Family History of Henry McDaniel, Sr. - Monroe Co. WV


From "The Ancestry of Grace Carolyn McDaniel" by Kelly Greer



Our best speculation is that Henry McDaniel, SR.,  MAY  have been a
descendant  of  the line of MacDonnell’s of County Antrim;  the original
ancestor of whom was Sir Randal MacDonnell, the first Earl of Antrim,
son of Sorley MacDonnell.     Sir Randal became the first Earl of Antrim
in 1601.   The reason we suspect this may be the line that he came from
is because the first official record we have of Henry McDaniel, Sr., is
a record which shows he was the Constable of "Antrim" Parish in Halifax
County, Va..   It is well known that immigrants to the new world often
times named their surroundings in the new world after their
corresponding homelands in Europe.   Perhaps Henry was drawn towards
this area because it had been named after his homeland in Ireland.   It
is even possible that he may have had a hand in naming this area of
Halifax County as Antrim Parish given the fact that he is known to have
been living in this area as early as 1755; and quite possibly even
earlier than that.

 We have assumed that Henry McDaniel, Sr., was born sometime around
1730, based upon the fact that his first born son (James) was known to
have born in 1755 or 1756, in Halifax County, Virginia.   This was
learned from viewing James McDaniel's application for a military
pension. Exactly where Henry was born is not known, however, it is
assumed that he must have been born in either Virginia or Ireland.
The question of " Who " his parents were is also unknown.   What we do
know of the area, where his son James was born in 1756, is that white
men to settle in this area arrived in 1740.    Settlements were made on
the Dan River and on "Otter Creek" (now Bannister River).   This is
where the chief villiage of the Narhisson Indians had been located.
The first Englishmen to come to this area were the "Long Hunters" or
trappers.   They found this part of Virginia teeming with furbearing
animals, such as bears, wild turkeys, deer and other wild life.

 The first " Official " documents that we have uncovered which refer to
Henry McDaniel, Sr., come from the records of Halifax County, VA., in
the Pleas and Minutes, Book #3, on page #35, in which it was recorded
that " Henry McDaniel's titheables were to be credited towards work on a
road", in other words, he did not have to pay taxes based upon the fact
that he had helped build a road in this area.     In this same Pleas and
Minutes Book on page #219, it is recorded that Henry McDaniel is
qualified as a Constable in Antrim Parish of Halifax County, VA.   The
year of these two records is listed as 1760.

 Antrim Parish was formed at the creation of Halifax County in 1752 and
their boundaries were identical.   Peytonsburg was the county seat.
Peytonsburg today is a small village located in the Eastern portion of
Pittsylvania County.  However, during the Colonial wars, and the
Revolution, it was an important supply center and military prison.
When Pittsylvania County was cut off from Halifax County in 1767, the
boundaries of Antrim Parish remained identical to the boundaries of
Halifax County.

 On August 7, 1761, Henry McDaniel received a land grant for 285 acres
of land in Halifax County, Virginia, from King George III of England.
This land was located "along both sides of the Pigg River in Halifax
County, Virginia."    This land is now located in the northwest portion
of Pittsylvania County, VA..    This land grant is recorded in Index #34
of the Virginia State Land Office Index to Land Patents and Grants
1623-1774.   This land grant is listed in Lunenberg County, Virginia.
Halifax was created out of a portion of Lunenberg County in 1752.

 On July 7, 1763, Henry received another land grant for an additional
400 acres in Halifax County, VA.   This is recorded as Patent #35.
This land was located on the south side of the Bannister River in
Halifax County, VA.   This land today is located in the middle of
Pittsylvania County, VA.

 In the Vestry Book of Antrim Parish in Halifax County, VA., there is a
record which shows that Henry McDaniel, Sr., overpaid a levy in 1760
(when he was a Constable) and he was repaid with 20 lbs. of tobacco.
Tobacco was used as a form of currency at this time in Virginia.   100
lbs. of tobacco was the equivalent of 1 lb. in coin, and five lbs. of
tobacco was the equivalent of one shilling and one pound of tobacco was
the equivalent of 3 1/2 cents.

