William Daniel Sr. of Middlesex ("Capt.
William") named four sons in his will: William, Robert, James,
and Richard. We currently have DNA test results for three of these
sons as shown in the tree below; lines are colored based on matching
tests and the test kit numbers are included.
We are very interested in finding a descendant of
Richard and are always hunting. If you can help in this quest please
contact Pam.
Observations, results, answers derived from our tests
1. The mismatch:
Note that matching tests from multiple
sons of a man prove his DNA "profile". The tests (in red)
for William Jr. and Robert match each other, but differ from the
tests (in blue) for James. For an analysis of this mismatch and a
solution to the discrepancy see here.
2. The branch markers:
a. The members marked *23
show 23 at marker #447, which now defines this branch, all the other
tests in red show a 22 at this marker. Any descendants of this branch
can be expected to show a 23. Future testers with something other
than 23 at marker #447 are almost surely not from this branch.
The
current tests prove this branching marker at the level of Robert (md.
Sarah Mickelborough), son of Robert (md. Elizabeth Carter), son of
William Jr. The next challenge is to find a tester from a brother to
this branching Robert. If he also shows a 23 at marker 447, it will
show that the branch marker actually starts with their father Robert
(md. Elizabeth Carter). The eligible brothers, i.e. other sons of the
older Robert, are: William (1731/2-1783, md.1 Elizabeth --, md.2
Hannah Wood; John (1733-1772, md.1 Sarah Reid, md.2 Elizabeth Rice;
Christopher (1736-1793, md. Mary Mickelborough).
b. The
members marked *37 show 37 at marker CDYb; the modal is 36. These two
tests (20231 and N75969) are from two different sons of Josiah (md.
Mary Denton), but Josiah's brother shows the modal, so the mutation
began with Josiah. Descendants of this branch can be expected to show
a 37.
c. The members marked *17 show 17 at marker 458; the
modal is 15. See #4 below for more information about the proposed
line which probably makes this a branch marker for Obadiah.
3. A reverse mutation (AKA aback-mutation)!! Test #400169 should, by all rights, show a 23 at marker 447. That branch marker, shown as *23 in the tree, was established by tests 142779 and 119371. But somewhere down the line from Samuel down to the tester #400169, the 23 mutated BACK to the 22 that is the norm for Middlesex Daniel yDNA.
4. Finding the correct fit, correcting previous errors in
identification:
a. Tests #20231 and N75969,
representing James J. and Walter K. Daniel, show DNA supporting the
almost certain place of their father Josiah Daniel (b. 1805, md. Mary
Denton) in the family of James K. Daniel, son of Josiah Daniel. There
is already much evidence for this, location and dates, various
namesakes, the presence of an unnamed son in early census that fits,
etc., but migration at a critical age for this younger Josiah means
that one necessary record that clinches it is still to be found.
However, the DNA match makes this placement of Josiah almost certain.
b. Like the test of Josiah (#20231) described above, the
test representing George B. Daniel (marked "anc.dna") shows
DNA supporting his almost certain place in the family of James K.
Daniel, son of Josiah Daniel. There is already much evidence for
this, location and dates, various namesakes, the presence of an
unnamed son in early census that fits, etc., but migration at a
critical age for this George B. means that one necessary record that
clinches it is still to be found. For a very good description of the
evidence see the
discussion at rootsweb about this George B.. The DNA match makes
this placement of George B. almost certain.
c. Test
#143930 resolves a longstanding confusion over various William H.
Daniel's of Alabama and Georgia, all born in close years (ca 1826);
the correct William H. has now confirmed his place as the son of
Samuel Daniel and Elizabeth Holloway and thus his Middlesex ancestry
by DNA! See Jan's fuller info and happy announcement here!
d. Test #48481 represents James Daniel (1747-1820) who md.
Sally Cocke. In his counties of Christian KY, Person NC, and
Granville NC there is always another (often more than one) James
Daniel. Old works melded them and made errors in placing the various
James's, resulting in some very "creative" genealogies.
