Isaac McBee (1764 - abt. 1850)

Born 13 Feb 1764 in Halifax County, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1850 at about age 85 in Cumberland County, Kentucky

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Biography

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Birth

Date: 13 FEB 1764 ^[1]

Place: Halifax County, Virginia^[2]

Censuses

According to early tax lists, In 1799, Isaac lived in Grainger County, Tennessee.^[3] Isaac was living at Burksville, Cumberland, Kentucky during the 1810 census.^[4] Isaac was living at Cumberland County, Kentucky during the 1820 census.^[5] Isaac was living at North of Cumberland River, Cumberland County, Kentucky during the 1830 census.^[6] Isaac was living at Cumberland County, Kentucky during the 1840 census.^[7]

Isaac McBee moved from Greene to Grainger County in 1796.

The only McBee in the county:

1840 Census. Cumberland Co, KY.

Isaac McBee

1m under 5, 1m 10-15, 1m 20-30, 1m 40-50, 1m 70-80 [Isaac]

2f 5-10, 3f 20-30, 2f 30-40, 1f 50-60

1850

Name: Isaac McBee

Enumeration Date: 26 Nov 1850

Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Schedule Type: Agriculture^[8]

1850

Name: Isaac McBee

Enumeration Date: 1850

Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Schedule Type: Agriculture^[9]

Military

Gwen Bjorkman has pension papers for Isaac McBee - I cannot find them on Heritage Quest. He stated he was born 13 Feb 1764, Halifax Co VA and was drafted for 3 months in Greene Co North Carolina. in 1780 in Capt Neely Newman's Co. Regt of Col. John Sevier. He was drafted again in 1781, same county and captain. In April 1783 he was ordered out again as a spy with Robert Bean in Capt Benjamin Clark's Company. After the War, he moved to Washington Co NC [Tennessee]; then to Hawkins Co until 1803 when he moved to Kentucky and settled in Cumberland Co. His application for pension was taken at Burksville, NC, 17 Oct 1840 by M. King.

Follow up to above note

I did find the Pension application on Footnote. The file plainly said "McBee" but then it was indexed as "Isaac Mac Bee". File R- 6587 [Rejected]. He was age 76 when he applied. [He would have been age 16 - the minimum age for a soldier - in 1780.] No reason is given for the rejection. He described the three tours of duty as above. A clergyman and three friends testified to his veracity - the officers were all dead and he knew of no one who could testify. I wonder if it was in part due to the confusion of locations. Both Greene Co and Washington Co which are now in Tennessee were at the time of the Revolution part of North Carolina and his father left records in both places. In the application, McBee does refer to both as being in North Carolina - Greene County was actually not formed out of Washington Co until 1783, so he likely was not drafted from a place called Greene County in 1781. Later, in 1799, Glasgow County in North Carolina was renamed to Greene County.

Letter

The following letter in the hands of a descendant of Isaac's brother Samuel, appears to be from Isaac to his brother Samuel:

Marribone     Fry June the 10th 1846

Dear Brother I have taken my pen in han to

Let you know that I am S [hole]l a living  all

my Children is Marred the two Last Marred

and Living with me Janey was Brought to

Bead the 6 Day of this month after the Cihld

was born  She Lived three or four ouers and

Died  the Child is aliving  all my Children

Is Dead and Gone but four Nancy is

Living in Illinois in the gillene  Ann is living

in Johnson County Illinois and I am Living

hear on Marrobone Worn down with old age

and other complaints I have wanted to See you

the worst of all things I was in hopes that god

Would put it in your head to Com and see

me.  I thougt I would Go and see you last fall

but I found that I was not abel  everey

man is a free Eagent to do as he pleases  give

my love to Brother Israel and to all my

Connection So I must Conclud I am in hopes that

God will Bles you and yours for Evermore

So faryouwell my best be Loved Brother

Isaac McBee

[to] Samuel McBee      

Back side ? addressed to Samuel McBee, East Tennessee, Claibrone County, Tazewell P.O. and upside down is Marrowbone, Ky June 17

Note: Marrowbone is an unincorporated community in Cumberland Co, KY

Death

Date: 1849

SDATE 1 JUL 1849

Place: Cumberland, Kentucky^[10]

Burial

Mud Camp Cemetery ^[11]

Marrowbone

Cumberland County

Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)
2. ↑ Text: "Ancestors of Christopher L. Gardner" Chris Gardner <pastor2003@aol.com> update 10 Dec 2000.
3. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Tennessee Census, 1810-91. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
4. ↑ 1810; Census Place: Burksville, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: 9; Page: 168; Image: 00177; Family History Library Film: 0181354 Ancestry Record 7613 #730955
5. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Cumberland, Kentucky; Page: 137; NARA Roll: M33_19; Image: 117 Ancestry Record 7734 #70344
6. ↑ 1830; Census Place: North of Cumberland River, Cumberland, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page: 153; Family History Library Film: 0007814 Ancestry Record 8058 #1787830
7. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Cumberland, Kentucky; Page: 365; Family History Library Film: 0007824 Ancestry Record 8057 #2096832
8. ↑ Census Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 3; Schedule Type: Agriculture
9. ↑ Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 1; Schedule Type: Agriculture
10. ↑ Text: GEDCOM file imported on 26 Dec 2000. "The Ancestors of Ashlee Victoria Christlieb" Jeffrey L. Christlieb <JeffChristlieb@prodicy.net> Update 14 Nov 2000.
11. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)

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