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Daniel Hiestand (abt. 1750 - abt. 1826)

Daniel Hiestand
Born about in Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial Americamap
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Husband of — married 28 Sep 1773 in Shenandoah County Virginiamap
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Died about at about age 76 in White, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

[For a comprehensive exposition on Daniel Hiestand/Haston and his family, please see the detailed and fully-sourced book by Wayne Haston, The Story of the Daniel Haston Family.[1] Also see Wayne Haston's website/blog on the "Timeline of Daniel Haston".]

Daniel Hiestand was born about 1750[2] in Frederick County, Virginia, British Colony (currently Page County, Virginia, USA);[3] he was the son of Henrich Hiestand and Anna Maria Kaufmann.[4] [See Research Notes below for the following: i) change in his surname at birth (i.e., Hiestand) to "Haston"; ii) uncertainty of when Daniel was born; and iii) change in County borders & names.]

On 28 Sep 1773 in Dunmore County, Virginia,[5] Danl. Histand [sic] married Christina Nave. [See Research Notes below regarding the current lack of the original source.]

In Nov 1775,[6] Danl. Heastan [sic] was living in Dunmore County, Virginia as head of household, which included: a) males - 1 (16+); b) females - 3. Of note, the enumeration for Daniel on this census was immediately preceded by the enumeration of his older brother, Abraham Heastan. The significance of this is that it indicates that Daniel was living near, if not next to, his brother Abraham, who was living in Fort Valley (on the Massanutten Mountain) on 300 acres of land that abutted 400 acres of land owned by their father, Henrich Hiestand. Hence, Daniel was also living in Fort Valley, and probably within the 400 acres of land there that were owned by Daniel's father.[7]

1776 - see Research Notes below regarding putative military service during the American Revolutionary War.

On 6 Mar 1777 in Dunmore County, Virginia,[8] [9] Christina Nave, wife of Daniel Haston, gave birth to a son, David Haston.

On 22 Mar 1777 in Dunmore County, Virginia, USA,[4] Daniel Hiestand's father, Henrich Hiestand, signed his Last Will and Testament, which was witnessed by 2 of his sons - Jacob and Peter. In Henrich's will, he states that he has 5 sons and 3 daughters, but he only names and specifies the inheritance as follows:[10]

  • Jacob - (son), inherits "my place, where I now should still reside", but pays 180 pounds of current money
  • residual estate shall be split equally amongst his sons and daughters
  • Magdalena - (youngest daughter), shall have 10 pounds less her siblings
  • Daniel - (son), shall have 10 pounds less than his siblings
  • Barbara - (eldest daughter), "shall have nothing of this inheritance so long as she lives with this man in wedlock but when she will be a widow so she shall have her share"

On 9 Jan 1780 in Dunmore County, Virginia,[11] Christina Nave, wife of Daniel Haston, gave birth to a son, Joseph Haston.

In 1783 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[12] Daniel Heastin [sic] was listed on the tax list for the county.

On 28 Aug 1783 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[13] Daniel Hiestand's older brother, Jacob Heastant [sic], sold (i.e., "leased" & "released") the 400 acres land in Fort Valley (which Jacob had inherited from his late father, Henrich Hiestand) to James Breeding. As such, around this time, Daniel and his family would have had to vacate their home in Fort Valley, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

In 1787,[14] Daniel Heston [sic] was living in and being taxed by Washington County, State of Franklin (currently, Washington County, Tennessee). [See Research Notes below regarding this original source.]

By 1795, Daniel Haston and his family were living in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.[15] As fully documented by Wayne Haston, there are numerous Knox County Court records where Daniel was either a juror (e.g., over 69 trials in 6+ years), witness in a case, bondsman (for friends or family), or as an Administrator for an estate (e.g., estate of James Rhody, deceased).

On 26 Sep 1808,[16] Daniel Hasting [sic] obtained a land grant from the State of Tennessee for 150 acres in White County, Tennessee. This parcel of land had originally been surveyed in July 1807 for Thomas Dillon, who subsequently assigned it to Daniel Hasting.

