Mary Neely/Nealey/Neilee/Neeley^[1]

Abt 1740 - Aft 1788  (~ 49 years)

• Name	Mary Neely/Nealey/Neilee/Neeley
  Born	Abt 1740	Prob. Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1788	Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Person ID	I4009	My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	William of Pittsylvania Nealey/Neeley,   b. Bef 1710, Likely Ireland ,   d. 21 Jul 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Mrs. William Nealey/Neeley,   b. Bef 1710, Probably Pennsylvania ,   d. Aft 1740  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Notes	Locations where these related Nealeys are found suggest these families traveled the 'Great Wagon Road' from Pennsylvania south where they are later found in Augusta Co., VA then Roanoke and Pittsylvania Counties and south to Iredell and Statesville, N. Carolina. Nealey & McClanahans intermarry several times.
  Family ID	F2520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hugh of Pittsylvania [dna] Reynolds,   b. Est 1740, Martic, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1756	Muddy Run, Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
  	Type: 'at Wm. Neiley's Place'
  	The marriage of Mary K. Nealey to Hugh Reynolds is recorded in the Rev. John Cuthebertson diaries 'at Wm. Neely's place', in Muddy Run, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Hugh Reynolds bought land in 1768 from and adjacent to William Nealey, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. And William Nealey's will dated 6 Dec 1787, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, leaves his estate to his daughter Mary Reynolds and his two grandsons Joseph & William Reynolds. The Will was proved: 21 Jul 1788 and Security: Hugh Reynolds. Nealey is found spelled several ways: Nealy, Neale, Neely, Nely, Neilee etc.
  Children	+ 1. William [Neeley] Reynolds,   b. Abt 1758, Martic, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 75 years) + 2. Joseph M. Reynolds,   c. 15 Aug 1759, Muddy Run, Martock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2022
  Family ID	F1485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Piedmont Lineages VolXV No3.pdf
  		Cuthbertson Diary Shows Marriage Of Hugh Reynolds and Mary Neeley, daughter of William in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania and George Reynolds' twins are Baptized; Proximity evidence and research suggests George Reynolds is the father of Hugh of Pittsylvania. Hugh and the Nealeys and Devins and McClanahans migrate to Virginia and points South. Cuthperson-Scan.pdf
  		William Neely/Nealey of Pittsylvania County, Virginia William Neely of Pittsylvania Co, VA.pdf
  		William Neeley sells land to his son-in-law, Hugh Reynolds in Pittsylvania County, Virginia 4 Nov 1774 Page 1 neely-031-7137.jpg
  		William Neeley sells land to son-in-law, Hugh Reynolds 4 Nov 1774 -7137.jpg
  		Original Page from Rev. John Cuthbertson Diary showing marriage of Hugh Reynolds and Mary K. Neeley 7137neely-030.jpg
  		William Reynolds marries Margaret Patterson 1 Jan 1754 neely-002.pdf
  		Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson Map_of_Augusta_County_1755-1760.jpg
  		Neeleys of Virginia Chapter 8 Neely Origins-Ch8.jpg
  		Descendants of Hugh Reynolds 7536 LillieMaeReynolds.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  DAR Application of Mary Frances Reynolds - New Patriot - Hugh Reynolds ANY REYNOLDS DESCENDANT FROM PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, BASED ON DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE FROM 1759. AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. MFE-DAR2.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  William Nealey (Mary's father) is shown William Neely in the 1757 tax list for Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Along with Hugh Reynolds and William Divin. Virginia County boundaries based on a 1770 map The Illustration, below, of Virginia County boundaries, uses the following as a base map: A New and Accurate Map of Virginia Wherein most of the Counties are laid down from Actual Surveys. With A Concise Account of the Number of Inhabitants, the Trade, Soil, and Produce of that Province. By John Henry. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to the King. London, Thos. Jefferys, 1770. Call Number: G3880 1770 .H4 Vault. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. County names are transcribed below the map and numbering has been added to show their location. Colorfill has been added to highlight County boundaries. Counties that were listed without boundaries defined are represented without colorfilled areas. The Muster Rolls of Pendleton Militia on 6 Sep 1794 in Captain William Janes' Company were: Michael Arbogast, Jacob Gum, Charles Halterman, and Henry Simmons ( Library of Congress ) 1.Accomack County 2.Albemarle County 3.Amelia County 4.Amherst County 5.Augusta County 6.Bedford County 7.Brunswick County 8.Buckingham County 9.Caroline County 10.Charles City County 11.Charlotte County 12.Chesterfield County 13.Culpepper County 14.Cumberland County 15.Dinwidie County 16.Elizabeth City County 17.Essex County 18.Frederick County 19.Fairfax County 20.Fauquier County 21.Gloucester County 22.Goochland County 23.Halifax County 24.Hampshire County 25.Hanover County 26.Henrico County 27.Isle of Wight County 28.James City County 29.King and Queen County 30.King George County 31.King William County 32.Lancaster County 33.Loudon County 34.Louisa County 35.Mecklenburg County 36.Middlesex County 37.Nandsemond County 38.New Kent County 39.Norfolk County 40.Northampton County 41.Northumberland County 42.Orange County 43.Pittsylvania County 44.Prince Edward County 45.Prince George County 46.Prince William County 47.Princess Ann County 48.Richmond County 49.Southampton County 50.Spotsylvania County 51.Stafford County 52.Sussex County 53.Surry County 54.Warwick County 55.Westmoreland County 56.York County

  
  

• Sources

  [S226] Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson. Her marriage to Hugh Reynolds in Lancaster Co., PA is shown in the diaries of the Rev. John Cuthbertson. [S251] Various Books, https://www.reynoldsfamily.org/ebooks/rfa_ceentennial_collection.pdf. Hugh Reynolds & Margaret Neilee were married 30 Nov 1756 Cuthbertson Diary Page 145 of this book; [Note: as this is a small family congregation, all Reynolds are assumed to be related. Possibly the sons and grandsons of George Reynolds of Big Cove.]