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CPT Henry Neel

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CPT Henry Neel Veteran

Birth
Death
28 Feb 1788 (aged 51–52)
Burial
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
5FE
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Henry Neel Captain
SEX M
TITL Captain
BIRTH DATE 1736
PLACE Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
DEATH DATE 1788
PLACE Mecklenburg Co., NC

Captain Henry Neel served as Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain in Continental Service. He was at King's Mountain and other battles in the vicinity.

His brother Captain William Neel was killed at King's Mt. and another brother, Lt. Andrew Neel was also in the militia there.

The family are of Scots descent and among the earliest settlers in Mecklenburg County, NC where their old home still stands (1945), and where, in Steele Creek Cemetery, their family monuments bearing Coats of Arms are visited annually by thousands.

SOURCE Family documents, letters, copies of Confederate documents from the National Archive and research done for DAR membership #351425.

The above information comes from MissPat
Link to contributor profile: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46913481
Henry Neel Captain
SEX M
TITL Captain
BIRTH DATE 1736
PLACE Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
DEATH DATE 1788
PLACE Mecklenburg Co., NC

Captain Henry Neel served as Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain in Continental Service. He was at King's Mountain and other battles in the vicinity.

His brother Captain William Neel was killed at King's Mt. and another brother, Lt. Andrew Neel was also in the militia there.

The family are of Scots descent and among the earliest settlers in Mecklenburg County, NC where their old home still stands (1945), and where, in Steele Creek Cemetery, their family monuments bearing Coats of Arms are visited annually by thousands.

SOURCE Family documents, letters, copies of Confederate documents from the National Archive and research done for DAR membership #351425.

The above information comes from MissPat
Link to contributor profile: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46913481

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  • Created by: Toni Steele
  • Added: Dec 6, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45187671/henry-neel: accessed ), memorial page for CPT Henry Neel (1736–28 Feb 1788), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45187671, citing Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Toni Steele (contributor 47210892).