[Ancestor] McNeilly

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Husband [Ancestor] McNeilly

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1 M Andrew McNeilly ¹

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           Born:  - County Antrim, Ireland
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         Spouse: Martha Boyd (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] McNeilly

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This family was prominent in Ireland at least as far back as 1640, and one branch was well known in England from a still earlier date. The McNeilly family were for many generations residents of that most picturesque section of a lovely country, County Antrim, Ireland, and were members of the local aristocracy. Their arms, dating from early times, are a lymphad, sails furled, on a chief amulet. Surmounting the arms is an esquire's helmet with mantling crest, an arm in armor embowed, holding a sword. Motto over crest: Vincere vel Mori. One of the name was present at the famous siege of Londonderry when the city made good its defence against the arms of England, ordered against it by James II. A McNeilly fought under the command of Colonel Upton, the squire of the parish, and later returned in safety to his home, none the worse for the sanguinary struggle he had been engaged in. There is an interesting reference in the report of the Society for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, to the Mc-Neilly family. "McNeilly-1740," runs the report, "This family is now scarce in the parish, and unfortunately the old stone bearing these arms was destroyed some years ago. The present stone bears date 1807. To mem-bers of this family were 'Elders of Session of Templepatrick, being pub-lickly admitted and sworn with prayer and fasting ye 22nd day of Novem-ber, being ye Lord's day, 1646.' " ²

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 690.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 689.