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Hector McNeill 1674 – 1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1674

Birth Location: Gigha, Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 1725

Death Location: Jura, Argyll, Scotland

Father: Neill MacNeill

Mother: Margaret McLean

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McTavish

Children(s): Capt. McNeill, Neill Ardelay,, Archibald McNeill, Elizabeth Mcneill

In 1674, Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha entered the world in Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, born to Neill Og MacNeill and Margaret Elizabeth McLean. Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha married Elizabeth McTavish, and had children including Capt. Hector McNeill, Neill McNeill of Ardelay,, Archibald McNeill, Elizabeth Mcneill. Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha passed away in 1725 in Jura, Argyll, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1674, Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha entered the world in Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, born to Neill Og MacNeill and Margaret Elizabeth McLean.
  • Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha married Elizabeth McTavish, and had children including Capt. Hector McNeill, Neill McNeill of Ardelay,, Archibald McNeill, Elizabeth Mcneill.
  • Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha passed away in 1725 in Jura, Argyll, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Neill MacNeill
1650 – 1700
Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Margaret McLean
1650 – 1760
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McTavish
1674 – 1931
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Capt. McNeill
1685 – 1736
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland
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Neill Ardelay,
1690 – 1749
Birth Location: Scotland
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Archibald McNeill
1700 – 1746
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Mcneill
1867 – 1867
Birth Location: Bo'ness,West Lothian,Scotland
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Hector McNeill's Ancestors

Self
Hector McNeill
1674 – 1725
Birth Place: Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
Parents
Neill Og MacNeill
1650 – 1700
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth) McLean
1650 – 1760
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Malcolm (Beg) McNeill
Margaret McMillan
1785 – 1864
North Carolina
Allan (E) Maclean
1640 – 1756
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John McMillan
1737 – 1815
Margaret McNeill
1740 – 1832
Mary Maclaine
1651 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald McNeill
1710 – 1773
Lachlan Lochbuie
1614 – 1685

Hector McNeill's Descendants

1.
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Hector McNeill (1674 – 1725) m. Elizabeth McTavish (20 Oct 1674 – 31 May 1931)
  1. 1. Capt. (Hector) McNeill (Abt. 1685 – Aft. 1736) m. Elizabeth Campbal
  2. 2. Neill (McNeill of) Ardelay, (Abt. 1690 – 1749) m. Grissella Campbell (Abt. 1695 – Aft. Nov 1748)
    1. 1. Flora McNeill (1724 – 1755) m. Alexander McAlister (1715 – 1800) m. Alexander Varnon m. Alexander McAllester ( – 13 Jul 1857) m. John McMillan
      1. 1. Janet McAllister (1748 – 1830) m. Malcolm McNeill (1748 – 29 October 1798)
        1. 1. Isabella McNiel (16 Dec 1787 – 17 Feb 1871) m. James (Alexander) Atkins (Abt. 1780 – 8 Nov 1822) m. John Purefoy (abt 1778 – 28 Mar 1855)
      2. 2. Coll McAlister (19 Jun 1757 – 1793)
    2. 2. Archibald McNeill (Abt. 1725 – Aft. 1784)
    3. 3. Hector ("Bluff") McNeill (1726 – 1768) m. Mary McAlister (1732 – 1780)
      1. 1. Neill McNeill (1752 – SPRING 1773)
      2. 2. Flora McNeill (1756 – 29 Jul 1803)
      3. 3. John McNeill (Abt. 1757 – 1799)
      4. 4. Margaret McNeill (1763 – alive 1792)
      5. 5. Mary McNeill (1765 – alive 1799)
      6. 6. Janet McNeill (1767 – Abt. 1837)
      7. 7. John (Henry) McNeill (Abt. 1781 – 28 Dec 1850) m. Louisa (Levicy) Moultrie (1775 – 23 February 1857) m. Margaret (Peggy) McMillan (1780 – 11 Dec 1864) m. Mary Vanderen
        1. 1. Hector McNeill (1788 – 1863)
        2. 2. Neill (T) Mcneill (1788 – 27 Nov 1881)
        3. 3. Archibald McNEILL (1811 – 30 Jan 1892) m. Effie McPhatter (8 January 1814 – 22 September 1900)
        4. 4. John McNeill (06 Mar 1815 – 05 Mar 1857) m. Sarah (Jane) White (1798 – 20 Jun 1884) m. Roxana (C) Worth (22 Jan 1826 – 14 Sep 1914)
        5. 5. Malcolm (Duncan) McNeill (04 Jul 1822 – 29 Sep 1894)
        6. 6. Neill McNeill (May 1823 – 12 Jun 1892)
        7. 7. Archibald (Smith) McNeill (18 Jul 1824 – 28 Sep 1896)
        8. 8. Henry McNeill (1825 – 27 Oct 1854)
        9. 9. Danul (C) Mcneill (abt 1826 – )
      8. 8. Jean McNeill ( – alive 1792)
    4. 4. Duncan McNeill (1728 – 02 Oct 1791) m. Cathrine Kennedy
      1. 1. Cathrine (Duncan) Mcneill (27 Mar 1802 – )
    5. 5. Margaret McNeill (Abt. 1730 – Aft. 1748)
    6. 6. Negalena McNeill (1740 – Aft. 1774)
    7. 7. Lachland Mcneill (24 Jun 1764 – )
  3. 3. Archibald McNeill (Abt. 1700 – Abt. 1746) m. Hannah Gibson
  4. 4. Elizabeth Mcneill (03 Jan 1867 – 1867)

Hector McNeill's Timeline

4 Records

1650
Abt. 1650
Birth of Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha in Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
1674
1674
Birth of Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha in Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
1725
1725
Age 51
Death of Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha in Jura, Argyll, Scotland
Jura, Argyll, Scotland
1781
1781
Age 107
Hector McNeill of Ardelay in Gigha was baptized in St Catherine, Jamaica
St Catherine, Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1650
    Event Place: Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Gigha, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: St Catherine, Jamaica
    Record Source: Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1879

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lochgilphead, Argyll
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taynish and Gigha
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: McNeill and allied families

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Jura, Argyll, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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