James Daniel III (1728 - 1789)

Born 1728 in Middlesex, Virginia

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Died 1789 at about age 61 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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BIOGRAPHY

Lieutenant James Daniel III served with 9th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Son of James Daniel, Jr. (1704-1761) and Elizabeth Woodson (1703-1756). DOB also given as 1725, 1728, 1730, or 1731. POB also given as Middlesex Co, VA. POD also given as Halifax, Halifax Co, NC.^[1][2]

James Daniel III married Elizabeth West (1735-1800) in 1760 in NC. They had five children: Nehemiah (1760-1820); John West (1765-1814); Ephraim (1770-?); Shepherd (1774-1844).

NB: Shepherd Daniel (1774-1844), the son of James Daniel III and Elizabeth West is often confused with his nephew, Shepherd Daniel (1792-1844), the son of John West Daniel (1765-1814).

Military Service

James Daniel III saw service as a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of Volunteers under Col. Abraham Sheppard in aid to South Carolina [in 1776]. He subsequently served as a lieutenant in Capt. Joseph John Wade's Company, 9th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line, commanded by Col. John Williams. He was commissioned on 28 Nov 1776 and resigned in Nov 1777, just before the Continental Army took up winter quarters at Valley Forge, PA, The 9th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line, was raised at Halifax, Halifax Co, NC, on 16 Sep 1776, and was disbanded on 1 Jun 1778 at Valley Forge. The 9th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line participated in the Battle of Brandywine (11 Sep 1777) and Germantown (4 Oct 1777). Presumably, Lt. James Daniel III took part in those battles.

Note: Neither Lt. James Daniel III nor his supposed company commander, Capt. Joseph John Wade, appear in Francis Bernard Heitman, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783, April, 1775, To December, 1783 (Washington: 1893).

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1067494201 APID: 1,60541::2524723
2. ↑ Source: #S-1793926125 Page: Volume: 322; SAR Membership Number: 64359 APID: 1,2204::628260

• Ancestry.com, entries for "James Daniel III', Lt. James Daniel III", "James Daniel DAR 5-GGU", and "James Daniel III LIeut."
• Find A Grave Memorial #98912206, created by d yancey on 14 Oct 2012.
• Charles L. Davis, A Brief History of the North Carolina Troops on the Continental Establishment in the War of the Revolution with a Register of Officers of the Same (Philadelphia: n.p., 1896), 55.
• "North Carolina in the Revolution-Roster of the 9th Regt-Col John Williams."
• Halifax Co, NC, Will Book Vol. 3, page 173: will of James Daniel, dated 1 Apr 1789; probated August Session, 1789.
• North Carolina State Records, Vol. 16, page 1044.
• Source: S-1793926125 Repository: #R-2145115485 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0

See also:

• Yates Publishing Company, U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Gives DOB as 1728 and place of marriage as North Carolina.
• Ancestry.com, United States, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1908 (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. (Archive Publication No.: M804; Roll: 736; #S9432, Daniel, James (or McDaniel), North Carolina).
• Ancestry.com, United States, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See SAR Membership Nos. 67639 and 67648, inter alia.

This link is broken: "The American Revolution in North Carolina-Patriots-Capt. Joseph John Wade," at Carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriots