Submitted by Ann Hinton

Fayette Co Tn McGehees mostly Benjamin
Minute Book A page 130
Thursday Jan.1,1827
Benjamin McGee, David Maberry and others to be a jury of view and to make a road

Monday Jan.12,1829
page 306
Elizabeth McGehee came into court & on motion it is ordered that she have letters of administration on all and singular the goods and Chattles of Benjamine (sic)McGehee whereupon she came into court and give(sic)bond with William Hoys(sic) G.G.MCGEHEE & John Culberton her securities in the sum of eight hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs and took the necessary oaths & etc.

page 310 ISSD( issued) Jan.30,1829 Ordered by court that William Hayes, William Stone and John Culbertson be appointed to lay off one years provision to Elizabeth McGehee widow of Benjamin McGehee and make report to the next term of court.

page 355 Monday April 13,1829
This day came into open court Elizabeth McGehee and return all inventory and list of sales of property of Benjamin McGehee deceased and the same was ordered to be recorded.

Old Deed Book B pages 41-43

G.MCGEHEE witness to deed between John Culbertson of Fayette Co. Tn to David Koonce.The other witness was John JARMAN Jr.
dated 12/17/1828 recorded 9/8/1829

Also in Fayette Co.
3/8/1831 dated registered 12/2/1836
deed Norvell McGee of Bedford Co. TN to William Stedhan of Fayette Co. TN

Submitted by Janet McGhee Sanders, sandersfamily at conwaycorp dot net

June 1999
Fayette County, TN
Records on Film
Arkansas History Comm.
Researcher: Janet McGhee Sanders

Fayette County Marriage Book A 1838-1857

McGehee/McGee Thomas page 67

2 Aug. 1842 Marriage to Sarah Moore (McGehee was spelled one way in the index and another on the listed records.)

Fayette County Court Minutes:

11 Jan 1827 – page 130- Benjamie McGee, David Mayberry and others, to be a jury of view to mark a road nearest and best from Somerville to the road from Heads Ferry to Memphis, crossing Wolf River at or near a point called Hay’s Ford and make report there of to the next term of this court.

12 Jan 1829 – page 306 – Elizabeth McGehee came into court and on motion it is ordered that she have letters of administration on all and singular the goods and chattles of Benjamine McGehee where upon she came into court and give bond with William Hoys, G. G. McGehee and John Culbertson her securities in the sum of eight hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs and took the necessary oaths and chattles.

30 Jan 1829 – page 318 – Ordered by the court that William Hays, William Stone and John Culthertson be appointed to lay off one years provision to Elizabeth McGehee widow of Benjamine McGehee and make report to the next term of this court.

13 April 1829 – page 355 – This day came in open court Elizabeth McGehee and return all inventory and list of sales of the property of Benjamine McGehee deceased and the same was ordered to be recorded.

Wills and deeds 1800-1876

Wm Rawlins will 4/5/1826
sons: John A., Thomas & samuel
daughters: Clarissa Huiston rains, Betsey T. Sims, Sarah S. Coleman & ANNY A. MCGEE
ex. sons in laws Dr. Elisha Sims, Henry A. Rains, JOSEPH MCGEE rec. 6/10/1836 pages 150-151

MARY AMANDA MCHGEE will 9/1857
husband: B.F.MCGHEE
brothers and sisters: Graves PENNINGTON, Sarah Ann WILLIAMS
nephew Wm.WILLIAMS son of John W. & M.A. Williams
page 445 something is wrong here I checked it twice the copier or transcriber had to have made a mistake or Wm Williams is a great nephew.

Susan E. HENDON will 2/15/1868 Heirs: Mary R. & Rachel E. MCGEE, brother Henry T. Wiggins nephew John T. & Robert H. MCGEE page 445-446

Aug 1815 - Sept.1826

James Metcalf to ANNA MCGEE a tract of land 10/2/1817 p 301

Court Minutes Vol 2 1832-1837 part 1
8/31/1832 page 64 Thomas M. Pryor & Co. against JESSE MCGEE & Wm. Rawlins debt plaintiff recovers against defendants $136.00

page 77 same as above( the same people involved) This day came the defendants by their attorney & prayed an appeal to the next circuit court to be held for this Co. bond & security given & appeal granted. Sept.4,1832

page 151 2/26/1833 Edward M. Tatom against Wm Rawlins & JESSE MCGEE defendants to pay $103 and $1.10 damages

page 191 5/28/1833 Margaret L. Anderson assu & c against John Herriford, Farley B. Wade & JESSE MCGEE found in favor of plaintiff damages $2.55 and recover against defendants $106.

page 207 5/31/1833
JESSE MCGEE vs Farleigh B. Wade index says James McGee but court record typed in book says Jesse. i didn't get a chance to go to micofilm to see which was correct. I am guessing Jesse because of the other suits.

