William McGeehee

William Mackgehee, son of William/James Mackgayhay, was born 1 November 1672 in New Kent Co., VA. He died 9 December 1748 in Hanover Co., Va. He married about 1695 New Kent Co., VA, Mary Carr, daughter of Thomas Carr and Mary Dabney.

They had children:

1. Catherine McGehee 6 July 1696 Hanover Co., VA
2. James Mackgehee about 1698 Hanover Co., VA or New Kent Co., VA
3. Samuel Mackgehee 1700 Hanover Co., VA
4. William Mackgehee 1702 Hanover Co., VA
5. John March Mackgehee 1718 Louisa Co., VA
6. Carr Mackgehee about 1720 Hanover Co., VA

Origins

William MackGayhaye was born William McGregor. He was the son of Patrick MacGregor of Ardchoille (called Aberach after his father). Patrick was the Chieftain of the Children of the Mist and is said to have fought under Montrose at Kilsyth in 1645.

Read more: http://mymedievalgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/09/william-macgayhaye....

http://www.txgenelady.com/McGeheeFamily/McGeheeFamily.html

WILLIAM MACKGEHEE/MACKGAHYE, SR was born ca 01 Nov 1672 in (New Kent County), Virginia and died ca 08 Dec 1748 in Carolina County, Virginia. He married ca 1694 in Virginia to MARY ----.

http://www.geocities.ws/elaineclow/surnames/magee.html

But, http://www.angelfire.com/wi/Carver/jeromejwilson01.pdf

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SOURCE: "Genealogies of Virginia Families From William and Mary College Quarterly Historicial Magazine", Vol. III, page 635 - Submitted by Eleanor Colson

William McGehee Cumberland Co, VA Will Book 2, page 34-35 Wr 13 Mar 1771; Pr 24 Jun 1771 To daughter Ann McGehee, 1 negro also the first live born child of testator's negro Dinah, 1 feather bed and furniture, when said Ann is 17 years old or married: To the child testator's wife is pregnant with, 1 negro and the second live born child of the negro Dinah, 1 feather bed and furniture; If this child should be a female the articles to be delivered to her when she is 18 years of age or married, but if a male not to be given to him until he is 21 years old. Testator's land in Charlotte Co to be sold to discharge debts and executors to attend to this as soon as convenient; To aforesaid children the testator give 50 pounds each to be paid to them at their respective age; To wife Catherine McGehee full use of testator's land and plantation whereon he lives also the use of three negros and after paying debts and funeral expenses residue of household furniture and stocks of all kinds (except a young sorrel mare) and she is thereon to reaise my children and to give [them] four years schooling; land whereon testator now lives to the aforesaid children to be equally divided between them at the death of testator's wife, also 3 negros; the sorrel mare to be sold to the best advantage to pay executors. Exs: wife Catherine McGehee and brother Jacob McGehee and friends Frederick Hatcher and Thomas Carter Wit: Isham Bradley, Adcock Hobson Securities: George Cox, John Mayo, Robert Moore, Robert Biscoe

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William Mack Mcgehee Born 1672 in King William, VAmap Son of Thomas MackGehee and Ann (Baytop) MackGehee Brother of Diana MacGehee, William (MackGehee) McGehee, William MacGehee, Anna MacGehee, Abraham MacGehee, Edward MacGehee, Edward McGehee, Mary MacGehee, Sarah (McGehee) Lipscomb, Sarah MacGehee, Jacob McGehee and Samuel McGehee [spouse%28s%29 unknown] [children unknown] Died 1771 in Cumberland, VAmap

WILL OF THOMAS MACKGEHEE - Dated 27 July 1727, St. John's Parish, King William County Published in McGehee Descendants* Volume I, Page 31 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS MACK GEHEE In the name of God Amen. I, Thomas Mack Gehee, of St. John’s Parish, King William county, being sick and weak, but of perfect mind and memory, do call to mind the uncertainty of this life and here make my last will and testament.

First, I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my merciful Redeemer, hoping through his mercy to obtain an everlasting crown of glory, my body to be decently buried, and all my just and principal debts to be paid. I bequeath as here followeth: Item 1st. I give and bequeath to my son, William Mack Gehee, ten shillings to buy him a mourning ring, being in full of his portion.  Item 2nd. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anna Butler, ten shillings to buy her a mourning ring, being in full of her portion.  Item 3rd. I give and bequeath to my son-in-law, John Lipscomb, and my daughter Dinah, his wife, twenty shillings to buy them mourning rings, being in full of their portion.  Item 4th. I give and bequeath to my son, Abraham Mack Gehee, ninety-six acres of land, being in part of the dividend of land I now live on, with the houses, orchards and appurtenances belonging thereunto, to him and his heirs forever.  Item 5th. I give and bequeath to my son Abraham Mack Gehee, one negro man named Bristol, to him and his heirs forever; also one feather bed and furniture, and one large chest.  And it is my further will and testament that when my two sons, Jacob and Samuel, and my daughter, Sarah, come of age, that my said son, Abraham, do pay them five pounds each.  Item 6th. I give and bequeath to my son, Edward Mack Gehee, fifty acres of land, of the same dividend of land I now live on, belonging to my said plantation, also one man named Peter, to him and his heirs forever, on his paying to my sons, Samuel and Jacob, and my daughter, Sarah, when they arrive at the age of twenty one years, five pounds each.

