The Shemwell Family

Henry McGehee SrAge: 97 years17381835

Name
Henry McGehee Sr
Given names
Henry
Surname
McGehee
Name suffix
Sr
Birth about 1738 40 36
Birth of a brotherMichael McGehee
1741 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJosiah McGehee
about 1742 (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.
Death of a brotherMichael McGehee
1742 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Dobbs
January 1748 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Mackgehee
December 9, 1748 (Age 10 years)
MarriageSarah Hughes OttertailView this family
about 1757 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Agnes Carr
December 13, 1759 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ferrell McGehee
about 1761 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 16 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
Birth of a son
#2
Henry McGehee Jr
about 1772 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJames Mackgehee
before August 2, 1774 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Prewitt
after November 23, 1774 (Age 36 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 37 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
Death of a brotherThomas McGehee
December 30, 1777 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 37 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
Death of a brotherCarr McGehee Sr
about November 1790 (Age 52 years)
Note: Carr McGehee was alive on 01 Aug 1783 in Caroline County, Virginia. He received payment for supplies…
Property
Henry McGehee Sr and Josiah McGehee Land Deal 1792
January 11, 1792 (Age 54 years)
Note: Indenture made between Henry McGehee Sr and Josiah McGehee. The transaction was for 15 Pounds and 5 Shillings. The deal included 50 acres partially bordered by Benjamin McGehee's property.
Death of a brotherJoseph McGehee Sr
about February 1794 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherJames McGehee Jr
about 1796 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 55 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death of a brotherJosiah McGehee
about 1800 (Age 62 years)

Death of a brotherNathaniel McGehee Sr
between August 15, 1803 and August 26, 1803 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 65 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Death of a sonHenry McGehee Jr
January 15, 1810 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 74 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Death of a brotherHolden McGehee
April 2, 1816 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherBenjamin McGehee Sr
August 1816 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam McGehee
about 1816 (Age 78 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Hughes Ottertail
September 28, 1828 (Age 90 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 94 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Death about 1835 (Age 97 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
elder brother
James McGehee Jr
Birth: about 1725 27 23St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1796Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1 year
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Carr McGehee Sr
Birth: about 1726 28 24Caroline, Virginia, United States
Death: about November 1790Caroline, Virginia, United States
5 years
elder brother
Thomas McGehee
Birth: 1730 32 28Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: December 30, 1777North Carolina, United States
elder brother
-3 years
elder brother
William McGehee
Birth: about 1725 27 23New Kent, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1816Albemarle, North Carolina, United States
9 years
elder brother
6 years
himself
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 Sarah Hughes Ottertail - View this family
himself
wife
Sarah Hughes Ottertail
Birth: about 1745Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Death: September 28, 1828Indian, Georgia, United States
Marriage: about 1757Georgia, United States
5 years
son
12 years
son
Henry McGehee Jr
Birth: about 1772 34 27Georgia, United States
Death: January 15, 1810Georgia, United States

Henry McGehee Sr has 22 first cousins recorded

Property
Indenture made between Henry McGehee Sr and Josiah McGehee. The transaction was for 15 Pounds and 5 Shillings. The deal included 50 acres partially bordered by Benjamin McGehee's property.