James T. Neal (1738 - 1822)

Born 1738 in Christiana, New Castle, Delaware

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Died 7 Feb 1822 at about age 84 in Wheeling, West Virginia

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Biography

James Neal is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-254998
Rank: Captain

Captain James Neal served with 13th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

James O'Neall was born in 1738, the son of Hugh and Anne (Cox) O'Neall. ^[1]James was a dedicated soldier in the American Revolution, serving as 8th Company Captain of the 13th Virginia Continental Regiment, under Major General Nathanael Green. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

After the war, James and his family were the first permanent white settlers in Parkersburg, West Virginia; he was the driving force behind the creation of Fort Neal, in 1785. ^[8] James passed away on February 7, 1822 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Parkersburg, West Virginia. ^[9]

See Also:

• The Battle for Philadelphia, By Carl G. Karsch

Sources

1. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. (Note: He changed his name to Neal, dropping the O after leaving the Quaker Society)
2. ↑ "13th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)." FamilySearch.org. January 30, 2015, Page Version ID: 1971503. Accessed June 13, 2016. 13th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)
3. ↑ United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992.
4. ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
5. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 06/13/2016), "Record of Captain James T. Neal", Ancestor # A081748.
7. ↑ U.S. National Archives (NARA) WDC Pension File No. S38257
8. ↑ Pioneers in Wood County, West Virginia, Vol. 1
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #15908313