I also give and bequeath to my son, Edward Mack Gehee, one feather bed and furniture and the chest which was his mother’s.  Item 7th. I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel Mack Gehee, fifty acres of land, being part of the same dividend of land I now live on, also one feather bed and furniture, and one large chest, to him and his heirs forever.

I likewise give and bequeath to my son, Samuel, my riding mare, saddle and bridle. Item 8th. I give and bequeath to my son, Jacob Mack Gehee, fifty acres of land, one large chest, to him and his heirs forever. My further will and desire is that my son, Jacob, shall live with my son, Abraham Mack Gehee, and when he arrives at the age of eighteen to have a share in the crop with him in case my said son, Jacob, works with him. My further will and desire is that my said land, so given, to be divided among my children, to be laid out crosswise, beginning at Neckatewanna bridge up the head line to the corner, and down the back line until it includes Abraham’s portion of ninety-six acres, and so the list of my sons’ parts to be laid out in this course until they each have their complement.  Item 9th. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah, one feather bed and furniture, one chest of drawers, and one sealskin trunk. And it is my further will and desire that after my decease my said daughter, Sarah, be paid by my executors five pounds in current money or goods from a store, that is to say, the first year after my decease, fifty shillings, and the following fifty shillings more. And I give and bequeath unto my said daughter, Sarah, her mother’s horse, saddle and bridle.  Item 10th. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Dickson, one bed filled with feathers, a pair of blankets, my desk and all that is in the desk. My further will and desire is that my draught mare and hogs be and remain on the plantation for the support and maintenance of my children. My cattle and sheep and hogs I desire to be equally divided among my five youngest children. Also, the last of my personal estate, likewise by lots, be equally divided among the same. I do constitute my loving sons, Abraham, Edward and Samuel Mack Gehee, my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and making void and disannulling all wills by me before made. In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and twenty four.  Thomas Mack Gehee Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Robert Bainbridge W. Craddock J. Buckley 

From an essay by Dr. Clanton Ware Williams for his Master's Degree at Univ. of AL: " Under the next king (James V), the property of the MacGregors was confiscated. This property in turn, was redeemed by Queen Mary, with all the family honors, and that state of affairs lasted until Montrose Rebellion, in which Patrick MacGregor joined Montrose in support of the royal cause. . . . This was during the Civil War of 1644, in which Charles I was defeated and executed. The property of the MacGregors was again confiscated."

The Legend of Thomas McGehee McGehee family legend has long held that Thomas Mack Gehee was originally James McGregor, of the Clan Gregor, and that his father was Patrick McGregor, a chieftain of the McGregor clan, and that they together fought with Montrose in the so-called Montrose Rebellion (see Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Undiscovered Scotland: The Ultimate Online Guide: Timeline: 1640 to 1660). The family originated as McGregor in Scotland, came to Virginia, and changed their name to MackGehee. The reason for the name change was an on-again, off-again prohibition of the Clan Gregor name by the government.

Fran Chancellor research - Thomas Magee Children CHILDREN listed in will: Expanded from McGeHee Family of Virginia; sourced 1 WILLIAM MACKGEHEE 2 Ann MackGeHee m Ukn Butler 3 Dinah MackGeHee M Joseph Lipscomb 4 Abraham MackGeHee 5 Jacob MackGehee b 1707 d 6 DEC 1783 m Eleanor Dejarnatt b 1717 d 14 JUN 1775

1) John McGehee b 14 NOV 1738 d 16 DEC 1763

2) William McGehee B 17 dec 1740 m Sarah Walker Harris

3) Mary McGeHee b 10 NOV 1742 m Joseph Truman

3a) Mary Truman b 20 SEP 1763 d 4 FEB 1834 m John Redd of Prince Co VA b 11  NOV 1756 d 22 JUL 1840

