William (MackGehee) Macgehee Sr. (1672 - 1748)

Born 1 Nov 1672 in New Kent, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Mary Agnes (Carr) MackGehee — married 1695 in New Kent Co, VA

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1748 at age 76 in Caroline County, Colony of Virginia

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There are two William MacGehee's. This one was born abt. 1672 and died in 1748, the brother of Thomas MacGehee, who died 1727 in St. John's Parish, King William Co., VA.

The other William MacGehee was his nephew, the son of Thomas MacGehee, baptised on the 10th of October 1689 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia.

Biography

William (MackGehee) Macgehee Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

The William Macgehee born abt. 1672, who was the brother of Thomas, is seen in the 1698 Titables for New Kent County and may be seen as the property for 17 August 1725, Great Rocky Creek, Hanover County, Virginia.

William Mackgehee, of King William, was patented 1,000 acres on both sides of Great Rocky Creek and on the south side of Northanna River in Hanover County. It was dated 17 August 1725. He is most likely the William MacGhee who was the Quaker and may have been married to Mary Carr.

His death most like was in 1748/1758 and most likely took place in Great Rocky Creek, Hanover County, Virginia.

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)

1698 Tithables for New Kent County, VA 14 June 1698 • New Kent County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book & Vestry of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent And James City Counties, Virginia 1684-1786, Transcribed and Edited by C.G. Chamberlayne, p. 57 "[30]. . .Following Titables viz Will Mackgeehe, Edw Tony. . ."

1698 St. Peter's records note on 10 Jul 1698, that "Will MacGeehe is ordered to help clear the roads". This is obviously not a 9 year old boy.

1704 rent rolls of St. Peter's/St. Paul's show a Wm. Mckgehe with 131 1/2 acres in New Kent. Thomas MackGehee's son William would have been 15. ["English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records", Louis des Cognets, page 168]

Procession of the Lands September 1711 • Hanover County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786. by C.G. Chamberlayne, p. 226 & p. 237. . ."12. . .The Lands of . . .Wm. Mcgehee, John Duffield, Hugh Case. . ."

Processioning of the Lands Abt. 16 November 1715/1716 • Hanover County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786. by C.G. Chamberlayne, p.250, "[12]. . .The Lands of. . .Benj. Johnson, Wm. Mcgehee. . ."

Processioning of the Land 5 Dec. 1719 • Hanover County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786. by C.G. Chamberlayne, p.259, "[11]this note is processioned, by those people that...The lands of...Wm. Mcgehee

Magazine William & Mary College Quarterly History Magazine by William & Mary College Printed 1894 p. 275 McGehee Family of Virginia Land Patient 17 August 1725 • Great Rocky Creek, Hanover County, Virginia William Mackgehee, of King William, was patented 1,000 acres on both sides of Great Rocky Creek and on the south side of Northanna River in Hanover County. It was dated 17 August 1725.

Processioning the Land 29 October 1731 • Hanover County, Virignia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786. by C.G. Chamberlayne, p.273, "Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of . . .Wm. Mcgehee. . ."

Processioning the Land 1731/32 • Hanover County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786 by C.G. Chamberlayne. p. 280-281, " p.280 Ordered not one precinct for processioning the lands of. . .Wm. Mcgehee... p.281..20 Who made the following return. . . Sam Mcgehee

Processioning the Land 1735/1736 • Hanover County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786 by C.G. Chamberlayne. p. 289, "N,*14 Ordered not one precinct for processioning the lands of. . .Wm. Mcgehee. . .Sam Mcgehee. . ."

Processioning the Lands 1743/1744 • Hanover County, Virginia Book: The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786 by C.G. Chamberlayne. p. 307, "N,*14 Ordered not one precinct for processioning the lands of. . .Wm. Mcgehee. . .Sam Mcgehee. . ."

Continually mentioned in the Caroline County Order books until in 1748

William MACKGEHEE (1 November 1672, Kent County, Virginia — 9 December 1748, Caroline County, Virginia)

Will & Death

Will and testament of William McGehee presented in Caroline County Count, Dec 9, 1748 by John McGehee and William McGehee, the Exs. - they made oath. Quaker don't make oaths according to George. They affirm or declare

Parents

Father: William MACKGEHEE (Abt 1618-1675)

Mother:

Marriage and Children

Spouse: Mary CARR (1677, Caroline County, Virginia – After 1754 - Caroline County, Virginia)

Children:

1. James MackGehee (1695, Hanover, VA – bef 22 Oct 1774, Granville, NC)
2. Samuel MackGehee (1695, Hanover, VA – unknown)
3. Catherine MackGehee (6 July 1698 Hanover, VA – 3 May 1780, Hanover, VA. Married Thomas Butts, Jr., Gent.
   Marriage Date: 2 April 1713: St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia
4. William MackGehee (1702, Hanover, VA – aft 20 Mar 1796, Duplin, NC)

Chilldren

The Children of This William MacGehee and Mary may have been these:

1. Catherine (1696-1780) married Thomas Butts
2. James (1698-1774) married Rebecca Prewitt
3. Samuel (1698-1753) married Mary Ladd
4. Mary (1704- ) married Richard Davis
5. William, Jr. (1706-1796) married Elizabeth McCullough
6. John (1718-1801) married Anne Graves

Research Notes

Review

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 MackGehee some sources from mymedievalgenealogy.blogspot.com.

"William MCAKIE [MACKGEHEE?] appts Robert TUCKER atty. 10 Apl. 1699. Nath. SMITH, Nicholas (X) SMITH."^[1]

"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."^[1]

William MACKGEHEE Sr.

•Birth: ABT 1688 in New Kent County, Virginia

•Death: BEF DEC 1748 in Caroline County, Virginia^[2]

Alt place of birth: King William, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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
2. ↑ Entered by Allan Thomas.

See also:

• McGee Surname DNA Project. Dean McGee, McGee Surname DNA Project Administrator. McGee DNA: William MackGehee, abt 1675 - aft 1743 www.mymcgee.com; accessed by amb 21:28, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
• via rolodafile.com link broken
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=joanbill&id=I7253
• My Medieval Genealogy - In Days Of Old When Knights Were Bold, Website: http://mymedievalgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/09/william-mackgehee.html
• Read more: http://mymedievalgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/09/william-mackgehee.html#ixzz5bsodKp3D

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Allan Thomas for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Allan and others.