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   James McNeill, Esq. & wife Elizabeth McNeill
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Sources:
• Mabel Smith Lovin's history of her McNeill ancestors Part 1 (pdf);
• 1810 Census of York Co., SC (image of Lovin's account of this James McNeill)
• Philadelphus Church session records, Book 1, 1832-1833;
• Research of Steve Edgerton;
• Cumberland County NC deeds;

HUSBAND

  James McNeill of Canada

Birth c. 1765 Place (Duntroon?) Scotland
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Death 2 Aug 1845 Place Alachua County, Florida
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Father – Mother –
Marriage c. 1792 Place –
Other spouses Unknown 1st wife in Canada, ca. 1787; Mrs. Sarah Matthews Patterson in 1817; Mary Banter in 1824. Marriage –
WIFE   Elizabeth McNeill
Birth c. 1770 Place Scotland or Bladen (now Robeson) or Cumberland County NC
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Death c. 1812 Place (York County?) South Carolina
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Father William McNeill Mother Jane Campbell
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Notes: This James McNeill is surrounded by much lore, including the legend that he was stranded on an island in Canada when his ship foundered and that his wife had remarried by the time he was rescued. James was a schoolmaster and was an official (noted as James McNeill, Esq. in the minutes) of the Robeson county court in the 1810s, often presiding with one or two other influential gentlemen over court sessions. He married four times, once in Canada, then in Robeson to Elizabeth McNeill who bore him several children. His third wife was the widow Mrs. Sarah Matthews Patterson who bore him two children. He moved to Alachua County, Florida with his fourth wife Mary Banter McNeill who outlived him. More research is needed to verify the information about this family of McNeills.
Children Birth Death Spouse Cht #
1. Margaret McNeill
6 Sept 1794
in SC
16 Feb 1879
John "Big John" McMillan. Margaret was known as "Peggy Big John" McMillan to identify her from all the other Margaret McMillans in the county.
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2. Malcolm McNeill
c. 1795-1804
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No information.
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3. Turquill McNeill
c. 1795-1804
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No information.
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4. (Elizabeth V. McNeill?)
1796
ca. 1895
Married in Robeson Co. in 1816 to Hector McNeill of Wilcox Co. AL, son of Malcolm and wife Mary (née McNeill) McNeill of Cumberland Co, NC..
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5. Archibald McNeill
1804
1864
Cynthia Jemima Edwards. Archibald died in San Antonio, TX; it is believed he was not living with his family when he died.
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6. James McNeill
1805
1861
Mehala Lastinger in 1833 in Florida. James died in Columbia, FL.
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7. Jane Campbell McNeill
1812
1897
Never married.
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