Thursday, August 23, 2012

Ezekial McGregor & Mary Polly McGee

In this little bit of dancing with the ancestors, I'm going to focus on my 3 x paternal great-grandparents: Ezekial McGregor and Mary "Polly" McGee.

Ezekial is the son of William McGregor and - allegedly - Martha Stiles. He was born about 1807 in Warren County, Tennessee and died sometime before the 1870 census was taken.

Mary is the daughter of John Alexander McGee and Esther Clendennon. She was born January 11, 1799 in either Jefferson, Sevier, or Blount County, Tennessee. Her parents - my 4 x great grandparents - moved around quite a bit. Their first three children were born in the aforementioned counties, just not sure which ones; the next four were born in Kentucky, and the last two were born in Warren County, Tennessee. Whew. Mary died in March 1879 in Warren County, Tennessee.

Ezekial and Mary married around 1825/26 and had the following children ~
  • Ezekial McGregor II - born about 1826 in Warren County, Tennessee and died December 16, 1861 in Warren County, Tennessee
  • John Houston McGregor - born December 13, 1828 in Warren County, Tennessee; died about 1878 in Warren County, Tennessee
  • William Bartlett McGregor - born July 16, 1830 in Warren County, Tennessee; died September 1, 1880 in Warren County, Tennessee
  • James L. McGregor - born April 4, 1832 in Warren County, Tennessee; died October 8, 1862
  • Mary Jane McGregor - born September 24, 1835 in Warren County, Tennessee. She married James Douglas Tate on January 14, 1858 in Warren County, Tennessee. They had two children: John T. Tate and Martha Ann Tate. In the early 1900s she and her husband ran a boarding house - The Tate House - in McMinnville, TN. She died October 3, 1811 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee.
  • Richmond C. McGregor - born about 1838 in Warren County, Tennessee; died unknown
Based on Census Records, here's a bit more information about Ezekial and Mary McGregor . . .
  • 1830 - living in Warren County, Tennessee with two male children - Ezekial and John Houston - under 5
  • 1840 - living in Warren County, Tennessee with their children: Ezekial, John Houston, William Bartlett, James L., Mary Jane, and Richmond
  • 1850 - living in Warren County, Tennessee with all of their children except Ezekial II. Mary McGee-McGregor's brother Samuel McGee and his family were living next door to them.
  • 1860 - living in Warren County by themselves, their children all out on their own by now.  Mary McGee-McGregor's brother Samuel McGee and his family were living next door to them.
  • 1870 - Mary McGee-McGregor is living with her son John Houston McGregor and his family in Warren County, Tennessee.
And there you have a brief glimpse into the life of Ezekial and Mary Jane McGregor - their parents, the children they had, and a brief glimpse into where they were born and lived.


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