It has been a long time since I submitted my information on the Edward Darnell line so here goes again. I am glad to see others are still working on Edward's line. The information below is down to my grandfather, Bill Darnell, including a few facts I know of the family. My very best wishes to you Awiusdi. Lois Borton Werline Descendants of Edward Darnell (Darnall) Generation No. 1 1. EDWARD DARNELL1 (DARNALL) was born 1671 in England, and died 1754 in Zachiah Manor, Charles County, MD. He married SARAH ROBEY, daughter of JOHN ROBEY and SARA LUCKETT. More About EDWARD DARNELL (DARNALL): Fact 1: 1688, Came to MD. Indentured himself to pay for ship passage. Fact 2: Was a servant. Fact 3: 1727, By this date he owned 300 acres in Charles County, MD. Children of EDWARD (DARNALL) and SARAH ROBEY are: i. JOHN2 DARNELL, b. 1705, Charles County, MD; d. 1735. ii. EDWARD DARNELL, JR., b. 1707, Charles County, MD; m. PRISCILLA MOORE. iii. WILLIAM DARNELL, b. 1709, Charles County, MD; d. Bef. 1778. iv. ISAAC DARNELL, b. 1710, Charles County, MD. 2. v. THOMAS DARNELL, b. 1713, Charles County, MD; d. 1790, Charles County, MD. vi. SARAH DARNELL, b. 1714; m. THOMAS ARVIN. vii. MARY DARNELL, b. 1715; m. MORELAND. viii. ELIZABETH DARNELL, b. 1716, Charles County, MD; m. WILLIAM THOMAS, 1751, Charles County, MD. Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS2 DARNELL (EDWARD DARNELL1 (DARNALL)) was born 1713 in Charles County, MD, and died 1790 in Charles County, MD. He married SARAH MCQUEEN. Notes for THOMAS DARNELL: Source of information: Darnell Book by Dr. H. C. Smith Four of Thomas and Sarah's sons were Revolutionary War soldiers. Notes for SARAH MCQUEEN: It is tradition in the Darnell family that Sarah came to this country with a group of Quakers. Children of THOMAS DARNELL and SARAH MCQUEEN are: i. JOHN3 DARNELL, b. 1736, Charles County, MD; d. March 06, 1798, Montgomery County, KY; m. MARY ANN MCDONALD. More About JOHN DARNELL: Fact 1: John was a Revolutionary War soldier. ii. ELIZABETH DARNELL, b. Unknown, Charles County, MD. iii. WILLIAM (AKA SAMUEL) DARNELL, b. 1741, Charles County, MD. More About WILLIAM (AKA SAMUEL) DARNELL: Fact 1: William was a Revolutionary War soldier. iv. ISAAC DARNELL, b. 1745, Charles County, MD; d. 1824; m. STACIA MCDONALD. More About ISAAC DARNELL: Fact 1: Isaac was a Revolutionary War soldier. v. THOMAS DARNELL, b. 1760, Charles County, MD; d. 1822; m. ELIZABETH ROBEY. More About THOMAS DARNELL: Fact 1: Thomas was a Revolutionary War soldier. 3. vi. JAMES DARNELL, b. 1765, MD or VA; d. February 08, 1859, Knox County, IL. vii. MARY DARNELL, b. Unknown, Charles County, MD. viii. NANCY DARNELL, b. Unknown, Charles County, MD; m. JOHN SMITH, April 20, 1794, Bourbon County, KY. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES3 DARNELL (THOMAS2, EDWARD DARNELL1 (DARNALL)) was born 1765 in MD or VA, and died February 08, 1859 in Knox County, IL. He married MARY and possible an EVELINE. Notes for JAMES DARNELL: Sources of information: "Sketches of Prominent Citizens" by Nowland pp 160-161 "Indiana Source Books" Book, "Knox County, IL, History" Obituary of Mary (Darnell) Barner Darnell Book by Dr. H. C. Smith 1810 Montgomery County, NC Census 1820 Highland County, OH Census 1840 Marion County, IN Census 1850 