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Volume IV,
Issue 01, January, 2004
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Volume IV, Issue 01, January, 2004 |
In my mind, Peter O'Neal is, was and still remains a hero for all time. He fought in the American Revolutionary War to win us the freedoms we hold so dearly today. He left the relative comforts of his home with his young wife, friends and neighbors and set out on a journey into the uncharted wilderness of the American frontier in search of his dreams. He was a frontier ranger, risking life and limb to rescue folks captured by hostile Indians and to protect his community from attack. He raised a large family and purchased over 600 acres of land during his lifetime, which he left as a legacy to his children. But Peter left an even more important legacy. From the twelve children he and Sarah bore, we are aware of over 2,600 descendants in more than 26 states. The legacy he left to us and to the many generations to come in the future was the story of his life. If you are one of the many descendants of Peter O'Neal you can look back with pride at the shining example Peter left behind for us all……….
Sources for this article:
Information on Peter O'Neal and family from '' The O'Neals of Bedford Co.'' by Harry E. Smith, Genealogy report by William Robert O'Neal, Barbara Haney of Florida, and research of Kenneth O'Neal, Bev Crowe and John W. O'Neal, II.
On Theresa Diehl's DAR application: Soldiers of the Revolution who received pay for service taken from manuscript having neither date or title but under "Rangers of Frontiers, 1778-1783" , Peter Neil Penna
Arch 5 Series Vol 4 Page 597 & 611. Put in Ensign Thomas McGaugheys Co., Bedford Co. Militia (Penna)
4/29/1783: Joseph Chapman of Colerain Twp. sells to Peter of Providence Twp. 100 acres on the headwaters of Brush Creek for Five Pounds lawful money.
The Will of Peter O'Neal
Peter O'Neal Providence twp 1832 Posted by
Scott Troutman <smtroutman@home.com> on
Tue, 25 Jul 2000. Will Book 3, Page 20 Bedford Courthouse
In the name of God, I PETER O'NEAL of Providence township, Bedford County, being sound in mind, memory and understand do make and publish this my last will & testament as follows -