The Shemwell Family

James McGehee JrAge: 71 years17251796

Name
James McGehee Jr
Given names
James
Surname
McGehee
Name suffix
Jr
Birth about 1725 27 23
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Birth of a brotherBenjamin McGehee Sr
about 1725
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Birth of a brotherWilliam McGehee
about 1725
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Birth of a brotherCarr McGehee Sr
about 1726 (Age 12 months)
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Birth of a brotherNathaniel McGehee Sr
about 1729 (Age 4 years)
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Birth of a brotherThomas McGehee
1730 (Age 5 years)
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Note: Birth date based on Tombstone information
Birth of a brotherJoseph McGehee Sr
about 1733 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry McGehee Sr
about 1738 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherMichael McGehee
1741 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherJosiah McGehee
about 1742 (Age 17 years)
Shared note: The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.
Death of a brotherMichael McGehee
1742 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Dobbs
January 1748 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Mackgehee
December 9, 1748 (Age 23 years)
MarriageAnn Harrelson ChilesView this family
about 1755 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William McGehee
March 31, 1756 (Age 31 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Agnes Carr
December 13, 1759 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 29 years)

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Death of a wifeAnn Harrelson Chiles
January 1, 1765 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherJames Mackgehee
before August 2, 1774 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Prewitt
after November 23, 1774 (Age 49 years)
Note: Referring to the James McGehee Estate Sale held on November 23, 1774.... it is noted that a Mrs McGehee purchased some items. It is assumed that this was Rebecca McGehee (nee Prewitt); so, she would have died after this date. More work is needed to find her actual death date.
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 50 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Military
James McGehee Jr Revolutionary War Pay Voucher October 1777
October 1777 (Age 52 years)
Military
James McGehee Jr Revolutionary War Pay Voucher October 1777
November 1777 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherThomas McGehee
December 30, 1777 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 50 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Birth of a grandson
#1
John McGehee
about 1785 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam McGeheeDorina SheltonView this family
December 21, 1785 (Age 60 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Samuel Hezekiah McGehee
November 10, 1790 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherCarr McGehee Sr
about November 1790 (Age 65 years)
Note: Carr McGehee was alive on 01 Aug 1783 in Caroline County, Virginia. He received payment for supplies…
Death of a brotherJoseph McGehee Sr
about February 1794 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 68 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death about 1796 (Age 71 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 9, 1721Hanover, Virginia, United States
15 months
elder brother
Holden McGehee
Birth: about 1722 24 20Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: April 2, 1816Hanover, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder brother
John McGehee
Birth: about 1723 25 21Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death:
3 years
himself
James McGehee Jr
Birth: about 1725 27 23St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1796Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1 year
twin brother
2 years
younger brother
Carr McGehee Sr
Birth: about 1726 28 24Caroline, Virginia, United States
Death: about November 1790Caroline, Virginia, United States
5 years
younger brother
Thomas McGehee
Birth: 1730 32 28Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: December 30, 1777North Carolina, United States
younger brother
-3 years
twin brother
William McGehee
Birth: about 1725 27 23New Kent, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1816Albemarle, North Carolina, United States
9 years
younger brother
6 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Michael McGehee
Birth: 1741 43 39Virginia, United States
Death: 1742Virginia, United States
2 years
younger brother
Josiah McGehee
Birth: about 1742 44 40Goochland, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1800
Family with Ann Harrelson Chiles - View this family
himself
James McGehee Jr
Birth: about 1725 27 23St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1796Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
wife
Ann Harrelson Chiles
Birth: about 1729Amelia, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1765Bedford, Virginia, United States
Marriage: about 1755New Kent, Virginia, United States
15 months
son
William McGehee
Birth: March 31, 1756 31 27St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Death: May 1836Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Major John Ward + Ann Harrelson Chiles - View this family
wife’s husband
Major John Ward
Birth: October 19, 1708Amherst, Virginia, United States
Death: November 11, 1816Campbell, Virginia, United States
wife
Ann Harrelson Chiles
Birth: about 1729Amelia, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1765Bedford, Virginia, United States
Marriage: about 1743Virginia, United States

Birth
The James McGehee immediate family and descendants are documented in the referenced sources. The sources, along with actual records, were used to create the family line.