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 1745 - Bef 1809 (< 64 years)
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| Name |
John Strother McNeill |
| Birth |
1745 |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Will |
20 Mar 1806 |
Hardy County, WV [1] |
| Death |
Bef 16 Mar 1809 |
Hardy County, West Virginia, USA [2] |
| Probate |
16 Mar 1809 |
Hardy County, WV [2] |
| Person ID |
I10325 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
John McNeill, b. 1680, Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 1765, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Elizabeth McNealus, b. 1678, Iona, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1747, Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 69 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
2 Aug 1744 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [3] |
- First Presbyterian Church
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| Family ID |
F3500 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Amy Parsons, b. 1754, Hardy County, WV |
| Marriage |
1775 |
Hardy County, WV |
| Children |
| | 1. James McNeill, b. Abt 1777 d. Bef 14 Feb 1810, Hardy County, WV (Age < 33 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Jonathan McNeill, b. Abt 1778 [natural] |
| | 3. Sydney McNeill, b. Feb 1797 d. 13 Feb 1856 (Age 59 years) [natural] |
| | 4. Jr. John Strother McNeill, b. 20 Nov 1776, Hardy County, WV d. 28 Nov 1814, Hardy County, WV (Age 38 years) [natural] |
| | 5. Sarah McNeill, b. 1779, Virginia, USA d. 23 Oct 1861, Hampshire County, WV (Age 82 years) [natural] |
| | 6. Mary McNeill [natural] |
| | 7. Jane McNeill [natural] |
| | 8. Huldah McNeill [natural] |
| | 9. Emily McNeill [natural] |
| | 10. Polly McNeill [natural] |
| | 11. Anna McNeill [natural] |
| | 12. Amy McNeill [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F4003 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| Sources |
- [S689] Hardy Co., WV Wills, Book 1, p. 400-403.
In The Name of God, amen, I John McNeill of the County of Hardy & State of Virginia considering the frailties of human Nature and the great uncertainty of life do by these presents make and Ordain this my last will and Testament as follows Viz:
I will and Bequeath unto my Wife Amy One third of my personal and real Estate for and during her natural life including a Negro Girl named Franky -- to my said wife during her life as aforesaid.
I give and bequeath to my son James McNeill the plantation in Hampshire whereon he now lives and I direct and request that my said son James shall pay to my daughters Polly, and Amy, each the sum of One thousand dollars with Interest from my death until my said daughters marry or come to lawful age and to each of them & their heirs and to which payment I hold said Land Subject then to be the property of my son James and his heirs forever Subject to his mother's Dower and the legacies above mentioned.
I give and bequeath to son Jonathan McNeill one half of my home place whereon I now live, and one half the Land purchased by me of Thomas Davis - and Negroes Pompey & Bob with the young steers now in my possession the Lands to be equally divided between my said son Jonathan and his heirs and my son Strather but should my said son Jonathan die before he marries I then direct his part of said Lands to my son Strather McNeil and to be Vested in him fully at the Death of said Jonathan provided he has no heirs of his own body. All these I give to my said Jonathan subject as aforesaid and to his heirs forever Subject to the following Legacies:
I give to my son Strather McNeel the remaining half of all my home place and all the half of the lands purchased by me of Thomas Davis to be equally divided between him my son Strather and Jonathan as above stated - Subject to an equal part of said Legacies herein after named with my said son Jonathan And should my son Strather die before he arrives at lawfull age it is my Will and direction that the whole part now bequeathed shall revert to my son Jonathan at the death of my son Strather always subject to payment of the following Legacies and bequests: To wit, I will and direct that my sons Jonathan and Strother do pay to my Daughter Anna McNeel the sum of One thousand dollars and I also give to my said Daughter a Negro Woman named Violet to her and her heirs forever.
I also direct and request them my said sons Jonathan and Strather to pay unto my Daughter Jenny McNeil the sum of Five hundred dollars to her and her heirs. I give the said sum of Five hundred dollars when she comes of age.
I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sidney McNeel The sum of One Thousand dollars to be paid by my said sons Jonathan and Strather when she marries or comes to Lawful age and I also give unto my said Daughter a Negro Girl named Betsey to her and her heirs forever.
I have already given to my Daughters Sally Pancake, and Huldy Russell and their families all that I intend and a sum equal to their other Sisters.
And Lastly I direct my Executors hereinafter named to discharge all my just Debts and to discharge all my Legacies herein Mentioned and I do constitute and appoint my sons Isaac Pancake and Jonathan McNeel my Executors with full powers to carry my said Will and Testament into full effect and to Collect all Debts due and owing to me and to convey my Various bequests in a complete manner into full affect
And I hereby disavow and annul all other wills, and declare this to by my last Will and Testament (the words (my son Strather interlined before) signing - 20th day March 1806.
his
John X McNeel {seal}
mark
Signed and sealed in presence
of the following Witnesses who
heard him acknowledge it as
his Last Will & Testament and
his Act and Deed
Present
Strawder McNeill
Jacob Yoacum
James Machir
- [S689] Hardy Co., WV Wills, Book 1, pp 400-403.
- [S668] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
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