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James McGehee 1698–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 October 1774

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: William MackGehee

Mother: Mary Carr

Spouse(s): Rebecca Priest)

Children(s): William McGehee, Joseph Mcgehee, Nathaniel McGehee, Holden McGehee, Thomas McGehee, James Mcgehee, Benjamin McGehee, Josiah McGehee, Carr McGehee, William Mackgehee, Michael McGehee, Nancy McGehee, Thomas McGehee, Holden McGhee, Sarah McGee, John McGEE, Benjamin McGehee, Carr McGehee, Sarah McGehee, Thomas MacGregor

James McGehee was born in 1698 in Hanover, Virginia, USA, the child of William Mackgehee And Mary Agnes Carr. James McGehee married Rebecca Rebeckah Prewitt Pruitt Priest, and had children including Benjamin Mcgehee, Carr Mcgehee, Holden Mcgehee, Holden Mcghee, James Mcgehee, John Mcgehee Mcgee, Joseph Mcgehee, Josiah Mcgehee, Michael Mcgehee, Nancy Mcgehee, Nathaniel Mcgehee, Sarah Sally Mcgee, Sarah Sally Mcgehee, Thomas Macgregor, Thomas Mcgehee, William Mackgehee, William Mcgehee. James McGehee passed away in 1774 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James McGehee was born in 1698 in Hanover, Virginia, USA, the child of William Mackgehee And Mary Agnes Carr.
  • James McGehee married Rebecca Rebeckah Prewitt Pruitt Priest, and had children including Benjamin Mcgehee, Carr Mcgehee, Holden Mcgehee, Holden Mcghee, James Mcgehee, John Mcgehee Mcgee, Joseph Mcgehee, Josiah Mcgehee, Michael Mcgehee, Nancy Mcgehee, Nathaniel Mcgehee, Sarah Sally Mcgee, Sarah Sally Mcgehee, Thomas Macgregor, Thomas Mcgehee, William Mackgehee, William Mcgehee.
  • James McGehee passed away in 1774 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William MackGehee
1672–1771
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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Mary Carr
1677–1754
Birth Location: King William County, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Priest)
1702–1774
Birth Location: Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William McGehee
1725–1816
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Mcgehee
1731–1777
Birth Location: Louisa, Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Nathaniel McGehee
1729–1803
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Holden McGehee
1722–1816
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Thomas McGehee
1728–
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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James Mcgehee
1725–1796
Birth Location: New Kent, St Peters Parish, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin McGehee
1734–1816
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Josiah McGehee
1742–1845
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Carr McGehee
1715–1782
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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William Mackgehee
1719–1782
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Michael McGehee
1741–1742
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Nancy McGehee
1731–1753
Birth Location: –
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Thomas McGehee
1733–1777
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Holden McGhee
1747–1820
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah McGee
1767–1823
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John McGEE
1721–1816
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin McGehee
1722–1724
Birth Location: –
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Carr McGehee
1736–1782
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Sarah McGehee
1737–1831
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas MacGregor
1742–1810
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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James McGehee's Ancestors

Self
James McGehee
1698–1774
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
Parents
William MackGehee
1672–1771
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Mary (Agnes) Carr
1677–1754
King William County, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (MackGehee (MacGregor) Clan)
1645–1727
Loch Katrine, Scotland, -then, Derry, Northern Ireland
Anne Bastrope
1648–1724
Kent, England
Col (Thomas) Carr
1646–1711
Brampton, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Lucy) Garland
1654–1745
Boston, Suffolk County, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Chieftain)
1618–1675
Lady Macdonald
1564–1607
Thomas Bastrop
1608–1691
Elizabeth Pell
1610–1693
Sir (MichAb*)
1620–1693
Margaret Carr\Carroll
1630–1688
Peter (England)
1623–1694
Peter (England)
1623–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Mist
1590–1648
Marion MacDonald
1610–1678
Catherine MacAulay
1545–1635
Daniell Baitoppe
1572–1647
Susan Finch
1570–1613
Robert 2nd
1580–1640
Mary Seade
1580–1640
Janet Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1605–1645
Janet Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1605–1645
Robert Rutherford
1610–1696
Margaret (Rutherford)
1615–1633
Peter Garland-Laughlin
1592–1661
Elizabeth Coles
1599–1687

