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Good morning, group!

I stumbled across you this morning when looking for some documentation on the Over Tabley Daniels.

It is great to see some names I have interacted with in the past!

By way of introduction, I am descended from Capt. William Daniel of Middlesex Co., Virginia through his son James. My line went to Campbell County, Kentucky where I was born and raised.

I look forward to having meaningful dialogue with some great minds, logical thinkers, and preservers of primary source documents!

I somewhat put my genealogy on the back burner when I returned to working after my husband's untimely death but now have time to dig back in!

Sherry
Sheryl Neal Slaughter

Hi Sheryl!?
Welcome to the Daniel group!

I am sorry to hear about your husband.

With regard to the Over Tabley Daniels, it has been proved by primary record research and Y DNA testing that there is no connection between William Daniel of Middlesex County, VA and the Over Tabley Daniels. Primary record research disproved this connection decades ago but there are so many secondary sources perpetuating this incorrect information that it is a continual task to correct it. This is addressed at some length on the Wikitree page for William.?



It also appears that James Daniel was not the biological son of William Daniel, based on Y DNA testing of his descendants. That is addressed at length on Pam Miller's site. I have examined her proof in detail and tend to agree with her conclusions. Her page is also linked on WikiTree.



The matches at 111 markers to descendants of William Daniel of Middlesex by his son Robert to men with the surname Jones and Wood, but to no one named Daniel, suggests that William may have had a clan ancestry, perhaps in Ireland or Wales. Both areas suffered incursions by Vikings which caused impacts to the Y DNA of men in those regions. The name change to Daniel may have occurred close to the time of William Daniel which could be a contributing factor in the difficulty in determining his European ancestry.

Best,

Kevin