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    1. RE: 370 Year History
    2. Neville, Gabe
    3. If I remember right, there was some discussion about located R. G. Neville on this list a while back. I even tried making some calls in the Boston area where he was supposed to live. No luck, I'm afraid. >---------- >From: Thomas Dirksen[SMTP:TDIRKSEN@MAIL.MCG.EDU] >Sent: Thursday, July 10, 1997 2:30 PM >To: neville-l@rootsweb.com >Subject: 370 Year History > >I have the book which Joe Neville put together. Copies >are scattered about (Salt Lake, Georgia Archives, >Maryland Archives, and I forget just where else I ave >seen same). > >Joe along with Robert Jett was a strong member of the >Soc. of John Neville Descendants and tried to get >someone to take over serving as Society Editor >following his major stroke some years ago. I ordered >my book about that time and the last page therein >indicates that Robert Geoffrey Neville from some >unnamed town adjacent Boston, Mass. responded to >the call for assistance. I have not seen anything further >since the book was published/printed in 1988. > >As to the book itself, it is a simple Xerox which cost >maybe $10.00 at the time, probably about 175 pages, >and chocked full of information. Lots of errors (who >does not have these?) along the way and no, I am not >casting stones. I got errors, you got errors. The fly leaf >gives permission to make copies but not for $$$. > >It would be nice if we all on this group had a copy of >Joe's book to reference from. Would make life easier if >the notes began with, "On page 56, cousin AABACD is >noted as...." which would certainly work well for those >of us believing to be from John of the Ark and the Dove >fame. Does anyone know just where R. G. Neville >might be? Best wishes, Tom Dirksen > >

    07/11/1997 08:58:09