John McGee married twice. By his first marriage, possibly to Elizabeth Ridge, he had two children: Samuel McGee (c.1752-c.1809, m. Rebecca Busick) and Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832, m. Judge Robert Lindsay, 5th great grandparents of the writer). By his second marriage to Martha "Mattie" McFarlane (c.1735-1820), he had five children: Jane/Jean McGee (1760-1835, m. John Welborn), Susannah McGee (1761-1843, m. Elisha Mendenhall), Rev. John McGee (1763-1836, m. Martha Johnston), Rev. William McGee (1768-1817, m. Anna King), Andrew McGee (c.1770-1819, m. Esther McMinn).
John McGee was a very prosperous land owner, merchant, and inn keeper. He bequeathed nine plantations to his children, and left property to the Presbyterian Society. Some years after his death, his widow, Martha McFarlane McGee, married William Bell, who was the first Sheriff of Randolph County, when that county was formed in 1779. As "Mrs. Mattie Bell," she became rather famous as a spy during the Revolutionary War.
Two of John McGee's sons became ministers, John was a Methodist, and William was a Presbyterian. They are said to have had a large part in inspiring the wave of religious revivals that swept through Tennessee around 1800, and they preached together at large camp meetings and revivals.
John McGee married twice. By his first marriage, possibly to Elizabeth Ridge, he had two children: Samuel McGee (c.1752-c.1809, m. Rebecca Busick) and Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832, m. Judge Robert Lindsay, 5th great grandparents of the writer). By his second marriage to Martha "Mattie" McFarlane (c.1735-1820), he had five children: Jane/Jean McGee (1760-1835, m. John Welborn), Susannah McGee (1761-1843, m. Elisha Mendenhall), Rev. John McGee (1763-1836, m. Martha Johnston), Rev. William McGee (1768-1817, m. Anna King), Andrew McGee (c.1770-1819, m. Esther McMinn).
John McGee was a very prosperous land owner, merchant, and inn keeper. He bequeathed nine plantations to his children, and left property to the Presbyterian Society. Some years after his death, his widow, Martha McFarlane McGee, married William Bell, who was the first Sheriff of Randolph County, when that county was formed in 1779. As "Mrs. Mattie Bell," she became rather famous as a spy during the Revolutionary War.
Two of John McGee's sons became ministers, John was a Methodist, and William was a Presbyterian. They are said to have had a large part in inspiring the wave of religious revivals that swept through Tennessee around 1800, and they preached together at large camp meetings and revivals.
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