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Daniel Darling (1682 - 1746)

Daniel Darling
Born in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 1706 [location unknown]
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Died at age 63 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Daniel was a Blacksmith.

Daniel was born 28 April 1682 in Mendon, Massachusetts. He was the son of Dennis Darling and Hannah Francis.[1]

Sometime before 1706, Daniel married Lydia. [Note: some researchers list her, without sources, as Lydia Cook, daughter of Samuel Cook and Lydia White, however probate and deed records show that their daughter did not marry]. Daniel and Lydia had eight known children:

  1. Abigail b 1706 m. John Thayer
  2. Daniel b 1709 m. Mary Hunt
  3. Lydia b 1711 m1. Boyce and perhaps m2. Newell A. Thomas
  4. Samuel b 1714 m Sarah Benson
  5. Susannah b 1717 m1 David Thompson
  6. Keziah b 1719 m. John Hunt
  7. Peter b 1722 m Sarah Thompson (no children)
  8. William b 1730/1 m Rachel White

Daniel died 26 February 1745/6 in Mendon. His will written 15 Jan 1745/6 mentions wife Lydia, sons Daniel, Samuel, Peter, William and daughters Abigail Thayer, Lydia Boyce, Susannah Thompson, and Keziah Hunt. Daniel is buried Old Cemetery, Millville, Massachusetts.[2]

Probate

The will of Daniel Darling of Mendon, blacksmith was dated 15 January 1745/46. He mentioned his wife Lydia, and his children, Daniel Darling (executor), Samuel Darling, Peter Darling, William Darling, Abigail Thayer, Lydia Boyce, Susanna Thompson, and Keziah Hunt. His inventory was taken on 11 March 1745/46 in Mendon.[3]

In 1748, an account of his estate by Daniel Darling was recorded which included, debts paid, mourning clothes for the widow, proving a deed, provisions for the family, and administration fees.[4]

Research notes

Deed index, Suffolk County Grantors: [1]

Deed index, Worcester County Grantees: [2] Grantors: [3]


Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-WHK : 4 December 2014), Daniel Darling, 23 Apr 1682; citing MENDON,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599198 IT 1.
  2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 May 2018), memorial page for Daniel Darling (28 Apr 1682–26 Feb 1745), Find A Grave: Memorial #57290406, citing Old Cemetery, Millville, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bearded Graver (contributor 46823107) .
  3. ↑ "Probate records v. 2 1739-1748, 1790-1827" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-KF9N : 5 March 2024), Film# 007704427, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 246-248, Vol 2, Page 449-452.
  4. ↑ "Probate records v. 2 1739-1748, 1790-1827" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-KXY2 : 13 March 2024), Film# 007704427, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 370, Vol 2, Page 676.

See also:

  • Weeks, Lyman H, and William M. Clemens. The Darling Family in America: Being an Account of the Founders and First Colonial Families, an Official List of the Heads of Families of the Name Darling, Resident in the United States in 1790, and a Bibliography. New York: W.M. CLemens, 1913. Pages 6-7.
  • Darling, Elena J. Ancestry & Descendants of Artemus Darling. Reprinted from The Vineland Historical Magazine: Vineland, N. J . , 1932. Found on pp. 3-4. Available on Family Search.
  • Martin, W.A., and Martin, L.E.J., Denis Darling of Braintree and Mendon and Some of His Descendants, 1662 to 1800 (Printed privately in Murrieta, California, 2006, p. 239- 241)
  • Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case 15401: Will

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Julie Telken for creating WikiTree profile Darling-635 through the import of Reynolds_Scott Family Tree.ged on Aug 29, 2013.
  • This person was created through the import of thayer jan11.ged on 05 January 2011 by Allan Morton.

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M Cole
Darling-635 and Darling-67 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, daughter Abigail married John Thayer (specified in bio, confirmed in will).
posted by M Cole
Burch-2229 Mark Burch
Darling-829 and Darling-635 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
posted by Mark Burch
M Cole
I've added additional sources. Also if you look at the William Darling profile I've added a birth record as well. I hope you'll consider approving the merge. Thanks. (I just adopted the other Daniel profile for the purposes of merging. I just ignore the ancestry.com sources. I agree, many of then are not reliable).
posted by M Cole
Frank Gardner Lesure (1927-2023)
Darling-829 and Darling-635 are not ready to be merged because: Much of the Darling 635 data seems to be from Ancestry which I have serious doubts about the sources and correctness of the data. Since I am over 90 and no longer doing much active research I really do not care but I do think your import of data based only on Ancestry data should be very carefully checked .FGL
posted by Frank Gardner Lesure (1927-2023)
M Cole
Darling-829 and Darling-635 appear to represent the same person because: Date variation is probably due to Calendar. William was a son of Daniel and Lydia.
posted by M Cole
Frank Gardner Lesure (1927-2023)
Darling-829 and Darling-635 are not ready to be merged because: Daniel Darling was not the father of a Ruth Darling born I 1695. See the published book referenced in my profile on Denis. Ruth was the daughter of John Darling and Elizabeth. References to something from the internet are NOT valid genealogical references but should be checked with real sources. I am saddened by all the stuff downloaded without proof for WikiTree. FGL
posted by Frank Gardner Lesure (1927-2023)

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