John McGee was a son of Col. John McGee (d. 1773) and his second wife Martha "Mattie" McFarlane (c.1735-1820, later Mrs. William Bell). He had two elder half siblings, Samuel McGee (c.1752-1809/10) and Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832, Mrs. Robert Lindsay), and four full siblings, Jane McGee (1760-1835, Mrs. John Welborn), Susannah McGee (1761-1843, Mrs. Elisha Mendenhall), Rev. William McGee (1768-1817) and Andrew McGee (d. 1819).
John was born in Orange (later Guilford, then Randolph) County, NC. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church, and attended Dr. David Caldwell's Academy ("Caldwell's Log College"). He and his elder half brother, Samuel, had inherited property in Maryland from thier father's brother, Andrew McGee. There is a story about some of this property being sold to build a sailing ship which sank on its maiden voyage, but I am unsure of this. John is said to have wasted his inheritance in "riotoous living." However, at some point, he met some Methodists who converted him to the Methodist faith, and he was called to the ministry.
John's mother, who was a staunch Presbyterian, was said to have been violently opposed to his conversion to Methodism; however, his brother, Rev. William McGee, who had become a Presbyterian minister, prevailed upon her to accept it. Apparently, John and William often preached together in revivals and camp meetings in the State of Tennessee, and were said to have contributed greatly to the Religious revival which swept through the State beginning in 1799.
John McGee married Martha Johnston (c.1767-1840) and they had five children: William McGee (1801-1842), Elizabeth McGee (1805-1873, m. Thomas Joyner), Martha McGee (d. 1875, m. Burchett Douglas), Frances McGee (d. 1852, m. Rev. Logan Douglas), Susan McGee (m. Mr. Walton).
John McGee died at his home near Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. He was originally buried near the site of the Hartsville TVA nuclear power plant, and the grave was removed to the Harstville Methodist Church in 1976. There are two markers, the tombstone which reads:
"IN MEMORY OF
REV. JOHN MCGEE
JUNE 9, 1763
JUNE 16, 1836
WAS A PREACHER OF THE
GOSPEL IN THE M. E. CHURCH
NEARLY HALF A CENTURY.
WAS HONORED OF GOD
IN THE BEGINNING AND CARRYING ON
THE GREAT REVIVAL OF RELIGON
WHICH WAS COMMENCED IN 1799.
HE DIED AS HE LIVED, IN
PEACE WITH GOD AND ALL MANKIND.
HIS BODY RESTS BENEATH THIS STONE,
UNTIL THE LORD JESUS CHRIST SHALL
CALL HIM, TO HEAR THE WELCOME PLAUDIT
OF, WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD."
The other marker reads:
"Rev. John McGee
Son of Col. John and Martha McFarlane McGee of Orange (later Guilford & Randolph Co., N.C. Revolutionary War soldier. Amitted Methodist Church 1788.
Married Martha Johnson (born ca. 1760, died 1840). Ca. 1798 moved Middle Tennessee. Issue: 4 daughters, 1 son. March 1973 Tennessee Conference United Methodist Church replaced original marker over grave of Rev. McGee, copying original epitaph.
11 May 1976 grave removed from homeplace near Dixon Springs, TVA nuclear plant site, to Hartsville United Methodist Church.
Presented 1976 by great, great granddaughter Helen Bowling McKnight, Huntsville, Ala."
Pictures of the markers can be found at:
http://www.tngenweb.org/trousdale/McGeeJohn.html
∼Pvt NC Rev War
John was born in Orange (later Guilford, then Randolph) County, NC. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church, and attended Dr. David Caldwell's Academy ("Caldwell's Log College"). He and his elder half brother, Samuel, had inherited property in Maryland from thier father's brother, Andrew McGee. There is a story about some of this property being sold to build a sailing ship which sank on its maiden voyage, but I am unsure of this. John is said to have wasted his inheritance in "riotoous living." However, at some point, he met some Methodists who converted him to the Methodist faith, and he was called to the ministry.
John's mother, who was a staunch Presbyterian, was said to have been violently opposed to his conversion to Methodism; however, his brother, Rev. William McGee, who had become a Presbyterian minister, prevailed upon her to accept it. Apparently, John and William often preached together in revivals and camp meetings in the State of Tennessee, and were said to have contributed greatly to the Religious revival which swept through the State beginning in 1799.
