The Shemwell Family

John McGehee SrAge: 101 years17251826

Name
John McGehee Sr
Given names
John
Surname
McGehee
Name suffix
Sr
Birth about 1725 22 16
Birth of a brotherWilliam McGehee III
about 1730 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas McGehee Sr
1733 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherLewis McGehee
about 1740 (Age 15 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Mackgehee
December 9, 1748 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth “Betsey” McGehee
1750 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a sisterEsther McGehee
November 24, 1753 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a sisterAnn McGehee
about 1756 (Age 31 years)
MarriageSarah Ann MooreView this family
about 1759 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a brotherPhilip McGehee
about 1759 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Agnes Carr
December 13, 1759 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jacob McGehee
1760 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a brotherShadrach McGehee
about 1762 (Age 37 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
Birth of a son
#2
John McGehee Jr
1765 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Solomon McGehee
1765 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ester McGehee
about 1768 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Phillip McGehee
1770 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam McGehee III
about 1771 (Age 46 years)
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
Death of a brotherThomas McGehee Sr
1777 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth McCullough
about 1777 (Age 52 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 696 December 24 1780
December 24, 1780 (Age 55 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 694 March 24 1781
March 24, 1781 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childJacob McGeheeMary ScottView this family
about 1781 (Age 56 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 698 March 24 1782
March 24, 1782 (Age 57 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
Marriage of a childJohn McGehee JrBethany Cordelia ScottView this family
about 1783 (Age 58 years)
Note: Marriage info found at Findagrave site
Death of a brotherLewis McGehee
before May 17, 1784 (Age 59 years)
Military
John McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher 692 September 1 1784
September 1, 1784 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Nannie Carrie “Annie” McGehee
1785 (Age 60 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Ann Moore
1785 (Age 60 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam McGehee Jr
March 20, 1796 (Age 71 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
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 78 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 sisterEsther McGehee
March 3, 1807 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 87 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 sonJacob McGehee
March 27, 1816 (Age 91 years)
Death of a sonSolomon McGehee
1826 (on the date of death)
Death of a sonPhillip McGehee
1826 (on the date of death)
Death about 1826 (Age 101 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1724Virginia, United States
2 years
himself
6 years
younger brother
William McGehee III
Birth: about 1730 27 21Virginia, United States
Death: about 1771Duplin, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Thomas McGehee Sr
Birth: 1733 30 24Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: 1777Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
8 years
younger brother
11 years
younger sister
Elizabeth “Betsey” McGehee
Birth: 1750 47 41Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: 1838Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
4 years
younger sister
Esther McGehee
Birth: November 24, 1753 51 44Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: March 3, 1807Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ann McGehee
Birth: about 1756 53 47Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Philip McGehee
Birth: about 1759 56 50Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Shadrach McGehee
Birth: about 1762 59 53Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death:
Family with Sarah Ann Moore - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1759Duplin, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
Jacob McGehee
Birth: 1760 35 40Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1816Dexter, Walthall, Mississippi, United States
6 years
son
1 year
son
Solomon McGehee
Birth: 1765 40 45Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1826Simpson, Smith, Mississippi, United States
4 years
daughter
Ester McGehee
Birth: about 1768 43 48North Carolina, United States
Death: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Phillip McGehee
Birth: 1770 45 50Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1826Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

John McGehee Sr has 25 first cousins recorded