The Shemwell Family

Jesse McGeheeAge: 82 years17651847

Name
Jesse McGehee
Given names
Jesse
Surname
McGehee
Birth March 3, 1765 36 25
Birth of a sisterMartha “Patsey” McGehee
about 1767 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherRobert McGehee
about 1769 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherOsborn McGehee
1771 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherSolomon McGehee Sr
1773 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Mackgehee
before August 2, 1774 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Prewitt
after November 23, 1774 (Age 9 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.
Birth of a brotherMial McGehee
about 1775 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 9 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
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 9 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
Census 1784 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Martin
about May 4, 1795 (Age 30 years)
Note: The court documents of the Will being proven refer to Joseph Martin as "deceased" on May 4, 1795.
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Lucas
after November 26, 1795 (Age 30 years)
Note: Sarah is still mentioned in active legal documents in 1795.
MarriageElizabeth WoodView this family
November 8, 1796 (Age 31 years)
Tax
1796 McGehee Tax List - Fort Creek, Granville, North Carolina
1796 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Daniel McGehee
September 25, 1797 (Age 32 years)
Tax
1797 McGehee Tax List - Fort Creek, Granville, North Carolina
1797 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 27 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Tax
1798 McGehee Tax List - Fort Creek, Granville, North Carolina
1798 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Wood McGehee
September 17, 1802 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherNelly Lynch Martin
before August 15, 1803 (Age 38 years)
Note: Since she was not listed in her husband, Nathan McGehee Sr Will, on August 15, 1803 .... it is assumed that she died before that date.
Death of a fatherNathaniel McGehee Sr
between August 15, 1803 and August 26, 1803 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 37 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
Will August 15, 1803 (Age 38 years)
Shared note: Nathan McGehee Sr Will was written on August 15, 1803. The Will lists the following children: Nathan McGehee Jr, Jesse McGehee, Patsy (aka Martha) McGehee, Robert McGehee, Solomon McGehee, Osborn McGehee, and Miel McGehee. There is not mention of his wife, Nelly Lynch Martin, at that time. It is highly probably that she died before the Will was written.
Probate August 26, 1803 (Age 38 years)
Note: Estate Payments to Heirs
Death of a sisterMartha “Patsey” McGehee
after 1803 (Age 37 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 46 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
Census August 7, 1820 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJames Wood McGeheeRebecca PerryView this family
about 1827 (Age 61 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Marriage of a childDaniel McGeheeAppa Jane PowellView this family
December 8, 1828 (Age 63 years)
Note: Information found in Daniel McGehee Family Bible
Death of a brotherNathaniel McGehee Jr.
about 1828 (Age 62 years)
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 66 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 of a wifeElizabeth Wood
January 1, 1835 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 70 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherRobert McGehee
about 1841 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 80 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Death December 22, 1847 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Megehee - Wise Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1764Granville, North Carolina, United States
-8 years
elder brother
Nathaniel McGehee Jr.
Birth: about 1755 26 15Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1828Smith, Tennessee, United States
10 years
himself
Jesse McGehee
Birth: March 3, 1765 36 25North Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1847Hancock, Mississippi, United States
3 years
younger sister
Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Birth: about 1767 38 27Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: after 1803
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Mial McGehee
Birth: about 1775 46 35Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1850Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Family with Elizabeth Wood - View this family
himself
Jesse McGehee
Birth: March 3, 1765 36 25North Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1847Hancock, Mississippi, United States
wife
Marriage: November 8, 1796Granville, North Carolina, United States
11 months
son
Daniel McGehee
Birth: September 25, 1797 32 28Georgia, United States
Death: February 9, 1891St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States
5 years
son
James Wood McGehee
Birth: September 17, 1802 37 33Jackson, Georgia, United States
Death: April 2, 1880Hancock, Mississippi, United States

