Ben married Terry Ginn Magee daughter of Jeptha and Penina Magee Ginn. Benjamin Magee, third son of William and Mary Margaret James Magee.
Benjamin Magee served under Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans which was fought in January of 1815. He was discharged in march 1815 at the Madisonville Navy Yard. He settled about two miles north of Clifton on what is now the Donald Warren place. His home was a large two-story log house. The remains of two of his chimneys can be seen there today. According to history, he was a good farmer and was noted as a hunter. He died at his home and was buried in Hays Creek Church Cemetery.
Children
-Arcadia Magee b: 25 JUL 1820
- William Magee b: 27 APR 1824
- Zachariah Magee b: 3 MAR 1829
-John Magee b: 15 APR 1836
- Eliza Magee b: 5 AUG 1837
- Mary M. Magee b: 29 APR 1839
- Terry Melissa Magee b: 26 APR 1842
- Huey Ginn Magee b: 2 JUL 1845

Benjamin and his brothers John and Hezekiah Magee enlisted to serve under General Andrew Jackson; Battle of New Orleans. Captain William Bickham, commanded by Thomas C. Warner.
"The "McGehee Descendants," vol II

After the death of Benjamin Magee in 1847, his widow married Rev. Jesse Howell Crawford (1795-1869).
Rev. Jesse Crawford lived at Silver Creek, Miss. He was one of the pastors of the original Half-Moon Bluff.Some of the ministers who preached at Half-Moon Bluff Baptist Church through the 1820's were as follows: Nathan Morris, Davis Collins, Charles Felder, Willie Magee, Jesse Crawford, and Joseph Lewis, Sr.
"HISTORY OF FRANKLINTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH By Daunton Gibbs 1976-1977

After Benjamin's death per the Court Records and Benjamin's family Bible. Terry Ginn Magee Crawford carried her children into the new marriage. The courts had placed younger children under the guardship of her brother in law John Magee. She also continued the ownership of 15 slaves.

BENJAMIN MAGEE BIBLE
Record submitted to the society by Mrs. Noma D. Core and Mrs. Amos E.
Neff, Covington, La. Notes at bottom of record state: Certified by Alfred
Richardson, J.P.; Stephen Ellis, Clk of Court, Washington Parish, La.
Widow Terry Ginn Magee married Jesse Crawford of Washington Parish (after
1847 before 1855) by Henry Bowman, J.P. 6/2/1851
James Waskom and Sarah Magee certify as to correctness. John Magee,
guardian of minors under 21 years of age and "next friend" to other children
in affidavits dated Dec. 7, 1857.
Benjamin Magee died April 22, 1847, Washington Parish, La.

Lawsuit
Jesse Crawford vs. Nathaniel Graves et al, Docket number 6706, April 1860, New Orleans Circuit, Louisiana Supreme Court Archives, currently held at Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, digitized at http://libweb.uno.edu. Appeal from the 8th District Court, Parish of Washington. Filed 29 Feb 1860—Jesse Crawford of Pike County, MS showed that on 30 Aug 1858 in Pike County, 15 slaves were in his possession, to wit negro man Jacob (a cripple, age 40), Dick (black, age 35), Harry (dark color, age 28), Lah (griff, age 30) and her twin children John and Eliza (both age 8 months), Samantha (black, age 15), Milby (age 10), Isham (age 13), Rachel (black, age 10), Emily (black, age 10), Esther (griff, age 9), George (griff, age 6), Bob (age 4), & Mariah (griff, age 3). Slaves were property of his wife Terry Crawford, now property of her succession in course of administration, Pike County. His wife died in Pike County, MS 23 July 1858 at home of Jesse Crawford. On the night of 30 Aug 1858, said slaves were stolen or enticed away and were later found in Washington Parish in possession of Nathaniel Graves (husband of Arcadia Magee), Zachariah Magee, Benjamin Magee, and John Magee, all residents of Washington Parish who “together with their co-heirs” are descendants of Mrs. Terry Crawford. Terry Crawford, a number of years prior to her death was resident of Washington Parish, where she acquired the slaves; she married Jesse Crawford, being then the widow of Benjamin Magee. Jesse Crawford sued for recovery of the slaves in order that succession of Terry Crawford might be completed. Children of Mrs. Terry Crawford, issue of her marriage with Benjamin Magee were given as: William G. Magee, Arcadia Graves (wife of Nathaniel Graves), Zachariah Magee, Benjamin Magee, John Magee, all of full age and residents of Louisiana, Elisa Selina Ragan (wife of Joseph Ragan), Terry Melissa Magee, Hugh G. Magee & Margaret Jane Magee [listed as Margaret Jane in two places, as Mary Jane in one other location], minors…also one daughter, Harriet Melinda Magee (deceased, wife of Thomas W. Bickham, issue of their marriage was Wesley Bickham). Included in the case file is a copy of partition of Benjamin Magee’s estate. Testimony given in the case by Stephen Ellis, John Magee, Joseph Lewis, Jesse D. Rhymes, James M. Burris, Thomas Burch, George W. Martin, Thomas C. W. Ellis. John Magee testified that Terry Crawford was first married to Benjamin Magee “a brother to the witness” John Magee. John Magee stated he was guardian for the minor children of Benjamin & Terry Magee, and was appointed their guardian before they left for Mississippi with their mother."

Slaves were in Israel in Biblical times. "God's People"

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-