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   Archibald "Archie Ghar" McNeill & first two wives
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Sources:
• Mabel Smith Lovin's history of her McNeill ancestors;
• Revolutionary War pension record for Archibald McNeill and wife Effy, 1853:
• 1831 will of Archibald "Archie Ghar" McNeill, 1831, Robeson Co., NC;
• Robeson County deeds;
• The Uncompromising Diary of Sallie McNeill 1858-1867, edited and with an introduction by Ginny McNeill Raska and Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill, Texas A&M University Press, 2009 ;

HUSBAND

  Archibald "Archie Ghar" McNeill, Private in the Revolution

Birth 12 March 1760 Place Argyllshire, Scotland
Chr – Place –
Death 26 September 1834 Place Robeson Co., NC
Burial – Place Philippi Cemetery, Hoke Co., NC
Father William McNeill Mother Jane Campbell
Marriage – Place –
Other spouses 2nd: Barbara Patterson in 1788;
3rd: Rebecca Mathews (no issue);
4th: Effie McEachin in 1830 (no issue).		 Marriage –
WIFE   Rebecca Cameron
Birth – Place –
Chr – Place –
Death c.1786 Place probably Robeson Co., NC
Burial – Place probably Robeson Co., NC
Father – Mother –
Other spouses – Marriage –

Notes: "Archie Ghar" McNeill was a patriot in the Revolution and served for 3-4 years under Captain Hadley and Captain Johnson. He was living on Rockfish Creek in Bladen County when he rendered his services to the American cause. Pension #W25690.
Children Birth Death Spouse Cht #
Children by Rebecca Cameron (born ?, died 1786-88, parents unknown):
1. "Blind Jane" McNeill
11 Jan 1782
17 Sept 1872
never married
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2. Mary McNeill (twin)
29 Dec 1783
c. 1821
Archibald McMillan, 2 July 1812
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3. (twin) McNeill
29 Dec 1783
?
did not survive
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4. Catherine McNeill
18 Apr 1786
?
Philip Blount, Jr. (son of Philip Blount Sr., Rev. War patriot, and wife Margaret)
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Children by 2nd wife Barbara Patterson (daughter of John Patterson and Isabel McDuffie, born 1768, died 1824, buried Philippi cemetery next to husband Archie Ghar, though his tombstone is now missing; married 28 Oct 1788):
1. Elizabeth McNeill
11 Sept 1789
2 Nov 1857
Danold McNeill, about 1810
2. Neill McNeill
5 Oct 1790
?
no information
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3. Mary McNeill
28 July 1792
?
Archibald McMillan?
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4. John McNeill
31 May 1794
c.1850
died in Alabama, according to Sallie McNeill's diary of 1860
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5. Nancy McNeill
14 Jan 1796
3 Dec 1872
Alexander Johnson, in 1850, son of Daniel Johnson, Sr. of Lowry Swamp in today's Hoke Co. No children.
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6. Isabella McNeill
18 Feb 1798
living 1869
Duncan Malloy
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7. William C. McNeill
    "Billy Ghar"
5 Mar 1802
31 July 1875
Flora McNeill in 1834, dau of Angus McNeill & Margaret McEachern
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8. Archibald McNeill II
12 May 1800
1802
died in infancy
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9. Archibald McNeill III
25 Apr 1807
c. 1849
died in Texas. Was a surveyor there.
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10. James Colvin McNeill
21 Apr 1809
?
Emily Jordan. Went to Texas.
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11. Margaret McNeill
29 Jan 1804
?
Daniel Malloy. Went to Ark in 1840, then farther west by 1850.
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