NEELY: NEELEY
RESIDENCES
912 Samuel
456 Richard 1731 1801 Mary DUNCAN NC-Rowan
228 Francis 1761 Mary HOLMAN NC-Rowan
114 Nathan 1828 NC-Rowan
57 Ruth 1776 1834 Samuel VAN ETTEN NC-Rowan
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MATERIALS AND REFERENCES
[NFHx] Neely Family History-Neely
[RCDe] Rowan County Abstracts of Deeds-Neely, McNeely
[RCMR] Rowan Co (NC) Marriage Bonds-Neely, McNeely
[RCTL] Rowan County Tax Lists 1790-Neely, McNeely
[RCT2] Rowan County Tax Lists 1815-Neely
[RCVL] Rowan County Vacant Land Entries 1778-1779-Neely
[RCW1] Rowan Co NC Wills-Neely
[RCW2] Rowan Co NC Wills-Neely
NAME ORIGIN
HISTORY
[HxNF] From Ireland in 1730 to Pennsylvania to York (now Adams) Co, NC
QUER The name of this family is given different spellings, but Neely seems to be right. MH also frequently referred to McNeely. Consequently I have included Neely, Neely, McNeely, McNeeley, etc. until the correct name is established.
912-Samuel NEELY [NFHx]
ch. m *Richard [NFHx]-see below
m [NFHx]
m [NFHx]
m [NFHx]
NOTE: 912-Samuel
[HxNF] to Pennsylvania, four sons
456-Richard NEELY
? Son of Samuel NEELY [HxNF]
b. 1731 [NFHx on gravestone, HxNF]
m. Mary DUNCAN [NFHx, HxNF]
b. 1732 [NFHx, HxNF]
d. 1791 [NFHx, HxNF]
d. 1801 [NFHx on gravestone, HxNF], will in Rowan Co, NC [NFHx, HxNF]
ch. m Alexander [NFHx] (oldest), m. Margaret BARBER [NFHx, HxNF] (sister of
William BARBER [NFHx]) or Mary Duncan, d., killed by one of Cornwallis officer’s [NFHx] (see [RCTL] re: Margaret Neely in 1778) ([HxNF] in 2nd Battalion, NC) (There may be confusion in marriage to Margaret Barber-see daughter of 228-Francis)
f Betsy [NFHx, HxNF]
m *Francis
NOTE 436-Richard
[NFHx] served in Revolution; he and Carson Guffey were returning from collecting horses and mules for General Green’s Army when they rushed to cross the river unaware that Cornwallis Army had camped there beside the swollen river. Neely and Guffey were recognized and Guffey was shot from his house and killed. Francis loosed his horses jumped into the cane break and on down the river, where he remained until after dark when he discarded his clothes and swam the swollen river and onto his home of his anxious parents
[RCTL] 1778 Rowan County Tax List Capt. Reed’s District: taxed 240 pounds
[RCTL] 1 May 1787 taxed Capt. Aeneas Campbell-Iredell County Area
WM 21-60=0 WM<21 >60=3 WF=1 Slaves=0
[RCVL] Vacant Land entries 1778-1779
640A on Little Crk adj Luckey, Bell
20 February 1778 Samuel Luckey 640 A on Hunting Crk adj McGuire,
[HxNF] Housed General Green’s defeated troups in 1791
Bell, Richard Neely & John Van Eaton
Joshua Nelson 160A on Little Crk of South Yadkin [R] adj Richard Neely
228-Francis NEELY [NFHx]
Son of Richard and Mary (DUNCAN) NEELY
b. 15 October 1761 in Rowan Co [NFHx]
m. 2 [NFHx]/24 [RCMB] December 1793 Mary HOLEMAN ([RCMR] lists Nathan
Neely m. 24 December 1793 Mary Holeman)
b. 30 October 1771 [NFHx]
d. 16 July 1829 [NFHx], bur. in Van Eaton Cemetery in Davie Co, NC
[NFHx]
dau. of Isaac HOLEMAN [NFHx])
d. , bur. in Van Eaton Cemetery in Davie Co, NC [NFHx], will in Rowan Co
[NFHx]
ch. m Alexander [RCW1, RCW2], m. 2 Oct 1822 [RCMB] Margaret [RCW1, RCMB] BARBER [RCMB, HxNF]] (sister of William BARBER [HxNF]{[HxNF] William BARBER, b. St. Mary Co, VA, m. 12 August 1793 Margaret HUGHES d. 1 December 1854 in Rowan Co, NC}), d. , will dated 30 November 1831 [RCW1] ([RCW1] names Wife Margaret; sons Nathan, Franklin, Julius; Child in being; Brother Arthur) (ch. Nathan [RCW1]; Franklin [RCW1]; Julius [RCW1]) (There is confusion re: m. with his uncle 456/457-Alexander)
f Elizabeth [RCW1, RCW2 (? Betsy [RCW1, RCW2], ch. Nathan [RCW1,
RCW2])
f Rebecca [RCW1, RCW2], m. 12 November 1822 [RCMR] in Rowan Co, NC
[RCMR] Samuel LUCKEY
f Polly [RCW1, RCW2]
