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  Neill McNeill Jr. & Flora (Riddle?)
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Associated Grants/Deeds:
1829 - John Gilchrist to Neill McNeill, 2 tracts, 380A on McPhauls Mill Swamp and Jobs branch near Butlers Pond and John Gilchrist, Robeson Co., NC;

Sources:
• 1962 genealogical charts from Walter McNeill of Red Springs, NC, given to my brother, Jay Edgerton;
1831 will of Neill McNeill, probated Nov Term 1831, Robeson Co., NC;
1790 will of Mary McNeill, Robeson Co., NC;
• Research by Ruth McArthur of Wilmington (deceased);
• Robeson County 1870 census;
• Robeson County deed, Neill McNeill to Archd McNeill 1 Jan 1838, "heirs of Malcolm McNeill deceased";
Malcolm McNeill 1840 estate papers, originals of which were in possession of Ruth McArthur, and copies of which are in Steve Edgerton's collection and which are NOT found at the NC archives.

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  Neill McNeill Jr.

Birth c.1755-1765 Place Bladen Co., NC
Chr Place
Death Aug 26 - Nov 1831 Place Home on Job's Branch, Robeson Co., NC
Burial Place probably the Neill McNeill burial ground in today's Hoke Co., NC
Father "Shoemaker John" McNeill Mother Mary Peterson
Marriage Place
Other spouses Marriage
WIFE   Flora (Riddle?)
Birth c. 1766? Place Scotland
Chr Place
Death alive 1870 census? living with an Archibald McNeill 52 years old near William P. McNeill? Place Smiths Township, Robeson Co., NC
Burial Place probably the Neill McNeill burial ground in today's Hoke Co., NC
Father unknown Mother unknown
Other spouses Marriage

Notes: This Neill McNeill, Jr. was essentially a forgotten generation; most recent local historians didn't connect him to "Shoemaker John", who was his father, but forgot him claiming Neill T. McNeill was the son of "Shoemaker John". Evidence points to Neill T. McNeill having been the grandson of "Shoemaker John". Neill McNeill, Jr. is likely the son Neill McNeill whom Mary McNeill claims as her son in her 1790 will and who is an adult that year. According to her will, Neill is living in his own household adjacent her own property. His wife is supposedly named Flora, and according to other family branches' tradition, her maiden name may have been Riddle. Many of their children's birth dates below came from the 1850 census, e.g., Archibald's is based on an Archibald McNeill (dwelling #26) living very close to Neill T. McNeill (dwelling #23) in the census. Archibald owned part of the original McNeill land with his brother Neill T. McNeill. The 1870 census of Robeson shows Archibald P. McNeill in Smith's township living next door to Alexander McBryde, the husband of Neill T. McNeill's daughter Sarah.

Children Birth Death Spouse Cht #
1. "Blind John" McNeill
before 1788?
dead 1831?
Blind John's existence is known only through the oral tradition passed on by Walter McNeill of Robeson Co. As a grandson of Shoemaker John, he was likely the eldest son.
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2. Neill T. McNeill
Veteran of War of 1812
1788
Mary Leach
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3. Archibald P. McNeill
c. 1799
alive 1870
?Isabella ______? (married 4 times?)
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4. "Hatter Hector" McNeill
1790-1800?
alive
Mar 1840
unmarried in 1840
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5. Malcolm McNeill
1790-1800?
before
1 Jan 1838
unmarried
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6. Daniel McNeill
1790-1800?
alive 1840
incompetent; brother William was guardian
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7. David McNeill
c.1800
1851
incompetent; brother William was guardian
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8. Mary McNeill
1806
1875
9. (Flora?) McNeill
dead 1840?
?
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10. William P. McNeill
c. 1812
1895
Catherine Shaw
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11. Rosanna McNeill
c.1814
alive
Mar 1840
Richard B. "Dick" Gregory
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