These errors became so "written in stone" that, even when
the different James's were eventually distinguished by research into
their lands, ages and other data from the records, it didn't seem
proof enough to overturn the old errors. DNA finally placed this
James (48481) in his correct line, as the record evidence showed. For
further details on this work see "James
Daniel is the Son of James of Albemarle".
e. Test #513064 represents Charles, son of Charles, son of James and Margaret (Vivion) Daniel. The tester had been unable to get recent family information and records were simply not available. The test showed he belonged in this line and he was finally able to obtain the one piece of information needed to trace back accurately!
5. Using a special mutation to propose a likely line membership
and a potential branch marker AND digging deeper into the records to
prove:
Test #223826 arrived with the oldest documented
ancestor as John Daniel, b. VA, md. 1832 in WVA Kanawha to Elizabeth
Leadman (b. ca 1815). John d. young in 1832-1836, leaving only one
son. The son Christopher Columbus Daniels and all further descendants
consistently go by Daniels. The two step mutation at marker 458 made
this tester a very likely descendant of Obadiah, s/o William Jr., s/o
Capt. William. A one step mutation on this test could merely be used
to suggest a relation to Obadiah, but it could also have represented
a mutation that could have happened in any of the other branches.
Obadiah had four sons, Moseley, John, Ezekiel, and Ichabod.
By
elimination, Ichabod is not the ancestor, his descendants are well
documented and the entire family goes to TN after Ichabod's death.
Ezekiel d. before 22 Jun 1790 when his will was probated. His
estate goes to his siblings and their heirs, i.e. he died unmarried
and childless.
John had a son Garrett, but it currently looks
like he may have also gone to TN (this idea still needs more proof).
Moseley had three children, William, Sarah, and Mary. Moseley
died ca 1795 and his children are named in a chancery suit in 1801
regarding their uncle Ezekiel, with William representing himself and
his underaged sisters. William drops out of the Goochland records
before 1830. Sister Sarah md. Francis Blankenship in 1809 VA
Goochland, and it looks certain that they moved to WVA Kanawha before
1830. Brother William had several children, including sons in the
right years to be this test's ancestor John who also md. in WVA
Kanawha. My theory was that we were looking at the herding of some
family members: Sarah (Daniel) Blankenship and her brother William
(or maybe a son of William) went to WVA Kanawha together. This drove
us to the tax records which had not been examined, both in VA
Goochland and in WVA Kanawha. The two records show a perfect
migration of father William and his children. The lists also reveal
the names of other sons of William: Micajah, Leonard M., and the John
of the test.
This test was originally shown with a broken
"proposed" line from William to John - that has now been
solidified, but I've left the expanded lineage because of how this
test and breakthrough occurred.
6. Linking a line from both
directions:
Test #236042 - The descendants searching
back were not going to be able to break through out of KY: the
records there stop with a Leonard b. in Virginia ca 1793. This
Leonard appears in Daviess County KY and then back to Shelby County,
where at least three different Daniel lines met up, meaning it might
have been possible to erroneously "assign" their Leonard to
the wrong line. This Leonard's children do show some interesting
namesakes for Middlesex, e.g. Josiah (a son of Benjamin), so
Middlesex was an interesting possibility to look at.
At the same
time the searchers of descendants of Benjamin of Middlesex come to a
stop with his son Leonard b. before 1765. This older Leonard
disappears from the Middlesex records by 1791, but where to? The
1810-1820 census only shows one Leonard the right age to be the
Leonard son of Benjamin who left Middlesex; he's in Shelby KY and has
a son the correct age to be the younger Leonard described above. A
young Leonard married Maria Cox in 1826 in Shelby and he is there in
1830 with a new wife and child and an older woman (i.e. could be a
mother), then this younger Leonard disappears from the Shelby records
right as a Leonard of the same age shows up in Daviess KY. The wife
of this Leonard in Daviess turns out to be Maria. It makes sense that
the young Leonard of Shelby is the young Leonard of Daviess. But we
couldn't just declare the two Leonards to be father and son without
another major piece of linking evidence, and it was provided by the
matching DNA!