Jesse McGehee has 31 first cousins recorded

Census
Category 21 -> 60: Nathan Sr, Nathan Jr, Unidentified Male Category <21 and >60: Jessee, Robert, Osborn, Solomon, Mial Category All White Females: Nelly, Martha
Tax
McGehee Family Tax List General Notes: The following McGehee family members are documented in the various attached tax lists of the: Banks Sr, Benjamin Sr, Benjamin, Charles, Crafford, Jesse, John, Joseph Sr, Joseph Jr, Josiah, Mary, Mial, Nathan Sr, Nathan Jr, Osborn, Robert, Shemuel, Solomon Sr, and William. During 1769 to 1809, North Carolina (Granville County) taxed various items. These included: acres of land, billiard tables, carriage wheels, cattle, free polls, machines, Negroes from 16 to 40 years old, Negroes under 7 years old, Negroes from 50 to 100 years old, packs of playing cards, saws, slaves, stock in trade, stores, stud horses, taverns, town lots, and value of each person’s property.
Tax
McGehee Family Tax List General Notes: The following McGehee family members are documented in the various attached tax lists of the: Banks Sr, Benjamin Sr, Benjamin, Charles, Crafford, Jesse, John, Joseph Sr, Joseph Jr, Josiah, Mary, Mial, Nathan Sr, Nathan Jr, Osborn, Robert, Shemuel, Solomon Sr, and William. During 1769 to 1809, North Carolina (Granville County) taxed various items. These included: acres of land, billiard tables, carriage wheels, cattle, free polls, machines, Negroes from 16 to 40 years old, Negroes under 7 years old, Negroes from 50 to 100 years old, packs of playing cards, saws, slaves, stock in trade, stores, stud horses, taverns, town lots, and value of each person’s property.
Tax
McGehee Family Tax List General Notes: The following McGehee family members are documented in the various attached tax lists of the: Banks Sr, Benjamin Sr, Benjamin, Charles, Crafford, Jesse, John, Joseph Sr, Joseph Jr, Josiah, Mary, Mial, Nathan Sr, Nathan Jr, Osborn, Robert, Shemuel, Solomon Sr, and William. During 1769 to 1809, North Carolina (Granville County) taxed various items. These included: acres of land, billiard tables, carriage wheels, cattle, free polls, machines, Negroes from 16 to 40 years old, Negroes under 7 years old, Negroes from 50 to 100 years old, packs of playing cards, saws, slaves, stock in trade, stores, stud horses, taverns, town lots, and value of each person’s property.
Will
Nathan McGehee Sr Will was written on August 15, 1803. The Will lists the following children: Nathan McGehee Jr, Jesse McGehee, Patsy (aka Martha) McGehee, Robert McGehee, Solomon McGehee, Osborn McGehee, and Miel McGehee. There is not mention of his wife, Nelly Lynch Martin, at that time. It is highly probably that she died before the Will was written.
Will
Transcription: "In the name of God Amen: I Nathan Magehee of the County of Jackson, State of Georgia do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. I give my sould to almighty God, hopeing for pardon for all my sins, through the suffering of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and for my worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bestow on me I do give in manner and form following. I give to my son Nathan Magehee five shilling sterlin with a ll that he has received of me to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Jesse Magehee on Negro boy named Simon and eighty pounds to be paid in dollars at six shillings each to him and his heirs forever. I give to my daughter Patsy Magehee a Negro, Ped and a feather bed and a black horse named Jack and eighty pounds to be paid in dollars at six shillings each during her life and at her death to be equally divided between my four sons, Jesse, Robert, OSBURN and Solomon to them and their heirs forever. I give to my son Robert Magehee a Negro man named Mat and one feather bed and furniture, and eighty pounds money to be paid in dollars at six shillings each to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son OSBURN MAGEHEE a Negro boy named Payton and eighty pounds m oney to be paid in dollars at six shillings each to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son solomon Magehee a Negro boy named Manchester and eighty pounds to be paid in dollars at six shillings each to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Miel Megeehee five shillings to him and his heirs forever. I give all the rest of my estate, be it of whatever kind or quality soever to be divided between my sons Jesse & OXBURN & Solomon equally I do appoint my son Jesse McGeeHee and my friend John Shepperd to be the executors of this my last will and testament. In withness therefore, I have set my hand and seal this 15th day of August, 1803. Nathan McGEEHEE X His mark Sealed and delivered in the presence of John Chapman, Abraham Chander, John Shepard, Gabriel Anderson"
Probate
Estate Payments to Heirs
Census1820 United States - Census transcript - Jesse McGehee - Household

Hancock, Mississippi, United States

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Jesse McGeheehead55
Elizabeth McGeheewife50
James Wood McGeheeson1717
Daniel McGeheeson22

Census1830 United States - Census transcript - Jesse McGehee - Household

Hancock, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationAgeSexM0M5M10M15M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M90M100F0F5F10F15F20F30F40F50F60F70F80F90F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100
Jesse McGeheehead65Mx
Elizabeth McGeheewife60Fx
Unknown Female #1< 5yrsFx
Unknown Female #2< 5yrsFx

Census1840 United States - Census transcript - Jesse McGehee - Household

Hancock, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationAgeSexM0M5M10M15M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M90M100F0F5F10F15F20F30F40F50F60F70F80F90F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100
Jesse McGeheehead75Mx