f Temperance [RCW1, RCW2]
m Arthur [RCW1, RCW2], b. 20 February 1792 [HxNF]/1795, m. 5 December [RCMR]
1826 [HxNF] Isabella WELCH (witnessed by Abraham VAN ETTEN) (b. 20 November
1795 [HxNF], d. 1 January 1839 [HxNF], dau. of John Francis WELCH [HxNF]{b. in Rowan Co [HxNF], m. 24 December 1802 [HxNF] Josephine “Fanah” ADAMS {recorded in Salisbury [HxNF], will dated 30 March 1842 [HxNF] recorded in Mocksville names his daughter Isabella, son of Thomas WELCH [HxNF]
((m. 28 October 1772 in Rowan Co Jane THOMPSON [HxNF]{{dau. of Henry
THOMPSON [HxNF}}, killed 1781 by one of Cornwallis men [HxNF], friend and neighbor of Daniel BOONE)), no siblings}, d. 12 May 1872), d. aft. 30 November 1831 [RCW1] (ch Rebecca, b. 16 January 1835 [Hxnf] in Davie Co [HxNF], m. 5 November 1853 [HxNF] Jacob Franklin BARBER (b. 25 February 1826 [HxNF] in Rowan Co [HxNF], d. 4 August 1878 [HxNF], son of William BARBER {b. 12 March 1783 in St Mary’s Co, MD, m. Margarey Hughey ((b. 12 August 1793, d. 15 February 1855 in Rowan Co, dau. of Jacob Hughey and Margaret Cook)), d. 1 December 1854 in Rowan Co, son of Elias BARBER and Elizabeth WAINWRIGHT}), d. 22 May 1880 (ch. Lina [HxNF], m. CLEMENT [HxNF]; Lillie [HxNF], m. SUMMERELL [HxNF]; William A. [HxNF]; Richard [HxNF]; Edward W. [HxNF])
m Washington [RCW1, RCW2], m. 13 Feb 1834 [RCMR] in Rowan Co, NC
[RCMR] Providance HEATHMEN (Witnessed by Thos McNEELY JP)
m *Nathan
Order of births unknown, listed as per order in [RCW1], Nathan’s place in birth order unclear
NOTE 228-Francis
[RCTL] taxed 1 May 1787 Capt. Aeneas Campbell-Iredell County Area
WM 21-60=1 WM<21 >60=0 WF=0 Slaves=0
[RCT2] 1815 Tax List Capt. Samuel Little’s Cmpy, Rowan County
15 WP, 0 BP, acerage 1856
Do Guard for John Ross 0-1
1 Stud Horse $3
[RCDe] Abstracts of Deeds 15 July 1791 George Brandon to Frances Neely for 100 pounds, two adjoining tracts on N side of South Yadkin R: (1) 196 A near Hunting Crk; and (2) 120 A adj John Van Elton and Joshua Nelson
7 April 1785 John VanEaten/Van Etten to Daniel Beam for 16 pounds,
300 A in forks of Yadkin R on E side of Hunting Crk adj Gasper Roland and being a state grant to this Grantor dated 24 [?21] Mar 1780
[09:208]. Wit: Hacob (H) Bean, Saml Young, France Nealy
31 January 1794 Samuel VanEtton and wf Ruth (V) to John Keller for 167.4 pounds, 267 A on both sides of Hunting Crk adj this Grantor; part of a State grant to this Grantor. Wit: Thos Prather, John Brandon, Frances Neely
114-Nathan NEELY
d. , will dated 8 April 1828 [RCW1, RCW2], probated 1828 [RCW1, RCW2]
([RCW1, RCW2] will names Elizabeth Lowry, infant daughter of Elizabeth PATTERSON, now the wife of James PATTERSON; sister Betsy’s son Nathan Neely; brothers Alexander, Arthur, Washington; sisters Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Temperence) (Note: Elizabeth Patterson was a daughter of William Lowry who married a Patterson-see LOWRY; this would suggest Nathan NEELY may have at least been related to LOWRYS)
57-Ruth [STBV, RCDe] NEELEY [LDSC, LDSF(NC), VEFT, OTNC, MH, KBVR]/NEELY [MH, VEBR, NoBS, BRVE]
? dau. of Francis [NoBS] or of Nathan [RCWi] NEELY
b. 12 [STBV]/18 [BRVE, VEBR, STBV] June 1763 or est. [LDSC] 1776 [ ] in Salisbury, Rowan Co. NC [LDSF(NC)]
m. 56-Samuel VAN ETTEN->VAN EATON
son of 112-Jan and Margaret (LeFEVRE) VAN ETTEN
d. 16 December 1834 [BRVE, VEBR, STBV]
ch. See 56-Samuel VAN ETTEN->VAN EATON
QUER There are obvious problems with the dates of the above
A&E
All n. MC NEELY
57-Ruth n. McNEELEY [MH]/McNEELY
NEELY
[NFHx] History of Neely and Allied Families
Neelys from Tyrone Ireland 1730 according to Pennsylvania records
Settled in York Co, now Adams Co; Samuel came to PA -4 sons
Richard Neely, earliest known ancestor to come to Rowan Co, NC
