Samuel
M.
McGehee
Jr.
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel McGehee Sr.
and Olivia (Muse) McGehee
Brother of
Martha (McGehee) Holloway, William C. McGehee Sr., George McGehee, Sarah (Mageehee) West, James McGeHee, Lewis McGehee, David James McGehee and Nancy (McGehee) Day
Husband of
Sarah (Ferguson) McGehee
— married
18 Jan 1814 in Amite, Mississippi, United States
Husband of
Elizabeth (Dykes) McGehee
— married
28 Apr 1859 in Amite, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Demarius (McGehee) Cotten, Thomas Louis McGehee, Mary Ann (McGehee) Cain, Bluett McGehee, Abner McGehee and Lucretia Adeline (McGehee) Day
Died
at age 76
in Amite, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2016
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Biography
Samuel M McGehee, Jr Birth: Jun. 17, 1790 Georgia, USA Death: Oct. 12, 1866 Amite County Mississippi, USA
SAMUEL McGEHEE, JR. was the son of Revolutionary War Lieutenant Samuel McGehee, Sr. (b. Jun. 23, 1759 d. May 7, 1821) and Olivia Muse McGehee (b. 1760 d. May 5, 1850).
SAMUEL McGEHEE, JR. married Sarah Ferguson on 18 JAN 1814 in Amite County, Mississippi
File 137, Case 63, Amite County, MS
Samuel MCGEHEE on 8th July 1864 in order to make an equitable distribution of his property among his children and grandchildren said propositions and terms accepted by one Mary Ann Cain wife of Andrew Cain and one Lucretia A. Day both of Amite County. Said Lucretia A. Day has since departed this life leaving her three children all of whom are infants under twelve years, one by the name of Robert H. Day age eleven, the other by the name of Van Day of the age of eight years and one by the name of Maxwell (or Marshall) Day of the age of six years, Col. Samuel B. Day is legal guardian. Filed 1866.
File 131, Estate Records of Amite Co, MS - Found in "Amite Co, MS, 1699-1890, Vol. 3", Casey, 1957
Samuel MCGEHEE deceased, estate year 1867 Elizabeth MCGEHEE listed as widow of Samuel in court Nov term 1867 Lewis MCGEHEE appt. commissioner by the court to sale land He paid: To Samuel MCGEHEE $655 his share To Mary A. CAIN $655.00 her share Estate of Bluett MCGEHEE $555.00 his share Thomas F. COTTON $93.00 Cassandra STERLING $93.00 Bess Lucretia BROWN $93.00 Jeptha V. COTTON $93.00 Abner B. COTTON $93.00 Asa B. COTTON $93.00 Josephine A. MCGEHEE $93.00 Hamilton R. DAY $218.00 Marshall H. DAY $218.00 Jeptha V. DAY $218.00 their shares respectively of said fund upon the payment of the cost credited to him in his said account: $309.00 (to Lewis MCGEHEE) then come forward and pay this charge, 16 Apr 1873.
The 1860 Amite County, Mississippi, census has Samuel McGehee, Jr.'s middle initial.
Family links: Parents: Samuel McGehee (1759 - 1821) Olivia Muse McGehee (1760 - 1827)
Spouses: Sarah Ferguson McGehee (1794 - 1858) Elizabeth Dykes McGehee (1839 - 1869)*
Children: Demarius McGehee Cotten (1819 - ____)* Louis McGehee (1824 - 1914)* Mary Ann McGehee Cain (1825 - 1903)* Abner McGehee (1829 - 1861)* Lucretia Adaline McGehee Day (1834 - 1864)* William Isaac McGehee (1865 - 1941)*
Siblings: Martha McGehee Holloway (1779 - ____)** William C McGehee (1782 - 1851)** George McGehee (1785 - 1841)** Samuel M McGehee (1790 - 1866) Lewis McGehee (1795 - 1857)** David James McGehee (1797 - 1848)** Nancy McGehee Day (1804 - 1834)**
- Calculated relationship
- Half-sibling
Burial: Samuel McGehee, Sr. Cemetery Liberty Amite County Mississippi, USA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Kevin McGehee
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B666257, MitoYDNA ID T14104 [compare]
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~3.12%
Earl McGehee :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Earl_McGehee
-
~1.56%
Phillip Richard Scafidel :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Clyde Shelton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #23445
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Verna (Wooten) Bryant :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Bill Parker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A236355 [compare], Ancestry member billparker144
-
~0.78%
Stephen Somerville :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T284317 [compare], FTDNA kit #639302
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