(This McNeill thread seems to be traveling on two mail servers, so I apologize for the double posting.) In reply to Cynthia Dean and J.D. McEachin; I've been following all these McNeill messages with interest as a Hector McNeill was my 4th great-grandfather. According to my information his wife was Isobel Murchison. Their daughter was Isobel McNeill, b 1790, d 1874 and married to Isham Seawell. Isobel and Isham Seawell lived in western Moore Co., in the vicinity of Eagle Springs and Samarcand. I don't know where Hector and Isobel McNeill lived. J.D's message noted that a Hector McNeill had a place on Drowning Creek. That sounds right as my Monroe ancestors were on Drowning Creek by 1763 at "Monroe's Bridge," now between Jackson Springs and Windblow in Montgomery Co. From there, the next generations of Monroes settled slightly north toward Eagle Springs and Bensalem Church. The McNeills and Seawells seem to have followed a similar pattern. All this information is taken from "The Family of Isham and Isobel McNeill Seawell, Moore County, NC" by Leland Seawell McDonald. The book contains no documentation and I've not tried to confirm the information myself. I've looked into the McNeil line only enough to learn that Hector McNeill was a very popular name! I have wondered if my Hector was the one in the original Argyll Colony or related to him. Any info you -- or anyone else -- has connecting this line will be appreciated! Rick Monroe rickmonroe@USiway.net www.MonroeGen.org Adm. for Monroe-L@RootsWeb.com and Monroe-Surname-NC-L@RootsWeb.com