Mckendree, William
methodist episcopal bishop, was born July 6, 1757, in King William county, Va. His father was a planter, and the son was trained for the same calling. In 1810 the family removed to Sumner county, Tenn. At the beginning of the revolution, William, then twenty years of age, joined a company of volunteers; was for some time an adjutant in the service. He was a leader in the methodist episcopal church, and became one of its most popular bishops. He died March 5, 1835, in Sumner county, Tenn.