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Matthew McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee/McGhee[1, 2, 3]

Male Est 1694 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Matthew McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee/McGhee 
    • Grandson of Edward Brock
    Born Est 1694  Bristol Parish, Brunswick Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I16965  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2017 

    Father Matthew McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee/McGhee,   b. 1669, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1709, Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Jane Brock,   b. Abt 1675, Calvert Co., Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1699, Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Family ID F5992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Last Modified 11 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F6062  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] Colonial Settlers of Maryland and Virginia, http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I015402&tree=Tree1.
      MOCKBEE, JANE, Prince George's Co. 2 Mar. 1743/4; 27 Nov. 1746
      To son JOHN JOICE, my now dwelling plantation, 104 A., of "Taylor's Discovery".
      To the child. of my dec'd husband,. MATTHEW MOCKBEE, 7 s. and 6 pence sterl,
      To dau, JANE DOULL, my clothing.
      To dau.-in-law SARAH JOICE, my brown Holland gown.
      To my 2 child, THOMAS JOICE and JANE DOULL my personal estate.
      Son-In-law Dr. James Doull, ex.
      Wit: Lewis Lee, James Elliot, George Maccanlie, 24, 507
      ===
      Jane Mockbee 34.190 PG £447.5.0 Dec 1 1746 Mar 3 1746
      Appraisers: Turner Wooten, Thomas Harwood.
      Creditors: John Coole, James Shaw, Jr.
      Next of kin: Thomas Jayne, John Jayne.
      Executor: Dr. James Dowal.
      ===
      Jane Mockbel 23.163 A PG £447.0.5 £264.10.10 Mar 3 1746
      Received from: Maj. Henry Hall, Mr. Osborn Sprig.
      Payments to: MM --- Diggs, Mr. Daniel Dulany, Mr. Peter Dent, James Shaw.
      Administrator: Dr. James Doull.
      ===
      ===>>> Gwen Boyer Bjorkman - WCDatabase: gwebjor
      After Matthew Mockbee died in 1709 Capt. Edward Brock and his wife went to court to get custody of their grandsons, Brock and Matthew Jr.
      The widow Jane appeared in court, proved her good character and the need of Brock and Matthew to help her raise her young children. She was back in court again in Nov 1709 to get the sheriff to return the boys to her. "Capt. Edward Brock of and concerning the orphans of Mathew Mogbee had by his former wife Capt. Brock's daughter." Prince George's Co, MD Land Records D:170, 219, 311 (Charles F. Matson, Mockbee Family, p. 6)
      http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BEALL/2002-03/1015045835
      John DUMALL's widow Mary wrote her will 20 Jan. 1739, prove 26 June 1740 in Prince George's County. [MD wills 22:220, FHL microfilm 0,012,849.
      Note this is incorrectly abstracted as DUVALL in the MD Cal. of wills. The will book copy is very clearly DUMALL]
      To Cousin Anne POTTENGER's children which she now has 20 pounds equally divided between them for the services done by their father Robert POTTENGER, deceased.
      To Cousin Brock MOCKBEE my young negro Man Charles.
      To cousin Edward MOCKBEE my Negro many Toby.
      To friend Nathan SMITH my dwelling plantation with all lands an Negro man Nacy.
      To Alice RAY wife of Joseph RAY all my wearing apparel.
      To my beloved friend Mr. William SMITH my Negro woman Sue and her four children with all residue of my estate.
      Aforesaid friend Mr. William SMITH executor.
      Mary (X) DUMALL
      Wit.: George PARKER, Archibald SMIH, Mary (x) SOAPER
      Proved 26 June 1740 by all three witnesses.
      [Below I'll show why I believe Brock and Edward MOCKBEE were children of Mary's half (or step) sister Jane (BROCKE) MOCKBEE and that Anne (EVANS) POTTENGER was Mary's niece, daughter of Mary's brother Richard.]
      Fredric Z. Saunders.
      ===
      Brocke, Edward, Prince George's County, 5th Mch., 1712; 19th June, 1714,
      To granddau. Mary Nicholls and hrs., that part of "Brock," or "'Rock Hall" on E. side Collington branch.
      To Grandson Mathew Mogbee and hrs., 100 A., being other part of "Rock Hall" on W. side Collington.
      to grandson Brock Mogbee and hrs., dwelling plantation and land adjoining that devised his brother Mathew afsd. Should granddau. Mary Nicholls die, land devised to her to go to her brother Mathew, and he dying without issue, to grandson Brock Mogbee afsd. grandchild. by dau. Offet, viz.,, Edward, William, James and Thos. Offett., sons of William Offett and dau. Mary,,. his wife, residue of "Brock Hall" on N. side Brock branch. Should any of grandsons afsd. die, his portion of sd. land to pass to other grandson, John Offett, and hrs.
      Ex.: Son-in-law Wm. Offett afsd. Personal estate to be used for education of grandsons Mogbee afsd.
      Overseers: Alexander Beale and Jno. Gerrard.
      Test: Mareen Duvall, Sr., Ninian Beall, Jno. Wall.13. 723.

