NOTE 2
The evidence of James and Jane living in Lincoln County can be found in the various records of the county. Land records, Newspaper Records, and various other sources.
LAND RECORD: The following is what I BELIEVE to be James McGehee. Note here that he is selling this land just before 1830. It was actuall sold in March of 1829. A little over one year later James and Jane were living in Morgan County Illinois. I want to stress that this may not be James but it is likely.
Land Deed Genealogy of Lincoln Co Tn by Timothy & Helen
Marsh 1809-1834
Book H p 597
March 25, 1829
Deed from James McGehee of LCT to Elijah C McLaughlin of same
place for 4
tracts of land, viz, one tract containing 70 ac lying near a fine
spring
where Joseph Hinkle and Wilson Frost formerly resided and
adjoining the north
boundary line of Joseph Vinzant's 100 c occupant claim. Also one
other tract
of 50 ac lying on Shelton's Creek in LC adjoining the south
boundary of said
McGehee's tract of 60 ac, also one tract of land of 50 ac entered
in the name
of daid McGehee on 12 jan 1826 adjoining a 10 ac tract in the
name of said
McGehee. Also one other tract of 50 ac lying on Shelton's Creek
and entered
in the name of said McGehee on 12 Jan 1826 adjoining a NE corner
of said
McGehee 60 ac tract and a tract of 50 ac in same name. Wit: John
Pruitt and
Jas. A. Pruitt. Registered 21 June 1830.
Here is this same James McGehee referred to again:
from The Village Messenger, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Vol. 4
(rest
of
Masthead missing), May, 1828:
List of Strays.
Taken up by James M=29GEHEE, living on the waters of Sheltons
creek twelv=e miles from Fayetteville, one Bay Mare . . . March
26, 1828.
B. M. GARNER
Deputy Ranger Lincoln County
Note this is on the day after he sold
his land. Was he getting things together to leave?
Again it is not certian that this is our James.
{pg42 july 18-1820
Matthew McGehee same as below-Daniel Benson resigned
pg42 James McGehee-
Benjamin Arrington is appointed overseer of the road in the room
of James mcGehee and call on the usual hands,
Matthew McGehee is appointed overseer of the road.
then...
mon 7-3-1826
Order that Pleasant mcGeehee be appointed overseer of the road
from the house of Wm. Patterson to the Gum spring & call on
the usual hands
Note here that William Patterson is mentioned. Again, it is not certian if this would be a relation to Pleasant's mother Jane Patterson.
mon 4-171820
Ordered by the court that James McGehee be overseer of the
Winchestor Road from the Crossroads to the County Line and call
on all the hands belonging to the said road.
On the information found in Ada Oklahoma for Alexander McGehee, James and Jane's grandson it can be read that Alexander was born in Lincoln County Tennessee. Now although I know that this is not true, he was born in Southern Missouri, it is one more thing that points his family to Lincoln County Tennessee. I surmise that someone probably Alexander mentioned that his family had been in Lincoln County Tennessee and upon his death somone remmebered that and it was placed in records that he was born there. I doubt that it would have been a county that just popped up in someones mind without any prior significance.