Fleet Magee (1787 - 1847)

Born 1787 in Chesterfield, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Died 26 May 1847 at about age 60 in Marion, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

last written profile by Allan Thomas

Waterhole Settlement , Methodist Church and Campground Born in North Carolina, USA on 1790 to Jacob Magee and Mary Scott. Fleet married Rebecca Pigott and had 7 children.

The name Fleet comes from Rev. Fleet Cooper, a family connection through the Scotts. Fleet Cooper and Margaret Coore's son, Fleet Jr., married Sarah Scott, the daughter of Nehemiah Scott and was the sister of Bethany Scott Magee and Mary Scott Magee.

War of1812

Pvt Fleet Magee served in the Mississippi Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 1814
Unit(s): Capt John Bond's Company,13th Regiment
Service ended: May 1815

Fleet served as a private with 13th Regiment (Nixon’s) Of Mississippi Militia^[1]

Fleet served in the War of 1812 according to Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812, Roll of Mississippi Commands in the War of 1812, Page 203. He's listed in Rowland's Command. He served in John Bond's Company, 13th Regiment, Nixon's until May, 1815. ^[2][3]

From the War of 1812 files of Fleet Magee and Rebecca Magee (BLWT. 91779-160-55) Edna Simmons Campbell found that Rebecca Piggott Magee, 10 Nov. 1855 applied for bounty land to which she was entitled to under Act 3, March 1855.

Jan. 17, 1828 - Simon Gentry deed to Fleet Magee and Luke Conerly for $250 plantation or parcel of land E half of SE quarter of Sect. 15, T 1, R 12 E, containing 80 acres; also W half of SW quarter of Sect. 14, T 1, R 12 E, containing 80 acres. Wit: Benjamin Youngblood, Quinew Lewis, and Joel Bullock.

Rebecca

She gave her age as 52 (as of Nov. 10, 1855), widow of Fleet Magee, who volunteered at Pearl River (John Ford's Ferry), 1st Jan. ---- for 6 months, served 3 months; they were married by Thomas Griffin, 15 Feb. 1822; maiden name Pigott, her husband died 23 Aug. 1847 and she remained a widow.

The Rev Thomas Griffin, who performed their marriage, was a "saddlebags" preacher. Excerpts from his journals are found in Southern Methodist Review, Volume 52, Issue 3 The Rev Thomas Griffin married Mary, the daughter of John Ford

The Index of Probate Courts Bonds of Administrators and guardians from 1836-1849, Wills, Book A, Marion County Court House, Columbia, MS, Page 234 gives the following:

"The petition of Rebecca Pigott, widow of the late Fleet Magee, Sr., deceased, and Leonard Magee, Fleet Magee Jr., Elias C. Stewart, Martha Elizabeth Stewart, his wife, George W. Simmons and Mary Caroline Simmons, his wife ----"

"The said Leonard, Fleet, Martha E. and Mary C. being children of said Fleet Magee----"

"Number of acres not known comprising the place known as the Water Hole."

The Water Hole Community was located on the headwaters of the Pushpatap Creek (meaning rapid water or swift stream) located in SW Marion County.

Marriage

Mary Rebecca Pigott b: BET 1801 AND 1810 in Liberty Co., GA

Children.

1. Leonard Fleet Magee born 1823 in Marion County, MS. d. 1903 McLennan, Texas, ^[4]
2. Fleet Cooper Magee b: 18 JAN 1825 in Marion County, MS. d. Jan. 5, 1879 in Marion County, Mississippi
3. Martha Magee Stewart b: 1827 in Marion County, MS, d. 21 April 1854
4. Mary Caroline Magee Simmons b: 1828 in Marion County, MS
5. Jacob Oscar Magee , b: 1831 in Marion County, Mississippi
6. William Luke Magee b: 21 NOV 1835, d. 1861 in Louisana, ^[5]
7. Sarah Louise Magee Booth b: 1836 in Marion County, Mississippi
8. Elizabeth Magee

DEATH

Fleet Magee passed away on 28 Aug 1847 in Marion, Walthall, Mississippi.

Fleet Magee Cemetery

this Cemetery profile was written by Allan Thomas to show the lack of care for the Cemetery

Fleet Magee Cemetery

Find A Grave -Fleet Magee Cemetery Located at Section 4, Township 1, Range 12. Go east on Highway 48 to road 1/2 mile west of Dexter. Turn left and go north one mile. Turn right and stop at first house on left. The cemetery is across the road under trees about 100 yards. On the property of Mrs. Woodrow Magee.Find A Grave: Memorial #93211790^[6]

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"The best way to tell someone how to find the cemetery is to locate the property from the maps in the article and find the huge tree in the picture on slide 16. It is obvious that a house was originally next to the tree, but the house is gone. Go directly across Fordsville Road, into the woods, and explore toward the right until you see the above-ground graves." afc

May 26, 2021

https://fortenberry.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/magee-cemetery.pdf

Waterhole Settlement

Fordsville & Pigott Easterling Rd, Mississippi 39667 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pigott+Easterling+Rd+%26+Fordsville+Rd,+Mississippi+39667/@31.0883763,-90.0002308,184m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x86278802c45f89a3:0xe32033618dc2704e!8m2!3d31.0898877!4d-90.0016229

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/13th-regiment-of-mississippi-militia.htm
2. ↑ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/13th-regiment-of-mississippi-militia.htm
3. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/imagedownload.php?id=272892381&token=5u9WjzglBp5UQrjWKFp7QGQe9uw... 11/18/2015
4. ↑ http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Leonard_Magee_%282%29
5. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2486860&GRid=106050354&
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #2486860

• Fleet Magee Cemetery

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guinevere60/mcg/pafg16.htm#13590

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shannon50&id=I01463
• https://fortenberry.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/magee-cemetery.pdf
• https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Methodist_Review/BzhXAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA532&printsec=frontcover

Acknowledgments

This profile was written by Allan Thomas