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Neill (Galbraith) Culbreth (abt. 1740 - abt. 1828)

Neill Culbreth formerly Galbraith
Born about in Gigha, Argyll, Scotlandmap
Son of and
Brother of [half], , [half], [half], [half], , , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Scotlandmap
Husband of — married 1768 in Sampson County, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 88 in Sampson County, North Carolinamap
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Biography

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Neill (Galbraith) Culbreth was born in Scotland.
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Neill (Galbraith) Culbreth was a North Carolina colonist.

Neil Galbraith (Colbeth) was son of Angus (Anguish) Galbraith and Isabelle Thomson. He was born in 1740 in Scotland and died in 1828, age 88. Neil had 10 siblings. [1]

He married Martha B Autrey abt 1768 in Sampson County, North Carolina. Martha was born Jan 10 1753 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, daugher of Cornelius Autrey. She died Dec 30 1852 in Sampson County, North Carolina. [1]

Children of Neil Galbraith and Martha B. Autry

Where does this information come from ?? [citation needed]
This list of children does not match the Wittel source
  • Elizabeth Paige Neil
  • Katharine/Catherine
  • Angus
  • Neil
  • Kathleen
  • Nancy
  • Marion Galbreath,
  • Duncan Galbreath,
  • Daniel Galbraith,
  • Grissella Galbreath,
  • Sabrina "Sabra"Hall,
  • Alexander Culbreth,
  • Martha Culbreath White
  • Cornelius Culbreth, and
  • Sarah Culbreath Jessup

Residences

  • 1750 Black River. Neil Galbreath (Culbreth) settled on the west side of Black River near the town of Roseboro around 1750, changing his name from Galbreath to Culbreth. He received a Land Grant of 200 acres on the west side of Black River. [2]
  • "There is no proof that a Neill lived east of Black (South) River from 1740, but it was quite possible for someone to live there for many years without appearing in any public records, particularly if he were either an indentured servant or tenant farmer". John Rosser
  • 1790 Sampson County. Household consists of: Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 7. Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1. Free White Persons - Females: 4. Number of Slaves : 1. Number of Household Members: 13. [3]
  • 1800
  • 1810 Sampson, North Carolina. House hold consist of: Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1. Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1. Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2. Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 2. Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1. Numbers of Slaves: 16. Number of Household Members Under 16: 2.Number of Household Members Over 25: 2. Number of Household Members: 23. [4]
  • 1820 Hall, Sampson, North Carolina.. His household consists of: Free White Persons - Females- 45 and over : 1. Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14: 1. Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 5. Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 2. Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 1. Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 7. Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 4. Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 2. Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 4. Free White Persons - Over 25: 3. Total Free White Persons: 5. Total Slaves: 21. Total Free Colored Persons: 1. Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 27. [5]
  • 1840 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina- Margaret wife
  • 1850-Southern District, Sampson, North Carolina-Margaret wife

Revolutionary War Military Service

Private. He served 9 months in three terms. Wife applied for pension which was denied.

Pay Voucher from Willmington, North Carolina on August 12, 1783 certifies that Neil Galbreath was allowed the sum of 8 pounds and 18 shillings for his service in Militia

Death

He died in Sampson County, North Carolina and was buried in Neal Culbreth Cemetery, Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina.

Neill Galbreath Cemetery, Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina.

Slaves

  • 1790: 1
  • 1810: 16
  • 1820: 21, see below. (Also one "free colored" boy under age 14).
  1. 5 males 14-25
  2. 2 males 26-44
  3. 1 male 45+
  4. 7 females 14-25
  5. 4 females 26-44
  6. 2 females 45+

Research Notes

"The identity of Neil Galbraith, considered by some to be the progenitor of all Sampson and Cumberland County Galbraith's and whose existence is doubted by others, is greatly clouded by confusing statements, and too many Neil Galbraith's in North Carolina's Cumberland County." John Rosser (pg. 5) [6]

This profile stated the following, with a citation for Wittel source but a search for McNeill finds no references. The pages about Neil Culbreth only mentions wife Martha Autrey.

The linked spouse Mary McNeil was born 1790 in Scotland and died 1819 at sea on the way to North Carolina. The information in the Wittel' state the family was in North Carolina between 1765 and 1797, based on land grants.
Where does this information come from ?? [citation needed]
Neil married his first wife Mary McNeill in Scotland. Mary McNeil died at 34 on the voyage to North Carolina.
Children of Neil Galbraith and Mary McNeil
  • Margaret (Galbraith) Culbreth was born on March 02, 1770 in Scotland. She was the daughter of Neil Galbreath and Mary McNeil, and she died in 1825.
  • Malcolm (1720-1788)
  • John
  • Mary (Galbraith) McLerran (1725-1825) Galbraith. His daughter Mary Galbraith married Duncan McLerran in 1773. She died in 1825.

