Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Daniel 
Birthabt 1625
Death20 Feb 1698, Middlesex County, Virginia
ResidenceMiddlesex County, Virginia
Documentation
On 18 April 1686, a Negro named Betty belonging to William Daneill died. [The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. from 1653 to 1812, Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company Reprints and Remainders, 1990, page 32.]
“George Gray the sone of Mr Samuell Gray and Mrs Ann Gray his wife was borne 23th of Aprill being St. George’s Day andwas baptized the 5th of May at his owne house, Mr William Churchill and Capt William Daniell being God Fathers, and Mrs Ann Grimes God Mother 1695.” [The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. from 1653 to 1812, Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company Reprints and Remainders, 1990, page 44.]
Data from Middlesex, Virginia, Daniel Descendants, by Robert Neville Mann and Cathrine Cleek Mann of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, published by Whitener’s Lettershop of Rome, Georgia, in 1959.
The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish of Middlesex County, Virginia, “shows that he was elected a member of the Church Vestry and attended his first meeting 2 June 1684. His attendance is shown at almost every meeting of the Vestry from the date of his election until November 10, 1696. He was made Church Warden of the Great Church in the Middle Parish, January 5, 1685, and served until succeeded by Oswald Cary in 1687.
“He first appears as Captain William Daniel at the meeting of November 12, 1689, and all subsequent entries, except three, refer to him as Captain. Supplies and equipment for the militia of Middlesex County, Virginia were ordered to be turned over to him, July 1, 1689, so he was apparently Captain in the Middlesex County Militia.
“He was serving as a Justice in Middlesex County, Virginia June 2, 1684, and aided in taking the Military Census of that County, December 23, 1686.
“He was a witness to the will of Thomas Williams in Middlesex County, Virginia. The will was dated July 30, 1683; proved in Court on October 6, 1684. His name there is spelled Daniell.
“He was a witness to the will of Christ. Robinson, made January 27, 1692; proved in Court March 6, 1693. Robinson had married the widow of Major Robert Beverley. In the will Robinson deisgnates him as his ‘loving fried Captian William Daniel’ and bequeaths to him a ring and names him as an executor. Robinson refers, also, to his ‘loving God daughters, Agatha and Catherine Daniel, daughters of Captain William Daniel,’ bequeathing them one cow and one calf each.
“The fact that he ceased his Church, military and political activities about 1696, and that he did not appear as a witness to prove Robinson’s will lends support to the belief that he may have become physically inactive about that time.”
His will is lengthy and is dated 8 October 1694. He gives to his son William Daniel one hundred and fifty acres of land on which William lives. He also gives to to William his cattle, horses, hogs, household goods, and one man servant named William Wood, and twenty shillings to buy a ring. He gives to his son Robert Daniel one hundred and fifty acres of land on which Robert lives, with houses and appurtenances. If Robert has no heirs, the land goes to the testator’s son Richard Daniel, and then would pass to the testator’s son James. If James dies without heirs, the land is to be given to the testator’s daughters Agatha, Katherin, Elizabeth and Ann. He gives to his son Robert a Negro woman named Jugy and twenty shillings to buy a ring. He stipulates that his wife Jocebed shall have the use of the plantation for her life, with provisions. To his son James Daniel, one tract of land purchased of Joseph Gore in Middlesex. If James dies without heirs, the property goes to Agatha, Katherina, Elizabeth and Ann Daniel. Richard Daniel receives the plantation on which the testator now lives, after the decease of the testator’s wife. If Richard has no heirs, the land passes to Agatha, Katherine, Elizabeth and Ann. James is to live on the land given to Richard, as long as the testator’s wife is alive. Richard Daniel receives saddle, pistoles, and houlsters. James receives one cow and calf, and a gun. Elizabeth and Ann, the two youngest daughters, receive five pounds each. He gives ten shillings to Benjamin Thacher “to bye him a pare of gloves in Remembance of me.” He appoints his wife Jocebed executrix and sons Richard and James executors. Signed Will Daniel. A codicil to the will written without date stipulates that James Daniel shall have “Sipress timber” from Richard Daniel’s land. William’s wife has died, so the slave Anatto goes to Katherine. The will was proved on 3 October 1698.
