If you received this yesterday, I am sorry for sending it again. It never came up on my computer that I sent it. Clare in Fla. ======= Robert Neal/etc. is not the child of James Neel and Rachel McClure. Have you checked Robert Neill's Will? #132, Vol. 1, p. 189 It lists Nancy Neill as his eldest dau. She m. James McCarty (McCartney) Granddau. Elizabeth McCarty (She m. William Stewart) dau. Mary Willson (Wilson) (m. Francis Willson) Dau. Elizabeth McCullough son - John Neill dau. Jean (under 18 in 1801) dau. Martha (She m. Matthew Stewart as per brother-in-law Francis Willson's will Guardian of Jean and Martha: John Wilkins, Sr. Executors: Friends, Francis Willson and John Wilkins Witnesses: George Steward (that could be Stewart) and John Wilkins The May 8, 1915 issue of the Pittsburgh Bulletin has a long story and the story states: "The wounded men were of no assistance in defending the cabin but the walls were thick and Neal with the aid OF HIS TWO SONS, BOTH UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE...." (The caps are mine) The article is recanting an event a few years before the beginning of the Rev. War and states that Robert had 2 sons but only 1 was named in his will. The 1790 Census lists Robert as having 4 females in his household. There is the possibility that Robert had 2 sons who moved away from home or died. No wife was mentioned in Robert's will that was written in 1801. I did this research many years ago. I have always felt that when I hit a brick wall, I would research every name that surrounded that person. What was interesting in another part of the article. "Robert Neal decided to build his home on a section of his property where he had a spring and close to Nemacolin's Trail, later known as the "Old Road" which lead from Philadelphia to Fort Pitt. Pack horse trains and heavy Conestoga wagons bearing supplies from the East passed it on their way to the log village of Pittsburgh. Neal himself owned a Conestoga outfit and with JACK ANDREWS, a neighbor, made frequent trips to Philadelphia ....." At one point, part of Allegheny Co was Westmoreland Co. My GUESS as to Robert's ancestors: a John Andrews married Margaret (Peggy) Neal dau. of John Neal, Jr. and Margaret (Warden). William Neil of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland Co was the son of John Neal of Dauphin Co., PA. William wrote his will Jan. 25, 1822. (Vol. 2). Of William's children he lists a son Robert Neil, decd. for whom William paid for a plantation in Pa. which Robert sold. William stated "no additional for Robert's heirs." Remember - this is only a guess. Clare Pebworth Clearwater, Fla. ----- Original Message ----- From: <pmmcm@comcast.net> To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:23 PM Subject: [ALL] Neal/Neill cabin in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA >I have been searching for more info about this cabin and the Robert > Neal/Neill who built it as described in Clare's recent post, and am > hoping that folks on the list may be able to help. > > I have only found a few pictures of the cabin (would like to find others > that show more detail) and just a bit of info: > > http://sassjoyforums.aesound.com/viewtopic.php?t=129&sid=422e25131ca7b96854d04c81b4a60587 > > http://www.pittsburghparks.org/park-features-3 > > Squirrel Hill by the Squirrel Hill Historical Society [Pittsburgh, > Allegheny, PA] > http://books.google.com/books?id=0pnzB21lmo4C&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=neal+cabin+schenley+park+pittsburgh&source=bl&ots=haJ8jqLuRG&sig=sX6FB5i23srZr9xACwhC0XeshzY&hl=en&ei=mGomTe6pI8T68Ab42cGgAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false > > ?A traveler's guide to historic western Pennsylvania? By Lois Mulkearn, > Edwin V. Pugh, 1953, University of Pittsburgh Press > http://books.google.com/books?id=lNYpcxnoSXsC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=neal+cabin+schenley+park+pittsburgh&source=bl&ots=YR9N4ybAJr&sig=ou-0R4ZiArmOObeAclvFocH7oRI&hl=en&ei=JmUmTbCFN8O78gb4mrmfAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=neal%20cabin%20schenley%20park%20pittsburgh&f=false > > http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q47/zimmybaby/PittsburghAreaArchitectureBefore1800/NeillLogHouse1787.jpg > > The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has 2 articles: Feb. 5, 1996, and Aug 27, > 1994. I am getting copies of these from the Carnegie Library- well, if > it ever thaws out here in the South for mail delivery. I should probably > ask about the Pittsburgh Bulletin article from 1915 too, as I have been > unable to find that online. > > I am not sure how the Robert Neill/Neal/Neel who built the cabin is > related to James Neel/Rachael McClure (if he is), and haven't been able > to determine who his parents may have been. I have seen Clare's very > informative posts from 1999 & 2004 in the archives, and am wondering if > anyone has found more info. > > TIA- > Pamela