Paddy, Paul, and others, You may have the following notes, but I thought I would post them to see what others think. I am not sure where a comparison of families who went to Canada and to Mississippi in the 1700s will lead us, but I hope those who are familiar with one or the other area might see something that will provide clues for both our searches. We Mississippi Nevels/Nevils/Nevills are stuck on the same generation as you Canadian Neville/Nevills. Carmen Matterson, descendant in same group as Paul, sent me the following information. The Talbot Register (Appendices), p. 344 & 345 14 October 1815 V. Petition of Colonel Talbot to Royal and Patriotic Society with further list of suffers along Talbot Road The accumulated distresses of the inhabitants of the County of Middlesex suffered the third of September last compels Colonel Talbot again to implore the benevolent aid of the Loyal and Patriotic Society towards the relief of the undermentioned persons, who have been robbed by their ferocious enemy, who returned to Port Talbot about the 20th of September, burnt the mills and other buildings belonging to Colonel Talbot, together with the houses and barns of Colonel Burwell and several others, thence extending their depredations sixteen miles down Talbot Road, taking all the horses and pillaging the houses of every article of clothing, and destroying such furniture as could not be conveniently carried off. List of the sufferers furnished by Colonel Talbot: 1. Alexander Ross, a wife and five children. 2. Ned McNeal, a wife and two children. 3. Timothy Neal, single. 4. Richard Barrett, single. 5. Jeremiah Cranmer, mother 70 years of age. 6. Henry Ramey, single 7. William Shaff, single. 8. David Mandeville, a wife and seven children. [my note-Jan: note this name with Neavils in Marlboro, SC post of yesterday.] 9. David [Daniel?] Rapelje, a wife and nine children. [Brackets and Daniel? listed as is in the book.] 10. Garrett Smith, a wife and four children. 11. Thomas Curtis, a wife and six children. 12. Archibald McNeal, a wife and two children. 13. George Lawrence, a wife and three children. 14. William Lee, a wife and eight children. 15. George Clark, a wife and four children. 16. Benjamin Watson, a wife. 17. John Davis, a wife and four children. 18. Joseph Mann, a wife and five children. 19. William Toles, a wife and seven children. 20. Hooker (Hosker?) Lee. [parentheses mine; first name illegible in my copy-Jan] 21. Jeremiah Rapelje. 22. George Rapelje. [my note-Jan: a Geo. Rapalje also in Natchez Territory-early Mississipi records; family from New York & New Jersey.] 23. Justus Wilcox, a wife and six children. 24. James Neville, a wife and two children. 25. Margaret Peace, a widow, and four children. 26. John Brae, a wife and four children. 27. Finlay Grant, single. The Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute Reminiscences of George Kerr, of St. Thomas pp. 52 & 53 Mandeville's house was of logs... The New England Mills were then a log building used as a grist mill by Captain Rapelje... Captain Rapelje died, I think, in May 1832, at Yarmouth Heights, in a big two-storey log house, opposite Major Neville's. I was at St. Thomas the day he died. Mrs. Merritt was the only child of the Mandevilles. The Mandeville cottage, east of the Gravel Road was built by Merritt, when he got married. This was in the '40s. About 1829 or 1830, Rapelje sold and deeded his land, (lot 1, con. 8), and the mills to Lucius Bigelow. Bigelow sold, giving bonds for deeds, but before the deeds were made, Bigelow died. Hence there were difficulties in the titles traced through him. ........... Captain Rapelje was of medium build, a better looking man in every way than Jerome. (Jerome was Daniel's son. He died in 1894.) He was a very cleaver, good man. He was deeply regretted by the neighbors when he died. His death created a real sensation. ........... Arch'd McNeil's house was a log house. The frame house, west of the Catholic Chruh, built by John Davis, his son-in-law, occupies nearly its site. Joseph [my note-Jan: Carmen has put Josias above his name.] Barnes house was about where Barnes street is now. He came from Luddy Lane, or near there. His children were: William (a cripple, who died near Brower's, at Catfish Creek), Amos, Minor, Joseph, and Mrs. Anderson Montross.