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SQ pg 3895: They lived in the village of Sip in Johnson county (K Y)where they reared nine children: Fred, Bloomfield, Paris, Alice , Jeff,Lafayette, Mary Jane, "Bunk", and Miranda Murray.

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SQ pg 3414: Mason (as he was called) and Mona had four children :Edith, Charles, Mitchell, and Ronald Musser. Mason and Donna ha d fourchildren: James, Ruby, John, and Sally Musser.

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SQ pg 3414: "Anna Mary Musser was born on April 25, 1905, in Ashland, Kentucky. She was married on June 4, 1930, to Arlie Jennings Bradley, in Lawrence County, Kentucky, by the Rev. H. B. Hewlett, a Methodist minister. Arlie was born on June 22, 1900, at Yatesville, Kentucky, and was a son of Frank and Minnie (Chaffin) Bradley. He was a nemployee of the Allied Chemical Company. He died on July 20, 1971 . Heand Anna had one child, Suzanne. Anna has furnished almost al l of theinformation contained in this portion of the article and als o several ofthe photographs."

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SQ pg 3414: They had one child, Ramona Ann Musser.

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SQ pg 3414: They had two children: Michael and Susan Musser.

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SQ pg 3414: They had four children: Jeanella, William, Barbara , andWanda Musser.

See BRITISH ROOTS OF MARYLAND FAMILIES by Robert W. Barnes,Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1999, p 325. Entire article isquoted in notes for Anne's great-grandfather, Nicholas Mynn.

See BRITISH ROOTS OF MARYLAND FAMILIES by Robert W. Barnes, GenealogicalPublishing Co., Baltimore, 1999, pp 325-6. Entire article is quoted innotes for Anne's great-grandfather, Nicholas Mynn.

See BRITISH ROOTS OF MARYLAND FAMILIES by Robert W. Barnes, GenealogicalPublishing Co., Baltimore, 1999, p 325. Entire article is quoted innotes for John's father, Nicholas Mynn.

See BRITISH ROOTS OF MARYLAND FAMILIES by Robert W. Barnes, GenealogicalPublishing Co., Baltimore, 1999, pp 324-5:

"THE MYNNE FAMILY

Refs.: A. "Calvert and Darnall Gleanings from English Wills," by Mrs. KHastings, MHM (Maryland Historical Magazine) 21:303-307. B: The Hundredof Launditch and Deanery Brisley in the County of Norfolk. By GeorgeAlfred Carthew, 3 vols. in Norwich: Miller and Leavins, 1877-1879. Vol.II, p. 484.

1. NICHOLAS MYNN of Little Francham and London, died leaving a will dated31 March 1530, proved 5 Oct 1530 (A:304, cites B). In his will Nicholasnamed his son John, John’s wife Alice, and their dau.; youngest son HenryMyn; daus. Agnes Salmon, Alice Chapman, and Agnes Sparrow; Maud, wife ofEdward Myn; the children of Edward Myn, including a son Nicholas; dec.son Nicholas, left issue: Nicholas, and a brother Henry, who went toEton, and was a steward to Nicholas West, Bishop of Ely.
Nicholas Mynn was the father of: JOHN; HENRY; AGNES, m. (N) Salmon;ALICE, m. (M) Chapman; AGNES,m. (N) Sparrow; and NICHOLAs

2. JOHN MYNN, son of Nicholas (1), was auditor of the Exchequer, Clerk tothe Surveyor General, and Master of the Woods. He m. Alice (possibly a ofWilliam Standish); she m. 2nd, Francis Southwell.
John died on 14 Dec 1543 leaving a will dated 11 July(A: MHM21:303-307). In addition to his wife and children, John Myn named abrother Henry in his will. The Inquisition Post Mortem on his estate wastaken, 8 June, 35 Henry VIII (1543). In 1545 William Standish was grantedthe Lordship of the Manor of Gauldon, Parish of Tolland, and GauldenWood, Taunton Priory, Somersetshire, to hold for his life, with remainderto Francis Southsell and wife Alice, with remainder in default to theheirs of John Mynn, dec.
John and Alice (Standish?) Mynne were the parents of: EDWARD (died14 July 1551. His Inquisition Post Mortem was taken 30 March 1557(A:305-306) It names his brother George, age 21 on 14 Feb 1551 as hisnext heir); GEORGE, ANDREW, SUSAN, m. John Darnall (they were ancestorsof the Darnell family of Maryland), ELIZABETH, m. Roger Lawrence; ANNA,m. Richard Boteler, son of Sir John Boteler of Woodhall, Herts. (The willof Anne BUtler, dated 24 Aug. 1619, proved NOv 1619, is given in A:21:312-319); and (poss.) (N), (dau.).

3. GEORGE MYNN, son of John (2) and Alice, was age 21 on 14 July 1551. Hemarried Elizabeth Wroth, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Rich).
On 1561 letters of administration on his father's estatewere granted to him, since his mother was deceased. He died leaving awill dated 19 May 1581, proved 7 Nov 1581. (A: 21:307-313 gives anabstract.) The Inq. Post Mortem was taken 8 Dec 1581 (IL 36:48-50 (TheIL represents "Index Library, published by the British Record Society,Vol. 66 [Inquisitiones Post Mortem, London, 1561-1577, at pages 48-50)
George and Elizabeth were the parents of (A) ROBERT,JOHN (inherited Gaulden, Somersetshire); poss. GEORGE of Woodcote, Surry,who died leaving his estate to Lord Baltimore; MARY; SUSAN; and ANN, b.20 Nov 1579; m. 22 Nov 1604, George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore."

