Mary Mc Neil

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Mc Neil was born on 28 September 1767, in Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Robert McNeill, was 31 and her mother, Jennet Christie, was 29. She married David Robinson about 1795, in Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Robinson
1746–1831
Mary Mc Neil
1767–
Marriage: about 1795
Caroline Robinson
1798–1872
Charles Robinson
1801–1830
Jane T. Robinson
1803–1888
William McNeil Robinson
1806–1833

Sources (6)

  • Mary Mcneil, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Mary in entry for Caroline Robinson Hill, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • Mary Mc Niell, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Chinese:

Mandarin form of the surname 米, which means ‘rice’: (i) from one of the ‘Nine Sogdian Surnames’, also known as ‘nine surnames of Zhaowu’, because their ancestors came from Zhaowu, an ancient city in present-day Gansu province in northwestern China. During the Sui and Tang dynasties (581–987 AD ) there were nine Sogdian states in Central Asia, one of which was called Mi (米) in Chinese (located in present-day Uzbekistan). Between 649 and 655 AD , these states submitted to the Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628–683 AD ). Immigrants from the state of Mi to China acquired the surname 米. (ii) for some families, the surname is borne by descendants of Mi Fu (米芾), an artist in the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127 AD ), who claimed he was a descendant from the royal families of the state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ) and changed his original surname 芈 to 米, a different Chinese character with the same pronunciation.

Mandarin form of the surname 宓 (also pronounced as Fu in Mandarin): (i) said to be borne by descendants of Fu Xi (伏羲), a legendary figure prior to the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC ). (ii) said to be traced back to Mi Kang Gong (密康公, also written as 宓康公, Duke Kang of Mi, died 922 BC ), ruler of the state of Mi during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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