 November 7, 1763, is the known birth date of Henry McDaniel, Jr., son
of Henry McDaniel, Sr., and his first wife, Mary Ann.    Henry, Jr.,
was also born in Halifax County, Virginia.

 Henry McDaniel was granted permission to build a grist mill on Mill
Creek in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1765 (from Halifax County, VA.,
Pleas and Minutes Book 5, page 43).    Grist mills were used at this
time to grind wheat into an edible form called "meal."    These mills
were integral to their communities as everyone depended on them for
their food.

 In 1766, it is assumed that Henry McDaniel's daughter Mary McDaniel was
born.    We believe this because she is known to have married Abraham
Nettles on December 27, 1783, and we have assumed she was 17 years old
when she married.

  Also, in 1766, it is recorded in the Halifax County, VA., Pleas and
Minutes Book 5, on page 377, that Henry McDaniel was appointed as the
surveyor on a road from Sloanes Road to Cherrystone.

 On September 18, 1766, Henry McDaniel is recorded in the Halifax County
Deed Book #6, on page #134, as having purchased 303 acres of land on the
Bannister River in Halifax County, VA., from James Stone.   This is the
only record we have found in which Henry McDaniel is listed as a buyer
of land rather than a seller of land in Halifax County, Va.   This land
today is located in Pittsylvania County, VA.

 On June 1, 1767, the area in which Henry McDaniel, Sr., and his family
were living became Pittsylvania County, VA., whereas previously it had
been known as Halifax County, VA.     According to the Titheable list
for the newly formed Pittsylvania County, Henry McDaniel, Sr., is
recorded as "Gent, 1 tithe, 700 acres land."   What is now the tiny
village of Callands was selected as the county seat and named Chatham in
honor of the Earl of Chatham, William Pitt, for whom the newly formed
County was also named.   This village of Chatham was the center of
county activity during the exciting days of the American Revolution.

  Also, in 1767, from the Pittsylvania County Court Records comes the
following quote :  "On the motion of Henry McDaniel leave is given him
to build a water grist mill on John's Run in this county, he being owner
of the land on both sides the said run where such mill is proposed to be
built."

 In August of 1767,  in Pittsylvania County Court records it is recorded
that "Thomas Watson, Thomas Hardy and Henry McDaniel, ordered  to mark a
road from Hickey's Road at or near Great Cherrystone to the Pigg River
across Elkhorn just above the old fford."   This road today is most
likely the road which runs from Chatham to Peylonsburg in  Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.

 From the Vestry Book of Camden Parish in Pittsylvania County, VA., 1767
- 1852,  we found the following undated entry:  "Ordered that John
Adams, Reuben Payne, Henry Prewitt and Henry McDaniel Procession (to
Procession meant to mark out the county boundaries on foot) all the
patent land from the mouth of Whitehorn Creek up Banister to the mouth
of the Great Cherrystone up the said creek to the main ridge which
divides Banester and Pigg River waters thence along the said ridge to
the middle fork of Whitehorn thence down the same to Banester."   We
have no idea what year this took place, only that is occurred after 1766
and before 1782, when Henry is recorded as a resident of Greenbrier Co.,
VA.

 On June 23, 1769, Henry McDaniel and his wife Mary Ann (this is the
first time his wife's name was listed in a document) sold 400 acres in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to Hugh Challes of Bedford County,
Virginia, for the sum of 150 lbs.   Henry later repurchased this same
land from Hugh Challes on Sep. 27, 1770.    This land was located on the
south side of the Bannister River in what is now Pittsylvania County,
VA.

 On July 27, 1770, it is recorded in a Pittsylvania County Court Order
that Henry McDaniel, Sr., was the owner of a Negro boy named Pompey who
was adjudged to be 18 years old.   This is the first record we found
which indicated that Henry owned slaves.

 On March 26, 1772, it is recorded in the Pittsylvania County Court
Order Book #1, on page #369, that Henry McDaniel was given leave to
build a water grist mill on John's Run in Pittsylvania County, VA.
This is the third entry we have found that indicates that Henry built
and operated water grist mills.

 In 1773, Henry McDaniel was named as one of the two executors of the
Will of Ambrose Porter along with Ambrose's son Benjamine.  The man
named Ambrose Porter died on June 18, 1773, in Pittsylvania County, VA.
Some people believe that Ambrose Porter was the father of Henry's first
wife, Mary Ann.

