I posted this before, but my McNeill information was incorrect. I think I have everything in order now. If anyone can fill in any dates on these GREEN, SHAW, STEWART, or MCNEILL surnames, it would be greatly appreciated. Also, if anyone finds incorrect data, please let me know. Ancestors of William Campbell Green FIRST GENERATION 1. William Campbell GREEN1,2 was born in 1834.2 He was a Physician in 1873 in Jasper, Walker County, AL.1 photostatic or Xerox copy of "License" dated January 22nd 1873 to "--transact business as a Physician at Jasper " in Walker County, Alabama. The license was issued to W.C. Green in posession of Clyde Elton Harwell He died in 1910.2 SECOND GENERATION 2. Thomas R. GREEN2 was born in 1803. He died in 1860. 3. Jennet SHAW2 was born between 1815 and 1818. Date is estimated to allow Jennet SHAW to be both the daughter of Jennet McNEILL and the mother of William Campbell GREEN.... I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR EXACT DATES She died after 1870. Thomas R. GREEN and Jennet SHAW had the following children: 1 i. William Campbell GREEN. THIRD GENERATION 4. John B. GREEN2. John B. GREEN had the following children: 2 i. Thomas R. GREEN. 6. Dushee SHAW2,3. 7. Jennet MCNEILL2 was born between 1800 and 1802. date is assumed. Carolina Scots shows Grisella and Neil as having a son, Archibald in 1805 and a daughter, Caroline in 1808. Jennet is not listed in this book. The information linking Jennet to Grisella and Neil came from a researcher on the Cape Fear Scots e-mail list (Rootsweb.com) that has been doing McNeill research for 30 years: JuraMcNeil@aol.com I have given her a birth date that would make her the first child, because if she was born after 1808, it would be impossible for her grandchild, William Campbell GREEN to be born in 1834 I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR THE EXACT DATE. Dushee SHAW and Jennet MCNEILL had the following children: 3 i. Jennet SHAW. FOURTH GENERATION 14. Neil MCNEILL4,5 was born in North Carolina. Clan MacNeil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Motto: Vincere vel mori - "To conquer or die" (MacNeil of Barra). Badge: A rock. Tartan: There are two Clan Macneil tartans recognized by the Chief of the Clan, who by custom and in Scotland by law, determines what the clan tartans or clan tartans are. These are: 1. Macneil of Barra . The tartan of the Macneils of Barra is the familiar black, green, and blue tartan with narrow alternating white and yellow (encased in black) stripes. (Donald C. Stewart, the Setts of the Scottish Tartans, No. 166.) This has been that standard Macneil of Barra tartan for well over a century. 2. Macneil of Colonsay. The tartan of the Macneils of Colonsay, which has also been in use for a very long period is somewhat similar, but has two white stripes quite close together rather than alternating yellow and white equidistant stripes (Stewart No. 168) The Clan MacNeil claims descent from "Niall of the Nine Hostages", King of Ireland who settled in Barra about 1040 and founded the Scottish Clan Niall or MacNeil. However it was not until 1427 that Gilleonan MacNeil received from Alexander, Lord of the Isles a charter of the island of Barra and the lands of Boisdale in South Uist. After the downfall of the Lordship in 1493, they were confirmed by James IV in favour MacNeil of Barra (Modern) of Gilleonan MacNeil of Barra, but from then the MacNeils of Barra and those of Gigha acted quite independantly; the former becoming allies of the MacLeans of Duart and those of Gigha following the MacDonalds of Islay and Kintyre. The seat of the chiefs of Barra was at Kisimul Castle on a rock at the South of Barra where they lived in a great manner, trumpeting the end of their dinners from the tower. In 1688, Roderick MacNeil was "out" with Bonnie Dundee for King James VII and after the '45 Roderick 39th chief and "Dove of the West" was imprisoned for his Jacobite sympathies. General Roderick MacNeil of Barra was the last of the direct line having sold Barra in 1838. The history of the MacNeils of Colonsay is less stable. Torquil McNeil of Taynish and Gigha was keeper of Castle Sween in 1449, his grandson, Neil had two sons, Neil of Taynish and John Og ancestor of Colonsay. Donald McNeil descendant of John Og acquired Colonsay and Oronsay from the Duke of Argyll in 1700 in exchange for Crerar. This line then went onto buy the lands of Gigha in 1780 that had been repurchased by Hector of the Taynish line from Campbell of Cawdor in the late 16th century. In the early 19th century the islands prospered under a new form of crofting but were later