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See Gardiner, Vol II Neale, pg 6 Anne Neale married Edward Cole.

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See The Maryland Semmes and Kindred Families, p 294 (see citation
under notes of his father James Neale):
LIEUTENANT ANTHONY NEALE
16-- - 1723
Anthony Neale, second son of James and Anne (Gill) Neale, was bor n onthe
continent of Europe, while his father was residing temporarily in th eIberian
Peninsula. Being brought to Maryland at a young age, he was subseque ntly
naturalized and granted all the rights of a British subject.
About 1680 he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Roswell, of S t.Mary's County, and his wife Emma, one-time widow of William Johnso n.William Roswell by his will, dated September 17, 1694, and probat ed onMary 14, 1695,
devised his grandson, Roswell Neale, 500 acres of "St. Winifred" afte rthe
death of the testator's widow, Emma, and to his grandson, Anthony Nea le,
265 acres of "William's Folly," and to his third grandson, Thomas Nea le,200
acres of "The Meadows."
Children of Anthony and Elizabeth (Roswell) Neale
1. Roswell Neale married (1) Mary Brent and (2) Elizabeth Blackiston e.
2. Anthony Neale, no further record.
3. Thomas Neale, no further record.
4. Raphael Neale, born 1683, married Mary Brooke.
5. James Neale, died without issue 1719.
His wife, Elizabeth, died young leaving minor children, and he mar ried
secondly Elizabeth, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Sewell) Digges .His
mother-in-law, Madam Elizabeth Digges, dating her will September 30 ,1705,
bequeathed legacies to her daughter, Elizabeth Neale, and appointed h erson-
in-law, Anthony Neale, as the executor. The instrument, however, wa s not
proved in Charles County until June 17, 1710. He was likewise name d the
executor of the will of his brother-in-law, Edward Digges, who died i n1714
in Prince George's County, when he devised land lying at the head o f Port
Tobacco Creek to his nephews, Henry and Edward Neale, and various bequests
to his sister, Elizabeth Neale, and his niece, Mary Neale.
Children of Anthony and Elizabeth (Digges) Neale
6. Henry Neale, accepted Holy Orders, died 1767.
7. Edward Neale married Mary Lowe.
8. Mary Neale
9. Charles Neale married Mary Smith
10. Bennett Neale, accepted Holy Orders.
He participated in the Nanticoke Indian War on the Eastern Shore a ndfor
his services he was voted 830 lbs. tobacco by the General Assembly. (Archives
of Maryland, vol. 7, p.101.) On January 20, 1686/7, he was recommend edby
Captain Randolph Brandt as a lieutenant in the provincial militia. (op.cit.
vol. 5, p. 539).
His will, dated November 20, 1722, was probated in Charles Count y on
July 12, 1723.
Personalty to the following priests -- Thomas Mansell, William Hun ter,
John Bennett.
Personalty to George Newman and James Gates.
To son Raphael "William's Folly" and personalty.
To son Henry if he does not enter the priesthood, 1/5 of personal
estate, but should he take Holy Orders or die during minority , his
portion to testator's four younger children -- Edward, Charles ,Bennett,
and Mary.
To son Edward one-half of dwelling-plantation "Aquenseek" and personalty
including the silver chalice and the suit of church stuff -- t oremain
in the dwelling house for the use of the family.
To son Charles residue of "Aquenseek" and personalty.
To son Bennett in event he does not enter priesthood, lease of 20 0acres
and 1/5 of personal estate, but if he should take Holy Orders o rdie
during minority to testator's four younger children.
To sons Edward and Charles the store house and lot in Chandler Tow nbought
of Philip Hemsley and Mary his wife.
Executors -- sons Edward and Charles.
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See also SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF MARLAND, Vol II ,Francis Barnum Culver, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1940/1997, pg 369:
"NEALE, Anthony, 1659-1723 (Md.) Lieutenant of Charles Co., Md .Militia, 1687."

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See GARDINER, Vol II, Descendants of Richard Edelen, pg. 3:
Benjamin Neale and Mary Edelen had five children: Bennett Neale, J ames
Neale, Elizabeth Neale, Mary Neale and Ann Neale.

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See THE MARYLAND SEMMES (op.cit.) Bennett Neale accepted Holy Orde rs.

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Citing the GARDINER books by Thomas Richard Gardiner, op.cit., p . 1:
"Dorothy Neale, born 1638 in Spain; died in Amptill Grange, Lothian , MD.
She married 1665, in Wallaston Manor, Charles County, Maryland to Rog er
Brooke, son of Robert Brooke and Mary Mainwaring. Dorothy Neale, daughter
of Captain James Neale and his Spanish Anna Romera, was born in Spain
where her father was employed by King Charles I of England as a forei gn
diplomat. In 1663 her father arranged to have all of his children tr ans-
ported to the Maryland Colony. They were Mary Ann, Dorothy, Henrietta
Maria, James Jr., and Anthony. Their mother, apparently was decease d for
a number of years, for in 1664 her father married his second wife, An nGill,
daughter of Benjamin Gill. By this second marriage, Captain James Ne ale
and Ann Gill had two daughters; Monica, who married William, the elde st
son of Major William Boarman, and his first wife, Sarah Sinley, and J ane,
who also married a Boarman. In 1665, Dorothy Neale married Roger Bro oke,
son of Robert Brooke and his second wife, Mary Mainwaring.
On 3 December 1670, Captain James Neale deeded 350 acres of land called
"Amptill Grange" to his daughter Dorothy Brooke and his son-in-law Ro ger
Brooke, which was located on the west side of the northern fork of the
Patuxent River, then in Calvert County but which is now located in Pr ince
George's County in the vicinity of Lothian. (References concering al lthe
above are found in the Land Patents Liber 6 Folio 209; Liber 4 Foli o 543;
Liber 16 folio 3 & 4 and the will of Captain James Neale, probated 29
March 1684.)"

