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About Col John McGee
John McGee
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- Birth: 1716 - Balmaghie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
- Death: Dec 13 1773 - Guilford, North Carolina, United States
- Parents: John McGhie Isabel McGhie (b. Gordon)
- Spouses: Martha Mattie McFarlane, Elizabeth McGee (born Ridge)
- Children: William McGee, Elizabeth McGee, Samuel McGee, Susannah Mendenhall (born McGee), Reverend John McGee, Andrew McGee, Martha Jane Welborn (born McGee), and name of one more child
- Siblings: Alexander Mc Gee, Andrew McGee, James McGee, William McGee, Joseph Mcgee
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According to one tradition, John McGee was born in Ireland, and likely of Scots ancestry.
One source states he was a commissioned officer in the British Army as a Colonel and originally belonged to the Church of England. L
Legend also has it that he came with his family to America and that his mother died on the voyage and was buried at sea.
John began receiving land grants in North Carolina in 1749, and at his death owned more than 5,000 acres comprised of 9 plantations. This was in Anson County in 1749, then it became Orange and Rowan in the 1750s, became Guilford in 1771 and Randolph in 1779 after his death.
In 1753 he had been granted a large tract of land on which he established a gristmill and trading post at the headwaters of Sandy Creek along the trading path from settlements farther west to markets in Virginia. It was an exchange center for colonial news covering a large area.
McGee’s commission no doubt made him disliked by the “Regulators” who lived in this community, but from all accounts he remained as neutral as possible.
John McGee married twice. By his first marriage, possibly to Elizabeth Ridge, he had two children:
- Samuel McGee (c.1752-c.1809, m. Rebecca Busick) and
- Ann (Nancy) McGee (1753/4-1832, m. Judge Robert Lindsey).
After the death of his first wife, John McGee married Martha McFarlane and they had five children.
He bequeathed nine plantations to his children and left property to the Presbyterian Society.
Two of his sons, John and William, by Martha McFarlane, were ministers. They are said to have had a large part in inspiring the wave of religious revivals that swept through Tennessee around 1800 where they preached at large camp meetings and revivals
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John McGee was born Abt. 1730 in Ireland, and died December 13, 1773 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
He married (1) Nancy. He married (2) Martha McFarlane on Abt. 1759 in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Notes for John McGee:
The following information was gathered by Robert McGee and written in October 1992.
" John McGee, 1716?-1773, came to America from Ireland and was probably born during passage, his mother dying in childbirth.
He was a colonel in the North Carolina Militia, and fought the entire length of the French and Indian War in New York.
He had more than 40,000 acres and seven plantations when he died at age 57, leaving a 38 year old wife with seven children to care for.
His wife Martha McGee, was a heroine in the American Revolution. A monument is erected to her in the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. Her grave yard is maintained by the state in her honor. A bridge on Highway 220 is named in her honor.
John McGee lived on Sandy Creek at the junction of todays Guilford, Rowan and Orange Counties in North Carolina.
John McGee donated land to the Presbyterian Sociaty in his will. there is a cemitary there and he may be buried there.
More About John McGee and Martha McFarlane: Marriage: Abt. 1759, Randolph County, North Carolina.
Children of John McGee and Nancy are: Samuel McGee, b. Bef. 1757. Nancy McGee, b. Bef. 1757.
Children of John McGee and Martha McFarlane are: +Jane (Jean) McGee, b. March 05, 1760, Guilford County, North Carolina, d. January 05, 1835, Randolph County, North Carolina. Susanah McGee, b. March 23, 1761, Guilford County, North Carolina, d. April 26, 1843, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina. Andrew McGee, b. 1762, Guilford Co., North Carolina, d. August 1819, Guilford Co., North Carolina. +John McGee, b. June 09, 1763, Guilford Co., North Carolina, d. June 16, 1836, Dixion Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. +William McGee, b. 1768, Orange County, North Carolina, d. September 20, 1817, 3 Forks of Duck, Bedford County, Tennessee.
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Eli Caruthers in his COLONIAL HISTORY OF NC stated that Colonel John McGee was a commissioned officer in the British Army [pg. 366-370.] According to Richard Beard in BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE EARLY MINISTERS OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
John McGee started to America with his parents, but the mother did not survive the voyage & was buried at sea. This same source states that Colonel John McGee and his father first lived in VA. & then moved to NC and that they were members of the Church of England. [PAK: which John McGee started to America? Col John McGee, or his son John McGee who was a minister?]
Many records listed on the land/property that John McGee bought in Orange Co., Rowan Co., Guilford Co., Surry Co., NC....etc. From 1766 to his death...the folios of the Minutes of Orange Co. Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions are missing and the land office was closed 1766 to 1773 because of the Regulators. 13 Aug 1771, John McGee renewed his license to run an Ordinary at his home. etc
John McGee began,at least, on the side of the King. In 1775, he had been nominated Capt. of the NC Militia by Maj. Alexander Mebane of Orange Co. [Saunders Vol V pg; 365
etc....
John McGee was the richest man in his area, by far, and one of the most influential. The old tavern was torn down before the Civil War. John McGee is buried on his farm.
