Orange County Indexed
The McGee surname
The McGee name in Orange County Indexed: 70 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1873
most named in the 1760s
- Records of enslaved people 1755
- Tax lists 1755–1779
- Deeds 1755–1873
- Court minutes 1756–1798
- Wills 1781–1837
- Marriages 1794–1827
- In the chronology
- 1795 to 1992 4 people in 7 entries, most in the 1830s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Chapel Hill (6), Sandy Creek (2), Harpeth River (2), Big Hatchee River (2), Mebane (1), Hillsborough (1), Morgan Creek (1), Durham (1)
- Married into
- Cates 1, Ray 1, Satterfield 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Ellis 3, Lloyd 3, Barbee 3, Pryor 3, Simpson 3, Smith 2, King 2, Lewis 2, Hutchins 2, Benton 2, McCulloch 2, Granville 2
- Spellings to try
- McKee, Magee, Megee, McCee, McGhee, Mtgee
- Search beyond these records
- McGee in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search McGee there)
- McGee in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 4 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- McGee, John 1 entry, 1935
- McGee, John W. 2 entries, 1834
- McGee, Wendy 3 entries, 1986–1992
- McGee, William 1 entry, 1795
In the historical records 70 records
25 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 3 marriages, 37 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 2 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. McGee marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755DeedsWilliam Ellis & Mary Ellis to John McGee, 3 January 1755
- 1755DeedsWilliam Ellis to John McGee, September 1755
- 1755Records of enslaved peopleTax list: John McGee to John McGee, 1755
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: John McGee
- 1756Court minutesThe record listed the county’s thirty-five current road commissioners (Thomas Holden, Hugh Porter, James Allison, Robert Cate).
- 1759DeedsHenry McCulloch [& Joshua Willocks] to John McGee, December 1759
1760s
- 1763DeedsHenry McCulloch to John McGee, February 1763
- 1763DeedsEarl Granville to John McGee, November 1763
- 1764DeedsEsther Boggs to John McGee, February 1764
- 1764DeedsHugh Smith to John McGee, November 1764
- 1764Court minutesCommissions as justices of the peace were issued to twenty-four named men.
- 1765DeedsWilliam Ellis & Mary Ellis to John McGee, 3 June 1765
- 1765DeedsEarl Granville to John McGee, August 1765
- 1765Court minutesThe court convened with justices Thomas Lloyd, John McGee and Thomas Hart present.
- 1765Court minutesThe court convened with justices Tyrie Harris, Thomas Lloyd, Thomas Hart and 5 others present.
- 1766Court minutesThe court convened with justices Tyrie Harris, Thomas Lloyd, Lawrence Thompson and 4 others present.
- 1768DeedsJohn Pryor & Laurence Thompson & John Patterson & Andrew Mitchell & John McGee & Thomas Lloyd & William Lee & Richard Parker & Tyree Harris & David Hart & Thomas Hart & John King & John Brantley & Richard Simpson & Robert Lytle & John Oliver & Thomas Hines & John Lee & William Thompson & William Johnston & James Thackston & John Payne & George Allen & Alexander Mebane Jr & Nathaniel Jones & Charles Crawford as Justices of the Peace for Orange County to William Johnston, 4 March 1768
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: McGee Michael
1780s
1790s
- 1790Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Wm Newman £5.7.4 plus costs against Jo McGee.
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: William Ray and Mary McGee
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: William Cates and Frances McGee
- 1798Court minutesThe court apprenticed Solomon McGee to James Dunnagan for instruction in farming.
1820s
- 1824DeedsJoseph Caldwell & Nathaniel J King to John McGee & John Smith, 7 January 1824
- 1825DeedsAnn S Hillyard to John W McGee, 13 August 1825
- 1825DeedsJohn Neal to John W McGee, 13 August 1825
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: John W McGee and Ann M Satterfield
- 1828DeedsJohn W McGee to William McCauley & Charles R Yancey & John Lewis, 22 February 1828
- 1828DeedsJohn Lewis to John W McGee, 12 April 1828
1830s
- 1835DeedsWilliam Brown & Elizabeth B Brown to John W McGee, 17 September 1835
- 1836DeedsThomas F Lowry to Charles Chalmers trustee & John W McGee, 6 May 1836
- 1836DeedsHenry M Lloyd to Spencer Durham trustee & John W McGee, 29 August 1836
- 1837WillsWill of Sally Mitchell
- 1838DeedsJohn W McGee to John Hutchins, 26 January 1838
1840s
1870s
Undated
- Court minutesJames McGee replaced John McAdow as constable.
- Court minutesJohn Williams, John McGee and John West were ordered to attend the next court as constables.
- Court minutesThomas Prestwood, Joseph Duncan and John McGee were assigned constable attendance at the next Inferior Court.
- Court minutesJohn McGee, Thomas Prestwood and James Williams were ordered to attend the next court as constables and remain until permitted to leave.
- Court minutesJohn McGee brought an action on the case against William Miers.
- Court minutesJohn McGee received permission to operate an ordinary at his home in the hawfields.
- Court minutesWilliam Craig replaced John McGee as constable.
- Court minutesThe court divided the listed taxables between Orange New Road and Trading Path and required delivery of the allocation to the clerk.
- Court minutesJohn McGee’s ordinary license was renewed.
- Court minutesJohn McGee brought an action on the case against James Dickey.
- Court minutesJohn McGee brought an action on the case against David Miers.
- Court minutesJohn McGee replaced Jacob Brooks as road commissioner.
- Court minutesThe court selected grand and petty jurors for the next Supreme Court at Salisbury serving Orange, Rowan and Anson counties.
- Court minutesThe record listed twenty-eight road commissioners (Thomas Holden, Hugh Porter, James Allison, Thomas Loyd).
- Court minutesCommissions as justices of the peace were recorded for the listed men.
- Court minutesThe court convened with justices Joseph Boggs, John McGee, Joab Brooks and William Churton present.
- Court minutesJohn Pryor, John McGee and William Reed were recommended as candidates for Orange County sheriff.
- Court minutesWilliam Reed, Thomas Lloyd and John McGee were recommended as candidates for Orange County sheriff.
- Court minutesJohn McGee brought an original attachment proceeding against Lott Warren.
- Court minutesJohn McGee brought an original attachment proceeding against Lott Warren.
- Court minutesConstable John Powell was assigned to summon taxables in John McGee’s district.
- Court minutesEight justices returned their lists of taxables.
- Court minutesAlexander Mebane received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Court minutesThree grand jurors and three petit jurors were appointed for the next Halifax superior court.
- Court minutesThe court met the following morning with three named justices present.
- Court minutesThree grand jurors and three petit jurors were appointed for Halifax court.
- Court minutesSamuel Allen received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Court minutesJohn McGee, Thomas Hines, Richard Simpson and James Allison returned their tax lists.
- Court minutesThe court met the following morning with four named justices present.
- Court minutesThe court resumed after half an hour with four named justices present.
