Kathy and others interested in Montgomery Co., TN Nevills, I barely got started on Nevills yesterday at Clarksville-Mont. Co. Library. I began with the court minute books and stopped at 1810. After several hours, my toes were about to fall of from air-conditioning frostbite (too much Mississippi in my blood), and I could see that it will take more than a day or two to do a thorough survey of the records. I will also have a good excuse to run by and see my 14-month-old first grandchild who lives in Clarksville - not that I need an excuse. I have looked at these books off and on for years but decided to copy everything on Nevills so I would have a better frame of reference on each of the Nevill men when I am working at home. So far, I have just found references on old George from Fauquier Co., VA (will, jury lists, bonds, etc.), and his sons Joseph W., John, and George Washington Nevill (jury lists, disputes). Nothing yet on Solomon or that line - too early. One interesting detail has surfaced in the court minutes which conflicts with other information I have. Samuel Newell, Robert Newell, and William Newell are listed in the court minute records with spelling consistently as NEWELL. However, I have a tax list which shows Samuel NEVILL in Montgomery Co. I have wondered if Samuel might have been another son of old George since George's father-in-law was Samuel Earle. I have also thought that Samuel might have been part of Solomon's line - a part not followed in published records - since Samuel is a family name in Solomon's line. Samuel must have died or moved on rather quickly. There is no mention of a Samuel in George's will. (The Samuel Nevill name comes up again in 1830's one time on delinquent property taxes in Holmes Co., MS, where my ancestors lived, but I have found no other information on him in that county.) I have another tax list which is a copy of the original, and in the handwriting of the compiler of the list is the name of William NEVILL, not Newell. William Nevill is also on an early 1800's census in Montgomery Co., TN. It seems there may have been a bias on spelling or transcribing the name in some records, but I don't know which ones, so tomorrow when I go back, I am going to look at microfilm of the originals if they have them at the library. (It gives me a headache, too, Missi.) I did notice in the court minutes that sometimes when the name is obviously supposed to be George Nevill or John Nevill (such as consecutive lists of same jurors sitting for several cases over a period of three months), the surname is occasionally spelled Newell or Newill. I will let you know what I find out about William and Samuel Nevill or Newell since this could be a link for someone searching for fellows with these names who were born around or before last quarter of 1700's. They seem to have been just passing through. Are there any other look-ups I can do for anyone when I go back to the Montgomery Co., TN library? Jan