 On July 22, 1773, Henry McDaniel was approved as the executor of the
Will of Paul Pigg.   This is most likley the man who the Pigg river was
named after, which would seem to indicate that he was the original
settler of this area of what is now Pittsylvania County, VA., and the
fact that Henry was named as his executor would seem to indicate that
they were old and trusted friends, consequently we might be able to
assume that Henry McDaniel was one of the first settler in this area.

 Desiring a more central location for the county seat, on January 1,
1777,the county government was moved from Callands to a place on
Cherrystone Creek (the present site of Chatham).

 On January 27, 1777,  Henry McDaniel, Sr., and James and Joseph Crews,
returned an appraisal for one Samuel Baughan at a Court held for Bedford
County, VA.   At this point we are uncertain as to whether or not Henry
McDaniel, Sr., and his family ever lived in Bedford County, VA.,
however, it is known that James McDaniel, the eldest son of Henry
McDaniel, Sr., is recorded as having been a "resident of Bedford County,
VA.," when he enlisted to fight in the Revolutionary War as was Henry
McDaniel, Jr., so it is likely that the McDaniels did live in Bedford
County, Virginia, for a brief period of time.

 Sometime between the years 1779 and 1781, Henry McDaniel, Sr., and his
remaining family (James and Henry, Jr., were off fighting in the war)
moved to Greenbrier County, VA.   This is proven by Henry McDaniel,
Jr.'s military pension records.   It is assumed that Henry McDaniel,
Sr., received a land grant for land in what later became Monroe County,
West Virginia, for service during the French and Indian War.   There are
no records concerning the men who served during that war, however, this
would explain why he moved to this area, because it is a known fact that
much of the public land in what later became Monroe Co., W. Va., was
grabbed up by men who were entitled to it by service in the French and
Indian War (1754 to 1763).

 In 1782, the tax titheable list for Greenbrier County, VA., records
that among the residents of the militia district of John Henderson's
Company lived a Henry McDONALD who was listed as the owner of 5 slaves,
and 5 horses and no cows.  He was assessed a tax of $11.67.   This was
the fourth highest tax which was levied in this area, which would seem
to indicate that Henry McDaniel, Sr., was one of the wealthiest men in
his area.
 James McDONALD and John McDONALD were also listed as residents in this
area at this time.   In 1782, there were 7 militia districts in
Greenbrier County, VA., the two districts of John and James Henderson
nearly covered the entire area which is today known as Monroe County,
West Virginia.

 In 1783, the Greenbrier County, VA., tax records list a Henry McDANALD
as well as a Henry McDANALD, Jr., and a Henry McDANALD, SR.  We firmly
believe the latter two men were our Henry McDaniel, Sr., and Jr., but
the matter of who this third Henry McDANALD was is unknown.   John
McDANALD was also listed as a resident at this time, most likely Henry
McDaniel, Sr.'s son.

 On March 17, 1784, in the Court of Greenbrier County, VA., it is
"Ordered that 2 titheables, the property of Henry McDonald, Sr., be
(omitted?) from county levy."   The record does not indicate the reason
for this action, however, it can be assumed that Henry must have
performed some service to the community in exchange for this action.

 On August 6, 1784, in Pittsylvania County Deed Book #7, on page 363, it
is recorded that Henry McDaniel, Sr., of Greenbrier County, VA., (now
Monroe County, W.V.) sold 203 acres of land in Pittsylvania County, VA.,
to John Adams, Jr., for 160 lbs.

 On August 14, 1784, in Pittsylvania County Deed Book #7, on page 473,
it is recorded that Mary Ann McDaniel, the wife of Henry McDaniel, Sr.,
relinquished her dower right in regards to the sale of the 203 acres of
land to John Adams, Jr.   Mary Ann and Henry McDaniel were both
identified as residents of Greenbrier County, VA., at this time.

 January 20, 1785, the wife of Henry McDaniel, Sr., is again identified
as Mary Ann, in an entry from the Pittsylvania County Deed Book #7, on
page 473.

