Jan, Yes Milton sent me a note the other day. He pointed me to the Tiller home page (Elizabeth Tiller was the wife of Thomas), so I was very excited to find out more about that line. Daris Nevil Jan & David Faulkner wrote: > Daris, > > Welcome to the list! Have you been in touch with Neville list member Milton > Webb? He is descended from your Thomas and son Reuben Nevil's line, too, > and has been collecting information on Thomas and Reuben's family for a > while. The last time he and I corresponded (some time before Christmas), we > were discussing the idea about the relationship between Thomas and Reuben, > and I told him I would would work on transcribing some notes on Reuben > Norvell in Amherst Co., TN and also see what Rutherford Co., TN has on the > same name. > > If you and Milton do discuss your Nevils, I hope that you will share the > information on the Neville list. Some of us are looking for family > information in the areas where your Nevils lived. The most insignificant > detail may be a great clue for someone else. I am looking forward to > hearing more from you. > > Jan > > > At 08:30 AM 2/9/99 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > >Jan Faulkner wrote: > > > >> 2. Thomas Nevill, the Revolutionary War soldier from Amherst Co., VA, was > >> later a resident of Rutherford Co., TN (children later found in Gibson Co., > >> TN). Present-day Rutherford Co. is a couple of counties away from Sumner > >> Co., TN. Because no connection has been found between him and the Amherst > >> Co. family of Capt. James Nevil, is it possible there were other Nevils in > >> the Amherst Co. area who were not directly descended from Capt. James Nevil? > >> One interesting note related to this idea: Thomas Nevill had a son Reuben > >> Nevill. Records in Amherst Co. indicate a Reuben Nevill was killed during > >> the Rev. War. No connection has been made between Reuben Nevill who was > >> killed and Capt. James Nevill. Was Reuben who was killed in the Rev. War a > >> brother to Thomas? > > > >Jan, > > > >The suggestion that Reuben Nevill may be the brother of Thomas Nevill makes a > >lot of sense. Thomas named one of his sons Reuben Jordan Nevil, who in turned > >named his son (Thomas' grandson) Reuben Jordan Nevil. The older and younger > >Reubens moved to Gibson County (far western) Tennessee. While there the senior > >Reuben was referred to as "old Reuben" (from the Skullbone book). > > > >I don't have the place of death for Thomas Nevil. Did he die in Amherst > County? > > > >Daris Nevil > > > > > > > > > > > >==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > >Have you tried the Neville Query List on GenForum? > >http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/neville > > > > > > ==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > Have you tried the Neville Query List on GenForum? > http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/neville