History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 603. [Scott County] [Georgetown City and Precinct] WM. S. NEALE, retired farmer; P. O. Dry Run; was born in Scott County, Dec. 20, 1806, to Daniel and Sally (Shortridge) Neale; his father was born in Fairfax County, Va., in 1758, and emigrated to Scott County and settled at the Great Crossings in about the year 1785, being among the early settlers of Scott County; during his life he followed the occupation of farming; he died in 1813. His wife was born in Virginia in 1770; emigrated with her parents to Boonesborough in about the year 1779, and died in 1875. Wm. S. Neale received his education from the common schools of his of his native county, and before he was of age began farming on his own account, which he has since continued in connection with trading expeditions South. Mr. Neal is a man possessed with good common sense, and enjoys the esteem of the citizens of the community in which he lives. He is a Republican. Neale Shortridge = Fairfax-VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/scott/neale.ws.txt