4) Elizabeth McGeHee b 5 SEPT 1744 d 18 NOV 1800 m Brakett Owens

5) Eleanor McGeHee b 21 NOV 1746 m1 Jonathan Smith m2 Francis Rice

6) Ann McGeHee b 6 JAN 1748 dMAR 1748

7) Martha McGeHee b 12 JAN 1750 m1 James Alwood m2 William Collins

8) Anness McGeHee b 7 MAY 1752 d 13 SEP 1801 m Abraham Foster

9) Jacob MaGeHee b 17 JUL 1754 d SEP 1816 m Ann Weaver

10) Sarah McGeHee b 19 MAR 1757 d13 JUN 1828 m George Cardwell

11) Drusilla McGeHee b 16 MAR 1759 m Moore Weaver

12) Agnes McGeHee b 2 NOV 1763 d 17 MAY 1821 m Thomas Clark Samuel MackHeGee Sarah MackGeHee Edward MackGeHee of Cumberland Co b d 1770 or '71 m Elizabeth {De Jarnett}

1) John McGeHee

2) Micajah McGeHee m Anne Scott, and went to GA

3) Daniel McGeHee m June Hodnett, and settled in Georgia

4) Mumford McGeHee, of Pearson Co NC

5) William McGeHee of Georgia

6) Samuel McGeHee, of Mississippi

7) Jacob McGeHee, of Georgia

8) Elizabeth McGeHee m Thomas Wright

9) Mary McGeHee m UKN Hodnett

10) Anna McGeHee Mary MackGeHee m UKN Dickson

• ****************************************************************************** Thomas b York Co, 1645, father of William b 1672,..... Thomas Mackgehee is believed to be the 7th great grandfather of Gary, Paul, Frances, Delores Bateman1645-1727 SOURCE; Seventh Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century 1915-1975 Compiled by Mary Louise Marshall Hutton Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983 Copyright 1976 page 163

----------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: McGehee Family in Virginia The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol, No 4 (Apr-19170. pp. 275-288 Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Stable: URL: https: //www.jstor.org/stable/1922714 Accessed: 13-01-2019 page 277

July 27 1727 was dated the will of Thomas MackGehee of St John's Parish, King William County to son William 10 Shillings to buy a mourning ring; daughter Ann Butler, 10 schillings to buy a mourning ring; daughter Dinah and her husband, Joseph Lipscomb, 20 schillings; son Abraham, 96 acres of land I live on, one negro, bed and furniture and a large chest; sons Jacob and Samuel and daughter Sarah, when they come of age ( )5 each to be paid them by son Abraham; son Edward .............. daughter, Mary Dickson..... SOURCE: "the only copy of this will which has been seen is published in EARLY SETTLERS of ALABAMA by .....Saunders and.....Stubbs, page 448.

• ****************************************************************************** POSSIBLY, the father of William Mackgehee was believed to be the 8th great grandfather of Gary, Paul, Frances, Delores Bateman.
  • ***************************************************************************** William Mackgegee (Major) born about 1618 in Scotland. He died in 1675 in St. John's Parish, King William, VA. He was buried in VA. See oath of allegiance dated April 11, 1652 in Virginia State Historical Library See W.G. Stubbs: Early Settlers of Alabama William changed his name from James MacGregor in order to be safe in America.

“At a Court held for Yorke County 17 November 1658. William Magahee aged about 40 years saith That hee see ye said Browne bring away the cannoe from ye Landing of Mr. Hawthorne & was goeing downe ye Creeke & Mr. Hawthorne calling after him hee put hir in at Francis Spurriers landing & there left hir & further saith not.” sign William # Magahee (This would make him about 20 during Montrose's campaign.) One document states that he was killed by Indians. Another claims that he was scalped by Indians.

William married Unknown. They had the following child: + 13 M i Thomas MACKGEHEE

• ***************************************************************************** King William was formed in 1701 from King and Queen. King and Queen County was created from part of New Kent County in 1691. In 1721, Spotsylvania County was created in part from King and Queen County. Caroline County was created from King and Queen County in 1728. The boundaries between Caroline and King and Queen Counties were redrawn in 1762. The County Seat is King and Queen, Virginia

Kevin McGehee lists his birth year as 1698. (http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/e/l/l/James-E-Ellette/BOOK-000...) He is mentioned in a deposition given by Vincent Hobbs (ancestor of Gary R. Hobbs) as being one of the first hunting parties of white men in the Turkey Cove area in Lee County, Virginia. (CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 CIRCUIT COURT ECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS page 77)

Thomas Berry deposes, September, 1803, that in 1770, or 1771, he went to Powell's Valley with William McGahee, who was then a stranger in the county and went with Thos. on a hunting party. Thomas went up the country after some Buffaloes and when he returned he saw some trees deadened which McGahee claimed as his improvement. McGahee when they went on the hunting party owned a place on Holston bought from one Walling, where he lived about 70 miles from Powell's Valley.

William married Elizabeth MCCULLOUGH about 1734 in VA. Elizabeth was born about 1715 in VA.

PARENTS: Probably John McCullough and Mary _____. They had the following children: + 16 M i William MAGEE III + 17 M ii John MAGEE Sr

18 M iii Thomas MAGEE 1 was born about 1733 in VA. 

Thomas married (1) Mary HALL 1. 

Thomas married (2) Nancy HOUSTON 1. 

19 F iv Ann MAGEE 1 was born about 1736 in VA. 

20 M v Shadrack MAGEE 1 was born about 1739 in VA. 

21 M vi Phillip MACKGEHEE 1 was born in 1744 in Edgecomb Co, NC. 

Phillip married Mary BUTLER 1. 

22 F vii Elizabeth MACKGEHEE 1 was born about 1747 in Edgecomb Co, NC.

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His father: William Mackgehee is believed to be the 6th great grandfather of Gary, Paul, Frances, Delores Bateman

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William MackGehee Born 1 Nov 1672 in New Kent Co, VA Son of William MackGayhe and Wife of William MackGayhe [sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Mary (Carr) MackGehee — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Mary UNKNOWN — married about 1694 in New Kent Co, VA Descendants Father of James MackGehee and Catherine Mackgehee Died 9 Dec 1748 in Caroline Co, VA

Husband William MACKGEHEE Born: 1 November 1672 - Kent County, Virginia Christened: Died: 9 December 1748 - Caroline County, Virginia Buried:

Father: William MACKGEHEE (Abt 1618-1675) Mother: Marriage: Wife Mary CARR Born: 1677 - Caroline County, Virginia Christened: Died: After 1754 - Caroline County, Virginia Buried: Children 1 F Catherine MACKGEHEE Born: 6 July 1698 - Hanover County, Virginia Christened: Died: 3 May 1780 - Hanover County, Virginia Buried: Spouse: Thomas BUTTS, Jr., Gent. 3417 Marr: 2 April 1713 - St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia General Notes: Husband - William MACKGEHEE From: Register of St.Peter's Parish, New Kent, 1680-1787: "Will sone to Tho. MACHEKE, bapt. ye 10 day of Octo., 1689" (page 22); "Thomas BUTTS Gent. & Catherine MACLAGEHE was married ye 2d of Apr., 1713" (page 47); "James and William sons of James & Ann McGEHEE born March 31, 1756" (page 167)."

"William MCAKIE [MACKGEHEE?] appts Robert TUCKER atty. 10 Apl. 1699. Nath. SMITH, Nicholas (X) SMITH." [Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, John Bennett Boddie, Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938, p. 637]

"William MACKIE [MACKGEHEE?] of I. of W., merchant of Nansemond by reason of my partnership with James FOWLER of Nansemond make over all debts due and all remaining stock. 17 Dec., 1698." [Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, John Bennett Boddie, Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938, p. 644] Born New Kent Co, VA. He was christened on 10 Oct 1689 in New Kent Co, VA. He died after Dec 1748 in Caroline Co, VA. New Kent County, Virginia, was created from York and a portion of James City County in 1654, and it was itself the parent county of King & Queen and King William counties. Dr. Malcolm Harris' two-volume history and genealogy of "Old" New Kent County (the three present-day counties in the aggregate) is one of the great achievements of Virginia local history of the last century.

• ****************************************************************************** Information provided by Karen Michelle Hendrix's FTM page. LAND: (Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys, Library of Virginia )

William Macghee - 17 Aug 1725 - 1000 acres on both sides Great Rockey Creek, and on the south side the Northanna.

William married Mary CARR in Louisa Co, VA. Mary was born in Pamunkey River, King William Co, VA. She died in 1759 in Caroline Co, VA.

PARENTS: Possibly Thomas Carr as he was given a land grant by the State of Virginia on 22 Feb 1727 in Hanover County that adjoined William "Macghee"'s land. The land description is as follows: 3770 acres on the south side the Northanna on the lower side Great Rockey Creek, and on both sides Little Rockey Creek adjoining Wm. Macghee, Ambrose Smith, &c. (Source: Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys)

They had the following child: + 15 M i William MACKGEHEE Jr

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Researched and Compiled by Fran Chancellor  Information placed here your addition research* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184261925/william-magee_mackgehee Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Sep 28 2020, 19:45:14 UTC''

LIFE SKETCH OF WILLIAM MCGHEE (1672-1748) (Note: data mostly provided by John W. McGehee of Greensboro, North Carolina, and presented in McGhee Descendans, 1:43-44.