!COMMENT:
See comment under notes for Captain James Neale with regard to th eaccuracy
of the foregoing information provided by Mr. Gardiner.

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For some reason, not substantiated, Thomas Richard Gardiner in hi sbook
DESCENDANTS OF WYLLYAM GARDYNYR, asserts in Vol. 1, pg 80 that Henrie ttaNeal
was married to Phillip Ford in 1768 in Oakley, St. Mary's County, Maryland, not
John. Our earlier research indicates that Henrietta and John Ford ha d ason,
Phillip, mentioned in John's will. John refers to his wife, Henriett a,in his
will as well and I am inclined to discount Mr. Gardiner's assertion.
Mr. Gardiner also mentions Henrietta Neale in Vol. II of his boo kwhich
traces the Descendants of James Neal and states on page 10:
"Henrietta Neale, born 1746 in Canoe Neck, Oakley, Maryland. Sh emarried
1768, in Oakley, St. Mary's County, Maryland to Philip Ford of Societ yHill,
Leonardtown. They had several children, one of whom was Clara, who married
Dr. Richard Edelen of Lanterman, near Bryantown, Charles County."
However, the book MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAN D,
1634-1900 does not reflect this marriage. It does show the marriag e of a
Henrietta Neale to John Ford, Sr. about 1746/8, to Basil Brooke by 17 60,and
to John Ford by 1766. The last noted marriage records the marriage of
this Henrietta and John Ford and is correctly reflected in our record.

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There is a reference to a Henrietta Maria Neale on page 32 of PIONEERS OF
OLD MONOCACY, 1721-1743, by Grace L. Tracey & John P. Dern. It indicates that
she was married (1) to Richard Bennett (d. 1667) and (2) to Philemo nLloyd
(1646-1685). Her great grand-daughter Ann Mary Chew married Willia mPaca,
governor of Maryland 1782-1785. These marriages are confirmed by Thom asRichard
Gardiner in his book. (See notes under her father).

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See THE MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES, Newman, p 297:
HENRY NEALE 1691-1743
Henry Neale, son of James and Elizabeth (Lord) Neale, was born a tWollaston Manor in Charles County, about 1691, deposing to be 46 i n1737. He married Mary Gardiner, the daughter of John Gardiner an d MaryBoarman his wife, who as the Widow Gardiner married (2nd) Robe rt Sly.Wilfred Gardiner, brother to Madam Mary Neale, died 1743 wit hout issueand named his mother Mary Sly, and his sisters Mary Lancas ter and AnneNeale. The former after the death of her husband Henr y Neale, married(2nd) John Lancaster. Madam Mary Gardiner Slye die d testate in 1744 andwill Negroes to her daughters Mary Lancaster an d Anne Neale.
Children of Henry and Mary (Gardiner) Neale:
1. Richard Neale
2. Henry Neale
3. James Neale
4. Gerard Neale
5. Sarah Neale married Richard Brooke
6. Mary Neale married Richard Gardiner
7. Henrietta Neale married Roger Smith and Ignatius Wheeler8. Teres aNeale Married Raphael Lancaster.
"His will was dated December 3, 1742, and proved in Charles Count y onMarch 8, 1742/3.
'To son Richard "Gill Land."
'To wife Mary life interest in "Gill Land."
'Personal estate to wife and children -- Richard, Henry, James, Garrard, Sarah, Mary, Henrietta, and Teresa.
"At probate, the widow refused to abide by the will and demanded h erthird. She married secondly John Lancaster and as his widow she d iedtestate in Charles County during 1765. She devised to her son, G erardNeale, the plantation formerly possessed by William Deacon. Sl aves andother personalty were willed to her sons James, Richard, an d Gerard; toher daughters Teresa, Henrietta, and Mary, and to her gr andchildren Ann---, Mary Neale, William Gardiner and Henry Gardiner.
"Their bachelor son James Neale, died testate in Charles County, a ndby his will dated 1766 and proved in 1772, he named his brothers R ichardand Garrard Neale, his sister Teresa Lancaster, brother-in-la w RichardBrooke, and James Neale, Jr., of no stated relationship. R aphaelLancaster and his wife, Teresa, administered the estate, whil e HenryGardiner and William Gardiner as kinsmen, approved the valu e of theinventory."

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See THE MARYLAND SEMMES (op.cit.) pg. 295: Henry Neale accepted H olyOrders, died 1767.

