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John Neville[1]

Male 1640 - 1698  (58 years)


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  • Name John Neville 
    Born 1640  Isle of Wight county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1698  Nansemond county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
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          On May 16, 1665, John Neville of Nansemond sold to Arthur Skinner 125 acres. This was part of the  deed from Roger Neville to Arthur Skinner, his father-in-law.  Several deeds ofJohn Neville's are inthe records. In 1689 he and his wife Elizabeth made a deed of "gift" to Benjamin Beale and his wife Martha, evidendtly their daughter. The deed provided that if Benjamin and his wife Martha died without issue the land was to go to Benjamin  Neville, son of the donor and the deed was witnessed by John Neville Jr. date here 1689. (evdently spelled  Neville Neuell and Neuill)
        John Neville of Nansemond sold land on the Western Branch in Isle of Wight to John Johnson in 1698. The  date of his death is not known as the Nansemond records are destroyed. Benjamin Neville, their son, held  475 acres in Nansemond in 1704. A Benjamin Neville made his will in North Carolina and many of the  name in that state are probably descended from Benjamin and Roger Neville.
        From "Some Isle of Wight Families, Virginia" by John Bennett Boddie, pages 235 .
          John Neville .owned land in Isle of Wight County , also.  John Neville of Nansemond sold land on the Western Branch in Isle of Wight to John Johnson in 1698. The  date of his death is not known as the Nansemond records are destroyed. Benjamin Neville, their son held  475 acres in Nansemond in 1704, as his son Benjamin was holding 475 acres on Nansemond in that year and John Neville does not appear in the Quit Rents.
          John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books,
          Inc., 1993 reprint)
          p541
          John Nevil of Namsemond, planter, and Elizabeth his wife sell to John Marshall of Isle of Wight for 100  pounds the 350 acres in Nansemond County , adjoining the Nansemond River, part of 450 acres granted by Gov. Berkeley March 6, 1662 and sold by him to John Neville February 2, 1663 in Nansemond.
          On April 28, 1667, John Marshall sold Cornelius Scully for 2000 lbs. tobacco, 400 acres lying on Beaver  Dam Swap bought of John Neville.
          On February 8, 1671, Arthur Skinner sold the 225 acres bought from John Neville and wife Elizabeth.
          On February 21, 1683/4 John Neville with William Godwin, appraised the estate of John Gardner.
          On December 9, 1680, John Neville and Richard Reynolds were sureties on the bond of Anne Mecom,  relict of Neale Mecom.
          On May 20, 1690, John Neville with William Godwin and William West, appraised the estate of Alexander  Chestnut.
      Father: William Neville b: Abt 1615 in England
      Mother: Lydia b: Abt 1615
      Marriage 1 Elizabeth Reynolds b: Abt 1643 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke
      County formed in 1634
          Note: Reference Number:24457
          Married: Bef 2 Feb 1663 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed
          in 1634 5 6
          Change Date: 5 Mar 2002
      Children
        1. Benjamin Neville b: Abt 1665 in Nansemond County, Virginia (Later Perquimans County, North Carolina
          1689)
        2. Martha Neville b: Abt 1667 in Nansemond County, Virginia (Later Perquimans County, North Carolina 1689)
        3. John Neville b: Abt 1669 in Nansemond County, Virginia (Later Perquimans County, North Carolina 1689)
      Sources:
        1.Abbrev: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight
          Author: John Bennett Boddie
        2.Abbrev: Katherine Neville Brantley, research done by her brother John D. Neville
        3.Abbrev: Historical Southern Families Vol.2 by John Bennett Boddie
          Title: Historical Southern Families Vol.2 by John Bennett Boddie
          Page: Page 150
          Quality: 3
        4.Abbrev: Renwick Morgan Neville, beschutzer@earthlink.net>
          Title: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johnneville
          Publication: 351 Central Park Place
          Brentwood, CA. 94513
          925-516-4976
        5.Abbrev: Jeannie Alyce Woodruff Scarlett JScarl1070@aol.com>
          Publication: 11602 Norton
          Chino,Ca.91710
          909-465-0873
        6.Abbrev: Isle of Wight Wills and Administrations by Blanche Adams Chapman 1647-1800
          Author: Blanche Adams Chapman
          Page: Page 34
          Text: D.B.1 pg 25
    Person ID I99937  mykindred
    Last Modified Feb 3, 2006 

    Father William Neville,   b. circa 1615,   d. Bef Apr 25, 1665, Isle of Wight county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Family ID F34677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. circa 1643, Isle of Wight county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d.
    Married Bef Feb 02, 1663 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Neville,   b. 1665, Isle of Wight county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1759, Nansemond county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. Martha Neville,   b. 1667,   d. Y
     3. John Neville,   b. 1669,   d. circa 1730, Isle of Wight county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F33628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1653] Gedcom - Cullers McChrystal, Sharon.