William Daniel was probably born in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia which was abolished in 1692 when it was divided into Essex and Richmond counties. William Daniel was already settled on a plantation in Essex County in 1707 when he first appears in records there. He was married to an unknown daughter of Robert Williams around 1700, proved by deed records in Essex County. William had strong ties to Richmond County, both socially and in business. He purchased several hundred acres of land in Essex County, which later fell into south eastern Caroline County when it was created in 1728. William also had land in King and Queen County, VA but, since deed and other records King and Queen are lost, his level of activity in that county cannot be determined. There are indications in various records to suggest that William had ongoing activity in that county.
William was an enterprising man, a carpenter, land owner, planter and owner of a grist mill on Essex land that was cut off into Caroline County. He was frequently a juror and grand juror in Caroline and is often mentioned in the few records remaining in that county, mostly court order books.
William's will was presented for probate at the January 1765 court in Caroline County by his son William Jr. and grandson Thomas Daniel. This indicates that he died in either late 1764 or early 1765. He was likely buried on the family plantation in southeast Caroline County. Most of his Caroline County land now lies within the boundaries of Fort A. P. Hill.
Since probate and deed records in Caroline are lost, the names and birth order of his children are deduced from court records, some remaining land tax records and Y DNA testing: Sarah, Mary, William Jr., Thomas, Elizabeth, Elijah and Moses.
William was an enterprising man, a carpenter, land owner, planter and owner of a grist mill on Essex land that was cut off into Caroline County. He was frequently a juror and grand juror in Caroline and is often mentioned in the few records remaining in that county, mostly court order books.
William's will was presented for probate at the January 1765 court in Caroline County by his son William Jr. and grandson Thomas Daniel. This indicates that he died in either late 1764 or early 1765. He was likely buried on the family plantation in southeast Caroline County. Most of his Caroline County land now lies within the boundaries of Fort A. P. Hill.
Since probate and deed records in Caroline are lost, the names and birth order of his children are deduced from court records, some remaining land tax records and Y DNA testing: Sarah, Mary, William Jr., Thomas, Elizabeth, Elijah and Moses.
William Daniel was probably born in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia which was abolished in 1692 when it was divided into Essex and Richmond counties. William Daniel was already settled on a plantation in Essex County in 1707 when he first appears in records there. He was married to an unknown daughter of Robert Williams around 1700, proved by deed records in Essex County. William had strong ties to Richmond County, both socially and in business. He purchased several hundred acres of land in Essex County, which later fell into south eastern Caroline County when it was created in 1728. William also had land in King and Queen County, VA but, since deed and other records King and Queen are lost, his level of activity in that county cannot be determined. There are indications in various records to suggest that William had ongoing activity in that county.
William was an enterprising man, a carpenter, land owner, planter and owner of a grist mill on Essex land that was cut off into Caroline County. He was frequently a juror and grand juror in Caroline and is often mentioned in the few records remaining in that county, mostly court order books.
William's will was presented for probate at the January 1765 court in Caroline County by his son William Jr. and grandson Thomas Daniel. This indicates that he died in either late 1764 or early 1765. He was likely buried on the family plantation in southeast Caroline County. Most of his Caroline County land now lies within the boundaries of Fort A. P. Hill.
Since probate and deed records in Caroline are lost, the names and birth order of his children are deduced from court records, some remaining land tax records and Y DNA testing: Sarah, Mary, William Jr., Thomas, Elizabeth, Elijah and Moses.
William was an enterprising man, a carpenter, land owner, planter and owner of a grist mill on Essex land that was cut off into Caroline County. He was frequently a juror and grand juror in Caroline and is often mentioned in the few records remaining in that county, mostly court order books.
William's will was presented for probate at the January 1765 court in Caroline County by his son William Jr. and grandson Thomas Daniel. This indicates that he died in either late 1764 or early 1765. He was likely buried on the family plantation in southeast Caroline County. Most of his Caroline County land now lies within the boundaries of Fort A. P. Hill.
Since probate and deed records in Caroline are lost, the names and birth order of his children are deduced from court records, some remaining land tax records and Y DNA testing: Sarah, Mary, William Jr., Thomas, Elizabeth, Elijah and Moses.
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