I agree that there has been a bit of confusion between two separate individuals bearing the name Edward Daniel who lived in about the same time frame. My Daniel ancestor was one of these Edward Daniels, but not the one everyone seems to automatically go to - that being the Grainger Co., TN, Edward Daniel.
Kenneth L Daniel (who is a member of the Daniel DNA list - Ancestor #4014) is my second cousin once removed. We have done a lot of research over the years and have compiled the following:
Our Edward was born about 1762, probably in Virginia, and married Mildred "Milly" Duncan ca 1790. Children were:
Mary Polly Daniel (1793- )
George Daniel (1793-bef 1860, Married Editha "Edy" Alsup in Clay Co., IL)
Rebecca Daniel (1794- )
Elizabeth C Daniel (1794- , married Randolph Allsup)
John Daniel (1794-1860)
William D Daniel (1796-1860, Married Adelphia "Delphia" Wilburn)
Sara Sally Daniel (1797- )
Jemima Daniel (1799- )
James Monroe Daniel (1799-6 Nov 1854, Married Elizabeth Allsup in Rutherford Co., TN)
Stephen Daniels (1801-bef 1860, Married Abigail Allsup in Rutherford Co., TN)
Isaac Daniel (1804- )
Edward Daniel (1810- , Married 1st Rachel Orrick & 2nd Lavinia Cochran)
Jessee Daniel (1813 bef 1870, Married Alzada "Zoda" Ware)
Elizabeth Daniel (20 Jun 1817-17 Dec 1892, Married Richard Mattingly)
Jincey Daniel (1818- )
Joseph L Daniel (12 May 1818-3 Apr 1871, Married Clarisa Delila Party)
There is a 1792-1795 tax record found for an Edward Daniel in Patrick County, VA, based on 100 acres from a Samuel Vest. Hard to verify at this point but may point to his locale at the time.
1810 Surry County, NC, Census is the next post we have for him. The numbers seem to match his known children at the time.
Edward Daniel:
Males:
????2(0-10) - Edward, Stephen
????3(10-16) - James, William, John
????1(16-26), George
????1(45+).??Edward
Females:
????1(0-10) - Elizabeth
????1(26-45). Millie
We haven't found him definitely in the 1820 one as yet so it's on to Warren County, TN for the 1830 Census.
??Line 18, Edward Dannel:
Males:??
1(10-15 - Joseph),
1(15-20 - Jesse),
1(20-30 - Edward).
3(30-40 - George, John, & William D),
Kenneth and I are both descendants of James Monroe Daniel & Elizabeth Allsup through grandsons William Evert Daniel (Kenneth's line) and Martin Van Buren Daniel (my line).
I have gotten a first cousin - my mother's nephew - to take the FamilyTree YDNA test but haven't entered him to the Daniel DNA project as yet.
1(60-70 - Edward).??
Females:??
1(10-15 - Jincey),
1(20-30 - Elizabeth),
1(50-60 - Millie).??
10 total.
It is believed he died in Illinois. The majority of his sons settled in Jefferson & Marion counties of Illinois as far as I have determined to date.
I have found one other Edward Daniel - born in 1784 Maderia, Portugal who received a land grant on 6 May 1814 for service during the War of 1812. Information on him was sourced from the following:
Ancestry.com, U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, Provo, UT, USA
Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
So, there are other Edward Daniels out there other than the Grainger Co., TN. one so don't automatically assume he is the only one.
Diane Christie
