William Magee And Mary Margaret James And Their Descendants 1770 1993

William Magee (1762-1827) came out of the Carolinas in the late 18th century, settling what is now Walthall County, Mississippi. He moved to Washington County, Louisiana ca. 1801.

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George Kendrick was born in 1633 in Shropshire, England, the son of John Kenrick. He immigrated to America and settled first at Plymouth, Massachusetts, later moving to Virginia. His great great grandson, William Kendrick was born in 1758 in Graville County, North Carolina, the son of James Kendrick. He served in the Revolutionary War. He married twice and was the father of fourteen children, 1778-1827. The family migrated to Louisiana in 1818 and settled in St. Helena Parish. He died in 1838. Descendants listed lived in Louisiana, Georgia, and elsewhere.

The immigrant ancestor of this family, William Strother I (ca. 1627/30- 1700/02), is supposed to have immigrated from Northumberland, England to Virginia around 1650. He married Dorothy Savage, daughter of Capt. Anthony Savage, ca. 1651. He settled in Sittenborne Parish on the Rappahannock River then in "Old" Rappahannock County. This county was later Richmond Co. and is now in King George County. Couple had the following children: William II (ca. 1653-1726), James, Jeremiah, Robert, Benjamin and Joseph. William II married Margaret Thornton, (1678-1756), daughter of Francis Thornton, Sr. and Alice Savage. Descendants live in Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and elsewhere.