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IREDELL COUNTY WILLS — Microfilm
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James NEILL. Will of June 22nd, 1793
Names:
daughter, Sarah — gives her 10 shillings
daughter, Hannah Kerr — gives her 10 shillIngs
son, William — gives him land on which he lives.
James Holmes
Gives 5 shillings to each daughter when she marries.
To son, Archibald he leaves 10 shillings
To son, James he leaves the plantation on which he lives being
part of tract William now lives on.
To son Robert he gives the land he now lives on.
Wife is mentioned but not by name.
James Kerr, witness Signed
John Falls, witness James Neill
[Henry Durham.FTW]
IREDELL COUNTY WILLS — Microfilm
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AGNES NEILL Will of August 23, 1793.
Names:
son Andrew Snoddy
daughter Elizabeth Alison, wife of Theophilus Alison.
son James Neill
Granddaughter (?) Alison daughter of Elizabeth and Theophilus
Alison.
Granddaughter Agnes Neill daughter of my son Robert and Margaret
Neill.
Remainder to be divided between my 3 sons and daughter, Andrew
Snoddy, James and Robert Neill and Elizabeth Alison.
Thomas Alison, Exec.
Thos. Alison Jr., Witness
Signed Agnes Neill
[Henry Durham.FTW]
[Neill-Neal.FTW]
PENSION APPLICATION OF GILBRAITH NEILL
State of N. Carolina Court of Pleas Quarter Sessions August
Session 1832
Iredell County
On this 23rd day of Aug. 1832 appeared before the Justices of
the Court of Pleas Quarter Sessions of Iredell County in the
State of North Carolina Glibraith Neill resident in Iredell
County State of North Carolina aged 88 years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act
of the Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the
service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated, that he was a Lieutenant in the
Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Gilbraith Falls and as
such entered the service of the United States sometime in the
summer of 1776 as a volunteer for three months, that the corps
in which he was joined Gen. Rutherford commanded near the head
of the Catawba River, that Col. McDowell commanded the Regiment
to which he belonged and remained there stationed to protect
the frontiers from Indian invasion. Before the 3 months expired
he was taken sick and returned home. That in the spring of 1777
he again entered as a volunteer lieutenant under the same
Captain for another three months tour and marched to Broad
River in South Carolina where he joined the army under Gen.
Pickens and marched to the neighborhood of Ninety-Six in said
State in pursuit of the Tories who were reported to be in
force. Then after having performed the object of the campaign,
the dispersion of the Tories, he was discharged and returned
home that in the spring of the year 1779 he again volunteered
for another tour of three month under the same Captain and
marched to Augusta in Georgia where he joined the army under
General Lincoln encamped in that town for about two weeks, was
then marched to Stono and was in the battle at that place and
shortly after the battle was discharged having served this tour
about 4 months. Afterward he again joined as a volunteer as
lieutenant in the same company and was engaged in
reconnoitering expeditions in the neighborhood of Rocky River in
North Carolina where his station was and at the expiration of
three months was discharged. That in the year 1780 he was again
in the service in the same company and was at the battle of
Ramsours on the 20th day of June 1780 and then he returned
home. That in addition to these services he was often called
for short periods of time into the service of his Country until
the capture of Lord Cornwallis. That honestly and
conscientiously believes he was more that two years in actual
service. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows
of no persons whose evidence he can procure (except such as is
here subjoining) who can testify to his services. That he was
born in Rowan County North Carolina in the year 1752 that his
age is worded in a Bible in his own possession, that at the
time he entered the service he lived where he now lives in
Iredell County (then Rowan) N.Carolina, that he always
volunteered as set forth above, that he has named the regular
officers before mentioned and others whose names he has
forgotten. That he had a commission as Lieutenant but does not
remember who signed it as he lost it long ago. He refers to
William Falls and Andrew Ramsey in proof of the general opinion
of the
neighborhood respecting his services, he hereby relinquishes
every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the
present and declares his name is not on any pension roll of the
agency of any State.