 On July 14, 1785, according to the "Monroe County Surveys 1780-1798" we
learned that Henry McDaniel acquired " 104 acres of land by virtue of
State Warrant, lying on Butcher's Run of Brush Creek including John
Wylie's improvement."   This land, today, is located in the southernmost
region of Monroe County, W.V., just above the county line to Giles Co.,
VA.   The tiny village of Cashmere, W. V., which is located about 5
miles north of Peterstown, was earlier known as "Brush Creek", because
of the fact that Brush Creek, the stream, extends from just north of the
present Cashmere in the north to Peterstown in the south where it
empties into Rich Creek.

 On July 30, 1785, the wife of Henry McDaniel, Sr., is again identified
as "Mary Ann," in a letter from the Gentlemen Justices of Greenbrier
County, Va., to the Justices of Pittsylvania County, VA.    This letter
certified that the Gentlemen Justices of Greenbrier County, VA., had "
examined Mary Ann the wife of Henry McDaniel apart from her husband
touching her, relinquishment of dower in and to the above 203 acres
conveyed by her husband to the above named John Adams, junior and we do
hereby certify that the said Mary Ann apart from her husband did freely
and voluntarily relinquish her right of dower in and to the said land
and premises conveyed by her said husband."   This right of dower that
wives held at this time simply meant that the wives were entitled to a
1/3 share of the land, and they could prevent the sale of any parcel of
land if they so desired.   Wives were "examined" apart from their
husbands, in theory, so that the husbands could not force their wives to
relinquish this right of dower.

 September 5, 1785 through November 21, 1785, the wife of Henry
McDaniel, Sr., is again listed as "Mary Ann" in Pittsylvania County Deed
Book #7, on page 532.   It is recorded here that Henry McDaniel and "his
wife Mary Ann of Greenbrier County, VA.," sold to Rawley Corbin, 100
acres of land in exchange for 90 lbs.   This land was located along the
Bannister River and its branches in Pittsylvania County, VA.    This is
the last record which we have been able to find which identified Henry's
wife Mary Ann.

 September 5, 1785 through April 17, 1786, in the Pittsylvania County
Deed Book #7, on page 628, it is recorded that Henry McDaniel, Sr., of
Greenbrier County, VA., sold 218 acres of land to William Pigg, in
exchange for the sum of 130 lbs.   This land was also located along the
Bannister River in Pitttylvania County, VA.   There is no mention of
Henry's wife Mary Ann in this entry and as a result ot this it is
assumed that she must have died sometime during the five month period
between November 21, 1785 and April 17, 1786.  Perhaps she died in
childbirth.

 On June 25, 1787, the Court of Greenbrier County, Virginia, " ordered
Hugh Caperton, Henry McDaniel, Sr., Nicholas Harvey and John Thompson to
appraise in current money the slaves, if any, and the personal estate of
John Henderson, deceased and return the same to the court."   All of the
men mentioned in this entry were among the wealthiest men in the region
at this time.

 July 9, 1788, in the Pittsylvania County Court records it is recorded
that Henry McDaniel, Sr., of Greenbrier County, Virginia, bought a
female slave named Winney, in Pittsylvania County, VA.   The price of
this slave was 77 lbs. 10 shillings.   This is the first record we have
found which indicated that Henry McDaniel, Sr., actually "purchased" a
slave.

 In August of 1788, the Heirs of the estate of Paul Pigg brought suit
against Henry McDaniel, Sr.   Apparently, the Heirs were unsatisfied
with the way in which Henry handled the executorial duties of the
estate.   Perhaps this was due in part to the fact that Henry was now a
resident of Greenbrier County, Virginia.

 We found the following entry in Monroe County Surveys, 1780-1798, dated
March 8, 1790 :  "Surveyed a deviding (sic) line for Lowdawick
Blankenship cutting off 195 acres from Jas. McDaniel, survey of 400
acres on the headwaters of OHaros run on the east side of the land of
Henry McDaniel, Senr.,  and part of the waters of the Quaking Asp."

 On December 25, 1793 (Christmas Day) Henry McDaniel, Sr., was
remmarried to Ann Katherine (Keller) Gore, the widow of Henry Gore
(Henry Gore was rumored to have been killed by Indians in 1791).