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See The Maryland Semmes and Kindred Families by Newman, op.cit. p .311:
Henry Neale, son of Roswell and Mary (Brent) Neale, was born befor e1725
in Charles County. He married Anne, daughter of John and Mary (Boarm an)
Gardiner. She was made an heir in the will of her father who died i n St.
Mary's County during 1717 and who was possessed of the plantation "Hi ll-
alee." As Anne Neale, she was an heir in the will of her brother, Wilfred
Gardiner, in 1743, and she with her daughter, Mary Neale, was an hei r in
the will of her mother, Madam Gardiner-Slye, in 1745.
Children of Henry and Anne (Gardiner) Neale
1. Wilfred Neale married Elizabeth Digges.
2. Henry Neale married twice.
3. Mary Neale married --- Roach.
4. Henrietta Neal married John Ford.
He and his wife came into possession of "Hillalee," a Gardiner plantation
in St. Mary's County, which they leased to Luke Smith. In May, 1764 ,accord-
ing to the testimony of Luke Smith, Henry Neale and Anne his wife "entered
with force and ejected" him, when he had a ten year lease, Smith sue d inthe
Provincial Court and was upheld.
Henry Neale settled in St. Mary's County. His will was dated November 20,
1766, and probated on February 9, 1767. He appointed his son, Wilfre d,the
executor and willed him all his land in Charles County. He cited sev eral
gifts of Negroes and livestock to his daughters, Mary Roach and Henri etta
Ford, at time of marriage, and then devised the residue of his estat e tohis
four children -- Wilfed, Henry, Mary and Henrietta."
See also GARDINER op.cit., pg 10:
"Henry Neale, (of Roswell, of Anthony, of James) born 1709 in St .Mary's
County, Maryland; died 3 February 1767 in St. Mary's County, Maryland . He
married 1733, in St. Mary's County, Maryland, to Ann Gardiner, daught er
of John Gardiner and of Mary Boarman. Henry Neale's will, dated 20 November,
1766, was proved 9 February, 1767, in St. Mary's County.

See THE MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES, by Harry Wright Newman,
The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, 1956 (FHL 929.273Se53n ) p288:

"The Neale family of Charles County with the background and positionwhich it held in England and later in the Colonies takes its place amongthe leading aristocratic colonial families of America. The progenitorwas Captain James Neal, Gent., son of Raphael Neal, of Drury Lane,London, and Wollaston, Northhamptonshire, who at the age of 3 in 1618appeared in the Visitation of Bedfordshire. (The material in Semmes andAllied Families, published in 1918, stating that the Neales were from along line of ancient Irish Kings is erroneous. For the Englishbackground, see the "Visitation of Bedfordshire," Harlean SocietyPublications, vol. 19, pp. 33, 43 ; also Christopher Johnson's article onthe Neale family in the Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. 7, p. 201.)And the family's rights to the use of armorial
bearinags are unquestionable.

"James Neale, a royalist, maintained an enviable position at the courtof Charles I, and it has been stated many times that his wife, Anne Gill,was one-time lady-in-waiting to Queen Henrietta Maria. The 17th centuryring which has come down to posterity is testimony of his devotion to theCrown and was worn in that day by the Stuartians in defiance of theCromwellians. Tradition has it that it was given by the Queen to MadamDeale, one of her maids of honour. (It is a hinged ring of blue enamelset in gold with a jewel in the center. The miniature in enamel is afull face showing a white collar, dark doublet and a blue ribbon denotingan order. The size would indicate that it was made for a small femininefinger. The ring is now in the Maryland Historical Society, having beengiven by Clara Goldsborough Hollyday, a descendant. Also was given apendant which had belonged to Henrietta Marie Neale, oldest daughter ofCaptain James Neale.

"The curator of British and mediaeval antiquities of the BritishMuseum, writing in 1923, stated that the ring would "certainly appear todate from the 17th century, but the ring is English and the pendant is ofSpanish origin. Enamelled memorial rings in memory of Charles I weremade in considerable numbers after his death for adherents of the Houseof Stuarts. I should say that yours belongs to this class, that is, it isa Stuart ring warn in memory of the beheaded king.")

"On July 25, 1641, Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, requested his brotherGovernor Leonard Calvert to survey for James Neale, Gent., a manor of2,000 acres, with full manorial rights. He named his manor "Wollaston"after his paternal grandfather's lordship in Northhamptonshire, and itwas accordingly laid out on the west bank of the Wicomico River on theneck formed as the river meets the Potomac. The 17th century manor housestood there as late as 1900.

"His first attendance at an early Assembly was in August, 1642, but byApril, 1643, he had been appointed to the Privy Council. This office ofstate was soon followed by his appointment as one of the Commissioners ofthe Treasury. In 1644 he was commissioned a magistrate of the localcourt.

"After September 18, 1644, he returned to England and was absent fromhis Maryland holdings for fully 15 years, but before departing hecommissioned Nathaniel Pope his attorney and presumably made him thesteward of his manor and manager of his other Maryland interests.

"From 1644 to 1659 during the Civil Wars and the Puritan supremancy hewas either in England or in Europe as an ambassador for Charles I at theSpanish and Portuguese Courts and also agent for "his Royall highness theDuke of Yorke in Severall Emergent Affaires."

"Upon his return to (from?) England, he married Anne Gill, a gentlewoman, the daughter and heiress of Benjamin Gill, Gent., who had come tothe Province about the same time as he, or about 1641. Benjamin Gill wasa business partner of John Pile, of Sarum, but somehow his familyremained in Europe and none of them joined him in Maryland. He died in1658, whereupon Robert Cole, Gent., who had come from Middlesex ,declared himself as his nearest of kin in the Province.

Children of James and Anne (Gill) Neale
1. Henrietta Maria Neale married (1) Richard Bennett and (2)Philemo n Lloyd.
2. James Neale married (1) Elizabeth Calvert and (2) Elizabeth Lord.
3. Dorothy Neale married Roger Brooke.
4. Anthony Neale married (1) Elizabeth Roswell and (2) ElizabethDigges.
5. Jane Neale married William Boarman.

