Notes for Vardry McBee:
Vardry McBee moved to North Carolina. He was a Constable in Tryon (Now Mecklenburg) County, North Carolina, 1770. Vardry later settled in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, but was then considered in N.C. He belonged to the Society of Friends, but renounced this faith when the Revolution began. He became a captain of militia and was in active service.

In the book "Jefferson County, Tennessee" on page 106, there is an article entitled "THE MCBEE FAMILY OF STRAWBERRY PLAINS, JEFFERSON COUNTY. It is as follows:
The McBee family of Strawberry Plains in Jefferson County, were descendants of VARDRY McBee, a revolutionary soldier, of LINCOLN and TRYON COUNTIES, in North Carolina, who probably came to the Watauga Valley and settled for a time, before his death. (I, Danny A. McBee, cannot accept some of this because it doesn't correlate to information I have already gathered on the McBee family. Vardry McBee, for instance died in Kentucky, after getting sick from rescuing someone from drowning. Vardry was old at this point and living with his son in Kentucky). In the records of WASHINGTON COUNTY Court, on May 27, 1782, it was ordered that a deposition be issued to take the testimony of VARDARY
McBee, George Underwood, William Cooper and others in a suit pending between WILLIAM SAFFOLD & MATTHEW GALE. The records of Washington District (afterwards Washington County, Tennessee) show that William McBee was living on LICK CREEK about 1781-1782.
LEMUEL McBee, the son of Vardry McBee, was born, perhaps in the Watauga Valley of Tennessee, before the State of Tennessee came into existence (I, Dan McBee, have never heard of the son Lemuel McBee of Vardry McBee.
This is confusing to me but it could have been so). He married perhaps in what is now Granger County, but the name of his wife is unknown. It is estimated that he probably married about 1815. Lemuel McBee in turn had a son LEMUEL McBee,
born in Jefferson County about 1816, who married MARY LOVE, daughter of JOHN B. LOVE, a native of Western North Carolina. The second LEMUEL McBee was the father of JOHN L. McBee, whose wife was named LIZZIE by whom he had
several children.
VARDRY McBee, who came to the Watauga Valley by 1780, had several children, whose names are secured from contemporaneous records, largely attributed to him as his progeny because of the dates and names. They were:

1. LEMUEL McBee of Jefferson County.
2. WILLIAM McBee of LICK CREEK.
3. VARDRY McBee m. JANE ALEXANDER.
4. GANNUM C. McBee, owner of the famous McBee Ferry.

1. LEMUEL McBee (wife's name unknown) is believed to have had:
(1) JAMES A. McBee.
(2) CATHERINE McBee m. M. J. Parrot.
(3) ELIZA McBee m. JOHN M. Saylor.
(4) SAMUEL McBee
Perhaps others.

4. GANUM or GAMMON C. McBee lived in KNOX COUNTY and was an extensive land owner and also the owner of the famous McBee ferry, near Strawberry Plains on the Holston river. The ferry was established about 1790 and was
located about where the present highway bridge stands today, and is on the line of Knox and Jefferson Counties. In 1836 McBee was authorized by the County Court of Knox County to erect a toll bridge at the same place.

GANNUM C. McBee (No. 4), son of VARDRY McBee, had the following children: His wife was named SARAH.
(1) WILLIAM McBee (born 1826).
(2) ROBERT McBee (born 1829).
(3) ALBERT McBee (born 1835).
(4) LOUISA McBee (born 1838).
(5) GANNUM McBee (born 1842).
(6) AMANDA McBee (born 1843).

Among others, SAMUEL McBee (son of LEMUEL) in 1842, was embarrassed by the fact that his farm lay in both Knox and Grainger Counties. In reply to his petition the Legislature enacted "that the county line between Knox and Grainger, be so altered as to include in Grainger County that portion of the farm on which SAMUEL McBee lives, lying in Knox County".

MILO McBee, brother of SAMUEL and a son of LEMUEL, married CALLOWAY who was born in 1838. In 1850, according to Miss Laura Luttrell's 1850 Census of Knox County, he had two daughters, Sarah and Elnora.

VARDRY McBee (son of the first VARDRY, who came to the Watauga Valley) lived in LINCOLN COUNTY, North Carolina, where he married JANE ALEXANDER, one of the members of the famous family of that name in Mecklenburg County.

VARDRY McBee and his wife JANE ALEXANDER had five sons, of which one was VARDRY ALEXANDER McBee, who married in 1847, MARY ELIZABETH SUMNER who was the daughter of BENJAMIN SUMNER and his wife SARAH DUKE HUNT, the daughter of Dr. THOMAS HUNT (son of MEMUGAN HUNT) and his wife ELIZABETH DUKE.
BENJAMIN SUMNER was of the family of JETHRO HUNT, revolutionary patriot of North Carolina. VARDRY McBee and Jane Alexander had: JOSEPH, MALINDA PENELOPE, SILAS L., LUTHER MARTIN, HANNAH ECHOLS, MARTHA ADALINE, VARDRY A., WILLIAM PINKNEY and ALEXANDER McBee. Some went to GREENVILLE, South Carolina.

Somewhere, I, Danny A. McBee, believe the families got entangled somehow. The addition of LEMUEL, GANNUM C., and WILLIAM McBee (of Lick Creek) to the known family of VARDRY and HANNAH ECHOLS McBee seems unlikely.
Probably they were the children of one of VARDRY'S brothers; either MATTHEW, JAMES, OR MATHIAS McBee. Certainly, these McBees should be listed in our genealogy. We are all a part of the original MCBEE blood line. (I, Danny A.
McBee, hope that someone someday might pursue this more. I won't at the present time).