Gigha Island is an island off the west coast of Kintyre, Scotland. In the present day, it is referred to simply as Gigha or Isle of Gigha.[7]

The identity of Neil Galbreth, considered by some to be the progenitor of all Sampson and Cumberland County Galbreths and whose existence is doubted by others, is greatly clouded by confusing statements and too many Neil Galbreths. The first piece of evidence in favor of a Neil Galbreth residing in what was to become Sampson County from the 1740s is John C Bains statement. . . that Hugh Bain and a Williams (John) married Neil's daughters.[8]

The second and third pieces of evidence are two written statements made about 1890 by John Carouth Williams (1.8.1) at the age of 82. . .: 'My great grandfather John Williams came from Wales, a full blood Welshman. My great grandmother Williams was Katharine Culbreth, full blood scotch but born in America.' (Rosser, 1990, p. 5)

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 500 years of Wittel and related families. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Page 373-375 Ancestors of Willie Alexander Culbreth Generation 4 (Neil)
  2. ↑ DOBSON, DAVID. Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-VT5 : accessed 15 February 2019), Niel Colbraith, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 125, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
  4. ↑ Record for Neil Galbraith. 1810 United States Federal Census
  5. ↑ Record for Neil Galbraith. 1820 United States Federal Census.
  6. ↑ Coharie to Cape Fear
  7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Gigha," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 25 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Rosser, John C Jr. Coharie to Cape Fear: The Descendants of John Williams and Katharine Galbreth of Sampson and Cumberland Counties in North Carolina (1740-1990): Vol I, Chapter 1. Apr 1990, p.5. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company.

See also:

  • North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 13 Sep 2018, Neill Galbreath, 12 Aug 1783; citing Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
  • 1784 Neil Colbreath in North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
  • 1790 for Niel Colbraith (Neil Culbreth). United States Federal Census. Census Place: Sampson, North Carolina. Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 125; Image: 418; Family History Library Film: 0568147. Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC.
  • 1810 Record Neil. United States Federal Census Neil Galbraith.United States Federal Census. Sampson, North Carolina. Roll: 42; Page: 485; Image: 00301; Family History Library Film: 0337915. Source Information. [database on-line]. Provo, Utah USA: Ancestry.co Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com.
  • 1820 Record for Neil Galbraith. United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC.
  • Wittel, William Taylor 500 Years of Wittel and related families ( W T Wittel, Marietta, Georgia, 2000) Page 373-375 Generation 4 (Neil) . Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Record for Neil Galbaith (age 88).
Father: Angus Culbreth;
Mother: Isabel;
Spouse: Martha B Autrey;
Child:
  1. Elizabeth Culbreth,
  2. Archibald Culbreth,
  3. Love Culbreth,
  4. Sabrina Culbreth,
  5. Daniel Culbreth,
  6. Alexander Culbreth,
  7. Cornelius Culbreth,
  8. Sarah Culbreth,
  9. son Culbreth,
  10. daughter Culbreth,
  11. daughter Culbreth,
  12. Martha B Culbreth,
  13. son Culbreth,
  14. son Culbreth




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Kern-731 Jillian Kern
Have posted this on the Katherine Galbreth page as well, but note that I believe at least one profile representing a Neil Galbreth (lacking sources other than family retellings, unsourced Ancestry trees, etc.) whose likely dates were approximately 1700-1750 seems to have been merged into this 1740-1828 Neil Galbreth - I think we're of the consensus that the current non-existence of a profile for that elder Neil is not a problem since it's still pending any kind of documentation, but note that there have been at least two descendant errors thus far detected as a likely result of this merge and there may be other residual errors in bios and relationships - should be looked over and double-checked very carefully.
posted by Jillian Kern
Fann-206 Porter Fann
This "daughter" appears to be biologically illogical, and probably belongs to a different Neil Galbraith: Katherine (Galbreth) Williams (-aft.1798).
posted by Porter Fann
Speed-878 I. Speed
Hi Profile Managers,

I see that Neill Galbraith (Galbraith-1686) is connected as both the father and son of Angus Galbraith (Galbraith-1694). Given that Neill is shown as being born about 20 years after Angus, I assume he is meant to be his son -- and propose to disconnected him as Angus' father. Please let me know if you have any objections. Thank you!

Ian

posted by I. Speed
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Information from the Wittel source has been added to this profile, as well as Research Notes. 1st wife Mary McNeil, b 1790, d 1819 en route to North Carolina, does not seem to match to this profile who was in Carolinas in 1760s already. He married Martha Autrey in 1768 in North Carolina. There was a citation to Wittel for the marriage but searching the Wittel source did not find any reference for McNeil. The list of children in the 'biography' portion is not sourced and does not match either Find a Grave or Wittel source.
posted by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Bourque-573 Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
Galbreth-8 and Galbraith-1686 appear to represent the same person because: Same name. I didn't find a baptism record for him on either profile but Galbraith seems to be his early spelling. Same birth year and place. Same spouse, same marriage year. Same death year and place.