      ===
      Contributed by Shirley Middleton Moller
      PGLR I:195
      1 Dec 1721 John Joice to Jane Mocbee for the sum of £26 of good
      and lawfull money of Great Britain, all that piece parcell or tract
      of land called "The Exchange" being part of a tract of land called
      "Nicholls Hunting Quarter" 150 acres. Signed Joh Joice [mark]
      Wit: Richard Duckett, William Nicholls, Thomas Joice (mark);
      Sarah the wife of John Joice acknowledges the sale of the land.
      ===
      Philip Smith 18.448 A £200.13.3 £93.16.7 Jan 29 1741
      Merchant in London. This inventory was taken in Baltimore County. A second inventory was cited in the amount of 30.0.0 in Anne Arundel County. The amount of the accounts also included £3166.5.5 in sterling.
      Received from: Nicholas Wattkins, John Burges, Samuel Chambers, Stephen Stewart, James Macchanan, Anthony Beadingfield, Edward Loyde, William Anderson, Jacob Giles, John Gray, Jr., Jacob Alvin, Solomon Woden, John Wooden, Jeremiah Jacob, Ephram Howard, John Gray, Jr. (of Magotty), Lanc Todd, Jr., William Parrish, Nehemiah Birkhead, William Worthington, Godfrey Waters, Samuel Whitehead, Mary Robinson, Oneal Robinson, Edward Gaither, Joseph Hooper, Robert Walsh, Snowden Taylor, Richard Gist, Edward Gaither (son of John Gaither), John Magruder, John Jacobs, Sr., William Gosnett, William Maccuber (son of John Maccuber), Abraham Woodward, Stephen West, Zachariah Maccubbin, William Brewer, Thomas Wells, Robert Sanders, Sarah Gresham, George Iiams, Richard Green, Francis Gaitherell, John Mackenise, John Young, Catherine Howard on account of Benjamin Howard, Samuel Waters, Griffth Beddoe, Richard Williams, Joseph Hill, John Dowell, Elisabeth Maccalley, Hugh Jones, John Fowler, Thomas Buley, Samuel Burges, Charity Patten, Alexander Wharfield, Samuel Warfield, Absolute Warfield? Thomas Lusby, John White, Maj. John Davidge, Elisabeth Smith, Francis Day, Charles Cheney, Azell Davidge, Laurence Hammond, George Douglas, William Vernon & Mary Brown, Thomas Baldwin, Hudson Davidge, Daniel Carter & Mary Hall, Mary Hall, Henry Hall, John Lomas, John Brewer, Thomas Rynolds, Samuel Hobbs, Joshua George (administrator of Francis Holland), George Stoakes, William Mill, William Beal, Roger Mathews, Alexander Warrfield, Jr., Humphry Wells Stokes, Robert Allen, John Griffin, Francis Hollingshead, Sutton Isaac, John Phillips, Nicholas Swarmstead, James Crawford, Michal Leechfield, Thomas Morsell? Jacob Stallings, Richard Wood, Samuel Burges, James Jarvis, Henry Strickland, Jacob Stallings, Jr., Thomas King, Edward Rynolds, Jr., Jacob Lusby, Michael Webster, Edward Taylor & Co. for Mr. Gray, Mordecai Hammond, Richard Davis, Richard Phelps, Henry Bolwton, Charles Walker, Larkin Peirpoint, Catherine Howard, Peter Carroll, Richard Dallam, Robert Johnson, Thomas Rynolds, Jr., Charles Simmonds, Thomas Denbo, Lemuell Howard, Samuell Stansbury, Aron Rawlings, Gassaway Wattkins, Nehemiah Brickhead, Jr., John Rigby, Aaron Rawlings, Jr., John Sellman, John Mahon, John Smith Prather, Thomas Harwood, John Wadham, Charles Lucas, Mary Stokes (administratrix of Humphry Wells Stokes & Rockhold), Susannah Stokes (executrix of George Stoakes).
      Payments to: Henry Coury {also Henry Coursey), Richard Bennett, Esq., Jane Mockbee, Theophilus Jones (dead) for judgement obtained by his executrix Elisabeth wife of John Loyde, Capt. Thomas Reed, Capt. Thomas Read, Edward (no surname given), Edward Rynolds, Rev. Jacob (no surname given), Josias Middlemore, Rev. Jacob Henderson, Edward Day, Philip Dowell for judgement in Anne Arundel County obtained by his executors Philip Dowell & John Dowell, Philip Dowell (executor of Philip Dowell), John Rogers, Richard Plunkett, Richard Duckett, Peregrine Ward, Joseph Cromwell, William Cromwell (dead) for judgement in Anne Arundel County obtained by his executor Joseph Cromwell, Joseph Belt, Jr., William Hollis, Elisabeth Lamb (dead) for judgement in Anne Arundel County obtained by Nicholas Watkinson (also Nicholas Watkins), Lewis Griffith, Ulick Burk, John Hall, Richard Beard, Mrs. Mary Carroll, James Dossey, George Ogg, Mathew Coulter, Thomas Worthington, Thomas Dulany, Benjamin Tasker, Esq., Thomas Stockett for judgement in Anne Arundel County rendered by Mr. Samuel Smith, Edmond Jenings, Esq., Richard Gist, David Mackelfresh, Daniel Dulany, Esq., Richard Caswell (administrator of Bryan Taylor (merchant of Joppa, partner with the deceased)).
      Administrators: Philip Smith, William Chapman.