In 1820,[17] Daniel Hasting [sic] was living in White County, Tennessee as head of household, which included (age range) [probable names]: a) males - 1 (45+) [Daniel Haston]; b) females - 1 (45+) [??].

On 1 Jan 1826,[18] Daniel Haston [sic] was living in and on the tax list for White County, Tennessee. Of note, on the same census/tax enumeration sheet[18] was the enumeration for Joseph Haston (most likely Daniel's son). The enumeration was performed by David Haston (also most likely Daniel's son).

Daniel Haston died in 1826, and he was buried in the Big Fork Cemetery, Cummingsville, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA. [2] [See Research Notes below regarding the timeline of the formation of Van Buren County out of White County, Tennessee.]

Research Notes

  • surname at birth - Daniel was born with the surname "Hiestand" (or the German spelling of "Hiestandt"), however by the end of his life his surname was spelled "Haston". Hiestand-529 01:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
  • date & location of birth - currently, there are no known primary sources to unambiguously indicate Daniel's date of birth or even the year of his birth. However, Wayne Haston makes a good argument for a birth year of about 1750.[19] Assuming that Daniel was born about 1750, then the most likely location of his birth would have been on his father's farm along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, in what was then Frederick County, Virginia, British Colony (currently Page County, Virginia, USA). Hiestand-529 01:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
  • change in county borders & names - the land along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River that Daniel's father (Henrich Hiestand) settled has undergone 5 changes of county borders and names. Prior to 1738, his land was within Orange County, Virginia, British Colony. In 1738, the land was within Frederick County, Virginia, British Colony. In 1772, the land was within Dunmore County, Virginia, British Colony. In 1778, Dunmore County was renamed to Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA. Finally, in 1831, the land was within Page County, Virginia, USA. For a dynamic depiction of the county formation in Virginia, see the graphical presentation on Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States (Virginia). Hiestand-529 01:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
  • marriage to Christina Nave - the database record in FamilySearch is actually a secondary source for Daniel & Christina's marriage.[20][21] No one doubts that they were married on or about that date, but the original record appears to be missing. Hiestand-529 01:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
  • 1776 - 1783 military service during American Revolutionary War - it is unclear whether Daniel Hiestand/Haston served in any militia during this war. There is no primary source that records an actual service (e.g., his name appearing on a military muster roll). There is a Military Bounty Land Warrant and Grant (#2344 and #1490, respectively) that have Daniel's name on them. However, there is reason to have substantial skepticism about them, which is fully described and considered in Wayne Haston's book, "The Story of the Daniel Haston Family", Chapter 10, Daniel Haston, a Revolutionary War Veteran?.[22]
  • 1787 Washington County, State of Franklin tax list[14] - First, the State of Franklin was a region that had originally been part of North Carolina, briefly seceded, and then ultimately became part of the state of Tennessee. Second, the original source document (i.e., tax list) was undated, but subsequent analysis performed by Pollyanna Creekmore[23] demonstrated conclusively that it had to have been recorded in 1787.
  • timeline of formation of Van Buren County, Tennessee - Van Buren County was formed in 1840 out of parts of White, Warren, and Bledsoe Counties. As such, in 1826 when Daniel Haston was buried, he was actually buried in what was then White County, Tennessee, but subsequently became in Van Buren County. See Tennessee County Formation Maps for a graphical, dynamic depiction of the county formations in Tennessee.