"On January 9, 1660/61, Lord Baltimore addressed a communication tohis Maryland Governor to the effect that Captain James Neale had beenabsent for some years, but was desirous of returning with his family.Accordingly, he sailed on November 16, 1660, from the Isle of Wight in anEnglish ship with
instructions from His Lordship for the Governor of Maryland to reduce theDutch on Delaware Bay who were encroaching upon his sovereignty.

"He was immediately appointed to his former seat in the Council, butsome political change occurred ultimately, and he seemed to have lost hisseat in the Upper Chamber. In 1666, however, he entered the Lower Houseas a delegate from Charles County.

"In 1666 he petitioned the General Assembly to naturalize his fourchildren by his wife Anne who had been born during his "divers yeares inSpain and Portugall," namely, Henrietta Maria, James, Dorothy, andAnthony.

"With the encroachment of the Dutch on Delaware Bay and settlementsmade up the river prior to Penn's expedition, Lord Baltimore was anxiousto cement his claims, thereupon on July 20, 1669, he made Neale thecommander of that area. "I Pray cause that portion of Delaware Bay onwhich the Dutch are Seated and a convenient quantity of Land to it to beErected into a County and appoint the said Captain Neale Commander ofit." The Maryland settlement in that area was known as Whorekill, but anactual county with Captain Neale as Commander apparently did notmaterialize.

"On December 24, 1681, he deeded to his son and heir, James, one halfof Wollaston Manor with the understanding that he would enjoy fullmanorial rights. In August, 1682, a pre-nuptial agreement was madebetween him and William Roswell, of St. Mary's County, Gent., whereby hemade a deed of gift
of the remaining portion of the manor to his second son, Anthony, inconsideration of his bethrothal to Elizabeth, the daughter of WilliamRoswell.

"Captain Neale died testate in 1683. His will, dated November 27,1683, was probated in Charles county on March 29, 1684.

To sons James and Anthony confirmation of gifts already made.
To grandson Raphael Neal 100 acres which had been purchased from Arthur
Turner.
To grandchildren Roger, James and Dorothy Brooke livestock but theywere
to be retained by his son, Anthony, and his son-in-law, WilliamBoar-
man, until grandchildren came of age.
To granddaughter Jane, daughter of William and Jane Boarman,personalty.
To grandson James Lloyd, 5,000 lbs. of tobacco.
To the poor of St. Giles' Parish near London, L5 to be distributed by
Father Henry Warren.
His sons were to pay their mother 10,000 lbs. tobacco annually duringher
life.
To wife Anne, son Anthony, and daughters Henrietta Maria Lloyd and Jane
Boarman residuary estate.

"The Original will of Captain Neale is on file at the Hall ofRecords. It shows his signature in a very intelligent hand besides whichis an in distinct impression of a seal in red wax. Under a magnifyingglass one of the charges could be a helmet above an armorial shield. Theimpression being so faint,
no definite conclusion can be made.

"Madam Neale died in 1698. Her will dated June 28, 1697, was admittedto probate in Charles County on June 3, 1698. Personalty was bequeathedto her sons, James and Anthony, and their wives, also to hergranddaughter, Mary Neale, and to her grandchildren, the children ofWilliam Boarman.

See GARDINER GENERATIONS AND RELATIONS by Thomas Richard Gardiner ,Vol.
II, Gardiner Relations, Descendants of James Neale, pg 1, for thefollowing:

"Captain James Neal, son of Hugh O'Neill and of (Mother unknown) born1607 in Ulster, Ireland; died 25 Mar 1684 in Wollaston Manor, Cobb Neck,Charles County, Maryland. He married (1) 1632, in Spain to Anna Romera;and married (2) 1643, in St. Mary's County, Maryland to Ann Gill.Captain James Neale first entered Maryland as early as 1642 and was amember of the Provincial Council to 1644. (Maryland Archives, Vol 3, pp78, 118, 120, and 131-139.) On 1 September 1642 he arrived at Bostonwith two pinnaces, commissioned by Governor Leonard Calvert, to buy maresand sheep. While there he lost a pinnace to sea worms and it had to beabandoned. When the Civil War in England began, he returned and foughtfor the King, Charles I. In 1660 he returned to Maryland and beganpetitioning the assembly for the naturalization of Anna, his Spanishwife, and his five children. His first wife, Anna Romera, apparentlydied before his five children were transported to the Maryland Colony in1663. In 1664 he married his second wife , Ann Gill, daughter ofBenjamin Gill. In 1642 he applied for and was granted "all that neck ofland lying between the Potomac River and the Wicomico River and all thatland on St. Raphael's Creek and St. James Creek and a small island",patent dated 24 April 1661. The small island mentioned must have beenCobb Island, as it is known today. His will dated 27 November , 1683,was probated in Charles County on 29 March, 1684, and names sons Jamesand Anthony, grandson Raphael Neale, grandchildren Roger Brooke, JaneBoarman and Henrietta Lloyd, and wife Ann Neale."

JJS COMMENTS:
The above two accounts vary in significant matters. The Semmesarticle does not mention a Mary Ann Neale; it does not mention a marriageto Anna Romera and attributes Henrietta Maria, James, Dorothy, Anthonyand Jane Neale to Anne (Gill) Neale; it does not mention Monica Neale; itstates that James was born in London, England, not Ulster, Ireland, andspecifically states that claims that James descended from the O'Neillclan are erroneous.

Based on other experiences of inaccuracies in the Gardiner books , I am
inclined to go with the Semmes account as the more accurate.

