The Shemwell Family

William McGeheeAge: 91 years17251816

Name
William McGehee
Given names
William
Surname
McGehee
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 brotherJames McGehee Jr
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 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 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)
MarriageElizabeth LivelyView this family
about 1759 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Agnes Carr
December 13, 1759 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert McGehee
about 1760 (Age 35 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 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
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
Tax
1786 McGehee Tax List 2 - Granville, North Carolina
1786 (Age 61 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…
Marriage of a childRobert McGeheeNancy PondView this family
November 30, 1793 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph McGehee Sr
about February 1794 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherJames McGehee Jr
about 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
Death of a sonRobert McGehee
about 1800 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherJosiah McGehee
about 1800 (Age 75 years)

Death of a brotherNathaniel McGehee Sr
between August 15, 1803 and August 26, 1803 (Age 78 years)
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
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 brotherHolden McGehee
April 2, 1816 (Age 91 years)
Death of a brotherBenjamin McGehee Sr
August 1816 (Age 91 years)
Death about 1816 (Age 91 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
twin 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
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
himself
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 Elizabeth Lively - View this family
himself
William McGehee
Birth: about 1725 27 23New Kent, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1816Albemarle, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1759Albemarle, Virginia, United States
2 years
son
Robert McGehee
Birth: about 1760 35 32Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1800Albemarle, Virginia, United States

William McGehee has 22 first cousins recorded

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.
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.