Nancy Bullington

Brief Life History of Nancy

Nancy Bullington was born about 1800, in Virginia, United States. She married Eli Bunch on 30 May 1826, in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1852, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Eli Bunch
1795–1872
Nancy Bullington
1800–1852
Marriage: 30 May 1826
Bunch
1824–
Effie Bunch
1829–1886
Sarah Jane Bunch
1826–1880
Nimrod P Bunch
1828–1888
Harriet T Bunch
1831–1870
James Henry Bunch
1834–1929
Mary Partee Bunch
1838–1905

Sources (3)

  • Nancy Bunch in household of Eli Bunch, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nancy Bullington - Government record: Military record or discharge: death: 1852; Maury, Tennessee, United States
  • War of 1812 Pension Application File for Eli Bunch

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Billington , found as such in colonial VA.

habitational name from Bullington in Lincolnshire, named in Old English ‘the settlement (tūn) associated with (connective particle -ing) a man named Bula’. Alternatively, a variant of Bollington, a habitational name from Bollington in Cheshire, named in Old English ‘the settlement (tūn) on the river Bolling’. This surname is rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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