Charlotte: I just read your post concerning Daniel Goin who married Susannah Inman, sister of Shadrack, Meshack and Abendago, et. al, Inman. My interest in the Inman family comes from my research on the McDowell - McPeeters family. Shadrack Inman married Mary McPeeters, the daughter of Charles and Mary McDowell McPeeters. Have you visited the inman surname web org site online? http://inman.surnameweb.org/sketches/14637.htm which gives and account of the location of Daniel Goan/Goin/Gowin prior to the move to early frontier North Carolina, which says that he is found as a bound boy of Samuel Doak in Augusta Co., VA records. This Samuel Doak appears to be the elder Samuel who was married to Jane Mitchell, and were parents of the well known Revolutionary Presbyterian minister, Rev. Samuel Doak. You may be aware that Rev. Samuel Doak was noted as giving the invocation at the gathering at Sycamore Shoals when the "Overmoutain" men gathered prior to the march to the battle of King's mountain, NC. Daniel Goin is named as a "cited" (suspected) Torie in a summons issued 12 December 1782 by the Clerk of Court of Burke Co., NC. His name is written as "Dan'l Gowin" This court summons sent to the Sheriff to notify the named suspected Tories in the county to appear the "Third Monday in Janry next" (1783) at the Court to give reason why they should not have their property confiscated. There were 121 men named in the summons, among them were Shadrack Inman (brother in law of Daniel Goin), Charles McPeters (father in law of Shadrack Inman), Joseph McPeters (son of Charles McPeters), Jonathan McPeters (son of Charles McPeters), David Melson (Nelson) - relationship to the family is unclear but Jonathan McPeters became guardian to David Nelson,Jr., three Hyatt men who are some way intermarried into the Inman family - Hezekiah Hyatt, Seth Hyatt, Edward Hyatt, and James Barnes, a nephew of Charles McPeters. I honestly have not been able, as of yet, to completely comprehend why these men were cited as being suspected Tories or Tory sympathizers, although it is part of the larger Court martial trial of Gen. Charles McDowell. (Who was the first cousin of Charles McPeters wife Mary McDowell McPeters). It is an established fact that both Joseph and Jonathan McPeters served as Patriots during the Revolution from Burke Co., NC, and I can't really make sense of why they were being cited as Tories at the end of the Revolution, but, perhaps further research will help clarify this. I hope this is some help to you in your search for the parentage of Daniel Goin(s). Charmaine