 On October 15, 1796, in the book, Surveyors Office Of Greenbrier
County, on page 283, we found the following entry :  "Henry McDannell,
Senr., 150 acres on the ridge of the north side of the New River, adj.
his survey of 219 acres on said river where John McDannell now lives and
one other survey of his on the Crocket Run by warrant for 1610 acres No.
987, asnee John McDaniel, asnee Hugh Caperton."   Also, on October 17,
1796, we found the following entry in the same book on page 293 " Henry
McDannell, Senr., 360 acres on Rich Creek adj. the land whereon he now
lives and Jas. McDannell, 100 acres by warrant for 2046 1/2 acres No.
16571" etc.

 On June 27, 1798, in the Greenbrier County Deed Book #2, on page 13, it
is recorded that a man named Lewis Booten of Kanawha County, VA., sold
to Henry McDaniel, Sr., five negro slaves (a man named Peter, a woman
named Mary and their three children named Ramson, Anne and Nelly) for
security on an injunction filed against a judgement of Hugh Caperton.

 The 1799 Tax list of Greenbrier County, Virginia, listed Henry McDonald
as the owner of 5 slaves and he was assessed a tax of $11.67.   Also
living here at this time were his sons James and John.   However,
according to "A History of Monroe County, West Virginia" by Oren F.
Morton, 1980, Henry McDANIEL, Senr., is listed, on this same tax list,
as having 2 tithables in his home and 3 slaves.   Also living in Monroe
Co., VA., at this time were his sons Henry Jr., and James as well as a
Thomas McDaniel who I cannot account for.  He may have been a son of
Henry's that nobody knows about, perhaps due to an untimely death.

 On January 14, 1799, Monroe County, Virginia was formed out of a part
of Greenbrier County, Virginia.   The city of Union, Virginia (now W.V.)
was laid out.   Henry McDaniel is recorded as the purchasor of lot #34.
Also, in 1799, when the town of Peterson, Va., was being laid out, Henry
McDaniel was recorded as being on the board of trustees.  When Monroe
County was organized there were roughly 4,000 people in the area and yet
there was not one town or village per se.

 The 1800 Tax List of Monroe County, Virginia, listed Henry McDaniel,
Sr., with 1 white tithable (apparently Henry himself) and as the owner
of 3 black slaves over the age of 16 and as the owner of 3 horses.
Other McDaniel men listed here were his sons Henry, Jr., James & John,
as well as two men named Thomas McDaniel and Henson McDaniel.   I have
no idea who these latter two men were; perhaps one of them was the son
named David McDaniel who was mentioned in the Will of Henry McDaniel,
Sr.
 The only record I have come across regarding a man named Henson
McDaniel is a marriage record from Daviess County, Kentucky, involving a
man named Henson Hardin McDaniel's marriage to Ann Caroline Payne on
Feb. 15, 1848.   This same man, Henson H. McDaniel, is listed on the
1850 Census of District #1, of Daviess Co., KY., on page #386.   There
were 16 other people listed as heads of households on the 1850 Census of
Daviess County, Kentucky, in Districts #1 & #2, with the surname of
McDaniel, including TWO men named HENRY McDaniel and an ISAAC McDaniel
and a BENJAMIN  J. McDaniel and a FRANCIS McDaniel.   Perhaps there is a
connection here somehow.

 In 1800, according to the book Land Grants of West Virginia, Book 4, on
page 472, it is recorded that Henry McDonnell, Sr., received a land
grant for 150 acres of land along the " Wts. New River " in what was
then Monroe County, Virginia (now W.V.).   Also, in this same book, on
page 518, it is recorded that Henry McDonnell, Sr., received a land
grant to 360 acres on Rich Creek.

 On January 11, 1800, Henry McDaniel, Sr., was appointed as the
representative to the District Court, by a committee of the freeholders
of Monroe County, Virginia.

 On August 10, 1801, Henry McDaniel, Sr., is mentioned as one of three
executors of the estate of James Clark of Monroe County, Virignia.