12/5/1836
ELIJAH MCGEEHEE was elected 1st inspector of tobacco for the month of Sandy in Henry Co.( yep month of Sandy I don't know what it means)

6/5/1837
Dist 4 ELIJAH MCGEEHE was appointed judge

10/2/1837
ELIJAH MCGEEHEE be allowed the sum of $5.00 for bacon furnished the poor house

11/6/1837
ordered that George W. Moody, David Morris and RICHARD MCGEE be appointed commisssioners to settle with Martha WATKINS admins. of John G. Watkins deceased & make their report to the term of this court.

7/6/1840
This day came Thomas K. Porter & produced & exhibited in open court a paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of ELIZABETH G. BEASLEY late a resident of Henry Co. deceased & thereupon came ELIJAH MCGEHEE & JOHN S. MCGEHEE subscribing witnesses.
I found her will and Elijah and John were the two witnesses

4/6/1846
JOHN MCGEHEE was a juror
also in April John McGehee was a witness in the case of the State vs Green W. Leek.

April 1847
Talks about court ordered that district line be changed and mentions RICHARD MCGEES corner

June 1848
SIMON(sic) H.MCGEHEE was appointed juror

from Henry Co. Tn History and Families. This book had various articles in it. It looked like a year book almost with pictures and family histories and in the back newspaper articles etc.

ELIJAH MCGEHEE left VA in 1830's & bought several parcels of land in northeastern part of Henry Co. about 2 miles west of Buchanan. He & his family VIRGINIA WALKER MCGEHEE, there family & numerous slaves moved to the property.
ELIJAH died just before or about the time the Civil War began. He left 2 sons : William & Elijah and six daughters :
Rebecca m. Hays
Keren m. Gammon
Isabella m. Wallace
Mary
Louisa
Elizabeth

Elijah's will is on page 259 again on microfilm couldn't find in a book.If you want it let me know.

JOHN B.MCGEHEE was a subscriber of the Weekly Register a newspaper published in Paris Tn May 6,1848( I know I know that was a very important piece of info at least we know he could read!!!!)

On Nov.10,1849 ABNER C. MCGEHEE & SUSAN CHANDLER were married

The following info came from some will and inventory books:

E. MCGEHEE & W.M.MCGEHEE were buyers at the estate sale of John Vandyke in 1848

JAMES W. MCGEE,D.S.MCGEE and T.G.MCGEE bought items from the estate sale of Samuel Gilbert in Dec 1844

4/25/1845 WM. MCGEHEE bought items from the estate sale of O.C.Edward

June 1845 S.H.MCGEHEE was a buyer at the estate sale of Elias Bowden

Aug. 1841 ASA MCGEE at the estate sale of Sam'l Allen

June 1845 ELIJAH MCGEHEE was at the sale of Gen. Thomas Love

1/6/1845 Inventory of Morris Stroud showed "R.B.MCGEE on ticket $2.00"

10/25/1844 S.MCGEHEE bought a sorrel horse $67.10, 4 stocks of oats and fodder for $5.00 at Thomas Williams estate sale

JOHN B.MCGEHEE bought a coulter plow on 11/4/1844 at Elisha Paschall estate sale

couldn't find the date on this one but the one before it was dated 1830
At the estate sale of Burris Estis the following were listed:
EDWARD NORFLET, STEPHEN HESTER, and RICHARD MCGEE

Will book E page 127
Some more info on Elizabeth G. Beasley's will that Elijah and John S. were witnesses to. She only mentions her cousin WILLIAM DUKE dated 6/19/1840

T.MCGEE was a buyer at Jesse Key Kendall estate sale 7/1/1839

Lincoln Co. Lineages:

Willis MCGEE voted 11/5/1878 Dist.#5 Boonville
J.F.MCGEE voted 8/1/1878 Dist. #17 Boonville

then this:
Jane Warren M.MCGHEE
daughter of Courtney Lewis & John Warren

7/29/1878 J.T.MCGEE took oath of office of school director
Eugene MCGEHEE Mulberry St. property damaged in tornado 2/29/1852

