Have you visited Payne's website? Here is the address pertinent to John: http://www.paynedaniel.com/johndan2/d3.htm#i9520 # 9, John, brother of # 4 Peter, is my ancestor. I sent much of the info on John Daniell line to Payne several years ago. I have been unable to trace past John due to his early entry into VA. I hope this info is helful! Gerald Daniel B. Wilkinson wrote: >Does anyone have any information on a John Daniel b 1766 the son of Peter Daniel b b/4 1730 and Mary Unknown. The grandparents of this John Daniel were William Daniel born before 1679 Isle of Wight County Va. and Deborah Garland. This William left a will made on 10 September 1738 Isle of Wight County, Va,, Any information on the John Daniel b 1766, will be greatly appreciated. > > >==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== >Don't forget to change the Subject line of your message when you change the subject of a reply message. > > > >

Gerald, Do you have information on where in Isle of Wight CO John lived? I plan to go to Williamsburg in May and would like to ride over to Isle of Wight CO to see the general location. Lucy Gray ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Daniel To: DANIEL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [DANIEL-L] John Daniel b 1766 Have you visited Payne's website? Here is the address pertinent to John: http://www.paynedaniel.com/johndan2/d3.htm#i9520 # 9, John, brother of # 4 Peter, is my ancestor. I sent much of the info on John Daniell line to Payne several years ago. I have been unable to trace past John due to his early entry into VA. I hope this info is helful! Gerald Daniel B. Wilkinson wrote: >Does anyone have any information on a John Daniel b 1766 the son of Peter Daniel b b/4 1730 and Mary Unknown. The grandparents of this John Daniel were William Daniel born before 1679 Isle of Wight County Va. and Deborah Garland. This William left a will made on 10 September 1738 Isle of Wight County, Va,, Any information on the John Daniel b 1766, will be greatly appreciated. > > >==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== >Don't forget to change the Subject line of your message when you change the subject of a reply message. > > > > ==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== Going on Vacation for longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe Click on the following link and your message is ready to send Mail Mode: mailto:DANIEL-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe or- Digest Mode: mailto:DANIEL-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe

As I enter my eighth year of Daniel research I read back over my old files and marvel that I arrived at this point with out quitting in desperation. So, here are some of the puzzlers that still face my work and that of others; I will share a few comments. As always I will appreciate any constructive participation from my peers. It has been presumed, and I emphasize the word presumed, that James Daniel of Essex Co., Virginia, was the son of Hugh and Mary Billington Daniel of Old Rappahannock Co., Va. Rappahannock County was formed in the year 1656 from Lancaster Co., Va, and became extinct in 1692 when it became two counties named Essex and Richmond Co., Va. So, if James was born about 1661 he would or could be a possible son of Hugh and have a Rappahannock tie? We call him James Daniel of Essex because he died in Essex in 1742. To my knowledge the only son attributable to Hugh and Mary would have been William who was born about 1660 and is mentioned in the records of Rappahannock County (April 18, 1661). There is no proof that this William was the William Daniel of Caroline, or that he produced any offspring. To further muddy the issue, John Daniel of York County, probably the first John of record, is presumed to be the father of James of Essex, a William, a John, and a Richard. Heinemann, who first supported Hugh Daniel as the chief progenitor of the Daniels of Rappahannock and Essex etc., changed his position when Worth Ray suggested that a John Daniel was the father of the aforementioned sons. Hugh Daniel would be a convenient place to put James because of dates and locality. [An assignment of "best guess", perhaps.] Mrs. Christine S. Gee and Dr. James Daniel of Laurens, SC, after hands on research in the area of Essex/Caroline/Lancaster Counties Va., arrived at the conclusion that James of Essex was a stand alone guy and was not the son of Hugh or a John of York. I support this position for the reasons stated on my web site. (www.paynedaniel.com)This would place James (James the First of Essex) as the father of William, (William Daniel of Caroline), and John born C 1687, an assignment supported by Judge Newman, and James Daniel II (1680-1725) who fits a missing link in the lineage lineup There is no record of a Richard in this scenario or the presumption that John of York was the father of James, William, John and Richard. I would love to know about this Richard? It is also presumed that Roger Daniell of Warwick County, Va., located 40 miles or so from Rappahannock, was the father of Hugh Daniel and of John Daniell of York as well. Do we have factual documentation for these assignments or do we accept past researchers work as gospel? No, but they are our only guide line to the past and we must consider that Heinemann did have a list of sources even though he did not connect all the dots for us. Mr. Ray also left us enough material to jump start the research process, but his dots do not always factually connect. Factor in the loss of records from the area of Essex and Caroline, and we are left to make the best of what we have and what we can find. And now DNA will enter the picture to begin a new era in making positive assignments, perhaps. Good hunting in 2004. Payne