John McGee married Martha Johnston (c.1767-1840) and they had five children: William McGee (1801-1842), Elizabeth McGee (1805-1873, m. Thomas Joyner), Martha McGee (d. 1875, m. Burchett Douglas), Frances McGee (d. 1852, m. Rev. Logan Douglas), Susan McGee (m. Mr. Walton).
John McGee died at his home near Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. He was originally buried near the site of the Hartsville TVA nuclear power plant, and the grave was removed to the Harstville Methodist Church in 1976. There are two markers, the tombstone which reads:
"IN MEMORY OF
REV. JOHN MCGEE
JUNE 9, 1763
JUNE 16, 1836
WAS A PREACHER OF THE
GOSPEL IN THE M. E. CHURCH
NEARLY HALF A CENTURY.
WAS HONORED OF GOD
IN THE BEGINNING AND CARRYING ON
THE GREAT REVIVAL OF RELIGON
WHICH WAS COMMENCED IN 1799.
HE DIED AS HE LIVED, IN
PEACE WITH GOD AND ALL MANKIND.
HIS BODY RESTS BENEATH THIS STONE,
UNTIL THE LORD JESUS CHRIST SHALL
CALL HIM, TO HEAR THE WELCOME PLAUDIT
OF, WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD."
The other marker reads:
"Rev. John McGee
Son of Col. John and Martha McFarlane McGee of Orange (later Guilford & Randolph Co., N.C. Revolutionary War soldier. Amitted Methodist Church 1788.
Married Martha Johnson (born ca. 1760, died 1840). Ca. 1798 moved Middle Tennessee. Issue: 4 daughters, 1 son. March 1973 Tennessee Conference United Methodist Church replaced original marker over grave of Rev. McGee, copying original epitaph.
11 May 1976 grave removed from homeplace near Dixon Springs, TVA nuclear plant site, to Hartsville United Methodist Church.
Presented 1976 by great, great granddaughter Helen Bowling McKnight, Huntsville, Ala."
Pictures of the markers can be found at:
http://www.tngenweb.org/trousdale/McGeeJohn.html
∼Pvt NC Rev War
John McGee was a son of Col. John McGee (d. 1773) and his second wife Martha "Mattie" McFarlane (c.1735-1820, later Mrs. William Bell). He had two elder half siblings, Samuel McGee (c.1752-1809/10) and Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832, Mrs. Robert Lindsay), and four full siblings, Jane McGee (1760-1835, Mrs. John Welborn), Susannah McGee (1761-1843, Mrs. Elisha Mendenhall), Rev. William McGee (1768-1817) and Andrew McGee (d. 1819).
John was born in Orange (later Guilford, then Randolph) County, NC. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church, and attended Dr. David Caldwell's Academy ("Caldwell's Log College"). He and his elder half brother, Samuel, had inherited property in Maryland from thier father's brother, Andrew McGee. There is a story about some of this property being sold to build a sailing ship which sank on its maiden voyage, but I am unsure of this. John is said to have wasted his inheritance in "riotoous living." However, at some point, he met some Methodists who converted him to the Methodist faith, and he was called to the ministry.
John's mother, who was a staunch Presbyterian, was said to have been violently opposed to his conversion to Methodism; however, his brother, Rev. William McGee, who had become a Presbyterian minister, prevailed upon her to accept it. Apparently, John and William often preached together in revivals and camp meetings in the State of Tennessee, and were said to have contributed greatly to the Religious revival which swept through the State beginning in 1799.
John McGee married Martha Johnston (c.1767-1840) and they had five children: William McGee (1801-1842), Elizabeth McGee (1805-1873, m. Thomas Joyner), Martha McGee (d. 1875, m. Burchett Douglas), Frances McGee (d. 1852, m. Rev. Logan Douglas), Susan McGee (m. Mr. Walton).
John McGee died at his home near Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. He was originally buried near the site of the Hartsville TVA nuclear power plant, and the grave was removed to the Harstville Methodist Church in 1976. There are two markers, the tombstone which reads:
"IN MEMORY OF
REV. JOHN MCGEE
JUNE 9, 1763
JUNE 16, 1836
WAS A PREACHER OF THE
GOSPEL IN THE M. E. CHURCH
NEARLY HALF A CENTURY.
