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James McGehee 1698–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 Oct 1774

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Mackgehee

Mother: Mary Carr

Spouse(s): Rebecca Prewitt

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

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mackgehee
1672–1748
Birth Location: King William, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Mary Carr
1677–1754
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Prewitt
1702–1774
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Carr McGehee
1715–1782
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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William Mackgehee
1719–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Holden McGehee
1722–1816
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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Thomas McGehee
1728–
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Nancy McGehee
1731–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph McGehee
1733–1777
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin McGehee
1734–1816
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Carr McGehee
1736–1782
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Sarah McGehee
1737–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel McGehee
1738–1803
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Michael McGehee
1741–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Josiah McGehee
1742–1845
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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John McGehee
1721–1723
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin McGehee
1722–1724
Birth Location: –
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Joseph McGee
1731–1793
Birth Location: Hanover, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah McGee
1767–1823
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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James McGehee's Ancestors

Self
James McGehee
1698–1774
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Mackgehee
1672–1748
King William, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary Carr
1677–1754
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Mackgehee
1645–1727
York, Virginia, United States
Ann (Baytop) Bastrop
1664–1724
Kent, England
Thomas Carr
1646–1711
Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England
Mary Garland
1654–1745
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mackgayhe
1618–1675
Thomas Bastrop
1638–1664
Elizabeth Pell
1640–
Robert Carr
1629–
*Mary Spivey
1630–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Somerset
1577–1645
Margaret Scott
1574–1645

James McGehee's Descendants

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James McGehee (1698–22 Oct 1774) m. Rebecca Prewitt (1702–22 Oct 1774)
  1. 1. Carr McGehee 1715–1782 m. Elizabeth Chiles 1729–1749
    1. 1. Mary McGehee 1742–1813 m. Gideon Gooch 1754–1800
      1. 1. Mary Gooch 1774–1832 m. James Terry 1768–1828
        1. 1. Henrietta Terry 1805–1875
        2. 2. William Terry 1792–1875 m. Jane Terry 1802–1871
        3. 3. Joseph Terry 1794–1871 m. Elizabeth 1801–1889
        4. 4. Mary Terry 1796–1869
        5. 5. Francis (Frank) Terry 1798–1879
        6. 6. Sarah (Sally) Terry 1800–1861
        7. 7. Curtis Terry 1803–1883
        8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Terry 1808–1876
        9. 9. Prudence Terry 1810–1869
        10. 10. James (G) Terry 1812–1894
        11. 11. John Terry 1815–1886
        12. 12. Lucinda Terry 1819–1850
      2. 2. John Gooch 1769–1810
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gooch 1772–1807
      4. 4. Nancy Gooch 1774–1832
      5. 5. Susannah Gooch 1775–1817
      6. 6. Sarah Gooch 1778–1849
      7. 7. Gideon Gooch 1779–1850
      8. 8. Judith Gooch 1803–1849
    2. 2. Samuel McGehee 1752–1818
    3. 3. Mary McGehee 1754–
    4. 4. John McGehee 1757–1828
    5. 5. Judith McGehee 1758–1813 m. Benjamin Hutchins 1756–1836
      1. 1. Isaac Hutchins 1787–1861
    6. 6. Carr Mcgehee 1764–1829
    7. 7. Mary McGehee 1757–1813
    8. 8. Millicent McGehee 1768–
    9. 9. Chiles McGehee 1772–1816
  2. 2. William Mackgehee 1719–
  3. 3. Holden McGehee 1722–1816
  4. 4. James Mcgehee 1725–1796
  5. 5. Thomas McGehee 1728–
  6. 6. Nancy McGehee 1731–
  7. 7. Joseph McGehee 1733–1777
  8. 8. Benjamin McGehee 1734–1816
  9. 9. Carr McGehee 1736–1782
  10. 10. Sarah McGehee 1737–
  11. 11. Nathaniel McGehee 1738–1803
  12. 12. Michael McGehee 1741–
  13. 13. Josiah McGehee 1742–1845
  14. 14. John McGehee 1721–1723
  15. 15. Benjamin McGehee 1722–1724
  16. 16. Joseph McGee 1731–1793
  17. 17. Sarah (Sally) McGee 1767–1823

James McGehee's Timeline

2 Records

1698
1698
Birth of James McGehee in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1774
22 Oct 1774
Age 76
Death of James McGehee in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths
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