| 12. | Walter NEAL, Sr. was born on 17 Nov 1752 in Bedford County, Virginia (son of Daniel NEAL and Mary HEUTON); died on 20 Oct 1801 in Turkey Creek, Monroe County, Virginia; was buried in Boggess Cemetery Peter's Mountain/Zenith, Monroe County, West Virginia. Notes:
Walter Neal to Washington Dewitt, land, $363. Ironton Register NOV. 23, 1876
IRONTON REGISTER, FEBRUARY 13, 1879*
* W. C. Amos to Walter Neal, land, $1050.
* Walter Neal to Daniel Neal, land, $4,000.
IRONTON REGISTER, MARCH 27, 1879
* Walter Neal to Robt. E. Neal, land, $2,500.
Ironton Weekly Register, April 19, 1897
* Aid Township - Walter Neal to Nancy V. Neal, 201 acres, and
undivided 1/2 of 202 acres, $8,500.
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History of Monroe Co., W.VA.; Morton; Pg 384: Neal, Walter (d.1801)(Winifred) was a cooper and lived at the head of Turkey Run.
Bedford County, Virginia Transactions:
1.) 6 Sep 1777. Signed Oath of Affirmation as directed by the Virginia Assembly.
2.) 6 Jun 1780. Appears in the accounts of Thomas Dooley.
3.) 21 Oct 1787. Gets 40 acres on north side of Otter River on old line of William Mead.
4.) 13 Apr 1792. Gets 100 acres on Oslin Creek adjoining Zachariah Neal. Purchased from Samuel Hatcher.
5.) 1793. Sells 40 acres on Otter River to Cornelius Noell.
6.) Feb 1794. Walter & Winifred sell 249 acres on branches of the Otter, Roaring Run and Sycamore Creeks to Williamson Millner. This land was probably inherited by Winifred from her father, John Wood. The land was surveyed for John Wood.
7.) 19 Jan 1795. Walter Neal of Greenbryer County sells land to Francis Steal. 100 acres on Oslin Creek.
Greenbrier County & Monroe County, Virginia Transactions:
1.) 8 Oct 1794. Buys 200 acres on head of Turkey Creek from Wm. & Catherine Shannon. Became part of Monroe County 4 years later.
2.) 10 Mar 1797. 60 acres on waters of Dropping Lick near the foot of Peter's Mountain. Purchased from Joseph Feagon, Matthias McGammery and the widow Kincaid.
3.) 15 Oct 1799. Walter & Winifred sell 50 acres of land purchased from Shannon. Land was sold to Henry Arnott.
4.) 1801. Died intestate. From the tools he left, he must have been a cooper and a farmer. Value was 135 pounds, 16 shillings and 6 pence.
Estate of Walter Neal, Will Book 1, Monroe Co., WV, Page 20:
At a Court Held for the County of Monroe, at the House of Humphrey Hays (Keys?) on Tuesday, the twentieth day of October, Eighteen Hundred and One -- On the motion of Wineford Neel, Relict of Walter Neel, and James Christy, leave is granted them to Administer the goods and chattles of Said Walter Neel, Deceas'd and leave is granted them to have probate of the Same -- Whereupon the Said Wineford Neel, and James Christy, With Richard Ramsey and John Wiseman, their Securitys, Entered into Bond according to law, for faithfully Discharging their Duty there in -- ordered that Samuel Clerk, John Handly Senior, John Handly Junior, and Matthew Patterson, Being first sworn, appraise the Estate of Walter Neel Deceas'd and Make Report to the Court, In Compliance with an Order, from the Worshipful Court, of Monroe County, to us Directed, we Samuel Clerk, John Handly Senior And John Handly Junior have proceeded Appraise the Estate of Walter Neel Deceased and do make the following Ret'n -- December Nineteenth Eighteen Hundred and One - (Appraised Items) ... One gray mare, one bay filly, one bay colt, one bay horse, one cow and bell, one red cow, one red cow, one riged cow, one brinled cow, one bull, one steer, one heifer, 3 calves and bell, eight sheep, four bee scaps and bees, 1/0 sundry hogs, one still and vessels, 1/0 rie, one cutting knife and steel, one crib of corn, 1/0 brandy, 1/0 five guns, 2/8 sundry farming utensils, 1/0 beeds and other articles, one loom and tackling, 1/0 two kettles, one kettle, one pot, one tea kettle, 2/0 sundry household furniture, 2/0 sundry kinds of copper ware, 2/0 two saddles, one breed and steed, one barrel, 2/0 two hides, 1/0 Dutch Ovens and one Bason, 1/0 Sundry Cooper tools and other articles, 2/0 one Steer, 1/0 Jugs, pitchers and other articles, 2/0 Cash, 2/0 Cash, 1/0 Sundry Books, 1/0 Dog Irons, 1/0 two Iron Wedges, one ax and one bell - We do certify the above list, to be a true account of the Property Delivered to us, by the Executors of Walter Neel, Deceased, with its Value Monroe October Court, Eighteen Hundred and One -- the Decedant, Walter Neel, Having died Intestate, On the Motion of his Relict, Wineford Neel, & James Christy, leave is granted them to administer the goods and chattles of the said Deceas'd and Obtain a probate there of in Due form Whereupon the Said Wineford Neel and James Christy with their Securities, Richard Ramsey & John Wiseman, Entered into, and acknowledged Bond, in the penalty of fifteen hundred Dollars, for their Due administration of the Decedants Estate, and faithfully Dischargining their Duty Therein. Samuel Clerk, John Handly, Sen'r, John Handly Jun'r. Test, John Hutchinson, Clk. (Names of those listed as owing credits to the Estate) - Mathias McGlammery, John Millar, Thos. Millar, Aron Kean, Joseph Davis, McCajy Porter. (Names listed as contra-credits to the Estate) - Benj Halls, Rich'd Shanklins, Aron Keans, Adam Bowyer, Sam'l Graham, Thos. Millers, John Miller, William Neals, John Wray, Mathias McGlammery.
"The Overmountain Men"; Pat Alderman; 1970:
1783 Greene Co., TN Tax List - Walter Neil is found with Benjamin, Thomas and William Ray and John Wood. (John Wood was killed by Indians in Washington Co., TN abt 1780.
Walter married Winifred WOOD in 1774 in Bedford County, Virginia. Winifred (daughter of John WOOD and Agness GRIFFITH) was born about 1754 in Augusta, Bedford County, Virginia; died in 1864 in Gallia County, Ohio; was buried in Flag Springs Cemetery/Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1837 - 1923 (86 years)