Isaac Neely
(March 24, 1759 - July 12, 1792)
Nancy Ann Coppedge
(1760 - March 5, 1856)
(March 24, 1759 - July 12, 1792)
Nancy Ann Coppedge
(1760 - March 5, 1856)
Isaac was born on March 24, 1759. His parents were William Neely and Margaret Patterson. Isaac married Nancy Ann Coppedge on December 6, 1784 in Neely's Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Nancy was born in 1760 in Broomfield, Culpepper County, Virginia. Her parents were Moses Coppedge and Jane Catlett.
After moving from Virginia to Fort Nashborough with Col. Donelson's flotilla with his mother and 9 siblings while his father William went over land with Col. Robertson, Isaac founded Neely's Gap in Lincoln County, Kentucky. The exact date of Isaac’s move to Kentucky is not known but he is shown to have paid taxes on May 13, 1790 in Lincoln County, Kentucky which also served as the 1790 census record.
Isaac passed away on July 12, 1792 and Ann passed on March 5, 1856 in Neely's Gap.
You may read about Isaac and his family's terrifying journey from Fort Patrick Henry to Fort Nashborough by reading his father, WIlliam's page. Click here Their journey is also the basis for the book by P. M. Terrell "River Passage". In the book Isaac is named "Ike" and is the one listed in Col. John Donelson's diary for the family. (Also see William's page). P. M. Terrell is also a descendant of William and Margaret Patterson Neely.
Isaac and Nancy's children were:
1. Nancy Ann Neely, b. 1780; m. Alfred John Brown
2. William Neely
After moving from Virginia to Fort Nashborough with Col. Donelson's flotilla with his mother and 9 siblings while his father William went over land with Col. Robertson, Isaac founded Neely's Gap in Lincoln County, Kentucky. The exact date of Isaac’s move to Kentucky is not known but he is shown to have paid taxes on May 13, 1790 in Lincoln County, Kentucky which also served as the 1790 census record.
Isaac passed away on July 12, 1792 and Ann passed on March 5, 1856 in Neely's Gap.
You may read about Isaac and his family's terrifying journey from Fort Patrick Henry to Fort Nashborough by reading his father, WIlliam's page. Click here Their journey is also the basis for the book by P. M. Terrell "River Passage". In the book Isaac is named "Ike" and is the one listed in Col. John Donelson's diary for the family. (Also see William's page). P. M. Terrell is also a descendant of William and Margaret Patterson Neely.
Isaac and Nancy's children were:
1. Nancy Ann Neely, b. 1780; m. Alfred John Brown
2. William Neely
Diary of John Donelson (founder of Nashville), 1779. The Journal documents the 1779-1780 river voyage of Col. John Donelson and others, including women, children, and African Americans. The travelers sought to establish the first permanent settlement (Fort Nashborough) west of the Appalachians.
The William Neely family is listed on page 4 as Isaac Neely. The family was not listed under William's wife, Margaret due to women no being allowed to being listed as heads of household so the family was listed under their oldest son, Isaac Neely,
Excerpt from Website:
"This journal documents the 1779-1780 river voyage of Col. John Donelson and others, including women, children, and African Americans. The travelers were seeking to establish the first permanent settlement to the west of the Appalachians - 200 miles further west than previous settlements. On December 22, 1779, Col. John Donelson’s group departed on the boat Adventure from Fort Patrick Henry on the Holston River. After many harrowing adventures and considerable suffering, they arrived at French Lick, which is now Nashville, Tennessee. Donelson’s crew included many family members of the men who took a different route west with James Robertson [William being one]. This group joined Donelson’s flotilla at the mouth of the Clinch River, and was led by Capt. John Blackmore. Upon arriving at the French Lick and joining Robertson’s group, a forted station was constructed next to the Cumberland River. The successful completion of this voyage in April 1780 culminated in the founding of the settlement of Nashborough (later Nashville). The document purports to be a firsthand account of this journey, but the authenticity of the item has recently been called into question. Although the diary prominently displays the words, “the original” on the front, it is possible that the author of the journal is not John Donelson himself, but rather, his son, John Donelson, Jr. A detailed investigation of this possibility can be found in: Paul Clements, “Tennessee Notes: An Analysis of ‘The Original’ Donelson Journal and Associated Accounts of the Donelson Party Voyage.” Tennessee Historical Quarterly 64, no. 4 (Winter 2005): 338-349. A short introduction to this document is available here: http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/digital/teva/intros/33635.pdf . "
A Transcription Link: http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/digital/teva/transcripts/33635.pdf
Source: Tennessee Virtual Archive Website URL: https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/tfd/id/600/
Marriage Record, Line 6; Source: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-BSZZ-3?cc=1804888 : 29
November 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky
"Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P3V-QK1?cc=1875188&wc=37R5-
6TL%3A173455601%2C173724501 : 20 May 2014), Lincoln > Will records, Index,
1791-1804, Vol. B > image 50 of 233; county courthouses, Kentucky
"Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P3V-QK1?cc=1875188&wc=37R5-
6TL%3A173455601%2C173724501 : 20 May 2014), Lincoln > Will records, Index,
1791-1804, Vol. B > image 51 of 233; county courthouses, Kentucky
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