1870 Lincoln Co Census
McGehe, Robert 54 male white farmer Tn
Frankie 19 f. w. keeping house TN
Sarah 17
Elvira 14
William M12

M.Bryant 35 M.W. work on farm TN
Martha ( MCGEEHEE) 23 keeping house TN
Emma 7 Tn
Jas. F. 6 TN

J.R. MCGEE voted 8/7/1879 Dist. 21
Harvey Eslick m. 1/5/1844 Lucinda MCGEHEE

E.L. Eslick 45 farmer TN
J.L. 18 farm hand
E.F. 18
W.D. 9
Thomas A. 7
(the above were all males) from 1870 census

MCGEHE, Jno. S. 33 farmer 350 TN
Elizabeth 26 keeping house
R.L. 3 ( m)
Jas. Y 1 m
54 Sarah 60 living with family SC
R.L. 28 farmhand
S.V. 15 female

57 MCGEHEE T.N. 24 farmer TN
S.E. 23 keeping house
M.F. 1 f
N.N. 2/12 f

58 MCGEHE Robert L. 55 farmer 2500 TN
Nancy ( Shelton) 49 keeping house

Robert m. 11/5/1851 Nancy Elizabeth Shelton

Submitted by Janet McGhee Sanders

Montgomery Co. TN Research Log
Summer 2001
Janet McGhee Sanders

1803 Book I , Page 419 Land Grant to William Megehee State of TN # 4569 14 July 1803 100 acres? (note only)

1806 - Voting Petition List: Thos. Megehee, James Megehee, John Megehee

1806 Book I, Page 151 John Baylip/Bayliss sells 102 acres to Thos. Magehee situated on Blooming Grove Creek $200
8 Jan 1806

1806 Book I, Page 142 Bond of Robert Nelson to Thos. Magehee 53 acresI Robert Nelson firmly bond to Thos. Magehee of said County for $200I bind my heirs and administrators unto said Magehee..(note only) 11 Jan 1806

1811 ? Oct. 22 court minutes Plat of certificate and survey from David Lamb to William McGehee

1813 Apr 20 court minutes Thomas McGehee was appointed for a jury

1813 Oct 21 court minutes deed of conveyance William McGehee to Henry Minor was proven in open court by the oath of Richard Lee ?--- 100 acres

1813 Oct 21 court minutes William McGehee is part of a road crew

1814- Deed Book J Page 562 Wherrol Lewis and Perent McGehee represent Lewis Bonds of Wilkinson County, GA the sale of 1 acre for the Baptice Church and 15 acres for John Shelby. (note only)

1819- March Deed Book J, Page 1014 Council Tyer sells 71 acres to Thomas Magehee near Blooming Grove Creek
4 March 1819 (note only)

1820 Montgomery Co. census
#24 McGehee, James 000100-01000
#24 McGehee, James 211110-32110
#23 McGehee, Jane 101101-01201
#24 McGehee, Pyatt 200010-20100
#22 McGehee, Thos. 020010-30210
#24 McGehee, Thos 020010-302210

1824 Oct Deed records Deed for 80 acres to James McGhee purchased from Polly Lanier (mentions James McGhee as JR here.)

1825 Deed book L, Page 229 James McGehee sells 37 acres to John Arnal/Darnal?

1826 Deed book K, Page 28-29 William McGee and Rebecca McGee his wife, and Lawson Downs all of Monroe County sell Montgomery Co. property on the south side of Blooming Grove Creek to James Morrow.

1830 Montgomery Co. Census
McGehee,
James # 37 0010200001-0001100001
Pyrant #37 1121001-220001
James # 35 21030001-0120301
Thos. # 35 10001-10001
Thos. #35 000000001-01000001
Thos. # 38 00010001-01212001
McGee, Benjamin #3 00002-0001

1832 October 15th Thomas McGee resident of Montgomery Co. TN ;age 70 years made his Rev. War service declaration: Raised in Anson Co. NC ; born in Orange, Co. NC; served in the war and returned to Anson Co. NC. Moved to Montgomery Co. TN about 1805 or 1806

1834 Feb 7 Deed Book N page 510-511 James McGehee to Wm Lee 85 acres

1834 Will Book G Page 33-34 Recorded Sept. 1, 1834 Thomas McGehees property is sold on 15 April 1834 - James McGehee buys several things. Thomas McGehee (Jr.) and widow (no name) is also listed as a buyer

1834 July 21 court minutes Bird Hardy and Pyrant McGehee administrators of Thomas McGehee report act of sales of property belonging to said estate which is ordered to be recorded

1835 March 4 Will Book G page 135 More property of Thomas McGehee was reported to the court on 1834 Nov. 27th . Several of his slaves were sold at this time. James was not listed.