sold to pay off debts. Kisimul Castle has been restored to a habitable condition and is the seat of the present chief of the Clan MacNeil of Barra, Professor Ian R. MacNeil, who lives in America. The representative of the Colonsay MacNeils is Alexander Carstairs McNeill, a resident of New Zealand. A lot of family names which originated here are not tied to one particular area as such. There are Cunninghams from Scalpay but also from Ayrshire. McDonalds are scattered in small groups throughout the Highlands and Islands. Morrisons are everywhere. Those of the Clan MacNeil, however, are tied intrinsically to the island of Barra and can trace their lineage back to the O'Neils of Ulster who came to Barra from Ireland around the turn of the last millennium. There are also McNeils (generally spelt "MacNeill" there) on the Inner Hebridean islands of Colonsay and Gigha who, while paying allegiance to the Barra chieftain, have their own crest and tartan. These two branches of MacNeils supported different sides in the feud that developed in the 1400s between the MacDonalds and MacLeans. Barra MacNeils sided with the MacLeans of Duart and the Gigha/Colonsay MacNeils with the MacDonalds of Islay. These differences of opinion are generally forgotten today, though centuries ago they would have happily killed one another (and did). When Niall (Neil) of the Nine Hostages became High King of Ireland in 379, he also became the first clan chief of the clan that would be known by his name. His son, Eoghan, was baptized by St. Patrick. The fourth chief, Muirceartach, gave the Stone of Destiny to his grand-uncle Fergus, King of Dalriada, Scotland. The High Kingship of Ireland passed largely from father to son from 379 until 1033, when the 20th chief, Aodh Aonrachan, resigned the kingship to his brother, Domhnall. The 21st chief, Neil of the Castle, had moved to Barra three years earlier, and began construction of Kisimul Castle in Castle Bay. Construction was continued by the 22nd chief, Aodh, and completed by the 23rd chief, Donald, and is one of the oldest of its type in Britain. It is the ancestral seat of the MacNeils and has been a keystone to both the family and island since construction began. The 25th chief, Neil MacNeil, was the first in a series of famous and infamous chieftains, and fought with King Alexander III to finally defeat the Norse at the Battle of Largs in 1263. His son, Neil Og MacNeil, the 26th chief, fought with Robert the Bruce against Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The MacNeils have a long history of seamanship, both honest and dishonest. The 35th chief, Ruari (Roderick) MacNeil, became known as "Ruari the Turbulent" and was basically a pirate who, after raiding ships, retreated safely to Kisimul. In 1610 he was forcibly deposed by the Government, imprisoned in Edinburgh, succeeded by his son, Neil Og MacNeil, and eventually exonerated of piracy by King James VI. During the 1715 uprising, the 38th chief, Roderick Dhu, led the MacNeil clan into battle on the side of the Jacobites. After the second rebellion, Redcoats landed on Barra in their search for Charles Edward Stuart. The 39th chief, Roderick, Dove of the West, was arrested in 1746 and taken, via Inverness, to London. Not until May, 1747 was his discharge ordered, and he was free to return home. The 40th chief, Roderick the Gentle, fought in several battles of the American Revolution. In 1838, the 41st chief, Roderick the General, was forced to sell the island of Barra due to financial hardship, and 800 years of direct MacNeil rule finished. The clan chiefs had been a mixed bunch, and the clansmen of Barra had a similarly mixed time. However, the end of MacNeil rule coincided with the time when the Clearances began. The people of Barra, and countless MacNeils, were forced to emigrate. In 1937 most of Barra and Kisimul was purchased by Robert Lister MacNeil, a descendant of the 41st chief, and an American citizen. After nearly 100 years, Barra was back in the hands of the MacNeils, and Robert Lister MacNeil spent the rest of his life restoring Kisimul. Today his son is Clan Chief Ian Roderick MacNeil of Barra, 46th Chief of Clan Neil. The next chief in line lives in Hong Kong, and his first-born son is half Chinese. 15. Grisella STEWART6,7 was born in 1771 in North Carolina.8 Neil MCNEILL and Grisella STEWART had the following children: 7 i. Jennet MCNEILL. FIFTH GENERATION 28. Archibald MCNEILL9,10 immigrated in 1739 to North Carolina. Archibald accompanied his parents on the "Thistle" He died in 1801 in Cumberland Co., NC. He was born in Argyll, Scotland. Archibald McNeill who married Jenny Bahn Smith was from an estate called Scribbling, in Kintyre, Argyle just above Campbeltown He was married to Jennet "Jennie Bahn" SMITH about 1748 in North Carolina. 