James Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: 1787 in Virginia
• Died: 1861 in Dyer County, Tennessee
• Buried:
• Notes: According to the Goodspeed history of Tennessee, James' father, William, was of English descent and one of the pioneer settlers of Tennessee. James was educated at home and his trade was carpentry. James married Nancy Bradberry and had 13 children of which 5 lived. They moved from Jefferson County to Carroll County in 1835 and purchased 500 acres of land. In 1850 they moved to Dyer county and purchased 702 acres of land where Newbern now stands. James was the first postmaster of Newbern. He and his daughter Lou were living with D.H. and Nancy (Churchman) Trout in the 1860 census in Dyer County, Tennessee.

Father: William C. Churchman, b. March 22, 1751 in Pennsylvania

Mother: Mary Wilson, b. 1755 in Virginia

Family 1: Nancy Bradberry, b. 1797 in Jefferson County, Tennessee -- d. 1842 in Carroll County, Tennessee -- daughter of Joshua Bradberry and Nancy Goldston

• Married: October 9, 1815 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

1. Thomas G. Churchman, b. April 6, 1818 in Jefferson County, TN
2. Nancy Ann Churchman, b. June 19, 1822 in Tennessee
3. DeWit Clinton Churchman, b. 1832 in Tennessee
4. G. Churchman, b. 1836 in Tennessee
5. Lou P. Churchman, b. 1841 in Tennessee

Sources:

1. Marriages of Jefferson Count Tennessee 1792-1836 compiled by Edythe Rucker Whitley
2. Research by Everett L. Churchman
3. The 1840, 1850, and 1860 Census of Tennessee
4. Nancy Bradberry dates from Billy Boy Loftin's website