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Cyrus/Neatsville, and Uncle John Damron's request Excerpted from Judge H.C. Baker's "Sketches of Adair County," No. 27, Adair County News, 1918.
CYRUS Central Ohio Bureau Chief Neatsville and Pellyton: Pride in My Adair CountyHeritage! I am a descendant of Rudolph Neat (ca. 1754- ca. 1821)and Maria Margaretha Frey Neat (1755->1820).Neatsville is named in honor of my ancestor, RudolphNeat. The Rudolph Neat family came to Adair County aspioneers from North Carolina. Asenath Pelley (ca. 1782->1855), daughter of James(ca. 1756-1820) and Mary Pelley (ca. 1756-<1801),married John Neet (1776-1856). John is the son ofRudolph Neat and Maria Margaretha Frey Neat. The children of James Pelley came to Adair County fromNorth Carolina in the early 19th century. Pellytonwas named in honor of the Pelley family. The name ofthe historic Pelley family is spelled as Pelly by mostdescendants in Adair County today. After 1849, John Neet and Asenath Pelley Neet leftAdair County for Carroll County, Missouri. Mary Neat(ca. 1807-1857), daughter of John Neet and AsenathPelley Neet, married first, James Bowyer (ca.1805->1834); and second, Thornton Jones (ca.1814->1879). James is the son of Joseph Bowyer (1777-ca. 1858) andBarbara Petree Bowyer (1780->1860). The Joseph Bowyer family wasalso a pioneer family of Adair County from NorthCarolina. 'Neat' is the preferred spelling of thefamily name in Adair County and 'Neet' is thepreferred spelling of the family name in CarrollCounty, Missouri. The appreciated _CM_ article, "Cyrus/Neatsville, &Uncle John Damron's request", contributed by thebenevolent phantom of the website, Cyrus, honors thememory of my historic Neat and Pelley ancestralfamilies. I'm certain Judge H. C. Baker was referringto more of my ancestral families in this article withhis identification of 'other prominent families'. My esteemed ancestor, George Harmon (<1766-ca. 1817),is the patriarch of the Adair County Harmon family. George's son, John Harmon (ca. 1783-1829), married MaryPendleton (ca. 1797->1875), daughter of Adair Countypioneers, John (ca. 1773->1854) and ElizabethPendleton (ca. 1773->1849). The John Pendleton familyarrived in Adair County from Virginia. I couldn't resist including my Harmon and Pendletonancestors among notable personages. Adair County hasNeatsville and Pellyton communities named in honor ofmy ancestors. Perhaps the communities or landmarkshonoring the name of the Harmon and Pendleton familieswill be found in some of the relic 'Great Republic ofAdair County' annals! The George Harmon family andJohn Pendleton family settled along Green River veryearly in the 19th century. Where was the Harmony precinct? Could it have beennamed in honor of my Harmon ancestral family? My grandmother told me many early Harmon familymembers lived at Tabernacle. Perhaps they humblyencouraged naming their community, Tabernacle, insteadof having a community named for themselves! Acongregation of the faithful assembled at Tabernaclebefore the Tabernacle Christian Church wasestablished. The Harmons were among that number of thefaithful. I am very proud of all my ancestors, even ifcommunities do not honor the names of their historicpresence in Adair County. The grave of Lewis Harmon is in the TabernacleCemetery. Lewis is the son of my ancestors, JohnHarmon and Mary Pendleton Harmon. Tabernacle Cemeteryand Tabernacle School were early landmarks of thiscommunity. The cemetery and church remain asidentifiable landmarks. My second cousin, Mattie LouSinclair Neat, attended the Tabernacle School.Tabernacle is located in very close proximity toNeatsville. Oh, I guess everyone should know Burton Ridge is namedfor the grandeur of my and many proud Adair Countians'Burton ancestral family. It will be a pleasure tocommunicate especially with descendants of my historicAdair County Neat, Pelley, Bowyer, Harmon, Pendleton,and Burton ancestral families. I always enjoy meetingnew cousins! --E. H. Lepiarczyk sir_erwin@yahoo.com REPLY TO ABOVE: Re: Neatsville and Pellyton: Pride in My Adair CountyHeritage! by Anonymous on Friday, January 13, 2006 @ 13:49:06CST Well done Erwin. I too share the Harmon Heritage withyou.My Family left Adair Cty. to take up Homestead inGreen Cty. in the area which is now Taylor Cty. Ky. Ialso share my Benningfield Heritage with others of thesame Family line. Most of my Benningfield Family ofthe past can be found at the Elkhorn Methodist ChurchGrave Yard,Taylor Cty. Ky. This story was posted on 2006-01-22 17:12:17
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