The Shemwell Family

John McGehee JrAge: 63 years17651828

Name
John McGehee Jr
Given names
John
Surname
McGehee
Name suffix
Jr
Birth 1765 40 45
Birth of a brotherSolomon McGehee
1765
Birth of a sisterEster McGehee
about 1768 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherPhillip McGehee
1770 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 10 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 paternal grandmotherElizabeth McCullough
about 1777 (Age 12 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 686 December 22 1781
December 22, 1781 (Age 16 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 688 March 16 1782
March 16, 1782 (Age 17 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 690 March 22 1783
March 22, 1783 (Age 18 years)
Note: North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782: Wilmington of New Hanover County
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 690 March 22 1783
March 22, 1783 (Age 18 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers
April 30, 1783 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 10 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
MarriageBethany Cordelia ScottView this family
about 1783 (Age 18 years)
Note: Marriage info found at Findagrave site
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher
April 28, 1784 (Age 19 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 684 October 27 1784
October 27, 1784 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nannie Carrie “Annie” McGehee
1785 (Age 20 years)
Death of a motherSarah Ann Moore
1785 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam McGehee Jr
March 20, 1796 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 28 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 38 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 47 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 brotherJacob McGehee
March 27, 1816 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherSolomon McGehee
1826 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherPhillip McGehee
1826 (Age 61 years)
Death of a fatherJohn McGehee Sr
about 1826 (Age 61 years)
Death 1828 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1759Duplin, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Jacob McGehee
Birth: 1760 35 40Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1816Dexter, Walthall, Mississippi, United States
6 years
himself
1 year
twin brother
Solomon McGehee
Birth: 1765 40 45Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1826Simpson, Smith, Mississippi, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ester McGehee
Birth: about 1768 43 48North Carolina, United States
Death: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Phillip McGehee
Birth: 1770 45 50Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1826Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States
Family with Bethany Cordelia Scott - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1783Sampson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter

John McGehee Jr has 4 first cousins recorded

Military
North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782: Wilmington of New Hanover County Transcribed: “No. 1300 State of North Carolina, Wilmington of New Hanover County As Auditors for the District of Wilmington. This certifies that John McGehee is allowed the sum of 3 Pounds 0 Shillings 0 Pence for his service in the Militia as returned in Pay Roll No. ??? on this 20th of March, 1783. Lewis Holmes, Clk”
Marriage
Marriage info found at Findagrave site
Note
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