Sworn and Subscribed the day Gilbraith Neill and year above
written. (own handwriting)
A. Simonton, Clerk.
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We William Falls and Andrew Ramsey of the County of Iredell and
State of North Carolina residents hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Gilbraith Neill who has subscribed and
sworn to the foregoing declaration. That we believe him to be
80 years of age, that he reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in opinion, and William Falls
further says that he "saw him at the battle of Rameours, and
although he was not in the whole of the service with Lieutenant
Gllbraith Nail he swears on oath that he has every reason to
believe that he served as above stated, and also Andrew Ramsey
swears that he believes that the services rendered by
Lieutenant Gllbraith Nail as set forth in the foregoing
declaration are true.
Signed (ln their own handwriting)
Wm. Falls.
Andrew Ramsey
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George L. Davidson certifies that he knew Glibraith Neill at the
time of the Revolutionary War and ever since, and does know
that he was always reputed to have been an active soldier and
that was a long time in the service.
Signed
George L. Davidson
(in his own handwriting)
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County
This day personally appeared Gilbraith Neill before me, the
subscribing Justice of the Peace in and for this County
aforesaid and having sworn in due form of law doth upon his
oath make the following additional declaration In order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed the 7th day of June 1832. He deposeth and sayeth that
by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot
swear precisely as to the length of his service but to the best
of his recollection he served not less that the periods
mentioned below.
His first tour, as mentioned In his declaration, was in the year
1776. he served as lieutenant in the company of militia
commanded by Capt. Gilbraith Falls and marched on the Cherokee
expedition and was taken sick and returned home. Not less
than:2 months
In the year of 1777 he again served as lieutenant under Capt.
Falls and marched to Ninety-Six in South Carolina. This is the
second tour mentioned in his declaration:3 months
The third tour mentioned in his declaration was in 1779 as
Lieutenant under the same Captain. He marched to Georgia and
was at the battle of Stono He served: 4 months
The fourth tour mentioned in his declaration was performed under
the same Captain also in the year 1779 and was for:3 months
The 5th tour was at Ramsour’s Mill. He was in the service this
tour: 10 days
He also states that immediately after the battle of Ramsours he
marched under Capt. Cadwell after Bryan, the Tory leader and
pursued him to Guilford and was out: 14 days
That immediately after his return from pursuing Bryan, this in
the same year, 1780, he was called upon to march to the mouth
of Rocky River under Cal. Davidson after the Tories and was
out.: 14 days
There was a skirmish with the Tories.
That in the same year, 1780, he served a tour under Cal. Locke
and General Davidson marching into Mechlinburg and was
stationed on Rocky River at the time the British was in
Charlotte, and after they fell back to Camden he was joined to
Col.Morgans command to follow up after the British and
returnied to Mechlinburg and was then discharged. This tour
was: 3 months
That he was also under Col. George Davidson in the spring 1781
in a tour to South Carolina and was engaged in looking after
the Tories: 16 days
17 mos.22 days
For such services he claims a pension. . .
He says that he was appointed and commissioned a Lieutenant in
the Militia at the time he first entered the service and kept
his commission for many years but supposing it to be of no
value he has suffered it to be destroyed. He is uncertain who
signed the Commission although he believes it to have been Gov.
Martin.
Sworn and subscribed(.signed in his handwriting)
May 17, 1833. before me Gilbraith Neill
J.Campbell, J.P.
