Archibald McAfee

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Archibald McAfee

Birth 30 Jun 1783 Pennsylvania, USA
Death 23 Feb 1865 (aged 81) Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Mount Tabor UMC Cemetery Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Married Bethia Garoutte 10 Dec 1806 in Pleasant Mills, Atlantic, New Jersey. Had at least nine children: Elizabeth, Sophia, Mary Magdalene, John, Michael, Sarah H, Archibald Marion, Bethia Jane and William K.

Archibald McAfee was a farmer and blacksmith; he established the Camp Creek Iron Works in Greene County, Tennessee.

"The old McAfee home was just below Mt Tabor Cemetery. Archibald McAfee give the land on which the present church and cemetery are located. The first church was an old log church and known as the Old McAfee Church. Mary Magdelene McAfee was the first person buried int the cemetery. According to lore a dove would fly down from a tree on the hill and coo near her window. After her death...some stories say she drowned...her parents buried her close to the tree. The early McAfee graves are marked with stone slabs." Additional information provided by CDMorelock (#48536171).

Spouse
Bethia Garoutte McAfee 1786 – unknown (m. 1806)

Children

• Elizabeth McAfee Jennings 1807–1847
• Mary Magdalene McAfee 1811–1811
• John McAfee 1812–1867
• Michael Ambrose McAfee 1816–1868
• Sarah H McAfee Waddle 1818–1895
• Archibald Marion McAfee 1822–1892

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Parents
James Mcafee 1707 - 1785
Elizabeth Mcafee 1750 - 1828

Spouse(s) Bethia Garoutte 1786 - 1855

1808 Worked at Martha Furnace, Batsto Iron Works, Batsto, New Jersey

1825 Purchased 275 acres from Sevier

Continued occupation as a blacksmith

Established Camp Creek Iron Works

Donated land where a log church and cemetary were locate