Irish roots? I wondered about the Irish roots as well. My father told me that his grandfather had a kilt and that it was a Stuart kilt. As I recall the Stuarts were Scotch. My great grandfather was Andrew Neville (1855-1939) who was married to Mary Elizabeth Payne. James Nevills and Eve DeShired Abraham Nevills (1780-1838)- Deborah Ostrander (1786-1865) Andrew Nevills(1806-1886) - Sara Margaret Vanderburgh (1818-1903) Andrew Neville(1855-1939) - Mary Eliz. Payne (1866 - William Wellington Neville - Jenny Bishopp (1st wife) My dad Me.