>From the 1870 Pike County census: Name: Scott Neal Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796 Race: Colored Gender: Male Age in 1870: 74 Occupation: Farm Laborer Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1870: Not Stated, Pike, Georgia ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [GAPIKE] Ga-Pike Co. Wills (Neal) > Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Neal, Scott July 28, 1873 > ************************************************ > File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: > William Russell [email protected] September 6, 2006, 6:52 pm > > Source: Will Book C Pike County Probate Court > Written: July 28, 1873 > Recorded: September 1, 1873 > > State of Georgia > Pike County > > In the name of God Amen > I Scott Neal of said Country State and County being of advance age but of > sound and disposing mind and memory, knowing that I must shortly depart > this > life deem it right and proper, both as respects my family and myself that > I > should make a disposition of my property with which a Kind Providence has > helped me. I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby > revoking > and annulling all others by me heretofore made. > > 1st I desire that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like > manner. > > 2nd I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by > my > Executors herein appointed and named. > > 3rd I give, bequeath, and devise my beloved wife Lizzie Neal all this > tract > or parcel of land lying and being in the 8th district of said County, Lot > not > known containing ten acres more or less to have and to hold during her > natural > life, and after her death to be equally divided between my two sons Bob > and > Jacob. I also give to my wife all the money that may be recovered for my > mule > which was killed by Jacob Caslin, all my household and kitchen furniture, > farming tools, and one dun colored Heifer caw, also all the proceeds of > the > crop now growing, after paying my debts. > > 4th The residue of my property wherever or whatever it may be including > that given to my wife to be equally divided between my sons, Bob Jones and > Jacob Neal > > 5th I hereby constitute and appoint my friends A. C. Whittle and J. W. > Means Executors of this my last Will and Testament this July 28th 1873 > > Scott Neal his mark > > Signed sealed declared and published by Scott Neal as his last Will and > Testament in presence of us the two undersigned who subscribe our names > hereto > in presence of said Testator at his special instance and request and in > presence of each other. > > William Fincher > Charles Cassline > Manuel Moreland > Alex S. Jackson > > > State of Georgia > Pike County > > We William Fincher, Charles Cassline and Manuel Moreland three of the [ _ > _ > _ ] witnesses to the within Will do solemnly swear that we saw Scott Neal > sign > seal and heard him publish and declare this writing to be and contain his > will > and at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory, That he > did > it freely, without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and belief. > > William Fincher his mark > Charles Cassline his mark > Manuel Moreland his mark > > > Georgia > Pike County > > We Jas. W. Means & A. C. Whittle do solemnly swear that this writing > contains > the true last Will and Testament of Scott Neal (Col ed) deceased so far as > we > believe and that we will well and truly execute the same by paying first > the > debts and then the legacies contained in said Will as far as his goods and > chattels will thereunto extend and the Law charges us, and that we will > make a > true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help us God. > > A. C. Whittle > J. W. Means > > Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court September 1st 1873 > J. Blasingame Ordinary > > Recorded Sept 3rd 1873 > J. Blasingame

Does anyone know anything more about this Scott Neal? I'm trying to track down the parents of my great grandfather James Neal (1825) who was listed in the 1880 census as a Mulatto. I have some info on Scott Neal from a Pike Co. History book that I found in the Pike Co. Libray some years back. It reads in part: "In 1868 David Riley deeded 180 acres to three freed slaves, Charles Castlin, Nathaniel "Ned" Kendrick, and Scott Neal (James Neal's acknowledged son)." I do know that in the 1870 census, my greatgrandfather James Neal, was shown living a few doors down from the white James Neal, age 86, who lived next door to two other black families of Neals. I always figured that all of these black neals were once owned by James Neal. Now I know that Scott Neal was freed but I don't know the year. Any Help would be appreciated. Dorothy Grigsby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Cunningham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [GAPIKE] Ga-Pike Co. Wills (Neal) > >From the 1870 Pike County census: > Name: Scott Neal > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796 > Race: Colored > Gender: Male > Age in 1870: 74 > Occupation: Farm Laborer > Birth Place: Virginia > Home in 1870: Not Stated, Pike, Georgia > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: [GAPIKE] Ga-Pike Co. Wills (Neal) > > >> Pike County GaArchives Wills.....Neal, Scott July 28, 1873 >> ************************************************ >> File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: >> William Russell [email protected] September 6, 2006, 6:52 pm >> >> Source: Will Book C Pike County Probate Court >> Written: July 28, 1873 >> Recorded: September 1, 1873 >> >> State of Georgia >> Pike County >> >> In the name of God Amen >> I Scott Neal of said Country State and County being of advance age but of >> sound and disposing mind and memory, knowing that I must shortly depart >> this >> life deem it right and proper, both as respects my family and myself that >> I >> should make a disposition of my property with which a Kind Providence has >> helped me. I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby >> revoking >> and annulling all others by me heretofore made. >> >> 1st I desire that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like >> manner. >> >> 2nd I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay >> by >> my >> Executors herein appointed and named. >> >> 3rd I give, bequeath, and devise my beloved wife Lizzie Neal all this >> tract >> or parcel of land lying and being in the 8th district of said County, Lot >> not >> known containing ten acres more or less to have and to hold during her >> natural >> life, and after her death to be equally divided between my two sons Bob >> and >> Jacob. I also give to my wife all the money that may be recovered for my >> mule >> which was killed by Jacob Caslin, all my household and kitchen furniture, >> farming tools, and one dun colored Heifer caw, also all the proceeds of >> the >> crop now growing, after paying my debts. >> >> 4th The residue of my property wherever or whatever it may be >> including >> that given to my wife to be equally divided between my sons, Bob Jones >> and >> Jacob Neal >> >> 5th I hereby constitute and appoint my friends A. C. Whittle and J. W. >> Means Executors of this my last Will and Testament this July 28th 1873 >> >> Scott Neal his mark >> >> Signed sealed declared and published by Scott Neal as his last Will and >> Testament in presence of us the two undersigned who subscribe our names >> hereto >> in presence of said Testator at his special instance and request and in >> presence of each other. >> >> William Fincher >> Charles Cassline >> Manuel Moreland >> Alex S. Jackson >> >> >> State of Georgia >> Pike County >> >> We William Fincher, Charles Cassline and Manuel Moreland three of the [ _ >> _ >> _ ] witnesses to the within Will do solemnly swear that we saw Scott Neal >> sign >> seal and heard him publish and declare this writing to be and contain his >> will >> and at the time thereof he was of sound disposing mind and memory, That >> he >> did >> it freely, without compulsion to the best of our knowledge and belief. >> >> William Fincher his mark >> Charles Cassline his mark >> Manuel Moreland his mark >> >> >> Georgia >> Pike County >> >> We Jas. W. Means & A. C. Whittle do solemnly swear that this writing >> contains >> the true last Will and Testament of Scott Neal (Col ed) deceased so far >> as >> we >> believe and that we will well and truly execute the same by paying first >> the >> debts and then the legacies contained in said Will as far as his goods >> and >> chattels will thereunto extend and the Law charges us, and that we will >> make a >> true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help us God. >> >> A. C. Whittle >> J. W. Means >> >> Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court September 1st 1873 >> J. Blasingame Ordinary >> >> Recorded Sept 3rd 1873 >> J. Blasingame > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message