David James McGehee (1797 - 1848)

Born 1797 in South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mariah (Downs) McGehee — married 21 Jan 1819 in Amite County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1848 at about age 51 in Liberty Amite County Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Beall-McGehee Cemetery Liberty Amite County Mississippi, USA

David James McGehee Birth: 1797 South Carolina, USA Death: Aug. 21, 1848 Amite County Mississippi, USA

David James McGehee was the son of American Revolutionary War Patriot Samuel McGehee, and wife Olivia Muse McGehee. NOTE by Sharon Autwell: David and Mariah are believed to be buried in well constructed masonry vaults in the family burial ground near their old home, about 10 miles northeast of Liberty, MS. The first vault has an oval top, the second is beside it and joins so that they appear as one vault. The tops have fallen in and a partition separates the two. There are no names to indicate who is buried there, but the information has come down through the family and appears accurate. When W. H. C. McGehee, administrator of the estate of David, sold the real estate to Joseph A. Sharp he reserved one acre of ground for the use of said deceased burying ground. This acre is not described, but the place of the vaults is the only burying ground on this plantation of 877.59 acres of land.

Notes from Amite County Court Records File 130, Estate Records of Amite Co, MS - Found in "Amite County, MS, 1699-1890, Vol. 3", Casey, 1957

David MCGEHEE estate Admin - William H. C. MCGEHEE In Testate debts of $3,000.00 Insufficient personal property to satisfy. Nine children and heirs: Emily MCGEHEE Browder MCGEHEE Orleaner SHARP Aminda (Amanda) MCGEHEE Virginia MCGEHEE Sarah MCGEHEE Marintha MCGEHEE Caswell MCGEHEE Hansford J. MCGEHEE Petitioner William H. C. MCGEHEE therefore petitions to sell the personal estate of David MCGEHEE on the 1st day of Jan 1850. Inventory recorded Oct term 1848 - Valued at $9,558.00 David MCGEHEE died 21 Aug 1848 800 acres of land, 14 negro slaves, old and young.

Family links: Parents: Samuel McGehee (1759 - 1821) Olivia Muse McGehee Rhodes (1760 - 1827)

Spouse: Mariah Downs McGehee (1802 - 1848)*

Children: William Hansford "Crawford" McGehee (1822 - 1859)* Emily McGehee Browder (1823 - 1903)* Orleana McGehee Sharp (1827 - 1921)* Sarah McGehee Nunnery (1832 - 1908)* Hansford Jones McGehee (1837 - 1901)*

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)*

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Burial: Beall-McGehee Cemetery Liberty Amite County Mississippi, USA

Sources

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68055768

• Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1800-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-KBC : accessed 4 February 2021), David McGehee, Amite, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 26, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 57; FHL microfilm 181,359.

• Probate Records, 1827-1956; Indexes, 1809-1971; Author: Mississippi. Probate Court (Amite County); Probate Place: Amite, Mississippi

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTS-V89 : 8 December 2020), David McGehee, Amite, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 47, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .