Display Patriot - P-328899 - Samuel MCNEIL/MCNEAL

Samuel MCNEIL/MCNEAL

SAR Patriot #: P-328899

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: PA Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service

DAR #: A078568

Birth: 03 Jan 1713 / / Ireland
Death: 05 Jan 1799 Upper Oxford Twp / Chester / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

1780, Paid Supply Tax
1777, Signed Oath of Allegience
1777, Private; Captain John Ramsey's Company, Colonel John Hannum in Chester County, PA Militia

Additional References:

PA Archives;
- 3rd Series, Vol 12, pg 186, 288
- 5th Series, Vol 5, pg 463
Muster Roll, 11 Jul 1777, Samuel McNeil

Spouse: Sarah Skillen
Children: Alexander;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1967-10-10	OK	Unassigned	Kenneth Stanley Adams (95410)	Alexander
1971-12-15	AZ	Unassigned	Hugh Belden (101144)	Alexander
2006-03-06	AZ	24938	Charles Robert McNeil (166649)	Alexander
2006-03-06	AZ	24939	Richard Curtis McNeil (166650)	Alexander
2006-10-04	AZ	26735	Andrew John Parker (167942)	Alexnader
2006-10-04	AZ	26736	Kurt McNeil Parker (167941)	Alexnader

Burial:

Manor Presbyterian Church (aka Fagg's Manor, Faggs Manor Presbyterian Church) Cemetery_(C-0371702)

Location:

Cochranville / Chester / PA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

436926

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

76782419

Marker Type:

Upright, archtec. top, med gray stone, very worn

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Photo provided with permission from Theresa Ely, Find-a-Grave member #48182797.

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From Philadelphia International Airport: Get on I-95 S from Exit 12B. Follow I-95 S, US-322 W and US-1 S to PA-41 N in London Grove. Take the PA-41 exit from US-1 S. Follow PA-41 N and PA-926 W to Faggs Manor Rd in Londonderry Township

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Samuel McNeil/McNeal was born on 3 January 1713 in Ireland of unproven parentage.

He was married sometime about 1733 to Sarah Skillen. Based on the information listed in Samuel’s will, we can reconstruct the known children. On 2 May 1795, Samuel signed his Last Will and Testament at Oxford Township. He lists his heirs as his wife, Sarah; sons Alexander; Daniel; daughters Jane Kyle; Sarah. Granddaughter Margaret Russel and grandsons Samuel Kyle; Samuel McNeal; and Andrew McNeal.

We can therefore say they had the following children:

Alexander was born in 1734.
Daniel [no birth date]
Jane was born in 1747 and married to Joseph Kyle.
Sarah [no birth date]

The question of Margaret Russell. As a granddaughter, Russell could be her maiden or married name. It is possible her mother was an unknown McNeal child or her father is an unnamed McNeal son.

During the American Revolution, in 1777, Samuel showed his support for Independence by taking an Oath of Allegiance. Additionally, in 1780, he paid a Supply Tax to aid the war effort.

In the past, he’s been credited as having served in 1777 as a Private in the Company of Captain John Ramsey of the Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. Because he would have been sixty-four years old at the time and because there are other men of the same name, who were younger, it is unlikely this Private was our Samuel. There simply isn’t enough evidence to support that he positively did military duty.

The Patriot died on 5 Jan 1799 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Manor Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Sources:

Martin, David and William H. Egle, Pennsylvania Archives Third Series, Vol. XXII, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897, page 288.
Probate Records of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers 1700 – 1800, pages 440-443.

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