James* Neavill, Sr

Notes:

James (1640-1674) and Elizabeth were in Northampton County, Virginia in 1661 and reputedly moved to Isle of Wright County. James Neville (1640-1674) has been identified as a son of John Neville (1612-1664) who died in Charles County Maryland. There seems to be no facts that James Neville ever lived in Isle of Wright County.
"Leaves of a Stunted Shrub" Vol 1, by William Scroggins

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From "Wigfield": The father of John Neville, Jr., was James Neville, Sr., the name of his mother not being known. James Neville, Sr., was b ca 1640 at "The Clefts" in Calvert Co. He settled in Northampton Co, VA, in 1660/61. The name of his wife is not known. the date of his death is not known but family tradition holds that he was killed by the Indians when still a young man.
The only child of James Neville, Sr., and his wife was John, Jr.

James* married Elizabeth* (..) Neavill about 1660. Elizabeth* was born about 1640 in The Clefts, Calvert Co, Maryland; died after 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John* Neavill, Jr. was born in 1662 in Northumberland Co, Virginia; died in 1733.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1639, England

Notes:

I has been stated he immigrated on Ark and Dove; which the Ark and Dove -- was Nov 22, 1633. arriving in Port Comfort VA on 24 February 1634/35. In his own statement he immigrated 1639.

"Wigfield": Quoting from the William Neville Collier paper "A Genealogical Record of One Branch of the Neville Family" (1953), based upon a paper prepared by William F. Booghurz of Washington, DC, in 1902: "It is clear from the land records of Maryland that John Neville was a planter residing at "The Clefts" on the west side of the Patuxent River, in St. Mary's County, now in Calvert, possessed of some means, for at least four years as a single man, and about fourteen years before he made any demand upon the Lord Manor for lands due him under the law, for transporting himself in 1635 and his wife Bridget in 1639, into the Province of Maryland.
"In 1639 he transported his first wife, Bridget Throsley, an English woman as appears from his affidavit dated November 8, 1659, in which he states he transported his said wife, Bridget, some twenty years previous. See Liber 4, Folio 186, of nd warrant, land office, Annapolis, Md...
"May 5, 1662, John Neville instituted suit by attachment against Duncan Bohannon for debt. (Chancery record for Charles Co 1662) and in 1664 this suit was continued by counsel on account of the death of the plaintiff. John Neville died Ja, 1664, as in July of this year his will bearing date Jan 7, 1664, was proved in which are mentioned his (third) wife Joanna and their son, William, and his daughter Ellen Lambert, now wife of John of Charles County,m and appoints his son William and his son-in-law John Lambert, executors. He doubtless had provided for his older children by deeds of gift or otherwise, hence no mention of their names in his will, this being a practice common in colonial times, where there were more than one set of children. See will which is recorded among the Provincial Will records at Annapolis, Maryland."
Some family members claim that John Neville was from Durham, England, and that he sailed with Lord Baltimore from Cowes, England, on the "Ark and Dove" and arrived at Point Comfort in Virginia on 24 Feb 1634. No proof was offered to support s claim."

Also from the William Neville Collier paper has this to say about the origin of this family:
"The Nevilles are of Norman-French descent. Lodger's history of the existing british peerage states that Henry de Newburg, 2nd, son of Roger De Bellemont and Earl of Mellant was the founder of the family in England and that the Castle of Warwk was conferred upon him by William the Conqueror.
"In Patronymica, by Lower, it is stated that the family descends from Gilbert de Neville, who was admiral to William the Conqueror, and mentions that in Normandy two places are called Neville and at least eighteen places Neuville.
"While the authorities do not agree as to the origin of the family name in England, yet it is beyond argument that Neville is a French name. Neville, Neuville, and deNewburgh mean the same thing and the beginnings of this family were undboubtey in Normandy, the North of France.
"Whether John Neville (the g-grandfather of Capt George Neavill) the founder of the family n America, descends from this ancient house of France and England need not be discussed in these pages.
"Possibly he belonged to one of the junior branches and came to America in order to better the broken fortunes of his family. Much might be said in proof of this opinion, but it is not possible at this date to support this contention by posie evidence from the American records.
"It is better to regard John Neville as a man of good family in his native land, but being of an active and enterprising disposition, determined to seek larger fortunes in the new world..."

John* married Bridgett* Thorseby in 1638 in England. Bridgett* was born in 1612 in England; died before 1645 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1639, Province of Maryland
• Immigration: 1639, England