Dr. William McNeill1,2

b. circa 1766, d. 28 March 1844
BirthCircacirca 1766 Dr. William McNeill was born circa 1766.3 
Marriage17 Sep 1804 He married Mary Ryburn, daughter of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie, on 17 Sep 1804 in Washington County, Virginia, with Rev. James Harper officiating.4 
Migration1810 In 1810 William and Mary moved to Columbia, Tennessee, where William was a physician.5,6 
Residence They lived in one of the first houses to be built in that town. Later they also provided a home for two young women named Crockett.7 
Widowed  Mary died between 1820 and 1830. 
Marriage28 Nov 1833 He married second Mary Crockett on 28 Nov 1833 in Maury County, Tennessee.1 
  William and Mary had 2 children, including a daughter who married a son of Judge Morgan Brown of Nashville.7 
Marriage18 Dec 1838 He married third Mrs. Sarah P. Hardin on 18 Dec 1838 in Maury County, Tennessee.8 
Death28 Mar 1844 William died on 28 Mar 1844.3 
Last Edited24 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S996] Edythe Rucker Whitley, Marriages of Maury Co., Tennessee 1808-1852, p. 55. Abstract reads: William McNeill to Mary Crockett, Nov. 28, 1833.
  2. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 8.
  3. [S622] Martha Keys, "More McNeill," e-mail to Diana Powell, 28 Sept. 2004. Martha cites Genealogical Abstracts From Reported Deaths The Southwest Christian Advocate 1838-1846 by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2003.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 39. William McNeel and Mary Ryburn, 17 Sept 1804; minister James Harper.
  5. [S1003] Century Review of Maury County, Tennessee 1807-1907.
  6. [S1000] William McNeill household, 1820 U.S. cens., Maury Co., Tennessee, Columbia, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 4 of 5. Enumeration lists the following: 1 M 45+; 1 F 26-45; 3 slaves.
  7. [S995] Jill K. Garrett, Maury Co., Tennessee Historical Sketches, p. 237. Chapter 18 contains the memoirs of Caroline Nicholson (1811-1894) which were published in the Maury Democrat.
  8. [S997] Virginia Alexander and Jill Garrett, Maury Co., Tenn. Marriage Records 1838-1852, p. 79. Abstract reads: William McNeill to Sarah P. Hardin, licensed issued and marriage sol. on 18 Dec. 1838 by James Arnell, Pastor, Zion Church.