James McGehee's Descendants

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James McGehee (1698–22 October 1774) m. Rebecca ((Rebeckah) Prewitt (Pruitt,) Priest) (1702–22 October 1774)
  1. 1. William McGehee 1725–1816 m. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Clay) Lively 1728–1815 m. Mary Priddy 1735–1785
    1. 1. John McGhee 1776–1841 m. Sarah Harvey 1783–1865
      1. 1. William (Harvey) McGhee 1820–1891 m. Malinda Abbott 1827–1901
        1. 1. James (Alexander) McGhee 1852–1929 m. Mary (E) Pence 1852–1908
        2. 2. John (P) McGhee 1845–1874
        3. 3. Joel (Wilson) McGhee 1847–1910
        4. 4. William McGhee 1850–1911
        5. 5. Hugh (Caperton) McGhee 1855–1932
        6. 6. Amanda (J) McGhee 1858–
        7. 7. Sarah (Nancy McGhee) Gwinn 1859–1916
        8. 8. George (V) McGhee 1862–1886
        9. 9. Minerva (R) McGhee 1866–
        10. 10. Rachel McGhee 1865–
        11. 11. Hew McGee 1855–
        12. 12. Sarah (Nance) McGhee 1859–
        13. 13. George (V) McGhee 1868–
        14. 14. C. Mcghee 1862–
      2. 2. William McGhee 1797–1850
      3. 3. Cottrell McGhee 1803–1843
      4. 4. Jane McGhee 1805–1900
      5. 5. Peter McGhee 1807–1880
      6. 6. Joel McGhee 1807–1870
      7. 7. James (Maddie) McGhee 1812–1882
      8. 8. Hugh (Caperton) McGhee 1813–1871
      9. 9. Sarah (Mary McGehee) Broyles 1816–1885
      10. 10. Catherine (White) McGhee 1820–1883
      11. 11. James McGhee 1821–1843
      12. 12. Cynthia McGhee 1825–1925
      13. 13. Delilah (R) McGhee 1800–1900
    2. 2. Charles McGEHEE 1764–1836
    3. 3. Joseph McGEHEE 1767–1838
    4. 4. Mary McGEHEE 1751–1822
    5. 5. Millie McGEHEE 1780–1850
    6. 6. Sara (Sally) McGehee 1758–1833
    7. 7. William (L) McGEHEE 1754–1815
    8. 8. Lively McGHEE 1768–1843
    9. 9. Nancy McGHEE 1751–1853
    10. 10. Charles Megehee 1764–1863
    11. 11. Robert (MacGehee) McGhee 1760–1799
    12. 12. Elizabeth (MacGehee) McGhee 1780–1821
  2. 2. Joseph Mcgehee 1731–1777
  3. 3. Nathaniel McGehee 1729–1803
  4. 4. Holden McGehee 1722–1816
  5. 5. Thomas McGehee 1728–
  6. 6. James Mcgehee 1725–1796
  7. 7. Benjamin McGehee 1734–1816
  8. 8. Josiah McGehee 1742–1845
  9. 9. Carr McGehee 1715–1782
  10. 10. William Mackgehee 1719–1782
  11. 11. Michael McGehee 1741–1742
  12. 12. Nancy McGehee 1731–1753
  13. 13. Thomas McGehee 1733–1777
  14. 14. Holden McGhee 1747–1820
  15. 15. Sarah (Sally) McGee 1767–1823
  16. 16. John (McGehee) McGEE 1721–1816
  17. 17. Benjamin McGehee 1722–1724
  18. 18. Carr McGehee 1736–1782
  19. 19. Sarah (Sally) McGehee 1737–1831
  20. 20. Thomas MacGregor 1742–1810

James McGehee's Timeline

3 Records

1698
1698
Birth of James McGehee in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA
1721
9 Dec 1721
Age 23
James McGehee was married in Virginia
Virginia
1774
22 October 1774
Age 76
Death of James McGehee in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1721
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1774
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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