29. Jennet "Jennie Bahn" SMITH11 was born in 1728/29 in Scotland. She immigrated in 1739 to North Carolina. She was with her parents on the "Thistle" She died in 1791 in Cumberland Co., NC. Jennie Bahn means Jennie the Fair in Gaelic. Jennie Bahn is notes as being a remarkable woman. She helped to amass large portions of land, perhaps some 20,000 acres, and is said to have driven cattle to Philadelphia, where tradition has it that she met Benjamin Franklin. During the Revolutionary War, her entire family (except for one son) were all of Loyalist sympathies. She is said to have driven horses away into the swamps from the presence of Continental Army Officers in order to keep them from being confiscated. A descendent, Paul Green, wrote a play about her entitled "The Highland Call". Archibald MCNEILL and Jennet "Jennie Bahn" SMITH had the following children: 14 i. Neil MCNEILL. 30. Robert STEWART12. 31. Negalena MCNEILL13 was born in 1740 in North Carolina. Robert STEWART and Negalena MCNEILL had the following children: 15 i. Grisella STEWART. SIXTH GENERATION 56. Daniel "Taynish" MCNEILL14 immigrated in 1739 to North Carolina. He established himself near Brown Marsh Church in Bladen County, NC, where it is said that he managed his plantation, "Tweedside". He landed in the Port of Brunswick in September 1739 on the 'Thistle" with approximately 350 other Scottish Immigrants. They had sailed in July from Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland following a recommendation of a committee of leading citizens. An advance trip, encouraged by Governor Gabriel Johnston, also a Scot, had occurred in 1736. Free land grants and exemption from taxation for a set time period were the incentives that were designed to counter the dismantling of the tacksmen system and a depression in cattle prices in Scotland. He died after 1774. Stewart: One of his descendants was "Whistler's Mother" painted by her son James McNeill Whistler. Stewart also states that Daniel survived until at least 1774. He was born in Argyll, Scotland. Daniel is said to have had many children by his two wives It is believed that Archibald is the son of Daniel and his first wife, whose name is not yet known. His second wife's name was Margaret McTavish. Another of Daniel's sons was Col Hector McNeill, who was the British officer in the Revolutionary War who captured Hillsboro, NC with David Fanning in Sep 1781. Daniel also held land on Gigha Island in Scotland (Ardminish Farm on its eastern shore facing Kintyre). Daniel "Taynish" MCNEILL had the following children: 28 i. Archibald MCNEILL. 58. John SMITH15 was born about 1700 in Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland. He immigrated in 1739 to North Carolina. He landed in the Port of Brunswick in September 1739 on the 'Thistle" with approximately 350 other Scottish Immigrants. They had sailed in July from Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland following a recommendation of a committee of leading citizens. An advance trip, encouraged by Governor Gabriel Johnston, also a Scot, had occurred in 1736. Free land grants and exemption from taxation for a set time period were the incentives that were designed to counter the dismantling of the tacksmen system and a depression in cattle prices in Scotland. He died before 17 Mar 1749 in Cumberland Co., NC. He was married to Margaret GILCHRIST about 1717 in Scotland. 59. Margaret GILCHRIST16 was born between 1702 and 1704 in Scotland. She died about 1739 in North Carolina. She is said to have died on the way up river from Brunswick to upper Cape Fear after arriving on the "Thistle" with her family. John SMITH and Margaret GILCHRIST had the following children: 29 i. Jennet "Jennie Bahn" SMITH. 60. Dugal STEWART17 immigrated in 1739 to North Carolina. He landed in the Port of Brunswick in September 1739 on the 'Thistle" with approximately 350 other Scottish Immigrants. They had sailed in July from Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland following a recommendation of a committee of leading citizens. An advance trip, encouraged by Governor Gabriel Johnston, also a Scot, had occurred in 1736. Free land grants and exemption from taxation for a set time period were the incentives that were designed to counter the dismanteling of the tacksmen system and a depression in cattle prices in Scotland. He was born in Argyll, Scotland. 