Brief Life History of Moses Edward
When Moses Edward Neal was born on 15 February 1755, in Granville, North Carolina, United States, his father, Jeremiah Neal, was 38 and his mother, Mary Rowan, was 15. He married Elizabeth Gill on 22 January 1785, in Warren, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Warren, North Carolina, United States in 1790. He died on 23 February 1826, in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Moses Neal, "United States Census, 1810"
- Moses Neal, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Moses Neal, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
Spouse and Children
1755–1826 Male
1762–1844 Female
Children (7)
1785–1845 Male
1786–1856 Female
1788–1838 Male
1788–1854 Male
1791–1833 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1716–1797 Male
1741–1802 Female
Siblings (2)
1755–1826 Male
1770–1818 Male
World Events (6)
1776
Age 21
1776
Age 21
1792 · Capital City Moved
Age 37
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French, Anglo-Norman French, and Middle English personal name Neel, Nele, Nihel, Niel, itself derived from the Latin name Nigellus (a diminutive of Latin niger ‘black’), originally a nickname for someone with black hair or a dark complexion. The name was very common among Normans and was brought to England at the time of the Norman Conquest. There has been considerable confusion with the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name Niall (see Neil ); the two names are now pronounced identically. It is theoretically possible that in Normandy, where the personal name was popular, that it was also used for Old Norse Njáll, but this is difficult to prove. Njáll was adopted from the Irish Gaelic personal name Niall by Vikings in Ireland, who took it back to Iceland and Norway, but whether the Vikings also took Njáll to Normandy and to the northwest of England, is an open question, which cannot be settled on the available evidence.
English: alternatively from the Middle English personal name Nele, a variant of Nell as a pet form of Elias (see Ellis ). Compare Nelson , Nielson .
Scottish and Irish: shortened form of McNeal (see McNeil ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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