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William Magee
b.Est 1736/37
Facts and Events
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Vol. 2 - William Coleman, of Kentucky, vs. Richardson--O. S. 213; N. S. 75 -- Bill filed 4th April, 1808. [Excerpts as follows}:
- 28,400 acres at mouth of little Kenawha was patented to David Richardson and others, Ist December, 1113 [sic, possibly s/b 1773?], in consideration of military services of patentees in Braddock's war, in pursuance of Dinwiddie's proclamatton 19th February, 1754. This land has remained unoccupied to present time, but squatters have taken possession of parts of it. Andrew Fowler, living in Bath County, is the only patentee living in Virginia. Orator has bought rights of following patentees, viz: Thos. Nappe and many others, who were soldiers but never prosecuted their claims; Francis Self, Robert Murphy, Alexander Banney, William McAnulty, Andrew Fowler, Jacob Van Braam, Arthur Watts, Robert Stuart. Defendants to this bill are, viz: Patentees David Richardson, representatives of Robert Stobo, Jacob Van Braam, John Baynes, representatives of James Towers, Andrew Fowler, Thomas Nappe, Arthur Watts's representatives, John Fox, Francis Self, Robert Stuart, Robert Murphy, John Smith, Alert. Kinny, Wm. McAnulty, Mary Horn, and the following squatters, viz: Caleb Bailey, John Stockley, John Neal, Hugh Phillips (Phelps). Following persons petition to be made defendants as claiming title to some of the lands, viz: Mason Foley, Valentine Cooper, Oliver Hutchison, John Barnett, Matson Rieley, Thos. Leach, R------ Madox, James Beatty, Leonard Caplinger, William Ratliff, Stephen Radcliff, Thos. Bucher, Saml. Barvelt, John Badgley, David Caul (Creel), Henry Deputy. Look up case of Coleman vs. Buffington. Certificates by Dunmore that William Bronaugh is entitled to 3,000 acres for services in the late war agreeable to proclamation of 1763 and wishes to locate it in Augusta County, on Ohio River, adjoining Dr. John Briscoe. Dated 1774. Andrew Fowler answers that he was a soldier at battle of Great Meadows and in Braddock's War. Sworn to in Bath County. Mary Horn of Spottsylvania County answers. She is sister of Wm. Magee, a volunteer in 1754 and 1755 in Braddock's War, and died in service. She was married 5th May, 1763, to Herod Horn in Spottsylvania County.
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