Henrico Co., Va., Records, 1688-97, p. 843: On 22 June 1696 William Mackgehee of New Kent Co., Va., bought from Alexander MacKenny of New Kent Co. 200 a. in Henrico Co. on the river adjoining lands of Samuel Bridgewater for 3000 lbs. of tobacco.

Vestry Book and Regsistry of St. Peter's Parish in New Kent and and James City Counties, Va., 1684-1786, p. 57: Will Mackgehee was listed in June 1698 as a tithable, and again as Wm. Mackgehe as a tithable on 10 July 1698.

Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 31:224: William McKgehe was listed in the rent roll of St. Peters and St. Pauls Parish, New Kent Co., in 1704 for 131 1/2 a.

The Vesstry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co., Va. (formed from the upper part of St. Peter's Parish in 1704), p. 123, etc.: William McGehee held lands in Prec. 12 on 17 March 1712 and 10 October 1719; in new Prec. 3 and 20 on 29 Oct 1731; and in Prec 14 on 18 October 1735 (also McGehee listed).

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, p. 14: On 2 Jan 1733/34 William Magehe (McGee), a Quaker, served on the marriage committee of Charles Johnson at Henrico MM, Virginia. JFV

This William was a Quaker. He has been confused with his nephew (see profile for LTJW-W5D, his nephew) in many of the genealogy records.

In St. Paul's Processioning, this William McGehee appears to disappear after 1743. He would have been 66-76 years of age. Samuel McGehee is shown in the 1751 processioning and afterwards as deceased. The land reverts to McGehee orphans.

This William was apparently reversed with William, son of Thomas, by Robert F. Cole in his letter to Dana Gatchell, 19 May 1953.

Appears in St. Paul's records, Hanover County, in 1735, 1739, 1743, along with a Samuel McGehee. They have the same neighbors, particularly the Johnsons and continue to be shown in the same precinct.

1704 - William Mckgehe is shown with 131 and 1/2 acres in New Kent County in that portion that became St. Paul's Parish and later Hanover County.

17 Mar 1711 - William McGehee appears in Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, still in King William in processioning return. His holdings are grouped with George Lovell, John Johnson, Benj. Johnson, and Hugh Case, Thomas Stanley, and John Harris

The holdings of this William McGehee were obiviously in that part of King William that became Hanover County in 1720.

1731-32 - Samuel McGehee shows up for the first time in the same precinct as William McGehee, the Quaker.

Disappears from St. Paul's processioning after 1743.

[source: familysearch.org]
William MackGehee McGehee son of Thomas Mackgehee birth 1645-1727. Thomas was the son of William Magee (MacGregor) 1633-1675 birth Scotland son of Patrick MacGregory / MacGehee.

WILL OF THOMAS MACKGEHEE - Dated 27 July 1727, St. John's Parish, King William County Published in McGehee Descendants* Volume I, Page 31
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS MACK GEHEE
In the name of God Amen.
I, Thomas Mack Gehee, of St. John’s Parish, King William county, being sick and weak, but of perfect mind and memory, do call to mind the uncertainty of this life and here make my last will and testament.

First, I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my merciful Redeemer, hoping through his mercy to obtain an everlasting crown of glory, my body to be decently buried, and all my just and principal debts to be paid. I bequeath as here followeth: Item 1st. I give and bequeath to my son, William Mack Gehee, ten shillings to buy him a mourning ring, being in full of his portion. 

Item 2nd. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anna Butler, ten shillings to buy her a mourning ring, being in full of her portion.
Item 3rd. I give and bequeath to my son-in-law, John Lipscomb, and my daughter Dinah, his wife, twenty shillings to buy them mourning rings, being in full of their portion.
Item 4th. I give and bequeath to my son, Abraham Mack Gehee, ninety-six acres of land, being in part of the dividend of land I now live on, with the houses, orchards and appurtenances belonging thereunto, to him and his heirs forever.
Item 5th. I give and bequeath to my son Abraham Mack Gehee, one negro man named Bristol, to him and his heirs forever; also one feather bed and furniture, and one large chest.
And it is my further will and testament that when my two sons, Jacob and Samuel, and my daughter, Sarah, come of age, that my said son, Abraham, do pay them five pounds each.
Item 6th. I give and bequeath to my son, Edward Mack Gehee, fifty acres of land, of the same dividend of land I now live on, belonging to my said plantation, also one man named Peter, to him and his heirs forever, on his paying to my sons, Samuel and Jacob, and my daughter, Sarah, when they arrive at the age of twenty one years, five pounds each.

I also give and bequeath to my son, Edward Mack Gehee, one feather bed and furniture and the chest which was his mother’s. 

Item 7th. I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel Mack Gehee, fifty acres of land, being part of the same dividend of land I now live on, also one feather bed and furniture, and one large chest, to him and his heirs forever.