 On September 15, 1801, " At the Court of Quarter Sessions Held at the
house of Jas. Alexander, Gent., on Tuesday, September 15, 1801, Henry
McDaniel, Sr., Daniel Jarrell & Samuel Cantley, appointed appraisers of
estate of Francis Farley, Jr., dec'd."

 January 19,  1802:    From the Monroe County Court Records, Book No.
2,  1799-1802:  " Henry McDaniel, Sr., Henry Willis, Bev. Blankenship,
view and mark from Henry McDaniels on New River to the most convenient
part of the road leading to Parrises Ferry (someone has written a note
on this record to indicate that this area, today,  is located 1 mile
North of the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, VA., at the “Calenose”
plant.”    Also, on this same date, in the case of Henry McDaniel Vs.
John Nosseman and Matthew Patterson the court rendered a judgement for
Henry McDaniel in the amount of $57.56.    It is not known if this
judgement was for Henry Sr. of Henry Jr.

 January 20, 1802:    In the case of Henry McDaniel Vs. Peter Muntz, by
consent of the two parties the case was dismissed.   (This man named
Peter Muntz was a carpenter who was put on trial in 1801 for sodomy and
found not guilty)

 February 16, 1802:    From the  Monroe County Court Records, Book No.
2,  1799-1802:  "Henry McDaniel, Sr., appointed surveyor of the road
from his place on New River to Parrises Ferry."

 December 28, 1803:    From the General Assembly of Virginia records it
is recorded :  " Be it enacted by General Assembly passed Dec. 28, 1803,
that eighteen and one-half acres of land, the property of Christian
Peters in the county of Monroe, as the same has been laid off into lots
and streets, shall be and is hereby established a town by the name of
Peterstown; and that William Vawter, John McCrosky, Edward Willis, Hugh
Caperton and Henry McDANIEL gentlemen shall be and are hereby
constituted and appointed trustees thereof."

 August 19, 1805:    From the Minutes of Meetings of Trustees of
Peterstown comes the following entry :  " Agreed that Peck’s lots, that
is the store house and tan yard lots are improved according to law, also
John McCroskey’s lot that he now lives on.    It is also agreed that on
the first Monday in November next there will be a sale of lots in said
town.    Resolved: that no person shall be allowed to turn a horse on
the streets or shoot a gun in the limits of said Town under penalty of
$2.00 to be paid to the Trustees, for the benefit of said Town.   Signed
: William Vawter, John McCroskey, E’ed Willis, Henry McDaniels."

 1807:    Land records of Giles County, Virginia record that James
Byrnsides, Sr. of Kanawha County, Virginia, sold 27 acres on Lick Creek
to ROBERT GORE.   The witnesses on this deed were:  H. Caperton, John
Chapman, HENRY McDANIEL, and Henry Wills.   This Robert Gore was most
likely a son of the late Henry Gore and Ann Catherine Keller Gore (Henry
McDaniel, Sr.’s, second wife).

 February 16, 1808:    From Monroe County Deed Book B, page 487 : " Jas.
McDaniel, attorney in fact for John McDaniel & Mary, his wife, of the
State of Kentucky, to Henry McDaniel, Sr.,  $1,  397 acres Scotts Run
Abranch of Rich Creek."   In other words John McDaniel and his wife Mary
gave a gift of 397 acres of land to John’s father, Henry McDaniel, Sr.,
and they used James McDaniel (John’s older brother) as the attorney for
the sale of this land because they had moved to Kentucky.

 October 18, 1808:    In the Monroe County Deed Book C, pages 144 and
145, it is recorded that Henry McDaniel and his wife Catherine sold to
John Robinson a tract of land located on Scott’s Run along Rich Creek,
for $1.  The amount of acreage was not disclosed.   The question that
should be raised here is why did they sell this land for only $1.00?
It would seem to indicate that either John Robinson was a relative by
way of marriage to one of Henry’s daughters, or Henry owed John Robinson
a debt and this was his way of repaying the debt.

 April 18, 1809:    In the Monroe County Deed Book C, pages 141 and 143,
it is recorded that Henry McDaniel and his wife Catherine, sold to Jacob
Peck and John Peck, 110 acres of land (of his tract of 397 acres) on
Scott’s Branch along Rich Creek for the sum of $1.  Again, the question
is why were they selling 110 acres of land for the sum of $1.00?   Was
Jacob Peck or John Peck related to them by marriage?