[Henry Durham.FTW]
[Neill-Neal.FTW]
Pension Applications of Martha Neill
State of North Carolina
Iredell County
On this 29th day of March One Thousand eight hundred and
forty—one personally appeared before me John Young one of the
acting Justices of the Peace in the county aforesaid Martha
Neill a resident of the county and state aforesaid, aged
ninety—two years who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration In order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act, of Congress
passed July 4th, 1836. That she is the widow of Gllbraith Neill
who was a Lieutenant of Cavalry in the North Carolina Militia
in Captain Gllbraith FalIs Company as a volunteer, that she is
unable at this time to give a full account of all the services
rendered by her husband during the Revolutionary War but she
well recollects that in the summer of 1776.; that said
Gllbraith Neill served one tour of three months in said company
in Gen. Rutherford’s Brigade and was stationed near the head of
the Catawba River in said state that after he returned and
remaining at home a time he again volunteered as a Lieutenant
in said company, that in the spring of seventeen hundred and
seventy seven he was marched to a place called Ninety—six in
the State of South Carolina and returned in about three months,
that in the spring of 1778 as well as she now recollects he
again volunteered as a Lieutenant in said company and was
marched to the State of South Carolina and was at the Battle of
Stono under the command of General Lincoln and that he
afterwards volunteered as a Lieutenant In said company under
the command of.Gen. Win. Davidson and his services was chiefly
rendered in the County of Mechlin burg and that he afterward
volunteered as Lieutenant in said company under the command of
Col. Locke and was at Ramsours Battle in the County of Lincoln.
Her memory does not now serve her well enough to give any.
further information as to her husband’s services but reference
can be had to his declaration who was placed on the pension
roll June 21st 1833, and drew a pension of three hundred and
twenty four dollars and sixty-six cents per annum until the day
of his death, that during the period of his services we resided
in what was then Rowan County, now Iredell in the state of
North Carolina. She further declared that she was married to
the said Gilbraith Neill on the 15th day of Nov. 1774 in the
County of Chester in the state of Pennsylvania, that her
husband the aforesaid Gilbraith Neill died on the 29th day of
January 1834, and that she has remained a widow ever since that
period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof
hereto annexed sworn to and subscribed on the day above written
before. She further swears that she has no documentary evidence
relative to the subject matter of the foregoing declaration
except a record in her family Bible of the date of her
marriage. .
Martha Neill
(Signed In her hand writing)
Test.
John Young, J.P.
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NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE OF GILBRAITH NEILL OR NIEL
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Martha Neill married November 15, 1774, in Chester County
Pennsylvania. Martha Neill was allowed pension on her
application executed Mar. 29, 1841, at which time she was age
92 and a resident of Iredell Co., North Carolina. At the time
she made her application for pension, one Ephraim Davidson, of
Iredell Co. N.C. stated that he was in Pennsylvania in 1774, at
the home of Martha’s father-shortly after her marriage to
Gllbraith Neill and returned to North Carolina with them and
they lived always near his home, also, one Andrew Ramsey at
that time of Iredell Co. N.C. stated that in 1766 he moved from
Pennsylvania to Rowan Co.,N.C., that part which was later
Iredell Co.,N.C., where he had resided ever since, that he was
well acquainted with said Martha In Penna. and that prior to
the Revolution about 1774, Gllbraith Neill went from Rowan Co.
N.C. to Penna.to marry Martha and returned to Rowan Co. with
her, his wife.
Andrew the son of Lieut. Gilbraith Neill in 1833 was a resident
of Iredell Co., N.C. and stated that he recalled having seen
his father’s commission as Lieut. as he believed it was with a
large seal appended to it. His age is not shown and no names of
any other children were given.
In 1833, Wm.. Falls, son of Capt. Glibraith Falls, was a
neighbor of Lieut. Neill, the pensioner and stated that he saw
him in battle at Rainsours. George L. Davidson stated in 1832
in Iredell Co.,NC that he knew Gilbraith Neill at the time of
the Revolution and had known him ever since. John Cavin stated
at that time 1833, that he knew Lt..Gilbraith Neill. Abraham
Simonton was then clerk of the court of Iredell Co., N.C. and
James Campbell, J. P. In 1841 Theophilus Falls was a resident
of Statesville, Iredell Co., N. C; John Young and James
Donaldson were then J.P. of that County and J. F. Alexander was
clerk of the court.
ROWAN
Public Library
Salisbury, N.C.
Allowed pension starting 3/29/1841 at age 92.