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The following is intended as a "second edition" of a book I wrote
more than twenty years ago, Bynum
and Baynham Families of America 1616-1850 (Gateway Press, 1983),
which organized my research on early Bynums in an format which attempted to
identify the descendants, through 1850, of Bynum immigrants to America.
The files below include several corrections and additions to the 1983 book,
and include several thousand record citations not in the original book.
Introduction
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Introductory remarks on this edition of the book -- covering the
intended scope and improvements on the 1983 edition. Note that
the intent is to trace descendants to no more than seven generations.
Origin of the Name
"Bynum" in England and its evolution in the United States.
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Chapter 1: Early Immigrants
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This Chapter is devoted to
pre-Revolutionary immigrants other than the immigrant addressed
in Chapter 2. John Baynham of Jamestown,
was the first Bynum in America, who arrived in Virginia in 1616.
Although he left no male descendants, his story is an interesting one.
Also included are several pages of
record citations for Baynham in Jamestown.
Alexander Baynham of Maryland
and Virginia, an early 17th Century immigrant who left only daughters.
William Baynham of Caroline
County: a very brief synopsis of the first generation or two of
this relatively late immigrant. Also a brief excursus regarding
the related myth of the Duke of
Baynham.
Some
Other 17th Century Immigrants named Bynum -- from headrights,
passenger lists, and other sources.
George Banum of Maryland is not treated in this edition, though he
did leave descendants who used surnames remarkably similar to Bynum
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Chapter 2: John Bynum (1616-1691) - The First Two
Generations
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This chapter is devoted to
the first two generations of the family of most American Bynums:
John Bynum I (1616-1691) of Surry
County, Virginia and his two sons
John Bynum II (1664/5 –
1715) and James Bynum
(1665/6 – c1723) We briefly mention an apparent daughter,
Elizabeth Bynum,
who is treated more thoroughly in the Appendix below. About 35 pages
of original records, citations for Bynums in
Surry County , covering the period 1663-1750 are included as a
supplement to this chapter..
Appendix: Some
dissertations on a number of subjects relating to the first two
generations which have been widely misunderstood by some family
researchers:
Why
John Bynum's wife Rosamond was not Rosamond Blow
The Bynum-Blow-Grice Connection Explained
Sorting Out the Third-Generation John Bynums
On the
Bynum-Mizell Connection
Dissecting the LeRoy Kramer Genealogy
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Chapter 3: The line of William Bynum
(c1690 –
c1760)
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This chapter is devoted to
William Bynum, eldest son of John Bynum II, and the next three or four
generations of his descendants. William Bynum married Elizabeth
Shugars, the widow of Elias Fort Jr., and migrated into the part
of Isle of Wight that became Southampton County, Virginia.
Within a generation or two, his descendants had spread to North and
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Chapter 4: The line of John Bynum
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This chapter is devoted to
John Bynum, younger son of John Bynum II, and the next three or four
generations of his descendants. |
Chapter 5: The line of William Bynum
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This chapter is devoted to
William Bynum, eldest son of James Bynum, and the next three or four
generations of his descendants. This |
Chapter 6: The line of James Bynum
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This chapter is devoted to
James Bynum, younger son of James Bynum, and the next three or four
generations of his descendants. |
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Unplaced Bynums |
This chapter is devoted to
some Bynums who I could not fit into the above lines. |
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Some details on my own
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