I have Timothy Rackley's abstracts of Granville Co. NC wills (citation given below), but the only index entry for James McGehee is as a witness to a will of Robert Priddey proved Nov Court 1761. Witnesses; John Cape, Ann Priddey, James (X) Makgehe (Timothy W. Rackley, Granville County, North Carolina Original Wills, Vol. 1, 1749-1810 [Kernersville, NC: Published by author, 2002], p. 114) Comment: Granville Co., at one time, included practically all the northern part of North Carolina, according to historians. Perhaps McGehee was a neighbor of the Priddys, but he may have been living in another [perhaps adjoining] county. You might post to Orange Co., NC and also Person Co., NC. See below for Taylor's Creek. I don't know the location of Taylor's Creek. It may be a reservoir by now, or its name may have changed. However, There is a deed in (I have left out all the metes and bounds) Deed Bk M-165-166 of one Nathaniel McGehee of Granville Co., NC to John Rogers of Pitt Co., NC, 27 Nov 1777 - 100 acres for 100 pds. ... McGehee's corner on little fork of Taylor's Creek.... it being part of a tract of land granted to James McGehee, the Father of Nathaniel McGehee, by a Deed from the Earl of Granville bearing date March 1761. Nathaniel (N)McGehee. Wit: Joseph Hill, William (W) Smith, John Nevill, Jurat. Granville Co May Court 1779. (Timothy W. Rackley, Granville County, North Carolina Deeds 1755-1782 [Kernersville, NC: Published by author, 2002], p. 114) Other books pertaining to Granville Co. abstracts of early records have been published by these authors. I think some of Gwynn's books are at the Los Angeles Public Library, as they are relatively old (1970s) by now. One book of hers, called something like Kinfolks of Granville Co., NC [or just Kinfolk] has been filmed (microfiched) by Family History Library, and should not cost more than about 45 cents (or less) if you order to your LDS FHC. Thomas McAdory Owen - a book entitled something like History and Genealogies of Old Granville Co., NC. Owen was State Archivist of Alabama Archives for many years, and the clerks at Granville Co. seemed to have turned him loose in the courthouse. He has notes that no one seems to have examined. Some great nuggets. His book is by Southern Historical Press. Some nice genealogists from Arkansas, I believe, transcribed from his microfilmed notes, which are held by the Library of Congress. Timothy Rackley has a website: members.tripod.com/rackley_publishing/ After the Revolution, some of Granville Co. people went to Georgia (mine included). Others went to Kentucy (mine included), particularly Henderson Co., which had been claimed by Col. Richard Henderson. Sometimes the AIS (Accelerated Indexing System) which is on microfiche (hundreds of them) at most LDS FHCs is a somewhat comprehensive census index for the whole US through at least 1850 census, and the first Search--Search One--includes some early tax lists to make up for the missing 1790 census. This index to the censuses frequently helps one pick up the migration trails of your wandering ancestors. (Take a look at the Mortality Schedules which are at the end of the AIS) In some places, the 1755 tax list for Granville Co. has been published, and I believe I saw it on one of the Granville Co. websites, but I don't recall which one. There may be some early militia lists also. Some libraries in Southern California may have older issues of the NC Genealogical Society Journal which include some early lists for Granville Co. I believe the NC Gen Society is currently selling a CD-ROM --images of the first numbers of journals for NCGSJ. Hope this helps. E.W.Wallace E.W.Wallace