Hi Steve - My information is from a variety of sources - Tombstones, IGI, OPR, Census, Marriage Bonds, Periodicals, Wills, Original Documents, etc., and a cousin who lives in Raeford whose mother researched the family, including going to Scotland and whose brothers live in the original McNeill home place. I search for verification and don't enter anything in my database that I can't verify, unless I insert a note to that effect, but am not always faithful in recording my sources - I know, not a good thing. That said, here is what I have: Isabella McNeill chr 1815-1866 marr 1843 Archibald P McNeill 1800-1875 She was his second wife, #1 was Catherine Culbreath (6 children) Margrate McNeill chr 1817-1855 marr 1852 Neill Galbreath (Culbreath) b ca 1812-15, d ? *Roderick D McNeill 1820-1866 marr 1848 Isabella G McLaughlin 1828-1897 John Duncan McNeill ca 1822-1891 marr 1854 Mary Walker 1833-1912 (my ggp) Jannet McNeill (twin of JD) ca 1822-1880 marr 1849 Malcom Black 1818-1888 Anna McNeill 1826-1905 never married, she always lived in the old home place All McNeill children, except Jannet, buried McCaskill Cem, Philippi Presby Ch, Raeford. Jannet died in Texas and was buried there. William Humphrey Grigg, retired CEO of Duke Power Co, Charlotte NC is a cousin, descended from the line of Roderick D, Archibald Scott. Jean McNeill Ray Harris is another cousin & descended from Roderick D through Neill Alexander. *Children of Roderick D & Isabella McLaughlin McNeill: Archibald Scott McNeill 1850-1893 marr Mary Wilkerson Leach 1850-1893 Sarah D McNeill 1851-1912 Neill Alexander McNeill 1855-1913 marr Catherine Ann Baxter 1877-1958 Margaret J McNeill 1857-1921 Carrie Isabelle McNeill ca 1859-1931 Mary Alice McNeill ca 1862-1919 (committed suicide) Catherine McNeill ca 1864-1917 John Roderick McNeill 1867-1940 All of Roderick D's children are buried in Bethel Presby Church Cemetery, Hoke Co If this is your best friend's Roderick, please let me know who he is. As you can see, I have no spouses for above children except the ones who have descendants that I have met. I'd like to have more information on the McNeills who married into this family, if you have it. Margaret (Margrate) McNeill, who marr Neill Galbreath, had one son, Angus Galbreath. She died soon after his birth in 1855 and I believe Neill remarried. Do you have further information on son Angus? Was Neill Galbreath brother to Archibald P McNeill's first wife, Catherine Culbreath? Elaine McN C in DE -------Original Message------- From: Steve E. Date: 01/29/07 08:48:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Neill McNeill's; Elaine, This is of great help to me because I've been trying to sort out a number of Neill McNeills in Robeson and Cumberland. Do you know who they married? I'm particularly interested in Roderick McNeill. I recall seeing a beautiful but neglected house near Dundarrach in Hoke County, NC, that my mother said was Roderick McNeill's home. One of my best friends from Robeson descends from a Roderick McNeill but I can't recall what period his Roderick lived. It's gone now I believe. Is your source bible records, estates records, what? Thanks! Steve