Notes: Jonathan Butcher, a professional genealogist now deceased, stated that Laughlin's wife Flora was a daughter of a Daniel McNeill, but did not say which Daniel McNeill and no source was cited.
    In Lumber River Scots by Edwin Purcell, descendants of Flora's daughters claimed that they descended from "Black Neill" McNeill of the Argyll Colony, but such descent would not be through Turquill McNeill because he is not listed as a son of "Black Neill". Another error made by Purcell in Lumber River Scots is that the children listed below are claimed to have been the children of John McNeill (son of Malcolm McNeill, son of "Laird Archy" McNeill) and Levaney Brown. They are listed correctly here according to the estate settlement of Laughlin McNeill of 1801 and a deed listing his daughter Elizabeth Gilchrist as heir to her father Laughlin McNeill.
    In a deed dated 1805, after Laughlin's death, Flora made a legal agreement with their son Turquill to, during her lifetime, keep her in the style to which she was accustomed. In January 1811, though they are living in Marion District, SC, she deeded to Turquill 100 acres on both sides of Buffalo Creek in Cumberland County. I am yet searching for records concerning Laughlin and Flora's other sons. The order of the children below reflects their order as it appears in Laughlin's 1801 estate settlement.
    Purcell also claimed that descendants of Elizabeth, Laughlin and Flora's daughter, used her descent from "Black Neill" McNeill to gain membership into the Colonial Dames, which would have happened prior to 1942 the date of his book. I have contacted that society to determine what if any proof applicants offered of this lineage and am currently (Aug 2012) awaiting their correspondence on the subject. As of June 2013, they have not responded.