 February 20, 1810: In the Monroe County Deed Book C, pages 140 and 141,
it is recorded Henry McDaniel and his wife Catherine, sold to James Gore
270 acres of land for $1.    Now here we can see why they sold they land
so cheaply, that being because of the fact that James Gore was
Catherine’s son by Catherine’s first husband Henry Gore.

 1810:    The Virginia Census of Monroe County, Virginia, listed James,
William, Henry, Jr., and Henry McDaniel, Sr., as residents.   Henry
McDaniel, Sr., is listed as having one white male between the age of 10
and 16,  (this was most likely his son Isaac; product of his second
marriage), one white male over the age of 45  (obviously Henry Sr.), one
white female between the ages of 10 and 16 (most likely his daughter
Peggy; product of his second marriage) and one white female over the age
of 45 (obviously Ann Catherine or "Caty").   He was listed as the owner
of one slave at this time.

 November 19, 1811:    Monroe County Court of Quarter Sessions :  "Thos.
Walker apptd. surveyor from Henry McDaniels, Sr., to Reuben Dunns cabbin
in the room of said Henry McDaniel."

 May 18, 1813:    Monroe County Court Records :  "Upon the report of
Samuel Pack, Sr. and others it is ordered that the alterations
recommended in the Peterstown - mouth of Indian road be made and that
Christian Peters open and keep in repair the same from Pains cabin to
the intersection of the road leading to Parris’ Ferry, and that Thos.
Walker do the same from Pains cabbin to the forks of the road where the
one road leads to Henry McDaniels plantation on New River & the other to
the mouth of Indian and that the tithables living on the plantation of
Wm. Wilson where the widow Thompson now lives and also those who may
live where David Payne formerly lived."

 September 5, 1814:   In the Monroe County Deed Book D, pages 300 and
301, it is recorded THOMAS and CELAH McDANIEL sold to HENRY McDANIEL,
260 acres on Stinking Lick Run.   Who was this Thomas and CELAH McDaniel
?    Perhaps this man named Thomas McDaniel was actually Henry’s son who
is identified as David in Henry’s Will.    This is only mentioned here
because in looking at all of the records of this area we could find no
records which identified a David McDaniel.  This land on Stinking Lick
Run was located about 10 miles Northwest of Peterstown near Bradshaw’s
Creek off of Indian Creek and again off of the New River.

 August 12, 1815:     In the Monroe County Deed Book D, pages 449 and
450, it is recorded Henry McDaniel and his wife Catherine sold to
Elizabeth Willis (the widow of Henry Willis)  89 acres of land on Rich
Creek.

 The 1818 Tax List of Monroe Co., VA., listed HENRY McDANIEL with two
white tithables (males over the age of 16), and one slave who was over
the age of 12 but under the age of 16 and six horses.

 The 1819 Tax List of Monroe County, Virginia, listed HENRY McDANIEL as
a resident with two white tithables (males over the age of 16) and one
slave who was over the age of 12 and under the age of 16 and five
horses.

 April 21, 1819:    The Will of Henry McDaniel, Sr., was written and
signed and witnessed.   The Will identifies his wife’s name as "Caty"
and it also identifies his children as Isack (sic), Peggy, James, John,
Henry, William, David, Mary, Nancy, Patsey, and Ann.

 June 26, 1819:    An appraisal of the property of the estate of Henry
McDaniel, Sr., was performed by Matt Farley, Thomas Swinney and Joshua
Butcher and administered by Isaac McDaniel who was serving  as the
executor of Henry McDaniel, Sr.’s Will.    In this appraisal, Henry
McDaniel, Sr. is referred to as the deceased. Apparently, Henry
McDaniel, Sr. died sometime between the time his last will and testament
was written on April 21, 1819 and the above mentioned date of June 26,
1819, when this appraisal was performed. He probably passed away
sometime in the month of June in the year 1819.


Submitted by Kelly Greer <kgreer@rmci.net>

****************************************************************

USGENWEB NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in
any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or
persons.  Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,
must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal
representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb
archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied
for personal use only.

****************************************************************