“George Gray the sone of Mr Samuell Gray and Mrs Ann Gray his wife was borne 23th of Aprill being St. George’s Day andwas baptized the 5th of May at his owne house, Mr William Churchill and Capt William Daniell being God Fathers, and Mrs Ann Grimes God Mother 1695.” [The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. from 1653 to 1812, Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company Reprints and Remainders, 1990, page 44.]
Data from Middlesex, Virginia, Daniel Descendants, by Robert Neville Mann and Cathrine Cleek Mann of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, published by Whitener’s Lettershop of Rome, Georgia, in 1959.
The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish of Middlesex County, Virginia, “shows that he was elected a member of the Church Vestry and attended his first meeting 2 June 1684. His attendance is shown at almost every meeting of the Vestry from the date of his election until November 10, 1696. He was made Church Warden of the Great Church in the Middle Parish, January 5, 1685, and served until succeeded by Oswald Cary in 1687.
“He first appears as Captain William Daniel at the meeting of November 12, 1689, and all subsequent entries, except three, refer to him as Captain. Supplies and equipment for the militia of Middlesex County, Virginia were ordered to be turned over to him, July 1, 1689, so he was apparently Captain in the Middlesex County Militia.
“He was serving as a Justice in Middlesex County, Virginia June 2, 1684, and aided in taking the Military Census of that County, December 23, 1686.
“He was a witness to the will of Thomas Williams in Middlesex County, Virginia. The will was dated July 30, 1683; proved in Court on October 6, 1684. His name there is spelled Daniell.
“He was a witness to the will of Christ. Robinson, made January 27, 1692; proved in Court March 6, 1693. Robinson had married the widow of Major Robert Beverley. In the will Robinson deisgnates him as his ‘loving fried Captian William Daniel’ and bequeaths to him a ring and names him as an executor. Robinson refers, also, to his ‘loving God daughters, Agatha and Catherine Daniel, daughters of Captain William Daniel,’ bequeathing them one cow and one calf each.
“The fact that he ceased his Church, military and political activities about 1696, and that he did not appear as a witness to prove Robinson’s will lends support to the belief that he may have become physically inactive about that time.”
His will is lengthy and is dated 8 October 1694. He gives to his son William Daniel one hundred and fifty acres of land on which William lives. He also gives to to William his cattle, horses, hogs, household goods, and one man servant named William Wood, and twenty shillings to buy a ring. He gives to his son Robert Daniel one hundred and fifty acres of land on which Robert lives, with houses and appurtenances. If Robert has no heirs, the land goes to the testator’s son Richard Daniel, and then would pass to the testator’s son James. If James dies without heirs, the land is to be given to the testator’s daughters Agatha, Katherin, Elizabeth and Ann. He gives to his son Robert a Negro woman named Jugy and twenty shillings to buy a ring. He stipulates that his wife Jocebed shall have the use of the plantation for her life, with provisions. To his son James Daniel, one tract of land purchased of Joseph Gore in Middlesex. If James dies without heirs, the property goes to Agatha, Katherina, Elizabeth and Ann Daniel. Richard Daniel receives the plantation on which the testator now lives, after the decease of the testator’s wife. If Richard has no heirs, the land passes to Agatha, Katherine, Elizabeth and Ann. James is to live on the land given to Richard, as long as the testator’s wife is alive. Richard Daniel receives saddle, pistoles, and houlsters. James receives one cow and calf, and a gun. Elizabeth and Ann, the two youngest daughters, receive five pounds each. He gives ten shillings to Benjamin Thacher “to bye him a pare of gloves in Remembance of me.” He appoints his wife Jocebed executrix and sons Richard and James executors. Signed Will Daniel. A codicil to the will written without date stipulates that James Daniel shall have “Sipress timber” from Richard Daniel’s land. William’s wife has died, so the slave Anatto goes to Katherine. The will was proved on 3 October 1698.