From the Antigonish Message Board Donna Devine <[email protected]> >Board : Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > Nova Scotia > >Antigonish >Subject : John McNeil & Mary Grant Antigonish/Port Hood early 1800s >Date : 26 Mar 2004 6:36 PM GMT > ><http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QOC.2ACE/124>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QOC.2ACE/124 I've seen the pioneer John McNeils referred to as the 'original 4 Johns': John McNeil/MacNeil (Brown) (my ancestor) John McNeil (Black) John McNeil (Breac) John McNeil (French) Can anyone tell me about these groups? Seeking details of John McNeil and wife Mary Grant. Children were Janet, Alex, Donald, Peter, Michael, Archie, Neil, Mary, Christy. At some point the family had 500 acres at Port Hood.