NOTES:
See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670, by Edward Felix Jenkins, pg 3 11:

"JAMES NEALE, immigrant, born about 1615, came to Maryland probably in1636. (Father Jenkins quotes:)

"19 June 1641, James Neale, Gentleman, demands 1000 acres of land fortransporting himself and 5 servants into the Province since th e year1635." He was granted a warrant for 1000 acres but also a specialwarrant from Lord Baltimore dated London, 25 July, 1641, by the terms ofwhich he received a patent dated 31 October 1642, for a manor of 2,000acres to be called "Wollaston Manor", with Court Leet and Court Baron.This meant he was Lord of the Manor with the right to try and renderjudgment in certain matters concerining the tenants . This Manor,situated in what was later to be Charles County, was long the principalresidence of the Neale family.

"The Neales were prominent in Provincial government until 1689 when the
Maryland Legislature passed a law making it impossible for anyone to hold
office in the Province unless he took an oath (the test oath) that he was
not a Roman Catholic. This the Neals refused to do, even with mentalreser-
vations as some did, and they retired from public affairs for nearly 100
years.

"James Neale was a member of the Council of Maryland, 1643-4, and in1661-2; he was a Burgess for Charles County 1665-6; Captain to raisetroops against the Dutch, 1661; and Commissioner of the Treasury , 1643.In 1644 he returned to England and spent the next 15 years either thereor on the continent as a representative of his Royal Highness, The Dukeof York, afterwards, James II, in the courts of Spain and Portugal. Itwas during this period that he married Miss Anna Gill, who was Lady inWaiting to Queen Henrietta Maria of England, the wife of King Charles I.It is said that the Queen was the God-mother of their first child,Henrietta Maria Neale. Anna Gill, wife of James Neale, was the daughterof Benjamin Gill of Maryland. Her father had been a business partner ofJohn Pile of Sarum and although he migrated to Maryland in 1642, somehowthe other members of James Neale's children were born in Europe. Hereturned to Maryland with his family in 1660.
"In 1669 he was made Commander of Whorekill on the Eastern Shore , as a
buffer settlement against the encroachment of the Dutch on Deleware Bay.He
was styled Captain in all offical records.
"Captain James Neale died testate in Charles County, Maryland, in 1683.
His widow, Anna died testate in 1698.

See SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, Francis BarnumCulver, Vol II., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1940,199 7, pg369:

"NEALE, James, --- 1684 (Md.) Member of council of Md., 1643-ཨ ,1661-ེ Burgess for Charles County, Md., 1665-ཾ. Captain, to raisetroops against the Dutch, 1661. [Commissioner of the Treasury, 1643]."

See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES from the Maryland Historical Magazine, Vo lII, pg 249:
"James Neale, son of Raphael and Jane Neale was, according to theVisitation pedigree (Visitations of Bedfordshire, Harl. soc., xix , 43,125, 185) "3 yere old 1618," and was therefore born in 1615. He came toMaryland about 1636 or 1637. On 19 June 1641, James Neale , Gent.,demands 1000 acres of land due him for transporting himself and fiveservants into the Province "since the year 1635" (Land Office, Lib ABH,fol. 95; Md. HIst. Mag., vi, 200), and he appears upon record as livingin Maryland in 1638 (Md. Archives, iii, 78), so th at he must havearrived in the Province between 1635 and 1648. In accordance with hisentry of rights, mentioned above, he received a warrant for 1000 acreswhich he assigned to Thomas Hebden. But he had received a specialwarrant from Lord Baltimore, dated at London 25 July, 1641, and by theterms of this warrant he received a patent, dated 31 October 1642, for amanor of 2000 acres "to be called Wolleston Manor, with Court Leet andCourt Baron" etc. (Md.Hist.Mag. vi, 201- 202). This manor, situated inwhat was later Charles County was long the principal residence of theNeale Family. The fact that James Neale called his Maryland manor"Wollaston," is a strong indication of his descent from theNorthamptonshire family, and it may be prett y safely assumed that he wasthe son of Raphael Neale of Drury Lane, London, and of Wallaston, Co.Northampton, mentioned in the Visitation pedigree.

"In 1684, James Neale leaves by will "to the poor of St. Giles Parish,near London, 5 pounds -- to be sent to Mr. Henry Varrin." Thisundoubtedly refers to the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields, then and forsome time thereafter on the outskirts of London, and it was evidentlyJames Neale's former residence. Drury Lane passes didrectly through thisparish.

"Taken in connection with other points, this bit of evidence wouldseem to leave little doubt of the identity of James Neale of Marylandwith James Neale "3 yere old 1618," the son of Raphael Neale of DruryLane, London and Wallaston, Co. Northampton.

"It should be noted that James Neale of Maryland had a grandsonRaphael Neale, and that the name occurs in later generations. In 1642,James Neale was sent to Boston with two pinnaces (sailing vessels) ,commissioned by Gov. Calvert to buy mares and sheep. He arrived inBoston September 1st, but failed in his object, having his money indrafts on Lord Baltimore, not then negotiable on account of the war inEngland. One of the pinnaces was so rotten and worm-eaten tha t it hadto be abandoned (Neill's TERRA MARIAE, pp. 73-74).

