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I descend from Martin Daniel Sr (ca. 1752-1811) of Mecklenburg Co., VA though his son Martin Daniel Jr (ca. 1795-by 1845).? I was wondering if anyone knew who the William Daniel belonged to who wrote his will in 1780 and was probated in 1782.? In his will, he names his wife Margaret, sons Thomas, William, and John Daniel, as well as daughters Milly Toone and Sally Wall.? Based on the wording of the will, it's apparent that William Daniel did not name all of his children in his will.? Checking Mecklenburg Co,.VA Personal Property Tax Lists, there appears to only be one William Daniel in the lists....son of the William Daniel 1782 will.? Could Revolutionary War Veteran William Powell (ca. 1755-1836) be the same William Daniel named in the Personal Property Tax Lists and the son of William and Margaret Daniel????

From YDNA, we find that a descendant of my Martin Daniel Sr through his son Stark Daniel, matches DNA with a descendant of William Powell Daniel (born circa 1808).? This is only at the 37 marker level so a much more deeper test is needed as well as additional participants.? Researchers have concluded that this William Powell Daniel (b 1808) was a son of Walter and Jean Finch Puryear Daniel and this Walter Daniel was a son of William Powell Daniel (1755-1836) the elder.? Now....William Powell Daniel Sr (1755-1836) and my Martin Daniel Sr (ca. 1752-1811) both named sons Walter Daniel.? Researchers have each claimed that "their" Walter Daniel was the one that married Jean Finch Puryear.? I think the fact that the Walter Daniel who married Jean Finch Puryear ends up in close proximity to where William Powell Daniel the elder died in 1836 (Coffee Co., TN) leads me to believe that he was the son of William Powell Daniel the Elder....not my Martin Daniel Sr.? IF SO....I have no idea what may have happened to my Martin Daniel Sr's son Walter Daniel after being named in his father's 1811 will.?

SO....IF William Powell Daniel (1755-1836) the Elder is the same William Daniel named in the Mecklenburg Co., VA Personal Property Tax Lists....and he is the son of William Daniel whose will was probated in 1782 in Mecklenburg....and his descendants share YDNA with descendants of my Martin Daniel Sr....and it appears William Daniel didn't name all of his children in his 1780 will.....IS it POSSIBLE...that my Martin Daniel Sr was also a son??? Or at the least a close relative??? I realize there is no clearcut paper trail to prove it either way....I'm just trying to come up with possibilities.??

THanks in advance for your help and look forward to continuing this discussion...

Charlie Rathbun