I likewise give and bequeath to my son, Samuel, my riding mare, saddle and bridle.

Item 8th. I give and bequeath to my son, Jacob Mack Gehee, fifty acres of land, one large chest, to him and his heirs forever. My further will and desire is that my son, Jacob, shall live with my son, Abraham Mack Gehee, and when he arrives at the age of eighteen to have a share in the crop with him in case my said son, Jacob, works with him. My further will and desire is that my said land, so given, to be divided among my children, to be laid out crosswise, beginning at Neckatewanna bridge up the head line to the corner, and down the back line until it includes Abraham’s portion of ninety-six acres, and so the list of my sons’ parts to be laid out in this course until they each have their complement.
Item 9th. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah, one feather bed and furniture, one chest of drawers, and one sealskin trunk. And it is my further will and desire that after my decease my said daughter, Sarah, be paid by my executors five pounds in current money or goods from a store, that is to say, the first year after my decease, fifty shillings, and the following fifty shillings more. And I give and bequeath unto my said daughter, Sarah, her mother’s horse, saddle and bridle.
Item 10th. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Dickson, one bed filled with feathers, a pair of blankets, my desk and all that is in the desk. My further will and desire is that my draught mare and hogs be and remain on the plantation for the support and maintenance of my children. My cattle and sheep and hogs I desire to be equally divided among my five youngest children. Also, the last of my personal estate, likewise by lots, be equally divided among the same. I do constitute my loving sons, Abraham, Edward and Samuel Mack Gehee, my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and making void and disannulling all wills by me before made. In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and twenty four.
Thomas Mack Gehee Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Robert Bainbridge W. Craddock J. Buckley

From an essay by Dr. Clanton Ware Williams for his Master's Degree at Univ. of AL: " Under the next king (James V), the property of the MacGregors was confiscated. This property in turn, was redeemed by Queen Mary, with all the family honors, and that state of affairs lasted until Montrose Rebellion, in which Patrick MacGregor joined Montrose in support of the royal cause. . . . This was during the Civil War of 1644, in which Charles I was defeated and executed. The property of the MacGregors was again confiscated."

The Legend of Thomas McGehee
McGehee family legend has long held that Thomas Mack Gehee was originally James McGregor, of the Clan Gregor, and that his father was Patrick McGregor, a chieftain of the McGregor clan, and that they together fought with Montrose in the so-called Montrose Rebellion (see Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Undiscovered Scotland: The Ultimate Online Guide: Timeline: 1640 to 1660). The family originated as McGregor in Scotland, came to Virginia, and changed their name to MackGehee. The reason for the name change was an on-again, off-again prohibition of the Clan Gregor name by the government.

Fran Chancellor research - Thomas Magee Children
CHILDREN listed in will: Expanded from McGeHee Family of Virginia; sourced
1 WILLIAM MACKGEHEE
2 Ann MackGeHee m Ukn Butler
3 Dinah MackGeHee M Joseph Lipscomb
4 Abraham MackGeHee
5 Jacob MackGehee b 1707 d 6 DEC 1783 m Eleanor Dejarnatt b 1717 d 14 JUN 1775

1) John McGehee b 14 NOV 1738 d 16 DEC 1763

2) William McGehee B 17 dec 1740 m Sarah Walker Harris

3) Mary McGeHee b 10 NOV 1742 m Joseph Truman

3a) Mary Truman b 20 SEP 1763 d 4 FEB 1834 m John Redd of Prince Co VA b 11  NOV 1756 d 22 JUL 1840

4) Elizabeth McGeHee b 5 SEPT 1744 d 18 NOV 1800 m Brakett Owens

5) Eleanor McGeHee b 21 NOV 1746 m1 Jonathan Smith m2 Francis Rice

6) Ann McGeHee b 6 JAN 1748 dMAR 1748

7) Martha McGeHee b 12 JAN 1750 m1 James Alwood m2 William Collins

8) Anness McGeHee b 7 MAY 1752 d 13 SEP 1801 m Abraham Foster

9) Jacob MaGeHee b 17 JUL 1754 d SEP 1816 m Ann Weaver

10) Sarah McGeHee b 19 MAR 1757 d13 JUN 1828 m George Cardwell

11) Drusilla McGeHee b 16 MAR 1759 m Moore Weaver

12) Agnes McGeHee b 2 NOV 1763 d 17 MAY 1821 m Thomas Clark

Samuel MackHeGee
Sarah MackGeHee
Edward MackGeHee of Cumberland Co b d 1770 or '71 m Elizabeth {De Jarnett}

