William Neill: Our Family History

Generation: 1

William Neill was born on 21 Apr 1711 in Northern Ireland (son of John Neill and Esther Raiford); died after 1733 in Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Brothers John and Lewis left Pennsylvania in 1733 with a number of Friends and settled in the Valley of Virgnia. No record of William having moved from Pennsylvania or of his descendants.

Generation: 2

John Neill was born about 1655 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, North Ireland (son of Thomas Neill); died after 1720.

Notes:

(1) Jolliffe, William, Historical, Genealogical, and Biographical Account of the Jolliffe Family of Virginia, 1652 to 1893, Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1893, p. 176:

The first Friends' Meeting organized in Ireland was held at William Edmundson's house in Lurgan, in the year 1654. This William Edmundson was a native of Westmoreland, England, and had been a captain in Cromwell's army, by whom he was settled in Ireland on dispossessed lands. Another meeting was begun at Cavan in 1655, and to this meeting a William O'Neill joined himself in 1656. Dropping the "O" from his name, he ever afterwards wrote himself as " William Neill." Sewell speaks of him as William Neill.

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From: A. Neill
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Description: Hello! Nice to see someone else researching this line. From historian records in Ireland, John's father was Thomas. Thomas' father was William. Thomas was married to Elizabeth and John was indeed married to Ester. This is also my family line. I have my complete line from William to myself, along with court records, original family letters a Bible page, pictures, etc. What is your line here?

A. Neill
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John married Esther Raiford on 3 Jun 1694 in Lurgan, Shankill Parish, Co Armagh, Ireland. Esther was born in 1675 in Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died after 1720 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Esther Raiford was born in 1675 in Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died after 1720 in Ireland.

Children:

Gent John Neill was born in 1701 in Northern Ireland; died in 1750 in Frederick Co, Virginia.
Capt Lewis Neill, Sr. (immigrant) was born on 22 Sep 1704 in Northern Ireland; died before 5 Mar 1776 in Frederick Co, Virginia; was buried in Hopewell Meeting Burying Ground, Frederick Co, Virginia.
1. William Neill was born on 21 Apr 1711 in Northern Ireland; died after 1733 in Pennsylvania.

Generation: 3

Thomas Neill was born about 1630 in Lurgan, Co Armagh, Ireland (son of William Neill); died after 1670 in Northern Ireland.

Children:

2. John Neill was born about 1655 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, North Ireland; died after 1720.

Generation: 4

8.
William Neill was born about 1610; died after 1660.
Children:

4. Thomas Neill was born about 1630 in Lurgan, Co Armagh, Ireland; died after 1670 in Northern Ireland.