? Son of Samuel Neely; b. 1731 (on gravestone); m. Mary Duncan (b.
1732, d. 1791), d. 1801 (on gravestone), will in Rowan Co in County Clerk’s office in old yellow book on highest shelf
Deed in Rowan Co dated 1778 to Richard Neely for 627 acres on the waters of Hunting Creek, now Davie Co. It was in Richard Neely’s home that General Green’s hungary, defeated, worn out men rushed after being pursued by Cornwallis men at Renchus Ford January 19, 1791. Richard Neely opened a barrel of sorgum and fed them, he filled a new wagon with bacon, meal, molasses, home spun and woven blankets, shirts, britches, spun and woven by his wife and daughter, Betsy. They were lost in the swollen Yadkin River for which his son Francis later received pay.
ch Alexander (oldest), m. Margaret Barber (sister to William Barber, grandfather of Mrs B.C. Clement and Richard N. Barber), killed by one of Cornwallis officer’s who went to his home and told his wife she would find her husband down the road sitting under an apple tree (served in American Revolution, 2nd Batallion, North Carolina, his war service is recorded in North Carolina War Records; he leaves descendents in North Carolina)
Francis, b. 15 October 1761 in Rowan Co, m. 2 December 1793 Mary Holeman (b. 30 October 1771, d. 16 July 1829, bur. in Van Eaton Cemetery in Davie Co, dau. of Isaac Holeman who rendered Revolutionary service; Mary lived near Old Samem Church in Davie Co before she moved to her new home that Francis built near the banks of Hunting Creek), bur. in Van Eaton Cemetery in Davie Co, will in Book H, page 472 in Rowan Co (served in Revolution; he and Carson Guffey were returning from collecting horses and mules for General Green’s Army when they rushed to cross the river unaware that Cornwallis Army had camped there beside the swollen river.
Neely and Guffey were recognized and Guffey was shot from his house and killed. Francis loosed his horses jumped into the cane break and on down the river, where he remained until after dark when he discarded his clothes and swam the swollen river and onto his home of his anxious parents)
Arthur Neely ? son of Francis, b. 20 February 1795, m. 1826 Isabella Welch (b. 20 November 1795, d. 1 January 1839, dau. of John Francis Welch {b. in Rowan Co, m. 24 December 1802 Josephine “Fanah” Adams, will dated 30 March 1842 recorded in Mocksville names his daughter Isabella, son of Thomas Welch ((m. 28 October 1772 in Rowan Co Jane Thompson {{dau. of Henry Thompson}}, killed 1781 by one of Cornwallis men, friend and neighbor of Daniel Boone)), no siblings}, d. 12 May 1872
ch Rebecca, b. 16 January 1835 in Davie Co, m. 5 November 1853 Jacob Franklin Barber (b. 25 February 1826 in Rowan Co, d. 4 August 1878, son of William Barber {b. 12 March 1783 in St Mary’s Co, MD, m. Margarey Hughey ((b. 12 August 1793, d. 15 February 1855 in Rowan Co, dau. of Jacob Hughey and Margaret Cook)), d. 1 December 1854 in Rowan Co, son of Elias Barber and Elizabeth Wainwright}), d. 22 May 1880 (ch. Lina Barber Clement, Lillie Barber Summerell, William A. Barber, Richard Neely Barber, Edward W. Barber)
Alexander Neely ? son of Francis, Brother of Arthur
NEELY
[RCW2, RCW1] Will Book H, pp 421,422
Will of Nathan Neely dated 8 April 1828, probated 1828
Elizabeth Lowry, infant daughter of Elizabeth Patterson, now the wife of James Patterson – land bought from Richard Swann. Sister Betsy’s son Nathan Neely – money arising from sale of land bought from John Howard. Brothers: Alexander, Arthur, Washington. Sisters: Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Temperence {[RCW1] puts siblings in following order, ? order of birth: Alexander, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Temperence, Arthur, Washington}.
