This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/Ua.2ADI/402 Message Board Post: Baillen Brittian O'Neal born about 1770 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina. He married Hannah Sherrill born about 1770, the daughter of Phillip and Martha Sherrill, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Story goes is that Baillen's ancestors came over from the old country and they are Scot-Irish, they came into Burke County, North Carolina in the mid 1700's, with the name McNeal, they then went into South Carolina where the name changed from McNeal to Neal at some point. I have a copy of the 1790 Greenville County census that list Brittian Neal and two people above him is listed as John M*Neal. I am wondering if anyone knows if this is where the named actually changed then? I also know there is a John Britton O'Neal b: 1782 that married Ann Easterling from Rowan County, NC and they also seemed to follow the same path as Baillen and Hannah, but after Habersham County they moved into Twiggs and then later south. The Neal's then before 1830 migrated into Clarksvil! le, Hambersham County, Ga.,where they changed the name again to O'Neal. Baillen & Hannah's sons were: Phillip O'Neal b: 1795 d: unknown James P. O'neal b: 1797 died 7/28/1863 Cold Harbor, Va. Civil War. Andrew O'Neal b:1799 died 1854 DeKalb County, Alabama. Zachariah O'Neal b:1800 dies: 4/18/1885 Trenton, Dade County, Ga. Albert O'Neal b: 1805 died after 1850 Alabama Byrd/Bird Britton O'Neal b: 1811 died 7/27/1863 Cold Harbor Va. Civil War. All were born in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina. Baillen and Hannah both bied before 1850 in Trenton, Dade County, Ga. We know that Andrew was married 3 times: 1) Delia ?: 2) Nancy Allen: 3) Ann Smith. He had 2 sons with 1st wife: Edward (1820) and Zachariah (1820) both born in Greenville County, SC. He had 11 children with Nancy Allen and moved from Hambersham County Ga to Madison County Ga. He 3rd wife was alot younger than him and was living in the household and married her 2 wks before he died in 1854. Andrew won his land in a land Lottery of 1805-1832. Zachariah O'Neal married Katherine Perry in November of 1830 in Habersham County they moved along with Baillen, Hannah, James & Byrd into Trenton, Dade County Ga before 1837. This family was one of the first settlers in the Dade area. Zacharah was never in a land lottery and he had to have had money to buy the land he owned, accoreding to his will when he died he had around 70 acres of land and he may have owned more thru his lifetime in Dade. he was elected sheriff twice, he was elected ordinary twice and four years before he died he was elected Treasurer of Dade. His obituary listed him as a "distinguished citizen of the county and a christian". Zachariah and Katherine had 11 children also. Byrd/Bird Britton O'Neal marrid Elizabeth Benny in Feb 1830 in Habersham County Ga. They also moved into Dade County. They had 7 children. Elizabeth died before 1860 and Bird married a Cornelia J. Countiss and the had 2 children a son and daughter. The son was Bird Brittian O'Neal Jr., born April 1863. The elder Bird died without ever seeing his name sake in the Civil War n July 27, 1863 in Cold Harbor Va. ************************************************************ I am interested on anyone that has information on this family line. Especially beyond Baillen. I would like to know his parents and how they came over and if they actually landed in North Carolina. Also for any descendants of this line there is a O'Neal Reunin being planned for October of 2004 in Trenton, Dade County, Ga. If anyone is intrested in this event please contact me at dsmitty@930@yahoo.com Thanks in advance. Debbie Smith