William Neale (abt. 1695 - bef. 1766)

Born about 1695 in Charles, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Pyle) Neale — married 1725 in Maryland Colony

Descendants

Died before 10 Jun 1766 before about age 71 in Charles County, Maryland Colony

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Biography

Note: This profile is for the William Neale that was the son of James Neale and Elizabeth (Lord) Neale. Please look at any records carefully to confirm they are not for the William Neale that was the son of Roswell Neale.

William Neale was born about 1695 in the Province of Maryland. He was the son of James Neale and his second wife, Elizabeth (Lord) Neale.^[1]

William's father James died in 1727,^[2] at the approximate age of seventy-three. William would have been about thirty-two and still single. His father left him 500 acres leased to Charles Rockes, Nathan Freeman, and Thomas Marrish as well as all the land at the Matta Woman ?? of George Hinson.^[2] William, along with his mother Elizabeth and brother Benjamin, was an executor of the will.^[2] The three of them were to divide all residual personal property between them.^[2]

His mother Elizabeth died before April of 1734.^[3] She had left him, her "well beloved son," and his sister Mildred, also said to be well beloved, as executors.^[3] William received a tract of land by Machodoch Creek in Virginia. At that time the widow Berriman was living on the property. He also received seven slaves (listed individually in the will) as part of her bequests,^[3] as well as half of her household goods, livestock and any residual of her personal estate (split with his sister Mildred).^[3]

The names of nine children born to William and Ann were listed in his probate: John, Joseph, William, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Mildred, Catherine, and Sally.^[4] William's will was written on the 29th of October 1765 and proved on the 10th of June 1766.^[1][4]

Family

Husband: William Neale

Wife: Anne Pyle (not Anne Brooke)

Married: 1730 Charles, Maryland

Children:^[1][4]

1. John Neale
2. Joseph Neale
3. Willliam Francis Neale
4. Elizabeth (Neale) McAtee
5. Mary Neale
6. Ann Neale
7. Mildred Neale
8. Catherine Neale
9. Sally Neale

Death & Legacy

Name: William Neale

Will Written: 29 Oct 1765^[4]

Death Date:

Will Proved: 10 Jun 1766^[4]

Executor: (son) John Neale

Bequests:

1. My soul to God and my body decently interred
2. To my oldest son John Neale the tract of land he now lives on, except for 180 acres for my second son Joseph Neale (with ----- Plantation).
3. To my third son William Francis Neale my plantation "Hinson's Lying" near Mattawoman
4. The remaining part of my personal estate, after my just debts are paid, to be equally divided between my three sons aforesaid (John, Joseph and William Francis) and my daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Mildred, Catherine and Sally
5. All of my moveable property to be equally divided between my sons and daughters.
6. That my son John Neale be sole Adminstrator of this will

In the presence of:

John Corry

James Neale Jr

James Neale, Sr

Research Notes

Birth: 1695 Wollaston Manor, Charles, Maryland ^[5]

Death: 1763 (Source: Sparks Family Tree)

There was also a William Neale born between 1707 and 1716. He was the son of Roswell and Mary (Brent) Neale. That William was under the age of 18 when mentioned in his Uncle William Chandler's will.^[1]

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Issues Discrepancies

Children assigned to the conflated profile of Willliam Neale:

Children of this William:

1. John Neale^[1]
2. Joseph Neale^[1]
3. Elizabeth (Neale) McAtee^[1]
4. Mary Neale^[1]
5. Ann Neale^[1]
6. Mildred Neale^[1]
7. Catherine Neale^[1]
8. Sally Neale^[1]

Children of the other William:

The will of 1763 was first thought to belong to this William Neale. It turns out that it belonged to the William that was the son of Roswell Neale.

1. Raphael Neale^[6]
2. Rev. William Chandler Neale, S.J.
3. Roswell "Oswald" Neale
4. Rev. Leonard Neale, S.J. ^[6]
5. Rev. Charles Neale, S.J.^[6]

Note: The will of William Neale that was on this profile belonged to the William that was the son of Roswell Neale. See his Death & Legacy section for said probation information.

NOTE: Raphael, Oswald, Leonard, and Charles are listed above but not documented in his will per the Maryland Historical Magazine. In studying his actual will his four (living) sons are listed as: Raphael Neale, Leonard Neale, Charles Neale and Francis Ignatious Neale.^[6] More research will need to be done to determine if the children not listed in this William's will belong to the the William Neale, son of Roswell Neale (see Research Notes) .

Additional Note: In the will noted on his wife Elizabeth's profile, it is said she mentions sons William, Henry, and Benjamin along with daughters Mildred, Ann, Mary, and Margaret. As the sons don't match between the two probate records it will need to be determine which belonged to whom and the profiles updated accordingly.

3 December 2019: The probate information has been examined for both families (most likely related) and the children that are the son of William Neale and grandchildren of Roswell Neale have been removed from this biography.

William was born about 1705. He was the son of James Neale . He passed away about 1770.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Browne, William Hand and Louis Henry Dielman, editors. "Maryland Historical Magazine" (MD: Maryland Historical Society, 1912), pp. 207, 210-211.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 6 page 40 Neale (Neal), James, Sr., Wolleston Mannor,Charles Co., 1st April, 1725; 11th Oct., 1727.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777," database with images, Ancestry (Image on Ancestry.com : accessed 3 December 2019), will of Elizabeth Neale, dated 17 January 1733, proved 22 April 1734; citing Maryland County, District and Probate Courts..
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} "Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 9068 #319845 on Ancestry.com : accessed 7 December 2019), entry for William Neele, 29 Oct 1765, Maryland; citing Wills, vol 33-36, 1764-1768, Maryland County, District and Probate Courts.
5. ↑ Source: Descendants of Captain James Neale prepared by The O'Neal GenealogyAssociation[1]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} This 1763 will belongs to the other William Neale, not this one.

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See Also:

• "Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890," database, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 3552 #11551571 on Ancestry.com : accessed 3 December 2019), entry for William Neale, 1748, Resident; citing Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Maryland Census, 1772-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

• Sparks Family Tree

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Neale-318 created through the import of Doyle-Eisenzimmer_McNeir Famil.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by Frances Doyle. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Frances and others.
• 1. mentioned in will of father, James Neale, his fourth living son.