IL Mortality Schedule Photographs of James' and Mary's tombstones. Mary's tombstone is beside James' and reads: Mary, wife of James Darnell. James and his family lived in Charles County, MD, VA, SC, Montgomery County, NC, Clark County, KY, Paint Twp., Highland County, OH, near Indianapolis, Marion County, IN and near Maquon, Knox County, IL. Children of JAMES DARNELL and MARY are: i. SAMUEL MARION4 DARNELL, b. 1797, NC; d. August 04, 1854, Knox County, IL; m. (1) DEBORAH COMBS 1819, (2) MALINDA NUNN, 1824, Highland County, OH. ii. JOHN DARNELL, b. 1800, NC; d. December 20, 1860, Elmwood, Peoria County, IL; m. MARGARET ANN WALKER, May 10, 1827, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. 4. iii. WILLIAM W. DARNELL, b. 1802, NC; d. November 18, 1862, Knox County, IL - bur. Uniontown Cem.. iv. LEWIS DARNELL, b. 1805, NC; d. Aft. 1876; m. MARY CHILL. v. JAMES DARNELL, b. 1806, NC; d. Aft. 1885, Marion County, IA; m. ELIZABETH OLINGER, August 28, 1827. vi. MARY E. DARNELL, b. September 17, 1810, Clark County, KY; d. June 21, 1884, Frankfort, Clinton County, IN; m. JOHN BARNER, February 27, 1831, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. vii. SARAH DARNELL, b. December 24, 1809; d. April 06, 1847; m. HENRY OLINGER, IN. viii. ELIZABETH (BETSY) DARNELL, b. 1813, KY; d. Unknown; m. (1) JONAS NUNN 1832, (2) JOSEPH WELKER, 1841. ix. SUMNER DARNELL, b. 1814, Clark County, KY; d. 1886, Mahaska County, IA - bur. Bellefountaine Cem.; m. MARY A. THURMAN, December 21, 1837, Knox County, IL. x. ALLEN DARNELL, b. 1816, Highland County, OH; d. November 05, 1891, Merlin, Josephine County, OR; m. PHOEBE MILAM, December 15, 1844, Knox County, IL. xi. SANFORD DARNELL, b. 1818, Highland County, OH; d. Unknown, Omaha, Douglas County, NE; m. (1) SARAH BOWEN (DIV) (2) NANCY BAKER, M. 1860. Generation No. 4 4. WILLIAM W.4 DARNELL (JAMES3, THOMAS2, EDWARD DARNELL1 (DARNALL)) was born 1802 in NC, and died November 18, 1862 in Knox County, IL - bur. Uniontown Cem.. He married PRISCILLA THURMAN July 07, 1825 in Highland County, OH, daughter of THOMAS THURMAN and PHOEBE GOAD/GOARD/GOURD. Notes for WILLIAM W. DARNELL: Sources of Information: Vital statistics of Knox County, IL, Knox County, NE, Butler County, NE Knox County, IL census 1850 and 1860 Estates of Samuel, William W. and James Darnell Civil War records Family knowledge Children of WILLIAM DARNELL and PRISCILLA THURMAN are: i. LEWIS5 DARNELL, b. September 18, 1826, OHio; d. May 15, 1905, Butler County, NE; m. (1) ZERELDA DARNELL, March 26, 1848, Knox County, IL; m. (2) MARY STRAIN, 1892, Knox County, IL. ii. THOMAS DARNELL, b. April 09, 1828, IN; d. November 14, 1904, CO; m. MARY ANN PLUMER, March 20, 1851, Knox County, IL. iii. JOEL DARNELL, b. April 02, 1830, IN; d. November 15, 1896, MT; m. (1) CYNTHIA WALTER, September 25, 1851, Knox County, IL; m. (2) ELIZABETH STRAIN, June 30, 1881, Knox County, IL. iv. JAMES DARNELL, b. November 25, 1832, Knox County, IL; d. August 08, 1897, Ulysses, Butler County, NE - bur. Grim Cem., Butler Co.; m. MARTHA ZIMMERMAN, October 21, 1858, Knox County, IL. v. WILLIAM DARNELL, b. October 23, 1834, Knox County, IL; d. January 01, 1893, Bazille Mills, Knox County, NE; m. (1) LETTICE WALTER; m. (2) NICEY KATE STRAIN MCWILLIAMS, December 29, 1874, Des