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© Jane McGee was born in Donagheady, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland and she is the daughter of Robert McGee Sr., her mother’s name is unknown. What is known is that she was born in Ireland and married her husband Robert McGee Sr., the couple had six children all born in Ireland. The McGee parents later moved from Ireland to come to America with their five sons, and their daughter Jane McGee, stayed back in Ireland.

Jane McGee is the only known sister of the five McGee brothers James, Robert, David, John, and William who came to America from Ireland. Jane married Charles Young on 11 June 1755 in the Donagheady Parish in Tyrone County, Ireland.

Jane and her husband Charles Young for whatever reason did not immigrate with her family to America, perhaps because her Charles Young was well establish as Reverend in the community in Ireland. The couple did have at least two known children who did immigrate to America in circa 1785/90.

1. James McGee married Rebecca Steel and settled in Kentucky
2. John McGee m (Unknown) and settled in Kentucky

Because of a very public lawsuit in 1824 over William McGee's estate it was discovered that the the five McGee brothers left a sister, Jane, in Ireland. It was one of her sons, James Young that was a participant in that suit and in the court records he stated that his mother Jane Young was William's sister.

There was a law suit filed in Bourbon Co.,KY concerning the estate of William McGee who died childless and Intestate in Clark County Kentucky.

This information can be found in the book: "James McCoun & Margaret Walker & Their Descendants." written by Maurie McCoun Klimcheck.

From the book,

Quote; "William McGee died childless and Intestate in Clark County, Kentucky and soon afterward, James Young, the defendant, applied to Clark County for letters of administration upon the estate of William McGee, deceased. They (the McGee heirs) charge that James Young never fulfilled his duties as Administrator, nor has he turned over to the Court any of the assets or inventory of the Estate, nor has he made any account of his administration. They (the McGee heirs) believe that James Young collected large debts and among them was a debt of about $1,000.00 from the Estate of one Larkin Fisher. They (the McGee heirs) alleged that James Young used and occupied, for several years, about 100 acres of valuable land in Bourbon County Kentucky, belonging to the Estate and Heirs of William McGee."

This part of the book was copied directly from the Court papers, apparently James the son of Jane McGee-Young, saw an opportunity to come to America and live very well off of an estate that didn't belong to him. The McGees, were not about to let him continue to have things his way.

Thanks to the research of Bill & Jerry McGee who traveled to Ireland and found the marriage record on microfilm in 2011 it was determined that Jane McGee married Charles Young in Donagheady Parish, County Tyrone: Rev. George Bracegirdle, June 11, 1755.