1835 Thomas A. Trice Ferry Book Montgomery Co., Genealogical Journal List: Jas McGahan, James McGehee

1836 - 1836 Tax list and Map Montgomery Co., Genealogical Journal I have a map of Montgomery Co. tax districts and landmarks circa 1836.
District 8 tax list:
McGehee, Sampson 175 acres
McGehee, Thomas 25 Lots
McGehee, William ---
McGehee, James 80 acres 50 Lots
McGehee, Josiah H. ----
McGehee, James G. ----

1836 Jan 19 deed records Pyrant McGehee of Gallitan, Co. IL sold Felix Barbee his share of land in the estate of his father Thomas McGehee 1837 Jan 21 deed records James McGehee sells land to A. Trice. The land coming to him from the estate of his father Thomas McGehee and his grandfather Thomas McGehee.

1838 Deed Book P, page 501 Thomas McGeheey of White Co. IL sold property to Bingham Trice (note only)

1838 Marriage Record James L.(Leonidas) McGehee to Martha Baugh, 8 Aug. 1838.

1839 March 11th Deed Book R Page 469 Thomas McGehee Jr., Sally McGehee, David Wilson, and Ann Wilson his wife sell land to Neblett & Co. of which one Thomas McGehee late of the county and state aforesaid county died sized and possession and to which Thomas McGehee late husband of the said Sally McGehee and Father of the undersigned Thomas McGehee and Ann Wilson now deceased was heir ?---- containing about 500 acres more or less

1839 Marriage Record Sally McGehee to Thomas Heagsby 10 Sept. 1839

1840 Census Montgomery Co.
# 283 McGee, James 100001-00001
# 281 McGee, Thomas 001001-100001
# 270 McGhee Lucretia 001-00001

1841 - Montgomery Co. Census District 8 List: Thos. McGeehee, James McGehee

1842 Marriage Record John D. Martin Mary J. McGee (James Reasons Security) Return date 14 Sept 1842 - James Reasons

1842 June 28 Marriage Record Benj. F. McGee m. D. S. Davis (Jas. McGee Jr. - Security)

1850 Deed Book Z, Page 613 614 E. McGehee and other heirs of James McGehee decd Deed of Gift to Martha T. McGehee (of Todd County, KY) widow of James McGehee Junior now decd.This states that Elizabeth McGehee, G. G. McGehee, John W. McGehee, Wm. D. McGehee, Adelia McGehee and Stephen Nowlin (all of Crittenden County, AR) were heirs of James McGehee (land granted him in a Letter Patent dated 18 April 1825.) The parties in Crittenden County are neighbors in the 1850 AR census.

1851 Deed Book 1, Page 179-181 Martha T. McGehee and Bartlett Baugh of Todd Co. KY. sells the James McGehee land to Judson Horn. .names her four children Joseph L. McGehee, Mary E. McGehee, Sarah L. McGehee, and John McGehee. .all tracts of land belonging to James McGehee in his lifetime upon which he lived and which descended at his death to his eleven heirs of whom James McGehee Jun. was one who is now also dead leaving said Martha and her four children his heirs at law. six of the said 11 heirs have conveyed their interest in said land to said Martha for her life and at her death to belong to her 4 children..so that Martha and her said children now own seven out of the eleven shares in said land and it is this seven shares that are now conveyed to Horn(Bartlett Baugh was Martha’s father)..

1851 Deed Book I, Page 97 W.C. S. McGehee takes cash for his property and furniture to settle debts for cash. If he repays S. Wilson with 8 months the sale will be void.
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The Gift deed to Martha T. McGehee is where I know I tie into these McGehee's - G.G. McGehee was my great great Grandfather...I have more info on Martha's children who were in KY.....let me know if you have any questions..

Shelby County Court Minutes

page 216 4/23/1835 F. McGehe was a juror also 7/22/1835 ( different page though)

page 304 ordered that joseph Walker oversee that part of the big creek road from....with the hands of Samuel Hill, Lewis Dwossit, Blewford Clarke, E.Massey, D. Braken, B. Glisson, N.MCGEHEE,G.G.MCGEHEE, F. Smith, D. Franklin & his own
Sept. 1836

page 324 Feb. 1837 g. McGehee to be a jury of view to mark out & lay a road.

page 636 ordered that the county trustee pay W.M.MCGEHE $ 62.50 for work done on the bridge at the Two Mile Spring on the stage road. Monday 7/4/1842

Why this was in Shelby County I don't know. Can't remember now.

