Elder George McNEIL (c 1720-1805)

Elder George McNEIL was born abt 1720 in Glasglow, Scotland and died 7 Jun 1805 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. According to family tradition, he was educated to be a Presbyterian minister, but after his arrival in Virginia he became a Baptist minister. About 1750 he moved to North Carolina and eventually settled in the area that is now Wilkes County. He is listed there on the 1790 and 1800 Censuses. He marched and served as chaplain with the forces of Col. Benjamin CLEVELAND which fought at the Battle of King's Mountain  October 7,1780, a pivotal victory by the American Patriots against the Bristish forces in the Southern Campaign.

26 Oct 1905 a granite marker was erected at the grave of Rev. George McNeil in the family cemetery at Parsonsville, Wilkes County, North Carolina, according to the book "George Michael Eller and his Descendants..." by James W. Hook (New Haven, CN, 1957).

Front face of Memorial to Elder George McNEILL 

Elder George
McNeill
Was Born
In Glasglow
Scotland
In or About
The year 1820
And departed
This life
June 7, 1805

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Back face of Memorial to Elder George McNEILL

He was one of the
pioneer Baptist
Preachers and org
anizers of the Yadkin
and later of the
Mountain District
Baptist Associations
who was a patriotic
citizen and companion
of the American
Army in the War
of the Revolution

Committee members to erect the memorial (all descendants of George McNEILL)

Committe [sic]
J M ELLER
J O McNEILL
G M WALSH
T I McNEILL
M McNEILL














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