tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926959817334498055.post5162088307110430138..comments2024-03-15T12:05:09.818-04:00Comments on Genealogist by Night: 52.7: Valentine; Mary Ann Valentine Hilyard NeelyVondaHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217715718151473650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926959817334498055.post-25331594536902088372024-03-04T13:13:24.294-05:002024-03-04T13:13:24.294-05:00I have been doing research into this line and wond...I have been doing research into this line and wondered if you were every able to find anything more on Samuel Neely. I have been able to trace his childhood, through his mother's marriages, but he seem to simply disappear after his separation from the Ohio Infantry.<br />I am descended through Mary Ann (Valentine) and Jeremiah Sylvester Hilyard. (Michelle Halleck, rellehcim@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926959817334498055.post-75102190891615807292021-08-10T17:03:13.173-04:002021-08-10T17:03:13.173-04:00I'm also a descendent of Thomas Hillyard and E...I'm also a descendent of Thomas Hillyard and Elizabeth Haught. My family line starts in Bremen, Ohio with Edwin Howard marrying their daughter, Louisa Hillyard. Edwin and Louisa's son, John Howard, married a Sarah Groff, daughter of John Groff and Rebecca Neely. Sarah and John divorced and Sarah remarried John Wilson Hillyard, John Howard's uncle! I can't go any deeper on the Neely's beyond Rebecca. The only source I have for her name was her marriage record, in which it's listed as Nilli. I'm less than an hour away from Lancaster/Bremen if you ever need anyone to do footwork for you! It's a beautiful area of Ohio! Hal Howard (HalWHoward@gmail.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926959817334498055.post-31464341838311352892019-01-31T11:53:37.221-05:002019-01-31T11:53:37.221-05:00I've wondered that too. Samuel was the son of ...I've wondered that too. Samuel was the son of Thomas Neeley (1811-1847) and Mary Canaday (1815-1874). I haven't identified Thomas Neeley's parents yet. Mary Ann is definitely one of those ancestors I'd like to talk with! BTW, who is this? You are the Unknown Commentor....I'm guessing Carol.<br /><br />Thanks for taking time to read and comment, sometimes I wonder if anyone is out there.VondaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217715718151473650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926959817334498055.post-31571064870606644772019-01-27T18:12:25.113-05:002019-01-27T18:12:25.113-05:00It's Sunday and I'm taking a break from wo...It's Sunday and I'm taking a break from work. One question and one comment: might Sam Neely have been a cousin -- "Neeley" but misspelled in the records you've found? Wasn't uncommon for cousins to marry, of course. Second, if Sam had grown up on a farm, he would have had added youthful energy and possibly some experience for working the fields after the loss of Jeremiah in his prime. And third, maybe he was just a handsome stud and she had, well, Cougarish intentions. I'm most curious about his being a cousin of Mary Ann's. Thoughts? Hope you are well and the winter is not too harsh out there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216404963366052331noreply@blogger.com