Samuel Neal (abt. 1762 - bef. 1801)

Born about 1762 in South Carolina, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (McCormick) Neal — married 14 Jan 1786 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died before 10 Mar 1801 before about age 39 in Warren, Georgia, United States

Biography

Private Samuel Neal served with Georgetown District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Neal is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A081797.

Samuel was born about 1762 in South Carolina to Capt Thomas Neal Jr and Sarah Harrel. He had at least 6 siblings: David Ferdinand, Thomas III, Opra, John, Joel, and James; and 1 half-sibling: Harrell.

He served in the Revolutionary War.^[1]

He married in 1786, to Martha McCormick, daughter of James McCormick and Mary Ann Fletcher. He was about 24 years old. They had at least 7 children together:

1. Martha Neal
2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Neal
3. Jehu Neal
4. James William Neal
5. John Neal
6. Sarah "Sally" Neal
7. Thomas Meredith Neal

• Fact: Residence (1794) Neals District, Warren County, Georgia

• Fact: Residence (1801) Capt David Neals District, Warren County, Georgia

Samuel passed away about 1801 in Warren County, at about the age of 39. It is not known where he is buried.

• Fact: Probate (10 Mar 1801) Letter of Testamentary granted to Patsy Neal for Samuel Neal, dec'd.

• Fact: 4 Jun 1940 A granite marker was erected on the lawn of the Warren County Courthouse in Warrenton Georgia, by the Burkhalter Chapter DAR "To the soldiers found to date buried in Warren County who fought in the War for American Independence 1776 - 1783". Four names are listed: Capt David Neal, Samuel Neal, Thomas Neal, and Capt Thomas Neal.

Links

FamilySearch PID: L7XP-HS7
Possible? Find A Grave: Memorial #176569180 Headstone Photo: No

Sources

1. ↑ Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.

• Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Gerogia, Vol III entry for Patsey and Samuel Neal in record for James McCormick.
• South Carolinians in the Revolution entry for Samuel Neal and Patty McCorick in the record of Thomas Neal Sr and Susannah Harrell.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. entry for Samuel Neal & Patty McCormick Neal in the record of John Neal.
• Ancestry.com. Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. entry for Samuel Neal, 1794, Warren County, Georgia.
• Ancestry.com. Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. entry for Samuel Neal, 1801, Warren County, Georgia.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 August 2019), memorial page for Samuel Neal (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. 176569180, ; Maintained by Jimmy Morris (contributor 47132742) Unknown.
• Descendants of THOMAS NEAL, SR. (c 1720 – 1799) #4
• History of Warren County, Georgia, 1793-1974: Page 39. entry for Samuel Neal.

See Also

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Aug 2019), profile for Samuel Thomas.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 Aug 2019), entry for Samuel Thomas https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7XP-HS7 (PID L7XP-HS7); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgement

Neal-2488 was created by Kimberly Faria on 3 Nov 2015. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kimberly and others.