John McGee md twice. The first wife name not known and by her he had two ch: Samuel and Ann (Nancy.) Nancy md Robert Lindsay, she was b: 1754 & d: 1832 at the age of 78 or 79 [The Diary of Elizabeth Dick Lindsay.] John McGee md (#2) Martha McFarlane of orange Co (now southern Alamance Co) ca 1759...five ch: John, Susanna, Andrew, William, Jean. And more data about the family lines of their children.
PAK: In both books there is allot of info about Martha McFarlane McGee Bell, B; 1735 d: 9 sep 1820. Loyal Whig, Enthusiastic Patriot, Revolutionary Heroine. Read E. W. Caruthers story of her life or the Oct. 1975, issue of the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Vol 148 -- #4 -- 475-477...."Patriots in Petticoats" by Lonnelle Aikman.
book: Early Times In Middle Tennessee by: ---- Carr pg: 53-54 [This is ca John McGee, the son of Col. John McGee and his early life and starting to be a minister, as was his brother Wm. McGee. PAK]
John McGee a native of NC and raised by Presbyterian parents, strict. Having left his widowed mother, & gone to the eastern shore of MD., (etc) he meet with the Methodists and joined and became a preacher. His mother was violently opposed to that, when he returned home two years later. She later approved and joined in prayer. He md: Miss Johnson of NC and moved to Middle TN. ca 1797/98.
RE: Welcome to Old Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church --- Long Hollow Pike -- Hendersonville, TN. Established 1798 built 1828-30
William McGee, the first Pastor of Beech Church, was born in Guilford Co., NC in 1768. {PAK: son of Col. John McGee.]
He was educated for the ministry by his pastor & ordained by the Presbytery of orange ca 1796 when he was sent west as a missionary. He served as pastor of Shiloh Presb. church, north of Gallatin and Beech Church on Long Hollow Pike while living in Sumner Co (TN.) His wife was Anna King, a sister of the Rev. Samuel King who was one of the founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In Oct. 1810 William McGee and the congregation united with the Cumberland Presb. etc..
book: Religion In Tennessee 1777 - 1945 by: Herman A. Norton. Col. John McGee's sons, William and John McGee are written about and their camp meetings, pg: 19 to 25.
book: Dictionary Of North Carolina Biography edited by: William S. Powell Vol. 1 A-C Martha McFarlane McGee Bell
1735-9 Sep 1820. etc... In the year 1759 she md Colonel John McGee, a widower with two ch., Samuel and Elizabeth. McGee was a commissioned officer in the British army who had come to NC with his parents as a permanent settler. etc Five ch were born to John and martha McGee: John, Andrew, William, who md Anna King, jane or jean, who md John Welborn, and Susannah who md Elisha Mendenhall.
More about Martha mcFarlane McGee Bell in the book: Revolutionary Incidents & Sketches Of Character "Old North State" by: Rev E. W. Caruthers D.D. 1856
book: Beirf Biographical Sketches of Some early Ministers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by: Roichard Beard 1867 18 - 29 Rev. William McGee
Rev Wm. McGee was born in Guilford Co., NC in 1768 or 1769. His father was a merchant, & originally a member of the Church of England. His mother was a Presb., after their md, the father joined the Presb. Church. They had five ch and William was the youngest. Rev Samuel King is also written up in this book.
So one can see the many changes in the many records. You give and take in what is the real truth, records and folklore! Any way there are some great records to work with.
John McGee was probably born in Ireland, and likely was of Scots ancestry, though one account states he was a commissioned officer in the British Army and originally belonged to the Church of England. Legend has it that he came with his family to America, and that his mother died on the voyage and was buried at sea. John began receiving land grants in North Carolina in 1749, and at the time of his death owned more than 5,000 acres comprised of 9 plantations. This was in Anson County in 1749, then it became Orange and Rowan in the 1750s, became Guilford in 1771, and Randolph in 1779, after John's death.
John McGee married twice. By his first marriage, possibly to Elizabeth Ridge, he had two children: Samuel McGee (c.1752-c.1809, m. Rebecca Busick) and Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832, m. Judge Robert Lindsay, 5th great grandparents of the writer). By his second marriage to Martha "Mattie" McFarlane (c.1735-1820), he had five children: Jane/Jean McGee (1760-1835, m. John Welborn), Susannah McGee (1761-1843, m. Elisha Mendenhall), Rev. John McGee (1763-1836, m. Martha Johnston), Rev. William McGee (1768-1817, m. Anna King), Andrew McGee (c.1770-1819, m. Esther McMinn).
John McGee was a very prosperous land owner, merchant, and inn keeper. He bequeathed nine plantations to his children, and left property to the Presbyterian Society. Some years after his death, his widow, Martha McFarlane McGee, married William Bell, who was the first Sheriff of Randolph County, when that county was formed in 1779. As "Mrs. Mattie Bell," she became rather famous as a spy during the Revolutionary War.
Two of John McGee's sons became ministers, John was a Methodist, and William was a Presbyterian. They are said to have had a large part in inspiring the wave of religious revivals that swept through Tennessee around 1800, and they preached together at large camp meetings and revivals.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2020, 2:17:13 UTC
- Residence: North Carolina
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Col John McGee's Timeline
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December 26, 1716
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Dublin, Ulster, Ireland
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1754
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North Carolina, USA
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1755
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NC, United States
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March 5, 1760
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Guilford County, Province of North Carolina
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June 9, 1763
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Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
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June 9, 1763
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Guilford, NC, United States
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1768
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1768
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Guilford, NC, United States
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