At a court held for Prince Edward Co. 12/17/1821 this last will & testament of John Perkison dec'd was presented in court & proved by oaths of Simeon Walton & WILLIAM MCGEHEE.
later I found the will and Simeon Walton, Lucy Walton and WM MCGEHEE were the witnesses of the will.

Submitted by Janet McGhee Sanders

June 9, 1999
Shelby County Notes
From Film available at the
Arkansas History Commission

Court Minutes

23 April 1835 – page 216 – McGehe, F. – Witness

22 July 1835 – page 232 – McGehee, F. – witness/juror

22 July 1835 – page 233 – McGehee, F. – paid a fine for twenty five cents for the prosecution of Elijah Gibson.

Court was held in the town of Raleigh in Shelby County on the first Monday of the appointed month…

Sept. 1836 – page 303 – Ordered that E. Baker oversee the west Randolph road from No. East Best to McGehee’s Mill with the hands of T. M. McGehee, H. Stubberfield, L. B. Tyson and his own.

Page 304 – Ordered that Joseph Walker oversee that part of the Big Creek Road from the fork of the road to Cany Branch with the hands of Samuel Hill, Lewis wossit, Blewford Clarke, Esqr. Massey, D. Braken, B. Glisson, N. McGehee, G. G. McGehee, F. Smith, D. Franklin and his own.

3 July 1836 – page 324 – Ordered that Jesse Clayton, Clayton J. Isam, J. Kelly, J. Newsom, G. McGehee, M. Kelly, and William Clayton be a jury of view to mark out and lay off a road from a point near Jas. Newson in the direction to Concorda the nearest and best way to county line and report accordingly. Issued.

May 1837 – page 339 - On petition it is ordered that James Harrol, D. C. Treadwell, J. G. Sandiford, R. A. Motley and G. G. McGehee, J. B. Boyd and J. Wilson be a jury to examine and report to court the expediency of so altering the road leading by John B. Persons cotton gin toward Sommerville as to throw it back upon the original round it being represented that its present location is a very bad one.

Aug 1839 – page 448 – Ordered men to be committee to let out repairing of the bridge across Big Creek at McGee’s Mill to the lowest bidder and report accordingly.

Ordered that Fountain McGee be released from working on the stage road and be placed under James Brooks, overseer on the Germantown Road.

Ordered that Fountain McGee be released from the payment of double tax on 2158 acres of land in district No. 2 valued at $ 75.13?? tax.

6 Dec 1842 – page 667 – Fountain McGehee’s will sworn as true.

Page 665 – Cynthia McGehee widow.. files for probate of the last will and testament for Fountain McGehee…

Note: Will shows the following…

30 Aug 1842

Cythina his wife, Infant son William Levingston, he has a brother John C. McGehee of Desoto County, MS.

4 Nov 1844 – page 157 – G. G. McGehn, David S. Bledsoe and John Douglass be commissioners and set apart one years support to the widow of Johnson Candler dec’d. And report accordingly.

Nov. 1845 – page 183 – G. G. McGehee and others report to court they complied.

1 June 1846 – Ordered by the court that G. G. McGehee be and his is hereby appointed guardian of John McGehee a lunatic he having entered in to bond and security according to law.

Jan 1847 – page 407 – Ordered by the court that the treasurer of the poor house pay Elizabeth McGhee the sum of thirty dollars for keeping John McGhee a lunatic.

General Records for Shelby County – Index

McGee, John – Deed book A page 329

Meagher, F and M. Wimberly - BS? (not sure what code is?) book B page 177

McGehee, F and A. G. Jones – Deed- book E page 243

McGehee, F and John B. Watson – Deed – book E page 126

McGehee G. G. and S. T. Tournray – Deed – book F page torn year - 1837 – 1838

McGehee, F and Martha, Jas. W. and M. Wise – Deed book G page 367 and 414

Names in the court minutes Index:

McGee – (Mill)
McGee, Fountain
McGee, James
McGehe, Nathan
McGehee, Nath
McGehee, Cynthia
McGehee, F.
McGehee, F. M.
McGehee, G.
McGehee, G. G.
McGehee, Henry
McGehee, John C.
McGehee, Joseph
McGehee, M. W.
McGehee, Nathan
McGehee, S.
McGehee, T.
McGehee, Thos.
McGehee, Elizabeth