I've never heard of the 1937 typescript either & would be interested in a copy. Shirley Langdon Wilcox On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 20:54:02 -0800 REN AND JUDY NEVILLE <beschutzer@earthlink.net> writes: > RE: Descendants of John Neville, passenger on the "Ark" or the "Dove" > ( > I forgot which) > > I received a letter today along with some information on who is > eligible > for membership in the Ark and Dove Society. Membership is open, > and > new members are invited to join! The "Society" uses for their > membership qualifications, the following:"Neville authorities": > 1. Mrs. John Hart Wilson. "The Neville Family of England and the > United > States". Typescript (1964) at MHS (I assume this means Maryland > Historical Society) > 2. Robert Fleming Neville Jr. "Neville Family of Maryland and > Virginia", > Mobile Alabama, 22 June 1937. This Typescript was enclosed with > their > application #353. > 3. Joseph Berry Neville "A 360 Year History of One Neville Family", > manuscript at MHS. > 4. William Fletcher Boogher. "Neville Family of Maryland and > Virginia", typescript on file at The Society of the Ark and The > Dove. > 5. Blanche Adams Chapman. Wills and Administrations of Isle of > Wight > County, Virginia, 1647-1800. GPC. > 6. BlancheAdams Chapman "Marriages of Isle of Wight County, > Virginia, > 1628-1800. GPC. > 7. Maurice Neville Blakemore. The Blakemore Family and Allied > Lines. > Richmond: no pub., 1963. > > The Society recognizes those who descend from the following > descendants > of John Neville for membership. > > 1. James Neville b. c 1640 > 2. Ellen Neville b. 1642, spouse of John Lambert > 3. John Neville b. 1647 > 4. William Neville > 5. and Rachel Neville who married Michael Ashford. > > The Society uses and quotes the Boogher genealogy report basically > word > for word for qualifications. > > When I wrote to the Society I questioned those descending from > James > Neville as James was not named in his reported fathers will nor has > any > proof been offered that James Neville was a son of John Neville and > Bridget Thorsley. To that question, I was advised that the > informational package should clarify my question. Unfortunately > the > "Society" did not offer any proof for James Neville being the son > of > John and are very happy to accept membership applications from his > descendants. The "Society" has the Boogher report down through > the > fifth generation and basically endorses those ancestors addressed > by > Boogher and Joe Neville. I will go through the information > furnished me > and make any additional notes to my file on World connect or if > something new jumps out, post it to the List. Meanwhile should any > of > you descend from John Neville and his three "Society" recognized > wives, > Bridget Thorsley, Ann (who ever she is) and Johanna Porter, and wish > to > join the "Society" please write to: > > Mrs. Matthew S. Atkinson III > 6004 Roland Ave. > Baltimore, MD 21210-1112 > > web site: www.thearkandthedove.com > > Sorry, getting late and the above post is sorta messy but think you > can > get the drift. Take care.....Ren > PS....I don't think I am aware of the 1937 Robert Fleming Neville > Jr. > report attached to application 353. If this is a new one for you > also, > let me know and I'll see if I can get a copy and reproduce it for > those > interested........ > > > > > > > -- > ======================================================================== > > Ren and Judy Neville > 925-516-4976 voice/FAX > > "If God so clothe the grass of the field..... > shall He not much more clothe you" MATT. 6:30 > > "My fathers badge, old Nevil's crest, the rampant bear > chain'd to the ragged staff" > Henry VI, part 2, verse 1........William Shakespeare > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johnneville > > Ne vile velis > "Form no mean wish" > > > > ==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb make the NEVILLE Mailing List possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www/rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.