Charles Neal (abt. 1757 - abt. 1825)

Born about 1757 in Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Silence (Surber) Neal — married about 1781 (to about 1825) in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1825 at about age 68 in Pulaski County, KY [uncertain]

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Biography

Private Charles Neal served with 1st Continental Light Dragoons (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Charles Neal performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Charles Neal is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A210764.

Charles Neal ... ^[1]

Timeline

• 1778 Pay Roll of the Second Troop in the First Regiment Light Dragoons, Commanded by Col. Theodorick Bland, for the Months of August, September, October & November 1778. Charles Neal, omitted from 14th ___?___ to 1st October 78, @ 8 1/3 Dollars: 62 2/3 Dollars. Received in full. Charles Neal.^[2][3]
• 1790 U.S. Census: Charles Oneale found on Fairfax County, Virginia, census, (page 40 of 49, column 2, line 45), named as head of household, number of white souls was 5, dwellings and other buildings not enumerated.^[4]
• 1801: Daughter Sarah, age 18, married Martin Barrier on November 2, 1801 in Pulaski, Kentucky.^[5]
• 1805 Daughter Delila Neal married William Smith on October 17, 1805, with consent of fathers James Smith Sr. and Charles Neal, witnessed by John Tummelson, in Pulaski County, Kentucky. ^[6]
• Not found on 1810 Census. There are 4 Charles' in Kentucky and 4 in Virginia, but none of them was the correct age to be this Charles.
• 1820 U.S. Census: Chs. Neals, age 63. lived in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, with one male aged 45 and up (Charles), one female under age 10 (?), one female 16-26 (Nancy, 23), one female age 45 and up (Silence, 59). He held one male slave age 14-16, three male slaves age 45 and up, and no female slaves.^[7]
• 1822 U.S. Revolutionary War Payment Ledger: Charles Neal, Private, received monthly allowance of $8 and and allowance for 1-2 years of $48, commencing April 22, 1818. He continued to receive a pension each March and September until his death August 27, 1831. ^[8]

Research Notes

• 1790 Census: 5 Family members: Charles, Silence, and 3 children, but which children? Birth dates of children not confirmed.
• 1820 Census: Who was the female under 10? Perhaps a granddaughter, but from which child?

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Everett Neal for creating Neal-1354 on 18 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Everett and others.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Everett Neal, Sunday, August 18, 2013.
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994M-9XRG?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-G29%3A355093301 : 24 January 2018), 115-Continental Troops (jacket 1-16) > image 265 of 636; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94M-9X43?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-G29%3A355093301 : 24 January 2018), 115-Continental Troops (jacket 1-16) > image 16 of 636; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
4. ↑ https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1790/heads_of_families/virginia/1790m-03.pdf
5. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWR6-Y5C : accessed 22 August 2018), Chas. Neal in entry for Martin Barrier and Sarah Neal, 2 Nov 1801; citing , Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 804,052.
6. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRL-KFG : 10 December 2020), Charles Neal in entry for William Smith, 1805.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGF-3G5 : accessed 26 August 2018), Chs Neals, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 49, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 186,187.
8. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-VLHH : accessed 15 January 2021), Charles Neal, 22 Apr 1818; citing Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,319,381.