Sandy, Thank you for posting the Wayne Co., KY references. Have you found a connection between the Wayne Co. Nevils and James in Barren Co. who came from Fauquier Co., VA in 1770's or '80's? Jan ______________________________________ At 03:02 PM 7/29/97 -0400, you wrote: >Hi, > I tried this once already and got the message back. Misspelled Neville >of all things. > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book A, 1807 Feb 3: JAMES NEVIL was a witness >to a deed from Joseph Burd to George Rogers. > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book B, 1811 Aug 15 - Recorded: 19 Aug 1811 - page 2-4: > Indenture: ENOCH NEVIL & BARSHEBA NEVIL of Wayne to Henry Thomas >of same.. $700 for 76 acres being a tract Granted to ENOCH by the >Commonwealth >of Kentucky by Patent from the Registers Office dated 5 Nov 1808 on Big >Sinking.. Beg. on S. side of Big Sinking Creek at a sugar tree & black >walnut.. William Beaty's line.. Jesse Dodson's line.. McCulluck's line.. >/s/ ENOCH (x) NEAVILL, BARSHEBA (x) NEAVIL Wit: Rodes Garth, William Walker > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book B, 1811 Sep 26: Recorded: 27 Sep 1811 - page 10-11: > Power of Atty: William Ward, GEORGE NEVILLE & ELIZABETH his wife, >late Elizabeth Ward, Daniel Ward & Polly Ward of Wayne appt James Allen of >same their lawful atty in fact & to convey a parcel of land of 174 acres >lying on water of Smith's River in Franklin Co, Virginia being the same >tract which John Ward was possessed of to which the above are entitled >to as the Heirs of said John Ward, Dec'd.. /s/ William (x) Ward, GEORGE >NEAVILLE, ELIZABETH NEAVILLE, Daniel Ward, Polly Ward.. Wit: Joseph >Radford, JAMES NEAVILLE. > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book B, 1812 Jan 13 - Recorded: 13 Jan 1812 - page 68-69 > Power of Atty: SAMUEL NEVELLE SR of Wayne appts Honorable John Rhea >of East Tennessee (now in Congress) my lawful atty to receive on my behalf >the money coming to me from the Treasury of the U.S. Granted to me by >Congress as a Pensioner for a wound I received during the Revolutionary >War.. /s/ SAMUEL NEAVELL (note: elsewhere the name is NEWELL) > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book B, 1817 Aug 16 - Recorded: 18 Aug. 1817 - page >434-435 > Indenture: SAMUEL NEVEL 7 JANE his wife to James Simpson.. $50 for >50 acres Patented in name of said NEVEL.. Beg. on white oak & buck eye on >the river clift.. /s/ SAMUEL NEWEL, JANE (x) NEWEL .. Wit: Walter Emerson, >Alexander Worley. > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book C, 1821 Aug 11 - Recorded 30 Aug 1821 - page 269-270 > Indenture: Leonard Dodson & Mary his wife to JAMES NEVELL.. $400 for >100 acres by Survey on Big Sinking... Beg. at the mouth of Dodsons fork >at a walnut & a conditional line... /s/ Leonard Dodson, Mary Dodson who >relinq. dower. > >WAYNE CO. KY, Deed Book D, 1827 Sep 20 - Recorded: 24 Sep 1828 - page 370 > Indenture: JAMES NEAVILL & wife MARIAM to Mastin Durham ... $175 for >100 acres by Survey on Big Sinking... Beg. at mouth of Dodson's Fork at >a walnut on a conditional line.. on Wm. Mitchell's line.. with all woods, >ways, waters, fences, trees, orchards, houses... /s/ JAMES NEAVILL, MARIAM >NEAVILL who relinq. dower.. Wit: Stockton Dodson, Leonard Dodson. > > > > >