1) John McGeHee

2) Micajah McGeHee m Anne Scott, and went to GA

3) Daniel McGeHee m June Hodnett, and settled in Georgia

4) Mumford McGeHee, of Pearson Co NC

5) William McGeHee of Georgia

6) Samuel McGeHee, of Mississippi

7) Jacob McGeHee, of Georgia

8) Elizabeth McGeHee m Thomas Wright

9) Mary McGeHee m UKN Hodnett

10) Anna McGeHee

Mary MackGeHee m UKN Dickson

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Thomas b York Co, 1645, father of William b 1672,..... Thomas Mackgehee is believed to be the 7th great grandfather of Gary, Paul, Frances, Delores Bateman1645-1727
SOURCE; Seventh Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the
National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century 1915-1975
Compiled by Mary Louise Marshall Hutton Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983 Copyright 1976 page 163
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SOURCE: McGehee Family in Virginia
The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol, No 4 (Apr-19170. pp. 275-288
Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Stable: URL: https: //www.jstor.org/stable/1922714
Accessed: 13-01-2019 page 277

July 27 1727 was dated the will of Thomas MackGehee of St John's Parish, King William County to son William 10 Shillings to buy a mourning ring; daughter Ann Butler, 10 schillings to buy a mourning ring; daughter Dinah and her husband, Joseph Lipscomb, 20 schillings; son Abraham, 96 acres of land I live on, one negro, bed and furniture and a large chest; sons Jacob and Samuel and daughter Sarah, when they come of age ( )5 each to be paid them by son Abraham; son Edward .............. daughter, Mary Dickson.....
SOURCE: "the only copy of this will which has been seen is published in EARLY SETTLERS of ALABAMA by .....Saunders and.....Stubbs, page 448.

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POSSIBLY, the father of William Mackgehee was believed to be the 8th great grandfather of Gary, Paul, Frances, Delores Bateman.

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William Mackgegee (Major) born about 1618 in Scotland. He died in 1675 in St. John's Parish, King William, VA. He was buried in VA. See oath of allegiance dated April 11, 1652 in Virginia State Historical Library
See W.G. Stubbs: Early Settlers of Alabama William changed his name from James MacGregor in order to be safe in America.

“At a Court held for Yorke County 17 November 1658. William Magahee aged about 40 years saith That hee see ye said Browne bring away the cannoe from ye Landing of Mr. Hawthorne & was goeing downe ye Creeke & Mr. Hawthorne calling after him hee
put hir in at Francis Spurriers landing & there left hir & further saith not.”
sign William # Magahee
(This would make him about 20 during Montrose's campaign.)
One document states that he was killed by Indians. Another claims that he was scalped by Indians.

William married Unknown.
They had the following child:
+ 13 M i Thomas MACKGEHEE

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King William was formed in 1701 from King and Queen. King and Queen County was created from part of New Kent County in 1691. In 1721, Spotsylvania County was created in part from King and Queen County. Caroline County was created from King and Queen County in 1728. The boundaries between Caroline and King and Queen Counties were redrawn in 1762. The County Seat is King and Queen, Virginia

Kevin McGehee lists his birth year as 1698. (http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/e/l/l/James-E-Ellette/BOOK-000...)
He is mentioned in a deposition given by Vincent Hobbs (ancestor of Gary R. Hobbs) as being one of the first hunting parties of white men in the Turkey Cove area in Lee County, Virginia. (CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 CIRCUIT COURT ECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS page 77)

Thomas Berry deposes, September, 1803, that in 1770, or 1771, he went to Powell's Valley with William McGahee, who was then a stranger in the county and went with Thos. on a hunting party. Thomas went up the country after some Buffaloes and when he returned he saw some trees deadened which McGahee claimed as his improvement. McGahee when they went on the hunting party owned a place on Holston bought from one Walling, where he lived about 70 miles from Powell's Valley.

William married Elizabeth MCCULLOUGH about 1734 in VA. Elizabeth was born about 1715 in VA.

PARENTS: Probably John McCullough and Mary _____.
They had the following children:
+ 16 M i William MAGEE III
+ 17 M ii John MAGEE Sr

18 M iii Thomas MAGEE 1 was born about 1733 in VA. 

Thomas married (1) Mary HALL 1. 

Thomas married (2) Nancy HOUSTON 1. 

19 F iv Ann MAGEE 1 was born about 1736 in VA. 

20 M v Shadrack MAGEE 1 was born about 1739 in VA. 

21 M vi Phillip MACKGEHEE 1 was born in 1744 in Edgecomb Co, NC. 

Phillip married Mary BUTLER 1. 