Guardian for Elizabeth Lowry: Robert N. Fleming. Exr: Robert N. Fleming.
Wit: Hugh A. McCorkle
[RCW1] Will Book H, pp 542-544
Will of Alexander Neely, Rowam Co, NC, dated 30 November 1831 Names Wife Margaret; sons Nathan, Franklin, Julius; Child in being; Brother Arthur. Executors: Brother Arthur, John Fraley. Witnesses: David Fraley, Isaac Cowan
[RCMR]
GROOM BRIDE DATE BOND BONDSMAN
WITNESS
p272
Luckey, Samuel Rebecca Neely 12 Nov 1822 Meshack Pinkston
p328-329
NEELY
Nathan Mary Holeman 24 Dec 1793 Jesse Pearson
(w)Jo. Chambers
Houlman Catherine Boroughs 20 Sept 1819 Robert N Fleming
(w)Roberts Nanny
Alexander Margaret Barber 2 Oct 1822 Theo(philu)s J Allison Richard x Sarah Campbell 30 July 1824 John Davis
Ar(thur) Isabella Welch 5 Dec 1826 A(braham) Vaneten
Washington ProvidanceHeathman 13 Feb 1834 Hezekiah Turner
(w)Thos McNeely JP
Arthur Honor Austin 5 Aug 1846 G(eo.) Campbell
Julius A Elizabeth A Fraley 16 June 1847 M(ontford) S Fraley
(w)JH Hardie, Jr.
Nathaniel H Isabella C Cowan 27 Oct 1847 Robert W Long
(w)JH Hardie
Julius A Margaret Barger 6 July 1853 M(umfort) S Fraley
(w)J S Meyers
N.H. Margaret C. Cowan 26 April 1864 Jno. D Brown No
(w)Obadiah Woodson
Alexander Emma Shaver 17 Feb 1866 Robert Pearson (col No colored colored (w)Obadish Woodson
NEELY (continued)
[RCTL] Taxes
p 155 1778 Rowan County Tax List Capt. John Cowin’s District
Margt Neely 1958.?
p 261 Capt. Aeneas Campbell 1 May 1787-Iredell County Area
WM 21-60 WM-21 60+ WF Slaves
Richard Neeley 0 3 1
Frances Neley 1 0 0
p 137 1778 Rowan County Tax List Capt. Reed’s District
Richard Neely 240 pounds
[RCT2]
p 43 Tax List Capt. Samuel Little’s Cmpy for 1815 Rowan County
Francis Neely 15 WP, 0 BP, acerage 1856
Do Guard for John Ross 0-1
1 Stud Horse $3
[RCVL] Vacant Land entries 1778-1779
p 4 #47 Richard Neely 640A adj Samuel Luckey & Robert Bell & across
Little Crk [9: 312]
p 32 20 February 1778 #456- Samuel Luckey 640 A on both sides of
Hunting Crk adj James McGuire, Robert Bell, Richard Neely & John Van
Eaton [9:224]
p 74 #1021 Joshua Nelson 160A on Little Crk of South Yadkin [R] adj
his first entry and Richard Neely on NW corner of his first entry
[RCDe] Abstracts of Deeds
p 80 #1725 p722 15 July 1791 George Brandon to Frances Neely for 100 pounds, two adjoining tracts on N side of South Yadkin R: (1) 196 A near Hunting Crk; and (2) 120 A adj John Van Elton and Joshua Nelson. Wit: Abraham Brandon, Thomas Prather. Prvd by Prather at Aug Ct 1792
p 94 #1968 p263 7 April 1785 John VanEaten/Van Etten to Daniel Beam for 16 pounds, 300 A in forks of Yadkin R on E side of Hunting Crk adj Gasper Roland and being a state grant to this Grantor dated 24 [?21]
Mar 1780 [09:208]. Wit: Hacob (H) Bean, Saml Young, France Nealy.
