. Sons John, William, and Andrew II fought in the Revolution. John and William are on record as having been rewarded with land grants in Tennessee. Andrew II in all likelihood received his inheritance early and was purposefully mentioned in his father's will as having been left only 5 shillings. He had left home sometime after the war for Frederick Co, Va. Andrew, Sr. died in 1788. His wife Agness died on Sept. 27, 1805 at the age of 73 and is mentioned in the will. His daughter, Agnes Patten was willed a cow and a calf if she would come home. Other sons, William, John, and Samuel received the remainder of the estate. A detailed inventory of his possessions included a wide variety of interesting items, i.e., spinning wheels, gun and shot bags, candlestick snuffers, liquor kegs, "smith" tools, etc., all valued in pounds and shillings. The will was drawn up on May 29, just a few days before his death on June 3rd. Andrew II (1760-1834) at some point returned from Virginia to Mecklenburg Co. and crossed over to Tennessee in 1797 where he bought 136 acres of land for 13 pounds and 12 shillings of Virginia money. The land was purchased from a John Shields, one of two faculty members of Tusculum College at the time. The land had been part of a tract of 1000 acres granted by the government of N.C. to Mr. Shields. Andrew's land was east of present day Newport alongside the grant of his brother William, who had two land grants from NC. for his Revolutionary War service. William is known to have been in Greene Co. as early as 1789 when Washington became the first President. On Aug. 7, 1792 Andrew II is recorded in court records as security in marriage of a Robert Montgomery and Orpha Corder. Andrew appears on court records in Greene Co. as a witness in a court case involving an altercation where one fellow bit off another's ear. He also appears on the official roll being commissioned as an Ensign on Oct. 10, 1796 and as a Lieutenant on May 10, 1798 in the Greene Co. militia. From there he went to Smith Co., which was the parent county of White Co., where Andrew appeared on the census in 1820. He went next to McMinn Co. sometime after that census was taken and before 1822. In the Meadow Fork Settlement of McMinn Co. Andrew entered 160 acres from his son Eli who later went to Illinois; and on the same day (5 Sept. 1831) entered 160 acre from Nathaniel Smith in the Hiwassee District. It is possible that Andrew had help in setting up his beautiful new farm from his sons Eli and Josiah. Benjamin Bigham is on the 1820 census for the area also, although we have no documented relation yet, as well as a David and wife Malinda Bigham who bought at Andrew II's estate sale. David may be a son or grandson of Andrew II. Josiah was mentioned in the "Court Records for McMinn Co" jury duty 6 Dec 1826. In Andrew II's 1830 household was a daughter, Levisa and a grandson (Isaac) and a granddaughter, Possibly Nancy Ann Lunna, who married Nelson Pennington 19 Sept 1845; Nearby was a daughter, Polly, mother of Asberry and Melinda; and another daughter, Matilda, with two children; another Cynthia, wife of Jonathan Vinson; and a deceased daughter who married Vinson Wood. Asberry moved to the Bradley Co. area and has numerous descendents (most changed the spelling to Bingham.) Matilda ("Tildy") married David Pennington in 1839. Cynthia Bigham married Jonathan Vinson. Celia married Benjamin Knox in 1844. His son Eli married a Sarah Hanks probably from Mc Minn Co. before he and Josiah both went |
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