William H. McDaniel was born 27 August 1757 in Halifax Co., VA, and died 24 March 1820 in Gallatin, Sumner, TN.
Wife Martha Winston was born 5 January 1768 in Rowan Co., NC, and died 17 May 1832 in Obion Co., TN. They were married 18 December 1783 in Germanton, Surrey, NC.
Their children were:
1- Elizabeth W. McDaniel b: 27 March 1785 in Halifax Co., VA; d: 1831
+Joseph Stanfield b: Abt. 1781; m: 7 August 1802 in Halifax Co., VA
2- Joseph McDaniel b: 13 August 1787 in Halifax Co., VA; d: 13 September 1832 in Shelby Co., TN
+Maria Thomas b: Abt. 1789; m: 17 August 1812 in Sumner Co., TN; d: Bef. 1826
*2nd Wife of Joseph McDaniel:
+Margaret Crenshaw m: 11 August 1826 in Shelby Co., TN
3- Ann Smith McDaniel b: 25 February 1790 in Halifax Co., VA; d: Aft. 1872 in North Carolina
+John Bell Pugh b: 1787 in Halifax Co., VA; m: 24 December 1812 in Halifax County, VA; d: 28 June 1848 in Person Co., NC
4- William Rufus McDaniel b: 31 March 1793 in Halifax Co., VA; d: 15 May 1818 in Sumner Co., TN
+Catherine Virgina Withers b: Abt. 1794; m: Abt. 1815
5- Martha McDaniel b: 30 December 1795 in Halifax Co., VA; d: 1844
+William D. Pugh b: Abt. 1790; m: 13 December 1813 in Halifax Co., VA
Notes for Martha McDaniel:
- 1830 VA census (Halifax Co., p. 427): William D. Pugh males 2 <5, 1 (5-10), 1 (40-50), females 2 (10-15), 1 (30-40)
6- Alfred W. McDaniel b: 14 November 1798 in Danville, Pittsylvania, VA; d: 3 October 1855 in Natchez, Adams, MS
+Ann Johnston b: 22 March 1802 in Natchez, Adams, MS; m: 7 June 1825 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; d: 6 February 1883 in Obion Co., TN
7- Sarah L. McDaniel b: 29 December 1800 in Halifax Co., VA; d: 14 September 1829 in Sumner Co., TN
+John Goodall b: Abt. 1800 in Sumner Co., TN; m: 23 June 1819 in Sumner Co., TN
8- Winston S. McDaniel b: 18 November 1802 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; d: 7 March 1832 in Sumner Co., TN
+Lydia Richards Winchester b: 29 April 1806 in Fredericksburg, VA; m: 13 January 1828; d: 5 April 1870
9- Fountain L. McDaniel b: 16 November 1805 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; d: 1860 in Sumner Co., TN
+Susan A. Gresham m: 27 September 1828 in Sumner Co., TN; d: 25 January 1829 in Miss. River at Mills Point, Hickman, KY
*2nd Wife of Fountain L. McDaniel:
+Nancy G. Beloite b: 28 April 1811 in Sumner Co., TN; m: 12 December 1829 in Sumner Co., TN; d: 2 May 1843
*3rd Wife of Fountain L. McDaniel:
+Eveline Coles b: Abt. 1820; m: 10 October 1844
10- Samuel Louis McDaniel b: 12 February 1809 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; d: 15 September 1897 in Obion Co., TN; burial: Antioch Cem., Obion Co.
+Anne F. Winchester b: 7 March 1802 in Fredericksburg, VA; m: 18 October 1830 in Sumner Co., TN; d: 1 February 1839 in Mills Point, Hickman, KY
*2nd Wife of Samuel Louis McDaniel:
+Eliza Margaret Powell b: 24 May 1817 in Hickman, KY; m: 7 September 1841 in Hickman Co., KY; d: 4 October 1889 in Obion Co., TN; burial: Antioch Cem., Obion Co.
11- Clement Price McDaniel b: 29 June 1811 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; d: 5 May 1841 in Sumner Co., TN
Notes for William H. McDaniel:
- 1782 census: Head of Household: William McDaniel: 1 (whites); 6 (blacks)
- Application for membership "United States Daughters 1776-1812:
Mrs. Nannie Pugh Richardson wife of John B. Richardson New Orleans; descendant of John B. Pugh of 1812 and Col. Samuel McDaniel of 1776 - Freeman Wainwright. I, Nannie Pugh Richardson being of the age of 18 years and upwards hereby apply for membership in this Society by right of lineal descent in the following line from John B. Pugh who was born in Halifax Co., Virginia 1787, lived in North Carolina and who served in the war of 1812. (Major Gen. or Commodore Porter). I was born in the town of Gaston, county of Northampton, State of North Carolina. I am the daughter of C.C. Pugh and Martha C. Wainwright his wife, and grandaughter of John B. Pugh who was in for war 1812 and Ann Smith McDaniel his wife, and great-grandaughter of Samuel McDaniel and Ann Smith his wife; and he, the said John B. Pugh & Col. Samuel McDaniel are the ancestors who assisted in the War of 1776 and 1812, while acting in the capacity of Private & Col. of a Regt. of Malitae (Militia). (Her signature.)
Ancestor's Service: My grandfather John B. Pugh who was in the War of 1812 under Genl. or Commodore Porter at Ceaney Island Va, got a discharge. My grandmother drew a pension for his services for many years up to the time of her death. My grandmother Mrs. Ann Smith McDaniel daughter of Col. Samuel McDaniel who commanded a Regt. of Militia in the Revolutionary War was under Gen'l. Nathaniel Green was engaged in the Battle of Guildford Court House. My uncle John W. Pugh has a paste board on which Gen'l. Green thanks him (Col. McDaniel) for faithful performance of a special duty. My grandfather Freeman Wainwright (my mother's father) also was in the War of 1812 was a member of Capt. Charles Thompson Jr. Company 83 Regt. Va Militia (Record: Va Muster Roll page 772) Public Library Richmond Va.
- William McDaniel was a Revolutionary War soldier, a magistrate in Halifax Co., VA for a long term & also sheriff. He was a Colonel in the VA Militia after the War.
- Another son ? - Jim S. b. 1789, d. 1849.
- William McDaniel’s grandson Louis Winston McDaniel (14 December 1831-1905) wrote a letter in 1899 stating that the McDaniels “were of Scotch or Scotch Irish who were driven out of Scotland because they got mixed up in the Scotch Rebellion in favor of ‘Charlie over the Water’.” They, with the Henrys, Winstons, and others, settled near Culpepper Court House Virginia.
Parents of William H. McDaniel
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