The following is excerpted from the South Carolina Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers, page 592: Vardry McBee: He enlisted in the Fifth Regiment on 26 March 1776. He was a captain under Colonel Roebuck from 10 June 1780 to 10 January 1782. At sometime, he supplied provisions for militia use. (Adair, Joseph); A.A.4877; X845; X1072; X3607; N.A.853.
Sept. 28, 1789 Vardry McBee (Thickety, Spartanburgh) to William Wofford (Turkey Cove, Burke County, N. C.); for 100 lire sterling sold 1,224 acres in three tracts: (1) 579 acres on both sides North Pacolate River including part of Walnut Mountain; survey May 26, 1787 for Robert Evans; (2) 205 acres on North fork of Trall Creek of North fork Saluda River; survey May 28, 1787 for Robert Evans; and (3) 440 acres on Trall Creek of North Pacolate River including part of Walnut Mountain; survey May 26, (year not given); all were replated and returned to the SC Office of Granting Lands in Vardry
McBee's name and it is expected that all have been granted to Vardry McBee.
Witness: Lacyannie McBee and Elizabeth McBee. Signed Vardry McBee. Rec. Jan. 30, 1798.
Sept. 26, 1789 Vardry McBee to William Wofford; William is security for a "suit of debt" for Vardry and, by a "misconduct" judgment Col. Odlina (?) Osborn vs William Wofford, William has to pay 400 lire SC money; Vardry can't pay William a like sum, so Vardry mortgages the following land to William: (1) 300 acres on branch of Thickety Creek; including place called
Sline (sic) Kilns and where "subscriber" now lives; (2) 400 acres on Fall Creek of Pacolate River in Greenville County called copper mines; (3) 300 acres in Camden District on branch of Buffalo Creek near mouth of it; border: Peper Quin and John Bridges; (4) three other grants for 2900 acres on both sides Doolittle's Creek on East side of Broad River; including three places of iron ore and some slime (sic) stone; and (5) 1,120 acres in three tracts at head of Pacolate River in Greenville County; bought to Vardry McBee from Jabez Evans and Robert Evans. Witness Z Taliferro and Henry McCray. Signed
Vardry McBee.
Rec. Jan. 30, 1798. Jan. 5, 1794 William Wofford assigns rights to above mortgage to James Wofford for 100 lire sterling. Witness: Thos. Baker. Signed W. Wofford.
March 17, 1787. Vardry McBee (Spartanburgh) to William Wilkins (same); for 10 lire sterling sold 400 acres on both sides Gotes Creek of Thickety Creek; grant April 26, 1767 Gov. William Tryon (NC) to William Sims and William Marchbanks. Witness Wm Thomson, Rhoda McBee and Joshua Preslidge. Signed Vardry and Hannah McBee.

The 1790 Anson County, North Carolina Census list Vardry Magby as head of household, with wife, one daughter, and four sons under the age of sixteen. Right beside Vardry Magby there was a head of household listing for Rachel Magby by herself. I am not sure that this is our Vardry McBee or not. There  seems to be a coincidence if it is. Vardry McBee is selling land in
Spartanburg at this time. This could be the son of one of Vardry McBee's brothers. I don't presume to know who Rachel Magby is. Hopefully someday a better genealogist will figure it out for us.

The Battle of King's Mountain that Vardry and his son Silas participated in only lasted one hour and five minutes. It took place October 7, 1780. Not one man escaped from the battlefield.

I, Danny A. McBee, received a letter from a distant cousin Clare F. Magbee, 840 Stovall Place Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, that states that Vardry S. Magbee (McBee, Mockbee) was born circa 1834 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. [Danny A. McBee].
 

       Children of Vardry McBee and Hannah Echols are:
 

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Elizabeth4 McBee.

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Lucy McBee.

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Rebecca McBee.

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Rhoda McBee, born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.

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Samuel McBee, born Abt. 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Notes for Samuel McBee: According to the South Carolina Roster of Revolutionary War Soldier, page 592, Samuel McBee served in the militia under Colonel McDonald and General Marion. A.A.4875.C. Samuel apparently settled in Horry County, South Carolina as he shows up in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 S. C. Census. He shows up in the 1800 Waccamaw County, South Carolina Census. Samuel is always listed as Samuel Magby. I, Danny A. McBee, rule out Samuel as the father of Thomas B. McBee, as Thomas was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina along the Pacolet.

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Matthew McBee, born Abt. 1761 in Halifax County, Virginia; died October 25, 1817 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Mathias McBee, born Abt. 1763 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Notes for Mathias McBee: Mathias served in the Revolution according to the S.C. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers, page 592. It states the following: He served in the militia under Colonel Roebuck before and after the fall of Charleston. A.A.4875A; X1120; X3605. There is a possibility that Mathias could be the father/or grandfather (more likely) of Thomas B. McBee. However, Mathias moved from Spartanburg to middle Tennessee because he doesn't show up in any Census of 1790/1800/10/20. Mathias went with Rebecca (his sister) and John Clarke to Franklin County, Georgia for a time. He later went on to join Matthew in Sumner County, Tennessee. (Danny A. McBee).

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Silas McBee, born November 24, 1765 in Halifax County, Virginia; died January 06, 1845 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

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Mary McBee, born Abt. 1767 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina; died April 10, 1825 in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Notes for Mary McBee: The following land deed sent to me, Danny A. McBee, by Charles Hite (Duncan descendant) of Gastonia: H-1: 18 March 1801, William Hammett to John Duncan, $100, 100a except 5 acres reserved for Mary McBee where she now lives, part of a grant to Hammett, on Pter? Creek, a branch of Pasotale River. Wit. Wm. Reid and Rachel (x) McAbee. (Danny A. McBee).

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Vardry Echols McBee, born June 19, 1775 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina; died January 23, 1864 in Greenville, South Carolina.