Tom McCabes Genealogy 2022

Bounty Land Warrant for Evans McGee. (Naomi McGee) 286761

The following were copied in the National Archives on Feb 20, 2010.

Bound Land Claim Number 286761, Naomi (Evans) McGee

A handwritten letter dated 23 Nov 1857.

The State of Mississippi Simpson County

On this 23rd day of November 1857 before me the undersigned An acting Justice of the peace in And for said County personally appeared Naomi McGee a resident of Simpson County aged about Sixty-two years who being duly sworn according to law declares that She is the widow of Evans McGee who was a private in the Company of Louisiana militia Commanded by Captain William Bickum in the War declared by the United Sates against Great Britain on the 18th day of June 1812. that the said husband Continued in actual service in said war three months and was honorably discharged at the Navy Yard in said state of Louisiana.

She further states that she was married to the said \"Evans McGee\" in Saint Tammany Parish in the said state of Louisiana about the year 1816. that her said husband died in Said Simpson County in the state of Mississippi about the Year 1836. And that She is now a widow. that there is no .. of this marriage that she can procure. She makes the declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Acts approved 3rd March 1855 and 14th May 1856. She never applied for or obtained bounty land under this or any other Acts of Congress heretofore passed. She hereby irrevocably Constitutes and appoints Terence McGowan of Brandon Mississippi to be her true and lawful attorney to prosecute this claim and to demand and receive from the proper Office of the Government of the United States the Certificate or Warrant to which She may be Entitled whenever the same may issue.

                    Naomi   X   McGee
                                   her mark

We Aaron Hutson and Richard Burk residents of said Simpson County in the state aforesaid of Mississippi upon an oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Naomi McGee in our presence. that we were personally acquainted with Evans McGee in his lifetime for ten years previous to his death and with the said Naomi McGee and that they have lived together as husband and wife during said period of time and was of good repute as such and that the said \"Evans McGee\" died of a wound inflicted upon him at Westville by one \"Revell\", in or about the year 1836. Affiants say that they are not interested in the prosecution of this claim.

                    Aaron Hutson
                    Richard Burk

Captain Bickham's Unit - 12 and 13 Consolidated Regiment., La. Militia

From \"Louisiana in the War of 1812\", by Powell A. Casey, 2nd Division, the 12th & 13th Regiments Consolidated of Louisiana Militia (Florida Parishes, Section East of Amite River, 1814 - 1815)

Evan Magee was part of the 13th LA Militia, serving under William Bickham. According to records of the Battle of New Orleans, his unit served in reserve at the battle but did not actively fight.

St Tammany LA Parish Marriage bonds: Evin Magee, 20 Nov 1815, to Naomi Short, daughter of Jonas Short.

Ebin Magee listed on 1820 census.

Ebin Magee Washington, Louisiana Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Males - Under 10: 1 Nathan Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Evan Males - 45 and over: 2 ?? Perhaps Jonas Short Females - Under 10: 1 Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Naomi

According to Land office in LA Archive records, Evan Magee received title to land along Silver Creek in St Tammany Parish.

Evan J Magee Males 1 under 5 2 under 10 1 under 15 (Nathan Magee) 1 under 40

Females 1 under 5 1 under 10 1 under 15 1 under 40

in Simpson Co MS.

Evan's middle name could have been James but, just as likely, John. The probate of his father Jonathan indicates it could have been John.

Evans death was chronicled many years later in the Westville News Dated 27 October 1898, which described the incident as follows:

.....\"For many years there were from two to five retail liquor saloons in Westville, around and about which many disturbances occurred, such as fistcuffs and affrays, with occasionally a shooting or cutting affair. One night, some 51 or 52 years ago, a row took place in one that stood on the corner where Drummond's store now stands. Evan Magee (father of Thomas and W.J. deceased) was cut with a knife from the effects of which he died. A man by the name of Revels was indicted for the murder, and when the case came up for trial, he applied for a change of venue and his case was moved to Smith Co., where he was convicted of manslaughter, this having occurred before there was a penitentiary in the state. He was branded for the crime. After Magee's death, Mr. Miles, father of S.J. Miles of Harrisville, married his widow Naomi Magee.\"

Evan Magee was dead by 1837 since his widow's name appeared in the Mississippi census of 1837.

Naomi, Evan's widow, was appointed one of the guardians of his underaged orphans.