Prvd by Neely at May Ct 1793
p 104 # 2153 p480 31 January 1794 Samuel VanEtton and wf Ruth (V) to John Keller for 167.4 pounds, 267 A on both sides of Hunting Crk adj this Grantor; part of a State grant to this Grantor. Wit: Thos Prather, John Brandon, Frances Neely. Prvd by Neely at Feb Ct 1794 Rowan County (NC) Herritage (Salisbury Library NC Row 71 PET)
The Herritage of Rowan County North Carolina
Vol 1, 1991, ed Katherine Sanford Petricelli
Genealogical Society of Rowan Co Inc.
Neely 215 Conrad and Elizabeth Arnel
701 Ray Van Morris
812 Wiley Rufty
L42 DAR
L130 Gardner File
L151 Starr File
MC NEELY
[RCMR] Vol 2, p 441; Vol ? 2 p289-290 Mc Neely
[RCMB]
GROOM BRIDE DATE BOND BONDSMAN
WITNESS
McNeely Adam Lattice Kilpatrick 17 Jan 1791 Willm. Kilpat(rick)
C. Caldwell D.C.
Archibald Margaret Cowan Dec 1795 Mich Troy
J. Troy
Bartonard Emma Burnsowar 27 Dec 1862 John x Valentine
(col.) Obabiah Woodson
David Ann Lowrance 18 July 1825 Alfred A Lourance
H.W. Nancy E. Lype 20 Dec 1865 W.A. Houck
Horatio N Woodson
Isaac Rachel Engle 20 June 1805 David Baxter
Andrew Kerr
James ElizabethKilpatrick 25 Feb 1793 William Kilpatrick
Jos. Chambers
James A. Clarisa Lorance 1 Nov 1826 John Nn Lowrance
J.H. Hardie
James H Rebecca Wilson 29 Sept 1840 Robt F Wilson
Susan T Giles
John Margaret McNeely 27 Feb 1787 David McNeely
John Polly Cowan 22 July 1802 William S Cowan
Jno Brem
John Margaret Poole 18 Jan 1810 Saml McNeely
Jno Giles, C.C.
John Jane Miller 11 Feb 1840 Ebenezer McNeely
Susan T Giles
John R Mary Shufford 5 Jan 1826 David Kilpatrick
Ezra Allemong
John W Amelia Clodfelter 26 Jan 1844 Caleb J Webb
Jno H Hardie
John W Mary McNeely 24 Oct 1845 Ebenezer McNeely
Jno H Hardie
Joseph Harriet E Williford 13 Nov 1839 Z(achariah)
Blackwel(der)
Hy Giles
Josiah Polly A Moore 12 March 1816 George Andrews
Geo Dunn
Robert Mary McNeely 1 Jan 1784 Andrew McNeely
Ad. Osborn
Robert Jean L Cowan 26 Dec 1832 Joel H Jenkins
Samuel Nancy Poole 2 Oct 1802 John Poole
J.S. McEwin
Thomas Margaret Gaither 23 Feb 1820 Thos L Cowan
William B Elizabeth McNeely 1 Aug 1832 Abner Adams
William G Ann Macay 11 Dec 1860 C.A. Henderson
m. 12 Dec 1860 Wm Locke
by TG Haughton
McPherson Robert Nelly McNeely 7 April 1800 Isaac McNeely
N Chaffin, JP
MC NEELY (continued)
Rowan County (NC) Herritage (Salisbury Library NC Row 71 PET)
The Herritage of Rowan County North Carolina
Vol 1, 1991, ed Katherine Sanford Petricelli
Genealogical Society of Rowan Co Inc.
McNeely 205 Adams->Jane McNeely 8/11/1809
252 Grcy Belk
329 Julius Smith Couble
455 Goodman
515 John A Honeycutt
527 Margaret Hughes
551 Walter Lee Karriker
562 David L Ketchie
664 William White McKenzie, MD
668 James W McNeely
669 John Wilson McNeely
670 Martha Ann Belle Mc Neely
671 William Lee McNeely
677 James Mathew and Mary McNeely
808 George Adam Rufty
848 The Sloops and Shoofs
903 Edward Odell Uprig
933 Frank David/Ani Wedding
L14 Town of Cleveland
L41 Eli Steele DAR
L65 Knox Chapel, United Methodist Church
L71 The Prospect Church
L171 Pertie File