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Meacham Family History
        Robert Nuell
        Milton Skyles
        Matthew
        William
        Green
        Elisha
        James

Gren Meacham                  Fa: William Meacham     Mo: Martha Clay

1802
Born Virginia, (Goodspeed History of Hickman County, TN page 916. in biography of his son James M. Meacham.)

1806
Family emigrates from Virginia to Tennessee. (Goodspeed History of Hickman County, TN page 916, in Biography of his son James M. Meacham.)

1808
Mother Elizabeth Cowan born North Carolina. (Goodspeed History of Hickman County, TN page 916 in Biography of her son James M. Meacham.)

10Oct1826
Green Meacham marries Elizabeth Cowan, Williamson Co., TN. (Williamson County, TN Marriage Records, Vol 1. pg 279, MF#70. WCPL)

1830
Williamson County, TN Census. males 1 10-15,1 15-20, 2 20-30; females 2 < 5, 2 20-30.

Oct1837
Samuel Dodd died 9Mar1837. He left a widow Serena and children; Adaline, Wilkins, Henry P., Martha, Alexander, Samuel, Serena, and Jane Dodd now Deceased. Green Meacham Admr. (Miscellaneous Records of Williamson County Vol. 2, Louise Lynch, pg 77.)

Feb1838
Appointed Administrator of estate of Leonard T. Berry. (Letters of Administration 1838-1855, Williamson Co., Louise Gillaspie Lynch, pg 1.)

6Jun1838
James M. Meacham son born. (Goodspeed History of Hickman County, TN, page 916.)

7Jan1839
Green Meacham enters 50 acres of land in Williamson County on the waters of Leiper's Fork of West Harpeth, beginning at James Peach 's Northeast corner of his entry running west with said line to Cowan's line thence still west to William Orton's line then north to Raston's old line then with old line to beginning (Williamson County, TN Land Entry Books 1824-1902 pg 213, Entry #1148.)

1840
Census Williamson County, TN. Males 1<5, 1 5-10, 1 10- 15, 1 30-40; females 1 5-10, 2 10-15, 1 30-40.

27Sep1841
Grant number 16982. there is granted by the said state of Tennessee unto Green Meacham a certain tract or parcel of land containing seven acres and thirty two poles by survey bearing date the second day of June 1841 lying in said county, on the Waters of Leipers fork of West Harpeth and bounded as follows to wit: beginning at James Peach's North east corner, two dogwoods, running west with said peach and Cowen's line fifty four poles to a dogwood, thence north eighteen poles to a beech in Preston's old line; thence east with said line sixty four poles to a stake i Meacham's line; thence south with said line eighteen poles to the beginning. (Middle Tennessee Land grants, Book 20, page 43.)

30Jun1843
The number of white children in Dist. No. 3 over the age of six years and under 21 years of age. The names of parents or other persons with whom they are residing. Green Meacham 4.

23Jan1848
Green Meacham enters 100 acres of land in Williamson County, TN District # 3. Beginning on Taylor Jones' southwest corner on a hickory, running east to Robert's line.Thence south to Abner Pea.(sic) line thence west, thence north to the beginning. (Williamson County, TN Land Entry Books, 1824-1905 Roll #286, pg 248, Entry #1348.)

Jul1849
Elizabeth Cowan Meacham dies of a chronic illness from which she suffered 270 days. Her age was listed as 43. (Goodspeed History of Hickman County, TN page 916, in biography of his son James M. Meacham. and Early Obituaries of Williamson County, TN, Louise Lynch.)

30May1850
Green Meacham marries Elizabeth Bingham, Bondsman James Meacham. (Williamson County Marriage Records.)

Descendants of James Bingham of County Down, Northern Ireland, compiled by James Bary Bingham.

pg 91, Franklin McCann Bingham. Date of birth is unknown. He married Elizabeth Ann Haley (Betsy) on 22 December 1836 as recorded in the Elizabeth Pigott Bible in the possession of J. B. Parham of Route 6, Franklin, TN. They had one daughter, Elizabeth Bingham who married Murray Meacham, a first cousin of Milton Meacham. McCann drowned and his widow married Green Meacham.

1850
Meacham, Green 46,bn:VA; Elizabeth 36,bn:TN; Mary A. 16, William 16; James M. 11; Sarah E. 6; Elizabeth Bingham 11. in Williamson County, TN. (1850 Tennessee Census Williamson County.)

26Jun1851
No. 22226
The state of Tennessee
To all to whom these presents shall come--Greeting: Know ye, that in consideration of an entry made in the office of the Entry taker of Williamson County, TN pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of the Said State, and entered on the 29th day of January 1848, by no 1348. there is granted by the said state of Tennessee unto Green Meacham a certain tract or parcel of land containing two acres 50 poles by survey bearing date the 21 day of March i851 lying in the said county in civil district no 3, on the waters of West Harpeth. Beginning at Taylor Jones SW corner a hickory, then east twenty six poles to a white walnut and beach, thence south twelve poles, 12 links to a stake, with three hickories, dogwood and black oak pointers, in Abner Peaches(??) line thence west with said line twenty six poles to a stake, thence north twelve poles 12 links to the beginning. (Middle Tennessee Land Grants Book 7 occupant page 120.)

1851
Dies in Williamson County. (Goodspeed History of Hickman County, page 916, in biography of his son James M. Meacham.)

Nov1852
Estate of Green Meacham, Matthew Meacham Administrator, (Letters of Administration 1838-1855, Williamson Co., Louise Gillaspie Lynch, pg 63.)

General Index to Deeds Williamson County, Roll #129 TSLA

Nathan Meacham To Green Meacham Trust Deed Bk O, pg 432.
Green Meacham from John B. Mitchell Book O, pg 208. Green Meacham from Addison Denton Trust Deed Book P, pg 520.
Green Meacham from C.R. Sparkman School Lot, Book Q, pg 164.
Green Meacham From Elisha P. White Deed Book T, pg 233.
Green Meacham to Mathew Meacham and Jno. Martin Trust Deed, Book U, pg 525.


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