The year of birth is an estimate based on information in a document relating to the military service of Daniel's brother-in-law, Pearson MILLER, which serves to pinpoint Daniel's approximate year of birth more authoritatively than the 1850 census estimate (1764) or the death index information (1861). In the document, Daniel himself provided his testimony, given under oath. It leads to a 1766 estimate for his year of birth. In addition, 1866 fits better with the birth year estimates of his father and his younger siblings. The 1850 census indicated Daniel to have been born in Virginia. This was likely eastern Virginia, and NOT southwest Virginia (e.g. Franklin County) as has been copied without documentation into some family trees.
The year of birth is an estimate based on information in a document relating to the military service of Daniel's brother-in-law, Pearson MILLER, which serves to pinpoint Daniel's approximate year of birth more authoritatively than the 1850 census estimate (1764) or the death index information (1861). In the document, Daniel himself provided his testimony, given under oath. It leads to a 1766 estimate for his year of birth. In addition, 1866 fits better with the birth year estimates of his father and his younger siblings. The 1850 census indicated Daniel to have been born in Virginia. This was likely eastern Virginia, and NOT southwest Virginia (e.g. Franklin County) as has been copied without documentation into some family trees.
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