61. Margaret THOMPSON18 was born in Argyll, Scotland. Dugal STEWART and Margaret THOMPSON had the following children: 30 i. Robert STEWART. 62. Neil Dubh MCNEILL19 was born about 1699 in Ardelay, Scotland. Alma McKethan McBride puts his date of birth as 1680, in Scotland...other sources say 1699 which makes since because his daughter, Negalena was born in 1740.....THE DATE HAS NOT BEEN PROVED He immigrated in 1739 to North Carolina. He landed in the Port of Brunswick in September 1739 on the 'Thistle" with approximately 350 other Scottish Immigrants. They had sailed in July from Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland following a recommendation of a committee of leading citizens. An advance trip, encouraged by Governor Gabriel Johnston, also a Scot, had occurred in 1736. Free land grants and exemption from taxation for a set time period were the incentives that were designed to counter the dismanteling of the tacksmen system and a depression in cattle prices in Scotland. Neil was one of the committee members. He died about 1749 in North Carolina. Stewart, in "The North Carolina Settlement of 1739": Neil McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha['s]...wife was Grizel Campbell, a cousin of Kilduskland and of Hector's [McNeill of Losset] widow...sold Ardelay in 1738 to John McLachlan in Daill in Islay." Here it is stated that Neil was dead by 1749. He was a Tavern Keeper in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Dubh is Gaelic for black or swarthy. Neil was considered to be wealthy 63. Grisella CAMPBELL20 was born in Auchendarroch, Scotland. Grissella was considered to be a lady of wealth Neil Dubh MCNEILL and Grisella CAMPBELL had the following children: 31 i. Negalena MCNEILL. SEVENTH GENERATION 112. Neil MCNEILL21 was also known as Neil of Taynish. He was born in Argyll, Scotland. Neil was the last chief of the name to hold the old family property of Taynish (on the western coast of the Argyllshire mainland.) Neil had two wives. After his first wife, Elizabeth Campbell died, he married Margaret Campbell, eldest daughter of George Campbell of Airds, a sept of the House of Cawdor. 113. Elizabeth CAMPBELL22. Neil MCNEILL and Elizabeth CAMPBELL had the following children: 56 i. Daniel "Taynish" MCNEILL. 124. Hector MCNEILL23 was born in Ardelay, Scotland. Hector is said to have controlled the valuable lands of Ardelay in Gigha 125. Elizabeth MCTAVISH24 was born in Dunardry, Scotland. Hector MCNEILL and Elizabeth MCTAVISH had the following children: 62 i. Neil Dubh MCNEILL. 126. Captain Archibald CAMPBELL25 was born in Auchendarroch, Scotland. Captain Archibald CAMPBELL had the following children: 63 i. Grisella CAMPBELL. EIGHTH GENERATION 226. Alexander CAMPBELL26 was born in Auchenbrech, Scotland. He was also known as Commissar of the Isles. Alexander CAMPBELL had the following children: 113 i. Elizabeth CAMPBELL. 250. Donald MCTAVISH27 was born in Dunardry, Scotland. Donald MCTAVISH had the following children: 125 i. Elizabeth MCTAVISH. SOURCES 1. Clyde Elton HARWELL, Jr.. GEDCOM from Elton. Personal knowledge and research from Elton. Clyde Elton HARWELL, Jr., Dallas, TX, 1998. 2. Glena Green [glenagre@tvec.net]. E-mail correspondence regarding family papers and records in her posession. Glena Green [glenagre@tvec.net]. 3. http://www.ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com. 4. http://www.rootsweb.com. SHAW mailing list. 5. Douglas F. Kelly with Caroline Switzer Kelley. Carolina Scots - An historical and genealogical study of over 100 years of emigration. 1729 Publications Dillon, S.C. 800-204-2506. Page 149. 6. http://www.rootsweb.com. SHAW mailing list. 7. Douglas F. Kelly with Caroline Switzer Kelley. Carolina Scots - An historical and genealogical study of over 100 years of emigration. 1729 Publications Dillon, S.C. 800-204-2506. Page 149. 8. Ibid. Page 149. 9. Ibid. Page 149. 10. http://www.rootsweb.com. Cape Fear Scots Mailing Lists -- CAPE_FEAR_SCOTS-L@rootsweb.com. 11. Douglas F. Kelly with Caroline Switzer Kelley. Carolina Scots - An historical and genealogical study of over 100 years of emigration. 1729 Publications Dillon, S.C. 800-204-2506. Page 149, 161, 162. 12. Ibid. Page 148. 13. Ibid. Page 148. 14. Ibid. Page 161-163. 15. Ibid. Page 158. 16. Ibid. Page 158. 17. Ibid. Page 148. 18. Ibid. Page 148. 19. Ibid. Page 147, 148. 20. Ibid. Page 147, 148. 21. Ibid. Page 161-163. 22. Ibid. Page 161-163. 23. Ibid. Page 147. 24. Ibid. Page 147. 25. Ibid. Page 147. 26. Ibid. Page 161-163. 27. Ibid. Page 147. Jeff Reimert, MCSE - Landata Systems, Inc. Technical Services Technical Analyst - Desktop & Mobile Computing Infrastructure Ext. 8524