William McKendree
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My paternal family history can be traced back to John McKendree, father of William McKendree, first Bishop of the American Methodist Church. William also served Gen. Washington as adjutant during the revolutionary war.
https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/155272/I20125/john-mckendree/individual
My lineage may be traced through the following sequence:
John McKendree B 1764
William McKendree B 1800
Marion Bernard McKendree B 1852
William Lee McKendree B 1893
William Lee McKendree B 1923
Then myself, B 1954 (not shown)