Person:John McGhee (5)

Name	"Pioneer" John McGhee
Alt Name^[1]	John Charles McGhee
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	Cal 15 Oct 1788	Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	5 Sep 1820	to Betsy Jones McClung
Death^[2]	8 Jun 1851	Monroe, Tennessee, United Statesage 62y 9m 8d

Records in Tennessee

McMinn County, TN Court Record: 173. Apr 1843, WILLIAM LOWRY to JOHN McGHEE of Monroe Co.; land...on which my dwelling and improvements are, and the residue of said quarter on which a part of the Town of Athens is situated having conveyed a part of said quarter to the Town of Athens and to others; for $903.45. TNGenWeb.org

McMinn County, TN Court Record: 174. 10 Apr 1843, WILLIAM LOWRY to SAMUEL H. JORDAN; Deed of Trust for slaves and furniture (all listed); LOWRY is indebted to JOHN McGHEE of Monroe Co., by note dated 20 Feb 1818, and to THOMAS B. MAYFIELD. TNGenWeb.org

McMinn County, TN Court Record: 355. 21 Jul 1850, JOHN McGHEE to sister POLLY LOWRY, wife of WM. LOWRY, Esq.; for love and affection; Bill of Sale for slave. TNGenWeb.org

References

↑ 73619544, in Find A Grave.

BURIAL
Niles-McGhee Cemetery
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA

Son of Barclay McGhee and Jane "Sarah" McClanahan McGhee;
husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Jones McClung McGhee;
successful planter and slave trader, eventually owning 100,000 acres of river front land;
instrumental in the Treaties of Tellico between the United States and the Cherokee Indians
↑ BIBLE OF BARCLEY McGHEE AND ELIZABETH M HENLEY, in Knox County, TN Bible Records.

John McGhee departed this life June 8th 1851 aged 62 years 9 months 8.