"James Neale was commissioned, 15 April 1643, a member of the Councilof Maryland (Md. Archives, iii, 131). In January 1643/4, he was indictedfor aiding in the escape of Richard Ingle and his ship, the Reformation(Md. Archives, iv, 232) and, 11 February following, he was suspended fromthe Council for not filing an answer to the indictment (ibid. 250). Hefiled his answer, however, four days later (15 February), and thesuspension was vacated and all proceedings against him stopped on the12th of March (Md. Archives, iv, 252, 258). 18 November 1643, he wasappointed one of the Commissioners of the Treasury for the Province ofMaryland (Md. Archives, iii, 140) and 18 September 1644, he was againcommissioned Councillor (ibid. 159).

"Between this last date and the year 1647 he returned to Europe,leaving his father-in-law, Benjamin Gill, as his attorney andrepresentative (Md. Archives, iv. 332, 265, 500). During his absencefrom the Province he resided in Spain and Portugal, where he was engagedin commerce, and was also employed in various affairs by the King and theDuke of York (Md. Archives, ii, 90)

"In 1660 he was the agent of Lord Baltimore at Amsterdam to protectagainst the settlement of the Dutch upon the Delaware (Md. Archives , v,414-415). 9 January 1659/60, Lord Baltimore issued a special order,reciting that whereas Capt. James Neale, formerly an inhabitant ofMaryland, has been absent from the province for some years, and nowdesires to return with his family, there to reside and inhabit, he is tohave full liberty so to do, and also to possess such lands as he has aright to, and to enter and trade freely in any port in Maryland (Md.Archives, iii, 386).

"He returned to Maryland in 1660 and, 20 July of the same year, wasappointed commander in chief of an expedition to expel the Dutch fromDelaware Bay, but the expedition was not considered advisable by theCouncil, and was therefore deferred until further orders from LordBaltimore (Md. Archives, iii, 427-428). James Neale qualified as amember of the Council 12 October 1661 (Md. Archives iii, 434), and satduring the ensuing year, the last Council meeting he attended being 9April 1662 (ibid. 448). He is not included in the writ issue d 20 July1663 (Md. Archives, i, 460). He represented Charles County in theAssembly 1665-1666 (Md. Archives, ii, 8, 10).

"In 1683, he was appointed one of the Commissioners for laying outtowns and ports in Charles County (Md. Archives, vii, 611). In 166 6, hepetitioned for and obtained the naturalization of his children HenriettaMaria, James, Dorothy, and Anthony Neale, born of Anne his wife duringthe time of his abode in foreign parts (Md. Archives, i i, 90). His wifeAnne was the daughter of Benjamin Gill of Charles County.

"Captain James Neale of Charles County died in 1684 leaving a willdated 27 November 1683, proved 29 march 1684 (Annapolis, Lib. 4, fo l.40). In it he leaves "to my sons James and Anthony Neale, all thosetracts of land, negroes, Etc. which I have formerly given them. To mygrandson Raphael Neale, all that 100 acres of land I bought of A rthurTurner in Charles County. To my grandchildren, Roger, James, and DorothyBrooke, personal estate, and I appoint my son-in-law William Boarman tooversee it. To my grand-daughter, Jane Boarman, personal estate, and Iappoint her father, William Boarman, to oversee it . To my grandsonJames Lloyd, 5000 lb. tobacco. To Mr. Fichael Foster, Mr. Massey, andMr. Hobart, 3000 lb of tobacco. To the poor of S t. Giles Parish, nearLondon, 5 pounds to be sent to Mr. Henry Varrin. To my daughterHenrietta Maria Lloyd, personal estate, Etc."

"The will of Anne Neale of Charles County, widow of James, is dated 28June 1697, and was proved 3 June 1698 (Charles Co., Lib. A. no . 2, fol.175). Bequests to grandson Henry Neale; grand-daughter Mary Neale;grand-daughter Elizabeth Neale; sons Anthony and James Neale ; mygrand-children, the children of Mr. William Boarman."

