Kevin and List Members,
I descend from Martin Daniel Sr (ca. 1750-1811) of Mecklenburg Co., VA through his son Martin Daniel Jr (ca 1792-bef 1850).? Back in 2010, I was in contact with a? James "Jim" Daniel of Gray Summitt, Missouri.? He was descended from a William Powell Daniel born circa 1808 in Mecklenburg Co., VA and Bedford Co., TN who married Martha Wiggins.? He stated that he had has his YDNA tested and that he was a 34 out of 35 marker match with a Charles Arnold Daniel of Belton, TX who descended from Robert G. Daniel and Mary Ann Terrell.? Robert G. Daniel was the son of Stark Daniel (1775-1864) and Lucy Yancey.? Stark Daniel was the son of my Martin Daniel Sr (ca. 1750-1811) and brother to my Martin Daniel Jr (ca. 1792-bef 1850).?
Jim Daniel had speculated, but didn't have the proof, that his William Powell Daniel (b 1808) was the Grandson of Revolutionary War Veteran William Powell Daniel (ca. 1755-1836) of Mecklenburg Co., VA and Coffee Co., TN.? There are many similar given names in both the families of my Martin Daniel Sr and Jim's William Powell Daniel (b 1808) including "Martin", "Wiley", and "Walter".?
Kevin...do you know if either Jim Daniel or Charles Arnold Daniel are still active in the Daniel YDNA project??? I don't have their kit numbers so I have nothing on their Haplogroup.? I don't think that any male Daniel from my Martin Daniel Jr has tested.? I realize that a 35 marker test is pretty broad in the sense of what it can provide, but I wanted to see if there may have been more submissions that match these two gentlemen and begin to use YDNA as a means to find my Martin Daniel Sr's lineage.? I?will focus on finding a male Daniel from my line of Martin Daniel Jr to test at a much higher marker....possibly Big Y700.?
FYI: Bedford County and Coffee County, TN are adjacent to each other just south of Murfreesboro, TN.?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Charlie Rathbun
Knoxville, TN