    2. [S215] Colonial Settlers of Maryland and Virginia, http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I015402&tree=Tree1.
      Name Mathew Mockbee
      Born 1669 Scotland
      Died 16 May 1709 Prince George's County, Maryland - Inventory
      1st Wife FNU Brock
      Children: James, Mary Brock, Matthew.
      2nd Wife Jane Joyce, d/o John Joyce of Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
      Children:
      James Mockbee (10 Dec 1702-1760);
      William Mockbee (22 Oct 1704, PG county, MD
      Sarah Mockbee (Abt 1705-? m. Thomas Lipscomb

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://interactive.ancestry.com/49243/FLHG_MarriagesofCampbellCountyVA-0037/65836?backurl=%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dFLHG-MarriagesofCampbellCountyVA%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3dElizabeth%2bM%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dCocke%26gsln_x%3d0%26msydy%3d1800%26msydy_x%3d1%26msydp%3d2%26msypn__ftp%3dCampbell%2bCounty%252c%2bVirginia%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3duuc&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&rc=168,912,266,941;1581,909,1680,941;1654,1013,1776,1043;167,1120,268,1149;1860,1114,1958,1146;947,1325,1072,1357;167,1428,268,1458;1406,1426,1502,1458;469,1477,568,1509;469,1529,568,1559;1099,1527,1200,1559;496,1580,593,1612;168,1684,290,1714;900,1684,971,1714;1808,1678,1932,1710;705,2917,827,2955;1336,2913,1429,2943#?imageId=FLHG_MarriagesofCampbellCountyVA-0098.
      Campbell County Marriages; Robertson, Arthur and Jenny McGehee [Mocoboy] Consent by Mathew McGehee {Mockobee], father of the bride. Lynch A. McGehee [Mockaboy] (b) and Arthur Robertson (b); Lynch A. McGhee (w) and John McGehee (w).