Susan Vannoy
Abt 1803 - Abt 1883 (~ 80 years)
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Name Susan Vannoy [1, 2] Nickname Susannah Birth Abt 1803 , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA 
[1] Census: Federal 1830 , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [3] - male 20-30 yrs: George McNeal [at 28]
female 20-30 yrs [Susan Vannoy at 27]
male 5-10 yrs [James Harvey at 6]
male 5-10 yrs [Jesse A. at 5]
female under 5 yrs [Rebecca Mariah at <1]
Census: Federal 1840 , Captain McNiel's District, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [4] - male 30-40 yrs: George McNiel [at 38], engaged in agriculture
female 30-40 yrs [Susan Vannoy at 37], cannot read or write
male 15-20 yrs [James Harvey at 16]
male 10-15 yrs [Jesse A. at 15]
female 10-15 yrs [Rebecca Mariah 10]
male 5-10 yrs [John G. at 8]
female 5-10 yrs [Delila P. at 6]
male under 5 yrs [Thomas Winslow at 4]
female under 5 yrs [Mary Polly at 2]
Census: Federal 20 Jul 1850 , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [5] - 1) George McNeal, male age 47, farmer, $400 real estate, born in Wilkes County, NC
2) Susan McNeal, female age 46, born in Wilkes County, NC
3) Jesse McNeal, male age 25, farmer, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
4) Rebecah McNeal, female age 20, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
5) John McNeal, male age 18, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
6) Delila McNeal, female age 16, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
7) Thomas McNeal, male age 14, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
8) Mary McNeal, female age 12, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
9) Nancy McNeal, female age 9, born in Wilkes County, NC, attended school
Census: Federal 2 Aug 1860 , Reddies River Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [6] - 1) George McNiel, male age 57, farmer, $150 real estate, $100 personal estate, born in NC
2) Susan McNiel, female age 56, born in NC
3) Nancy McNiel, female age 19, born in NC, attended school
4) Delila McNiel, female age 25, born in NC
Census: Federal 22 Aug 1870 , Mulberry Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [7] - 1) George McNiel, white male age 67, farmer, $200 real estate, $200 personal estate, born in NC
2) Susannah McNiel, white female age 67, keeping house, born in NC
3) Mary Miller, white female age 31, born in NC
4) Theodoria Miller, white female age 10, born in NC
5) Mumford Miller, white male age 9, born in NC
1870-08-22 09-32-05.jpg Census: Federal 10 Jun 1880 , Reddies River Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [8] - 1) Mary Miller, head, widowed white female age 41, keeping house, born in NC, parents born in NC
2) Nimrod Miller, son, single white male age 18, farmer, cannot write, born in NC
3) Susan McNeil, mother, widowed white female age 76, at home, born in NC, parents born in NC
1880-06-10 09-00-01.jpg Death Abt 1883 , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [1] Burial McNiel-Faw-Riggs Cemetery, Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [1] 
1883-01-01 09-33-39.jpg Person ID I333 My Genealogy Last Modified 25 Aug 2023
Father Daniel Vannoy, b. 22 Feb 1752, , , Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown Mother Sarah Hickerson, b. Est 1759 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 2 Oct 1779 , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [9] Family ID F698 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family George McNiel, b. 17 May 1802, , Reddies River Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Apr 1878, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years) Marriage 21 Nov 1822 , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA [10, 11] - Groom: George McNiel
Bride: Susan Vannoy
Bond Date: 21 Nov 1822
Bond #: 000166429
County: Wilkes
Record #: 02 165
Bondsman: Larkin McNiel
Witness: W W Martin
Children + 1. James Harvey McNiel, b. 5 Nov 1824, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Oct 1906, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)+ 2. Jesse A. McNiel, b. 4 May 1825, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Sep 1891, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)+ 3. Rebecca Mariah McNiel, b. 5 May 1830, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Jan 1900, , , Watauga County, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: natural]+ 4. John G. McNiel, b. 18 Jun 1832, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Jun 1899, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)+ 5. Delila Fair McNiel, b. 24 Jan 1834, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Feb 1913, , Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 79 years)+ 6. Thomas Winslow McNiel, b. 25 Apr 1836, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA d. 25 May 1886, , , Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 50 years)+ 7. Mary "Polly" McNiel, b. 11 Dec 1838, , , , North Carolina, USA d. 21 Aug 1921, , Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural]8. Nancy Ann McNiel, b. 5 Jan 1843 d. 19 May 1915 (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] Family ID F158 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Feb 2011
- male 20-30 yrs: George McNeal [at 28]
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Notes - There seems to be a lot of confusion on the many early Vannoy lines. I have found at least three Susan/Susannah Vannoys, in addition to the Susan/Susannah Vannoy who married George McNiel on 21 Nov 1822.
Marriage bond # 166429 shows Susan Vannoy married George McNiel on the above date. The census records from 1850, 1860, and 1870 show Susan and George together with children. A grave marker at McNiel-Faw-Riggs Cemetery in Millers Creek reads: "In Memory of Susan McNiel, Aged 80 Year And 10 M." No birth or death years were inscribed (at least none that were visible). George is buried beside her.
This pretty much fleshes out her life since her marriage to George. However, finding her parents has proven difficult so far. Other sources for leads on her parents include:
"Genealogy of the McNiel Clan" by Johnson J. Hayes in 1940, which shows the following:
Page 2: "(4) George 3, b. 1803; m. Nov. 21, 1822, Susan Vannoy, dau. of Andrew Vannoy."
Andrew Vannoy and Susannah Shepherd did have a daughter named Susannah (b. 22 Sep 1799), but according to Denise L. McNeil's write-up in "The Heritage of Wilkes Vol. II (page 496)," this Susannah did not marry until 14 Feb 1849 when she "became the second wife of Rev. Tobias Long."
Hayes page 16: "George McNiel 3, b. May 17, 1802, d. April 21, 1878; m. Susannah Vannoy, dau. of Jesse and Mary Kilby Vannoy. Her brother, Rev. John Humphrey Vannoy married Rebecca McNiel, a sister of George 3."
The Wilkes Heritage book (p. 498 also by Denise McNeil) lists 13 children and Susan is not among them.
There is another a write-up in the Wilkes Heritage book by Mary Hayes (p. 502-503) which lists a child of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Ray Vannoy as Susannah Vannoy (4 Nov 1790-21 May 1873). According to Mary, this Susannah married Richard Parks and did not have children.
This pretty much rules out all known Susan/Susannah Vannoys as being the same one who was born abt 1803 and who married George McNiel. A final lead presented in the Wilkes book (also presented by Mary Hayes on p. 500) is that "Another possible child of Daniel and Sarah [Vannoy] is Susan Vannoy (about 1803 - about 1883)." This is the lead I am currently trying to verify.
- There seems to be a lot of confusion on the many early Vannoy lines. I have found at least three Susan/Susannah Vannoys, in addition to the Susan/Susannah Vannoy who married George McNiel on 21 Nov 1822.
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Reference Gail Rich Nestor. "Susan Vannoy". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I333&tree=nestortree (accessed September 28, 2023).
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