Career
He represented Hampshire County in the Virginia House of Burgesses between 1773 and 1776. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1795. He died in Hardy County, Virginia on March 4, 1819 at the age of 85.
Joseph Neville was born December 2, 1733 in Gloucester County, Virginia, to Joseph Neville, Senior, and Ann Bohannon Neville.
His father, a landowner, was a patriot during the American Revolution, who provided the troops with food and supplies over the course of the war. The surname Neville appears in several different forms in early documents.
Neavil, Nevill, and Neavel are other common variations of the name. Joseph Neville served in the American Revolution as a Colonel in the Continental Army.
He later served in the War of 1812 as the Brigadier General of Virginia Militia.
He had enlisted on December 24, 1803, and served in that position until his death.