7. Getting on the right track:
Tests
#13086 and #20707 have previously been thought to come from other
lines, but their match shows them to be somehow related to the
Middlesex Daniel family. Although there is still a ways to go to find
how they fit into the family, at least the searchers now know in
which direction to head and which erroneous lines they can now
discard.
Placing these tests directly into Middlesex families has
proved difficult thus far and the research on them has led both to
some burned counties in NC and SC, breaking through has not been
possible to date. One question to ponder is whether it's possible
these tests actually come from a related line that didn't start in
Middlesex, but arrived at a different time and place.
Below are the DNA results for the Middlesex Daniels. The branch mutations at markers #458, #447, and CDYb are shown in bold and outlined together. The back mutation described above is shown as *22*. The significance of the 66/67 Davis match is explained here (This is the same article mentioned and linked to in #1 above.).
Ancestor, remarks |
Kit # |
H |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
G |
C |
C |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
C |
C |
4 |
4 |
by sons of William Jr d. 1723 Msex |
|
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Obadiah d. 1778
Goochland > Moseley > William > John |
223826 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
|
Obadiah d. 1778 Goochland > Ichabod |
100256 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
Robert d. 1781 Msex > Robert > Travis |
142779 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
23 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
Robert d. 1781 Msex > Robert > Robert > Robert > Robert > private |
119371 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
23 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
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|
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Robert d. 1781 Msex > Robert > Robert > Robert > Robert > Samuel |
400169 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
*22* |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
|
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by sons of Robert d. 1720 Msex |
|
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Robert 1691-1742 > Samuel 1729-ca 1798 NC |
126627 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
Robert 1691-1742 > Benjamin 1691-1742 |
236042 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
Henry 1701/2-1767 > Robert 1744-1784 |
108355 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
James d. 1761 > Chesley 1730/1 VA-1814 NC |
40078 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
James d. 1761 > Josiah > James K. > James B. |
20230 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
James d. 1761 >
Josiah > James K.- |
20231 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
37 |
12 |
10 |
James d. 1761 >
Josiah > James K.- |
N75969 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
37 |
12 |
10 |
continued |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
8 |
13 |
27 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
|
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James d. 1761 > Josiah > James K. > prob son Geo B. |
172081 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
continued |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
8 |
13 |
27 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
|
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|
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James d. 1761 > Josiah > Thomas |
176514 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
James d. 1761 > Josiah > Leonard |
N86320 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
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James d. 1761 > Josiah > Samuel > William H. |
143930 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
35 |
12 |
10 |
continued |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
8 |
13 |
27 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
|
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|
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James d. 1761 > James 1747 VA-1820 KY |
48481 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
unknown connection to Msex |
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Benjamin NC-GA, md. Lucretia Burgamy |
13086 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
Robert C. NC-GA, md. Penny Lane |
20707 |
I1 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
36 |
12 |
10 |
continued |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
8 |
13 |
27 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
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by sons of James d. 1748 Msex |
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Peter > Travers |
4163 |
R1b1b2 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
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Charles > Charles |
513064 |
R1b1b2 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
39 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
continued |
11 |
9 |
15 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
23 |
17 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
22 |
20 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
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Charles > Thomas |
59830 |
R1b1b2 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
38 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
continued |
11 |
9 |
15 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
23 |
17 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
22 |
20 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
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Samuel Davis 1799-1865 KY Nicholas |
93703 |
R1b1a2 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
38 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
continued |
11 |
9 |
15 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
23 |
17 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
22 |
20 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
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Daniel surname, no info but potential match |
N73223 |
R1b1a2 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
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PLEASE
- If you are a Daniel male, or have a male Daniel relative, please
join the DNA project and help all Daniel searchers in their quest!
The join site is here.
If you know you are a Middlesex Daniel or if your results match
any of ours, I also hope you'll allow me to include them on this
page.
Comments or connections?
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