Alexander McNeely was the Bondsman for the marriages of John Livingston and Mary Bryant and also Benjamin McNew and Rachel Bryant. Both couples were married the same day and place - they were all good friends and their families all married into each others families. Alexander marry a Bryant also - relationship has not been determined between Mary, Rachel and Rebecca Bryant at this time. John and Marys son Thomas married Benjamin and Rachel's daughter Kezia. Alexander and Rebecca's son John married Zadock McNew's daughter Elizabeth. Zadock was related to Benjamin.

All of these families moved from Kentucky to Pigeon, Vanderburgh Co., Illinois by 1820 per census readings.  This is where some of the members died and others moved on into Schuyler and Fulton Counties, Illinois.