James Danielson came to Block Island, RI in 1683. He had a son John Danielson. John had a son Timothy Danielson born in 1751. Timothy had 9 children. At this time Timothy changed the name from Danielson to Donaldson at least for his children. I am not sure if he changed his own name or not. My mothers, Harriet Hathaway Donaldson,(deceased) 30 plus years of genealogy work with the Donaldson family is very extensive. On the page for Timothy Danielson she writes " It is probable that he changed his name back to Donaldson or at least had his children do so". Does any one have any info as to why this name change took place? Please email me if you have any info. I'll appreciate it! donaldwilkinson@msn.com<br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>