At 01:11 AM 8/11/97 -0400, you wrote: >At 03:50 PM 8/8/97 -0400, you wrote: >>Jan, > Anyway, if memory doesn't totally fail >>me, one of my James' brothers was the commander of Fort Pitt and I "think?" >>he stayed in PA. >______________ >Sandi, > >The popularly accepted brother of James Nevill who migrated from Fauquier >Co., VA, to Barren Co., KY, is General John Nevill who was commander at Ft. >Pitt. Proof of the connection between John and James has eluded >researchers, although a connection seems likely. Our own Ren Neville is >descended from Gen. John. >_______________ > >>Also, another possibility for PA Neville families was a >>James Nevill who was a land agent for William Penn in New Jersey in the >>1680's. I have never found any relationship between him and OUR John, but, >>who knows, back in Eng. anything is possible. >_______________ >Are you referring to the Ark and Dove John? The James you mention is >interesting. I wonder who his descendants were? > >I am glad to meet someone else whose family spells the name the way mine >does. My grandfather was aware that the orignal spelling of our name was >Neville or Nevill, and knew in which generations the spelling began to >change. Have you posted your line? I can't seem to find it. How does it >connect with James of Barren Co.? > >Jan > >I am new at this and just found you all yesterday. I am a decendant of the St Mary's Neville family that migrated to Fauquier > > >