The para of his identify is repeated in both profiles. NO conflicting information.

posted by Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
Nibling-2 Edie (Nibling) Kohutek J.D.
I moved a research note regarding Martha Autry's children borne prior to her marriage to Neill to her profile page.
posted by Edie (Nibling) Kohutek J.D.
Fann-206 Porter Fann
While not strong on direct sourcing, Mr Bundy and Mr Brooks at least were exhaustive in their research. Of particular note is an epic account of Neil Galbreath, given at a 1 Sep 1956 Cornelius Culbreth Clan Reunion by descendant Ernest Culbreth:

Neil (or probably Cornelius) Galbreath was a refugee from the Battle of Culloden, 1746. His friends kept him hidden from the English for seventeen years. During this time he learned the art of Tailoring, and when the vigilance of the British lapsed, he immigrated to settle in North Carolina about two miles northwest of what is now Roseboro, Sampson County. From there he built a business as a "Traveling Tailor" and enjoyed a clientele from Philadelphia to Charleston.

He was an old man at the time of the American Revolution. He had never been forced to take the "Tory Oath" and while he was coming home through Virginia, he was arrested by the British and accused of being a spy courier for the Patriots.

He, with Scottish patience, waited an opportunity and when the guard was in the right condition of insobriety, he broke two of the pilings in the stockade and came home.

He was aware that any refugee from the Culloden who had not taken the Tory Oath would be hanged on recognition, and, that accounts for the legend of his hiding in a collard patch when strangers approached his house.

His two sons, Sgt Archibald and Sgt Daniel were Revolutionary soldiers, his other sons being too young for military service.

Excerpt about Neil Galbreath, who was the father of the Cornelius Culbreth who married Lucy Frazier, found in

Chapter Ten, Section Eight: The Family of Cornelius Culbreth and Lucy Frazier, in Bundy, Vivian Mayo & Brooks, Robert Autry's The Descendants of Cornelius Autry, immigrant of Edgecombe County, and Neil Culbreth of Sampson County, North Carolina: and allied families. Second edition. 1996, p. 1024. Charlotte, NC: Herb Eaton Historical Publications.

It is slow-going to review this electronic text, so I do not know if he appears in an earlier chapter with a discussion of his wive/s and children, but I expect that he will.

posted by Porter Fann
edited by Porter Fann
Jo Grasso
Pick up a copy of Coharie to Cape Fear by John Rosser (Cumberland County, North Carolina genealogist), pg 7. You can also find this at familysearch.org. Rosser explains the many problems in identifying Neill Galbraith and his children. There is certainly a Neill Galbraith in the 1790 census, but I don't think he immigrated in 1790. Of course, because of the three or four Neill Galbraith in Cumberland County, North Carolina I could be wrong. So we're still searching for correct dates
posted by Jo Grasso
Fann-206 Porter Fann
The dates of the children by each partner should be specified on the profile to ease reconciling what is an apparent problem: many of the children of the second marriage have impossible birth dates (as shown on the profile). So, some sort of overinclusion has occurred, or else the wrong dates (or wrong children) are attributed. Consider also attributed (described in the profile) versus attached: attached children should be able to be reconciled in terms of vital dates, at least.

On the other hand, pay close attention to whether Wittel is correct - at minimum, his birth date should be "about," because we have no direct evidence to cite regarding a birth or baptism date.

posted by Porter Fann
Nibling-2 Edie (Nibling) Kohutek J.D.
There is conflicting information on this profile. One statement says that Neil immigrated to North Carolina in 1819 from Canada, but records indicate that he arrived in North Carolina in the 1790s. Are these the same Neil Galbraith/Culbreath?
posted by Edie (Nibling) Kohutek J.D.
Fann-206 Porter Fann
Thanks to David for pointing out the duplicate. The spouses are duplicate, between the two profiles, too. It's a work in progress, but we'll get through it. I went ahead and cleaned-up the extraneous GEDCOM-related and user-tree related material that was not needed in Culbreth-38, so it will be easier to complete the process.

Once that's all done, and the duplicate wives are done, then another merge or two will be needed, downstream, but like I said, it's a process. Thanks!

posted by Porter Fann
David Perry
Culbreth-38 and Galbraith-1686 appear to represent the same person because: It seems clear that these records represent the same person and that the name at birth in Scotland was Galbraith.
posted by David Perry

Rejected matches › Cornelius (Culbreath) Culbreth (1785-1867)

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