22 F vii Elizabeth MACKGEHEE 1 was born about 1747 in Edgecomb Co, NC.

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His father: William Mackgehee is believed to be the 6th great grandfather of Gary, Paul, Frances, Delores Bateman

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William MackGehee Born 1 Nov 1672 in New Kent Co, VA
Son of William MackGayhe and Wife of William MackGayhe
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Mary (Carr) MackGehee — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Mary UNKNOWN — married about 1694 in New Kent Co, VA
Descendants
Father of James MackGehee and Catherine Mackgehee
Died 9 Dec 1748 in Caroline Co, VA

Husband William MACKGEHEE
Born: 1 November 1672 - Kent County, Virginia Christened: Died: 9 December 1748 - Caroline County, Virginia Buried:

Father: William MACKGEHEE (Abt 1618-1675) Mother:
Marriage: Wife Mary CARR Born: 1677 - Caroline County, Virginia Christened: Died: After 1754 - Caroline County, Virginia Buried:
Children 1 F Catherine MACKGEHEE Born: 6 July 1698 - Hanover County, Virginia Christened: Died: 3 May 1780 - Hanover County, Virginia Buried: Spouse: Thomas BUTTS, Jr., Gent. 3417 Marr: 2 April 1713 - St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia
General Notes: Husband - William MACKGEHEE From: Register of St.Peter's Parish, New Kent, 1680-1787: "Will sone to Tho. MACHEKE, bapt. ye 10 day of Octo., 1689" (page 22); "Thomas BUTTS Gent. & Catherine MACLAGEHE was married ye 2d of Apr., 1713" (page 47); "James and William sons of James & Ann McGEHEE born March 31, 1756" (page 167)."

"William MCAKIE [MACKGEHEE?] appts Robert TUCKER atty. 10 Apl. 1699. Nath. SMITH, Nicholas (X) SMITH." [Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, John Bennett Boddie, Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938, p. 637]

"William MACKIE [MACKGEHEE?] of I. of W., merchant of Nansemond by reason of my partnership with James FOWLER of Nansemond make over all debts due and all remaining stock. 17 Dec., 1698." [Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, John Bennett Boddie, Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938, p. 644]
Born New Kent Co, VA. He was christened on 10 Oct 1689 in New Kent Co, VA. He died after Dec 1748 in Caroline Co, VA.
New Kent County, Virginia, was created from York and a portion of James City County in 1654, and it was itself the parent county of King & Queen and King William counties. Dr. Malcolm Harris' two-volume history and genealogy of "Old" New Kent County (the three present-day counties in the aggregate) is one of the great achievements of Virginia local history of the last century.

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Information provided by Karen Michelle Hendrix's FTM page. LAND: (Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys, Library of Virginia )

William Macghee - 17 Aug 1725 - 1000 acres on both sides Great Rockey Creek, and on the south side the Northanna.

William married Mary CARR in Louisa Co, VA. Mary was born in Pamunkey River, King William Co, VA. She died in 1759 in Caroline Co, VA.

PARENTS: Possibly Thomas Carr as he was given a land grant by the State of Virginia on 22 Feb 1727 in Hanover County that adjoined William "Macghee"'s land. The land description is as follows: 3770 acres on the south side the Northanna on the lower side Great Rockey Creek, and on both sides Little Rockey Creek adjoining Wm. Macghee, Ambrose Smith, &c. (Source: Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys)

They had the following child:
+ 15 M i William MACKGEHEE Jr

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Researched and Compiled by Fran Chancellor 

Information placed here your addition research* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 16 2022, 3:17:07 UTC

Notes

1696, June 22, Alexander Mackenny, of New Kent County to William Mackgehee, of New Kent County, for 3,000 pounds sweet scented tobacco conveys to said Mackgehee, 200 acres in Henrico County adjoining the lands of Samuel Bridgewater (Henrico Records 1688-'97, p. 643)

The destruction of New Kent records prevents the discovery of any data from the county records. The Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, p. 45 gives "Will Mackgeehe" as a tithable in June 1698. The Register of St.Peter's Parish, New Kent, 1680-1787 gives these items: "Will: sone to Tho. Mackeke, bapt. ye 10 day of Octo. 1689" (page 22); "Thomas Butts, Gent. & Catherine Maclegehe was married ye 2d of Apr. 1713" (page 47); "James and William sons of James & Ann McGehee born March 31, 1756" (page 167).

References

• Read more: http://mymedievalgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/09/william-mackgehee.h... cites
• McGehee descendants‎ - Page 115 by Ethel Clyde Woodall Grider, Jane Nicholson Grider - Reference - 1991
• Year book of the American Clan Gregor Society‎ - Page 24
• by American Clan Gregor Society - Reference - 1984
• McGee Surname DNA Project, http://www.mymcgee.com/
• http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/MCGEHEE/2005-05/1117482061
• William and Mary College quarterly historical papers - by College of William and Mary - 1917