Bob, Jan, Shirley, others, I believe that the Goodman who was born in 1783 (son of Jesse and Elizabeth Parks) was too young to be the father of Stephen (b. ca 1798) and Gideon (b. ca 1793). There was another Goodman, son of a Thomas. Halifax County, N.C. Deed Book 17, page 24. April 3, 1788: Thomas Neville to Goodman Neville for natural love and affection he hath and does bear to his son Goodman Nevill & heirs of his body lawfully begotten , & if he die without such issue to my son John Neville - - grants tract of 140 acres land in Halifax County, etc. Index to N.C. Wills 1665 -1900, lists Goodman Nevill, 1837, Will Book 4, page 154, Halifax County. Another reference from Records of Estates, Halifax County, N.C., by David B. Gammon: Nevill, Goodman. The widow, Nancy Nevill entered her dissent to the will of the dec'd Aug 1837. Inventory Nov 28, 1837 by Reddin Nevill, exr. Year's provisions allotted to the widow, Nov. 17, 1837. Account of sale Dec 22, 1837. Also, I found reference to marriage of a Stephen Nevill & Mary Peebles, 28 Mar 1820 in Halifax County, N.C. Jesse Burt, bm. I hope that some of this is helpful. Ruth Nevels Shirley L Wilcox wrote: > > Bob, > > What a fruitful trip! > > When you say they were sons of Goodman Neville was this the man born 9 > Jan 1783 who m 15 Sept 1804 Orange Co, NC, Jane McCauley? Or was there an > earlier man by this name? > > Last Oct. Jan posted material from The Plains and Their People which had > been copied by Lois Boesch. It said that Henry who d. Jly 1853 was a son > of Gideon. Is this then wrong? > > Shirley > > On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 05:29:42 EDT [email protected] writes: > >Ruth and Jan: From the court documents found in the 7th Judicial > >District of > >Louisana I have proved: > > > >l. Gideon and Stephen were brothers and the sons of Goodman Neville of > > North Carolina. > > > >2. Stephen was the father of Henry G. Neville and Willis Neville. > > > >3. Henry died with no children or wife and named Willis the executor > >of his will. He named the Willis children in the will. > > > >4. Willis had 3 children at the time of Henry's death: Mary Ann, > >Leonard Marion, andFlorence. > > > >5. Henry died in 1853 and Willis died in 1860. > > > >I hope this helps some. Bob > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]