WAS HONORED OF GOD
IN THE BEGINNING AND CARRYING ON
THE GREAT REVIVAL OF RELIGON
WHICH WAS COMMENCED IN 1799.
HE DIED AS HE LIVED, IN
PEACE WITH GOD AND ALL MANKIND.
HIS BODY RESTS BENEATH THIS STONE,
UNTIL THE LORD JESUS CHRIST SHALL
CALL HIM, TO HEAR THE WELCOME PLAUDIT
OF, WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD."
The other marker reads:
"Rev. John McGee
Son of Col. John and Martha McFarlane McGee of Orange (later Guilford & Randolph Co., N.C. Revolutionary War soldier. Amitted Methodist Church 1788.
Married Martha Johnson (born ca. 1760, died 1840). Ca. 1798 moved Middle Tennessee. Issue: 4 daughters, 1 son. March 1973 Tennessee Conference United Methodist Church replaced original marker over grave of Rev. McGee, copying original epitaph.
11 May 1976 grave removed from homeplace near Dixon Springs, TVA nuclear plant site, to Hartsville United Methodist Church.
Presented 1976 by great, great granddaughter Helen Bowling McKnight, Huntsville, Ala."
Pictures of the markers can be found at:
http://www.tngenweb.org/trousdale/McGeeJohn.html
∼Pvt NC Rev War
John was born in Orange (later Guilford, then Randolph) County, NC. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church, and attended Dr. David Caldwell's Academy ("Caldwell's Log College"). He and his elder half brother, Samuel, had inherited property in Maryland from thier father's brother, Andrew McGee. There is a story about some of this property being sold to build a sailing ship which sank on its maiden voyage, but I am unsure of this. John is said to have wasted his inheritance in "riotoous living." However, at some point, he met some Methodists who converted him to the Methodist faith, and he was called to the ministry.
John's mother, who was a staunch Presbyterian, was said to have been violently opposed to his conversion to Methodism; however, his brother, Rev. William McGee, who had become a Presbyterian minister, prevailed upon her to accept it. Apparently, John and William often preached together in revivals and camp meetings in the State of Tennessee, and were said to have contributed greatly to the Religious revival which swept through the State beginning in 1799.
John McGee married Martha Johnston (c.1767-1840) and they had five children: William McGee (1801-1842), Elizabeth McGee (1805-1873, m. Thomas Joyner), Martha McGee (d. 1875, m. Burchett Douglas), Frances McGee (d. 1852, m. Rev. Logan Douglas), Susan McGee (m. Mr. Walton).
John McGee died at his home near Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee. He was originally buried near the site of the Hartsville TVA nuclear power plant, and the grave was removed to the Harstville Methodist Church in 1976. There are two markers, the tombstone which reads:
"IN MEMORY OF
REV. JOHN MCGEE
JUNE 9, 1763
JUNE 16, 1836
WAS A PREACHER OF THE
GOSPEL IN THE M. E. CHURCH
NEARLY HALF A CENTURY.
WAS HONORED OF GOD
IN THE BEGINNING AND CARRYING ON
THE GREAT REVIVAL OF RELIGON
WHICH WAS COMMENCED IN 1799.
HE DIED AS HE LIVED, IN
PEACE WITH GOD AND ALL MANKIND.
HIS BODY RESTS BENEATH THIS STONE,
UNTIL THE LORD JESUS CHRIST SHALL
CALL HIM, TO HEAR THE WELCOME PLAUDIT
OF, WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD."
The other marker reads:
"Rev. John McGee
Son of Col. John and Martha McFarlane McGee of Orange (later Guilford & Randolph Co., N.C. Revolutionary War soldier. Amitted Methodist Church 1788.
Married Martha Johnson (born ca. 1760, died 1840). Ca. 1798 moved Middle Tennessee. Issue: 4 daughters, 1 son. March 1973 Tennessee Conference United Methodist Church replaced original marker over grave of Rev. McGee, copying original epitaph.
11 May 1976 grave removed from homeplace near Dixon Springs, TVA nuclear plant site, to Hartsville United Methodist Church.
Presented 1976 by great, great granddaughter Helen Bowling McKnight, Huntsville, Ala."
Pictures of the markers can be found at:
http://www.tngenweb.org/trousdale/McGeeJohn.html
∼Pvt NC Rev War
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