Robert2 [Grymes] dna Nealey/Neeley/Neely^{[1, 2, 3]}

1741 - 1835  (94 years)

• Name	Robert2 [Grymes] dna Nealey/Neeley/Neely
  	T. J. Neely, who remembered his gr-unc, said, "He went to Maury County (Tenn.), died there and was buried in Mt. Pleasant?
  Born	1741	Augusta County, Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	1835	Mt. Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I19839	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	James dna Nealey/Neeley/Neely,   b. Est 1717, Ireland ,   d. 1776, Roanoke, Virginia Colony  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane Grymes/Grimes,   b. Est 1720, Botetourt, County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1776, Botetourt, County, Virginia  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Married	21 May 1740	Christ Church Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony
  Notes	"James Neely Sr, his sons James Jr and William, and son-in-law, Capt. Phillip Love were at the Battle of Point Pleasant, (Oct 1774)".
  Family ID	F7252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah 'Anna' Griffith,   b. Est 1747, Prob. Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Est 1761
  	Speculated they were married in Halifax, where they lived.
  Children	1. Andrew dna Nealey/Neeley/Neely,   b. 1763, Virginia ,   d. 1839, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)   2. David Marion Nealey/Neeley/Neely,   b. Abt 1763, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. Aft 1860, Scott County, Virginia  (Age ~ 98 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F8552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Nancy Anne dna Hayden,   b. Est 1741, Botetourt, County, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1794
  Children	1. Thomas Lewis Neeley/ Neely/Nealey,   b. 1795, Botetourt County, Virginia ,   d. 1859, Arkansas  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F8557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Carters in Pittsylvania Co. Virginia; Nealys; McClanahan; Terrys; Jefferson; Clays; Walters and others Pittsylvania Co. DB 1-2-3-CARTERS.pdf
  		Neeleys of Virginia Chapter 8 Neely Origins-Ch8.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Searchable Text Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Geni, https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Neely-II/6000000009128056282. Robert Neely, II Birthdate: circa 1740 Death: Immediate Family: Son of James Neely, I and Jane Neely (nee Grymes) Husband of Susannah Neely, (nee Griffith) Father of David Marion Neely Brother of John Ian Neely and Jane Love [S273] James Neely. 2 John Neely b: 1748, Virginia; d: 1818, Tennessee ............ 3 James Neely b: 1783, Virginia; d: 1833, Tennessee ................... 4 James A. Neely b: 1816, Tennessee; d: 1881, Tennessee .......................... 5 John Robert Neelly b: 1851, Tennessee; d: 1934, Tennessee ................................. 6 James Ogilvie Neelly b: 1884, Tennessee; d: 1959, Tennessee ........................................ 7 James Ogilvie Neelly b: 1915, Tennessee; d: 1975, Tennessee ............................................... 8 754407 Clarence Gene Neelly b: 1945, Tennessee [S82] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Neeley-415. Descendants of Robert Neely Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT1 NEELY was born Abt. 1741. He married SUSANNAH ANN GRIFFITH Abt. 1761 in Augusta Co. (now Botefourt, Co., Va.). She was born Abt. 1742. More About ROBERT NEELY and SUSANNAH GRIFFITH: Marriage: Abt. 1761, Augusta Co. (now Botetourt, Co., Va.) Child of ROBERT NEELY and SUSANNAH GRIFFITH is: 2. i. DAVID M.2 NEELY, b. Abt. 1763, Augusta Co. (now Botetourt Co., Va.; d. Aft. 1860, Rye Cove Section, Scott Co., Va.. [S273] James Neely. See Documents Major Conclusions 1. The recent Y700 tests have now proven that the husband of Nancy Anne Hayden was Robert Neelly b.~1741 in Botetourt Co., VA to James Sr. and Jane Grimes. He was apparently married first to Susannah by 1767 and married Nancy Anne Hayden in 1794. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7832&h=89049&tid=&pid=&queryId=c72d9f41eaa65b8c5dfbc981da857821&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NkB1538&_phstart=successSource. Robert Neeley in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Name: Robert Neelley Date: 11 Jun 1763 Location: Augusta Co., VA Property: 245 acres on Wolf Creek of Roanoke. Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Remarks: 37.10. Delivered to Francis Smith, Mar 1768. Description: Witness Book: 11-334 [S275] Lyman Chalkley, Lyman Chalkley. November 23, 1764.(203) Robert Neeley, returned no inhabitant. of Augusta Co., VA Robert Neeley is found in Pittsylvania County, Virginia at this time. [S273] James Neely, Chapter 8 Neelys in Virgiia. Here is a summary of the reviews of lines of descent of the seven Y111 descendants of the Botetourt Neelys. 1. James Michael Neely ? James Sr. through son James Jr. Records on James Jr and especially his son, Charles, are scarce after leaving Botetourt Co and maybe spending a few years in Burke Co, NC, primarily because after a quick stay in Maury Co, TN they settled in northern AL. They moved to Franklin Co, AL between 1816 and 1820 onto vacated Indian land. The very few records that were maintained during that period were evidently lost in a courthouse fire. While James Jr and sons were not in the 1820 US Census for AL, children of James Jr; Charles, Pallas and Samuel are listed in the AL census substitute of 1820/21 with Charles? household showing 9 males over 21, which might have included a 75 year old James Jr. I found only Pallas and Samuel in the 1830 census. Charles supposedly died about 1820 along with his father, but they are not listed in any of the Tuscumbia cemeteries. I have been unable to find other records normally available such as land, tax and militia records while Charles was there, perhaps because of the courthouse fire in 1890. We do have a record that Charles married Louisa Polk in 1808 in Maury Co, TN. I feel certain there had to be records for individual acquisition of the Indian lands there, but I have been unable to find them. It is possible they may have also been kept in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but I did not pursue that search because it takes so long. Documentation for the rest of Mike?s ancestors including Charles? son Rufus Polk checks out with plenty of documentation and I am convinced that his current line of descent is accurate. The scarcity of documentation from Rufus P. back through Charles and James Jr. is unfortunate, but there is enough circumstantial evidence in my opinion to prove that this is the only logical path back to James Sr. which we know is Mike?s oldest known ancestor because he has the FT107341 SNP. P a g e | 72 2. Oric and Michael Leigh Neelly? James Sr through son Robert b. ~1741 According to Charles J. Neelly, the first son of Robert and Nancy Anne was Thomas L. Neelly born 1795 in Botetourt Co and was the ancestor of Oric Neelly. Even though Charles only listed 2 other sons, James and William, he suggested there may have been others. Jon Robb found records collected by his uncle and aunt, Merlyn and Joanne Johnson in the 1980?s that show Robert Neely transferred ownership of a young slave to each of his sons, named William, Thomas L. and James Neelly by gift of deeds in October, 1824 in Maury Co, TN. In addition, Robert had land transactions where he sold land to William, John and Eli between 1823 and 1830 witnessed by Thomas L. and James. Included was sale of 114.25A of land by Robert to John and Eli for $800 on 3 Sept 1828. These transactions are summarized in a document named Summary of Five Transfers from Robert Neelly to his apparent sons 1824-1831 in the Appendix of ?Neely Origins? which is attached. Since Eli was the brother of John Henry, proven ancestor of Michael L. Neelly buried in Oxford, MS, this is strong evidence that John and Eli are the youngest sons of Robert and Nancy Anne. Jon also found the obituary of Eli in Arkansas which provides information on some probable dates and ages for this family. The above evidence is bolstered by notes believed copied from a family Bible in Mike L?s family that are held by his 2nd cousin Sam Neilson that state John Henry?s parents were Major Robert Neelly and Ann Haden. In addition, I found Henry F. Neely who is Mike L?s great grandfather and son of John Henry in the 1850 and 1880 US Census which confirms the line of descent.