Moines, IA. vi. ELIZA DARNELL, b. February 09, 1837, Knox County, IL; d. February 14, 1900, Ulysses, Butler County, NE - bur. David City Cem, David City, NE; m. BOWATER WALTER, February 02, 1854, Knox County, IL. vii. SUMNER DARNELL, b. April 16, 1839, Knox County, IL; d. February 13, 1921, Soldiers Home, Milford NE - bur. Grim Cem., Butler Co., NE; m. RACHEL ZIMMERMAN, June 11, 1860, Alexandria, MO. viii. MARY DARNELL, b. July 12, 1841, Knox County, IL; m. (1) SAMUEL NUNN; m. (2) CHARLES OLSON; m. (3) DAVID COON, February 05, 1861, Knox County, IL. 5. ix. ALLEN DARNELL, b. October 08, 1843, Knox County, IL; d. February 09, 1922, Providence, near Liberty, Clay County, MO - bur. Providence Baptist Church. x. GEORGE DARNELL, b. February 24, 1845, Maquon, Knox County, IL; d. February 29, 1912, Milford, NE; m. CELESTIA DAVIS, May 22, 1872. xi. MARTHA DARNELL, b. April 1847, Knox County, IL; d. February 15, 1848, Knox County, IL - bur. Uniontown Cem.. xii. JANE (JANIE) DARNELL, b. May 26, 1850, Knox County, IL; d. September 11, 1923, Will County, IL; m. JAMES MCKEE, March 16, 1871, Milford, Seward County, NE. xiii. MARION DARNELL, b. 1853, Knox County, IL; d. 1921; m. ALICE HECKMAN, April 12, 1874, Butler County, NE. Generation No. 5 5. ALLEN5 DARNELL (WILLIAM W.4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, EDWARD DARNELL1 (DARNALL)) was born October 08, 1843 in Knox County, IL, and died February 09, 1922 in Providence, near Liberty, Clay County, MO - bur. Providence Baptist Church. He married MARTHA LOUISIANA MICK September 06, 1869 in Knoxville, Knox County, IL, daughter of GEORGE MICK and MARY ROLFE. Notes for ALLEN DARNELL: Sources of information: Declaration for War Veterans Pension Il Adjutant General's Report Allen's death certificate Family knowledge At 18 years Allen enlisted in the Union Army. Because he owned a horse he was allowed to go into the Cavalry. He was in the Army until the end of the Civil War. Most of his service was in southern LA and MS. At one time he served under General George Custer. He played the violin and entertained at many dances. Children of ALLEN DARNELL and MARTHA MICK) are: i. ELLA MAY6 DARNELL, b. October 19, 1870, Ulysses, Butler County, NE; d. October 11, 1935, Providence, near Liberty, Clay County, MO; m. JOHN T. LIGGETT, January 11, 1888, Liberty, Clay County, MO. ii. GEORGE WILLIAM DARNELL, b. December 07, 1872, Ulysses, Butler County, NE; d. May 27, 1949, Claycomo, Clay County, MO; m. MAGGIE BELLE REYNOLDS, November 03, 1895, Liberty, Clay County, MO. iii. MARY PRISCILLA DARNELL, b. March 03, 1876, Plumb Hollow, Fremont County, IA; d. November 07, 1961, North Kansas City, Clay County, MO; m. JAMES M. HARRIS, November 26, 1899, Holt, Clinton County, MO. iv. JOHN FRANKLIN DARNELL, b. May 01, 1880, Paradise, Clay County, MO; d. January 04, 1941, Claycomo, Clay County, MO; m. (1) LIDA MARTIN; m. (2) VERA WARRINGTON. v. MARTHA ALLEN DARNELL, b. June 21, 1884, Liberty, Clay County, MO; d. June 27, 1968, North Kansas City, Clay County, MO; m. BERNARD HARRIS, November 21, 1899, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO. vi. LEWIS JAMES DARNELL, b. December 29, 1892; d. May 13, 1948, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO; m. (1) GERTRUDE LYNCH; m. (2) ZULA WEST.