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!NOTES:
See THE MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES p. 291 (see cite in notes of
James's father Captain James Neale (RIN 2715)):
James Neale, son of Captain James Neale and Ann his wife, was bor n on
the Continent of Europe, emigrated with his parents to Maryland, an d was
subsequently naturalized.
He married first Elizabeth, the daughter of William Calvert and his
wife Elizabeth Stone, (for the ancestry of Elizabeth Stone, see Newma n's
The Stones of Poynton Manor.) being the granddaughter of two provinci al
governors -- Leonard Calvert, Esq., and Captain William Stone, Esq. , who
held lordship on Poynton Manor. His wife Elizabeth was alive on Ma y 17,
1684, when she joined him in a deed of conveyance to Giles Blizzard.
Issue of James and Elizabeth (Calvert) Neale
Mary Neale married (1) Charles Edgerton, (2) Jeremiah Adderton, (3 ) Joseph van Sweringen, and (4) William Deacon.
James Neale married secondly Elizabeth Lord, daughter of Captain J ohn
Lord, a magistrate of Westmoreland County, Virginia, who had come dow nfrom
the Connecticut Colony. On November 28, 1687, he, styled "Gent." o fWest-
moreland County, conveyed to James Neale, of Wollaston, Charles Count y,Mary-
land, inasmuch as a marriage was about to be solemnized "between Jame sNeale,
and Elizabeth, daughter of the said John Lord," a tract of land lyin g inthe
forest of Nomoni near the Court House containing 800 acres and als o atract
lying in Upper Machodoc containing 400 acres, and also the tract lyin g in
Stafford County near the mill of Mr. Giles Brent containing about 50 0acres
which had been given the grantor by the will of Joseph Edmonds. Th e deed
of gift was signed by John Lord and Elizabeth his wife in the presenc e of
John Matthews, Anthony Neale, and Henry Wriothesley.
Children of James and Elizabeth (Lord) Neale
2. James Neale married twice.
3. Henry Neale married Mary Gardiner
4. Benjamin Neale married Mary Edelen
5. William Neale married Anne ---.
6. Joseph Neale
7. Mary Neale married Thomas Taney.
8. Ann Neale married Edward Cole.
9. Margaret Neale married Richard Edelen and Zacharia Bond. (For ancestry of
Richard Edelen and his descendants, see, Newman's Charles Count yGentry.
10. Mildred Neale married Thomas Wheeler.
11. Elizabeth Neale.
On December 21, 1710, by a deed of gift he distributed 13 Negro sl aves
among his eight children, namely, James, Henry, Benjamin, Joseph, Elizabeth,
Ann, Mary, and Margaret.
On April 26, 1716, James Neale, Sr., and Elizabeth his wife mad e adeed
of gift to James Neale, Jr., "son and heir apparent of the said Jame sNeale"
1,000 acres of "Wolleston Manor," where the great gate stood and th eWicomico
River and bounded by St. Raphaels' Creek and Potomac River, being th eportion
whereon the manor house of the said James Neale, Sr., stood. On th esame date
he gave to his son Henry, 500 acres of "Gill's Land" on the west sid e ofthe
Wicomico River.
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See also GARDINER GENERATIONS AND RELATIONS by Thomas Richard Gardiner,
Vol II, Descendants of James Neal, p. 2 for the following:
"Esquire James Neale, born 1636 in Spain, died 3 October 1727 in Wollaston
Manor, Cobb Neck, Maryland. He married (1) 1682, in St. Mary's City , St.
Mary's County, Maryland, to Elizabeth Calvert, daughter of William Calvert
and of Elizabeth Stone; and married (2) 28 November 1687, in Westmore land
County, Virginia, to Elizabeth Lord. James Neale, Esquire, made hi s will
1 April 1725 which was proved 11 October 1727, giving all of his Mano r of
Wallaston to his eldest son James. His second son Henry, a tract o f 500
Acres called Gills Land. Benjamin, his son also received 500 Acres m adeup
from a number of other smaller plantations, with his son William to inherit
the last 500 Acres if Benjamin has no children, plus other tracts lyi ng
along Mattawoman Creek. He also names daughters, Mary Deacon, Mary Taney,
Ann Cole and two unmarried daughters, Margaret and Mildred. The wil l was
witnessed by his son-in-law, Thomas Taney, grandfather of Chief Justi ce
of the Supreme Court, Roger Brooke Taney."

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!NOTES:
See GARDINER op.cit. Vol II, p. 4:
"James Neale (of James, of James) born 1688 in Wollaston Manor, Co bb
Neck, Maryland. He married (1) 1709, in Sarum, Newport, Maryland, to
Elizabeth Pyle; and married (2) 1716, in Boarman Manor, Bryantown, Maryland,
to Jane Boarman, daughter of William Boarman and of Mary Pile. In hi sown
deposition, dated 3 March 1715, James Neale gave his age as 27. Hi s will
was probated in Charles County, 11 October, 1727."
See THE MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES by Wright, pg 296:
"James Neale, son of James and Elizabeth (Lord) Neale, was born ab out1694, being aged 27 in 1721. At that time he deposed that his fa ther,James Neale, had paid Charles Calvert for land given by Willia m Calvertto his daughter which had not been recorded. In 1716 he re ceived fromhis father 1,000 acres of Wollaston Manor, including th e original manorhouse. His first wife was Elizabeth ---, who was li ving as late as 1725.
Issue of James and Elizabeth Neale
1. Elizabeth Neale
"On April 1, 1725, James Neale, Sr., deeded to his "brother-in-la wRichard Edelen of Charles County for brotherly love," four Negro sl avesand placed him in peaceful possession by the acceptance of "on e coynedpiece of silver commonly called six pence." The next day Ri chardEdelen, Sr., "for natural love and affection which I have for m y wellbeloved sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Neale wife of James Neal e, Sr."deeded the same four Negro slaves to his sister-in-law for li fe, andthen to the youngest sons and youngest daughter of the said J ames Neale,Sr., daughter of William and Mary (Pile) Boarman.
Issue of James and Jane (Boarman) Neale
2. James Neale
3. Jane Neale
4. Mary Ann Neale
"His will, dated January 7, 1731/2, was probated in Charles Count y onMarch 8, 1731/2, by Raphael Neale, John Lancaster and Bennett Ho skins.
'To son James "Wolleston Manor" reserving half of it for the testator's widow, Jane, during life; personalty, but in the even t ofhis death without issue then to his daughters Jane an d MaryAnne.
'To daughter Elizabeth lands in St. Mary's County which had been willed the testator's former wife, the mother of Elizabeth, an dpersonalty at age 16.
'To wife Jane residuary estate."

See British Roots of Maryland Families by Robert W. Barnes, GenealogicalPublishing Co., (1999) pp. 325-6 for information on the descendants ofJohn Neale to James Neale, son of Raphael Neale. References sited are"Vansittart-Neal of Bisham Abbey," Burkes Landed Gentry, 1906,ed.:1221-1222; "Neal Family of Charles County," by Christopher Johnstonappearing in "Maryland Genealogies", Vol. 2, pp. 248-265; "Neale"appearing in the Harleian Society Publications, Visitation Series, Vol 19the Visitstion of Bedfordshire."