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Chisley Daniel question

 

Hello? My genealogy info is from P A Miller’s research. It shows I descend from Captain James Daniel who died in 1761 at his farm on the James River. My question concerns the name Chicheley, which I understand is connected to Sir Henry Chicheley who Captain William Daniel accompanied from England to Virginia.? The first mention of Chicheley after that is Captain James, grandson of William, ?naming one of his sons by that names, which becomes Chisley/Chesley because of its pronunciation. John M. Daniel, James son, names one of his sons Chisely, and that Chisley passes the name on in my line. My question is if anyone has a Chisley in their line and if their understanding is the same as mine about the name being connected to Sir Henry Chicheley of Roswell, Middlesex County, Va. Thanks

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jlc
 

Hi Jack,
? ? Do you have some primary record evidence to prove that William Daniel of Middlesex County, VA came from England or that he accompanied, or was accompanied by, anyone? The first record I can find for him is in 1672 when he received a land patent (Virginia Patent Office, Land Patent Book 6 page 415) for importing three people into Middlesex County, VA. I have not found any record which associates him with anyone named Chicheley/Chesley, etc. There is nothing about this on Pam's web site... It has been awhile since I looked at William of Middlesex, though, but I put quite a bit of effort into him a few decades ago. I just browsed through my records on him and didn't see anything.
? ? I do think the name Chisely/Chesely is unique to the line of Daniels who descend from William Daniel of Middlesex, but have never seen any proof of its origins.?

Best,

Kevin

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