Regarding Mark Neville's posting of Aug. 13 re: above subject. Hi Mark: I am located in Ontario and am a descendant of Moses NEVILL of Harford, MD. I am familiar with the name Katheryn Green but have never met or spoken to her or read her book. I am in possession of a letter she wrote to my cousin in June of 1986 concerning my ancestor Thomas NEVILL s/o Moses. I have a lot of material on James' family in Ontario as I have spent over a year untangling it from my own Nevill line. I was contacted by a lady in Florida who is a descendant of Thomas James NEVILLS and Nancy HOSHAL. She was convinced my ancestor Thomas was her ancestor as they both settled in the same area. I spent a lot of time bantering back and forth with her; she eventually found the proof she needed by way of a family Bible entry which proved once and for all that my ancestor Thomas was not hers. Anyway, all was not lost as we became friends in the process of exchanging information on our respective families and had a lot of fun along the way. She is a descendant of James NEVILLS and Eve DeShired and I'm sure would be delighted to hear from you. Perhaps the two of you could join forces and track down James of N.J. If you would like to send my your address and telephone number I will pass it on to her by phone this weekend. She does not have a computer and usually makes her initial contacts by telephone that is why I asked for your phone number. I have no information earlier than James as he does not concern me at present. It may turn out that these families are connected further back but at the moment there is no reason to think so. The quote you gave from Mrs. Green's genealogy about James Nevills escaping from his family to Ontario is interesting. If he is the James NEVILL of Sussex Co. N.J. who had a character certificate given by his neighbours: Stephen and Hugh Hegerty, and John Pettit and endorsed by Nathaniel Pettit on March 17, 1787 which states: "The subscribers have been acquainted with James NEVILL eleven years and above and his conduct and behavior have proved him to be as good a friend to Government as any man could be. As his friends have moved to Niagara, his inclination is to be under a good government......." [source: Ontario Register Vol. 3, pg. 2] his supporters don't paint a picture of a man running in the dead of night from some sort of family persecution but rather a man wanting to be with his friends and get himself some free land in the bargain. He does not appear on any U.E.L. lists so likely did not bear arms for the British forces during the Rev. War. I have not studied any other petitions for James so it is possible that he made another statement in another petition. Does Mrs. Green give any source for her statement? I'm just curious. You mentioned a statement that James NEVILLS was "an Irish NEVILLE" The only reference I have seen regarding his being of Irish ancestry comes from `Biographical Sketches' in a sketch on Robert Misener in Louis Blake Duff's History of Welland County pg. 439: "Our subject married February 7th, 1843, Sarah a daughter of Andrew and Agnes (Nevills) Ostrander, both born in Canada, and grand-daughter of James and Eve (De Shired) Nevills, the former of Irish and the latter of German descent...." I am also curious about when your family name took on the Neville spelling and which s/o James NEVILLS of Stamford is your ancestor. There was another James NEVILLES in ON. who also had a wife Elizabeth (Mann). This man is known as Major James and lived in Yarmouth Twp., Elgin County, ON. and was born c1787. I have never been able to connect him to either my Nevill family or to James Nevills of Stamford. The Neville list is wonderful and there are some very helpful people here. I am sure that you will enjoy it and get as much from it as I do. I will follow your posting and any answers you get with great interest. Paddy