Sources

  1. ↑ Genealogy & History: Haston, Donald Wayne, "The Story of the Daniel Haston Family: Our Family's Journey Through Many Locations and Generations", self-published, USA, 2022, ISBN-978-0-578-380186-6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6585506/daniel-na-haston: accessed 18 February 2023), memorial page for Daniel Haston (1750–1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6585506, citing Big Fork Cemetery, Cummingsville, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Haston Ridge (contributor 46543476).
  3. ↑ Genealogy & HIstory: Haston, op. cit., citing Chapter 9, "Daniel Haston in Virginia", page 93, Daniel's Birth Year
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Will: Gilreath, Amelia C., "Shenandoah County, Virginia, Abstract of Wills, 1772 - 1850", Willowbend Books, Westminister, Maryland; available online, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/shenandoahcounty0000gilr/page/92/mode/2up?q=heastand&view=theater); accessed 28 Jan 2023, citing page 93, Will Book B - page 2, Henry Heestant [sic], dated: 22 Mar 177; proved in court: 28 Aug 1783
  5. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7D-J5M : 6 August 2020), Danl. Histand, 1773.
  6. ↑ Military: Brumbaugh, G. Marcus. "Revolutionary War Records: Volume 1, Virginia", 1936, Washington, D. C., printed by Lancaster Press, Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania; available online, Hathi Trust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t7fr0z71j&view=1up&seq=626&q1=heastan); accessed 18 Feb 2023, citing enumeration made by Capt. John Denton, Nov 1775, in Dunmore County, Virginia, page 596, entry for Danl. Heastan, immediately below listing for Abram Heastan
  7. ↑ Haston, op. cit., Chapter 9, Daniel Haston in Virginia, section "Daniel and Christina's Home in Fort Valley", pages 100 - 105
  8. ↑ Bible Record: David Haston Family Bible
  9. ↑ Haston, op. cit, page 100
  10. ↑ Will: "Translation of Last Will of Heinrich Hiestand", images, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Hiestand-17-3); accessed 28 Jan 2023, citing translation provided by Kent Douglas Hiestand via his website, The Grand Chronicle of the Hiestand Family
  11. ↑ Genealogy & History: Haston, op. cit., page 100
  12. ↑ 1790 Census: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33879185:3578); accessed 18 Feb 2023, citing Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, compiler, "Virginia Census, 1607-1890". Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  13. ↑ Land Transaction: Gilreath, Amelia C., compiler, "Shenandoah County, Virginia, Deed Books : abstracted, Volume 1", self-published, Nokesville, Virginia, Oct 1987, available online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/623310/?offset=0#page=190&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=); accessed 19 Feb 2023, citing page 185 (pages in 269 - 270 in source Deed Books), lease and release of 400 acres of land by Jacob & Elizabeth Heastant [sic] to James Breeding
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 1787 Tax List: "Washington County, Tennessee, 1787 Tax List", Washington County, Tennessee Department of Records Management and Archives (https://wctnarchives.org/1787-2/); accessed 20 Feb 2023, citing original document, "Unknown Company #2", entry for "Daniel Heston";
  15. ↑ Genealogy & History: Haston, op. cit., Chapter 14, Daniel Haston Family in Knox County, Tennessee, pages 157 - 176
  16. ↑ Land Grant: "North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2882/images/33118_290607-00113); accessed 18 Feb 2023, citing Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Roll: 25; Book: A, page 224, land grant to Daniel Hasting
  17. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB8-FCH?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-2VC%3A1586985102%2C1586986512%2C1586984616 : 16 July 2015), Tennessee > White > Not Stated > image 21 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Tax List: "Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895", database with images, Ancestry.com (); accessed 18 Feb 2023, citing The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee, White County, Captain Parker's Company, 1825; entry for Daniel Haston
  19. ↑ Haston, op. cit., pages 92 - 93
  20. ↑ Haston, op. cit. pages 93 -94
  21. ↑ Haston, Donald Wayne, "The Heritage of Daniel Haston", website, (http://danielhaston.com/daniel/daniel-christina-marriage.htm); accessed 18 Feb 2023, citing Danl. Histand and Christina Nave, September 28, 1773 Marriage Record, Shenandoah (Dunmore) County, Virginia
  22. ↑ Haston, op. cit., Chapter 10, Daniel Haston, a Revolutionary War Veteran?, pages 107 - 122
  23. ↑ Creekmore, Pollyanna, "Early East Tennessee Taxpayers, 1783-1839", Greenville, S. C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1980", citing page 211

See Also

  • Haston, Donald Wayne, "The Story of the Daniel Haston Family: Our Family's Journey Through Many Locations and Generations", self-published, USA, 2022; ISBN-978-0-578-380186-6

Citation "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-2SK : accessed 9 March 2021), Daniel Hasting, White, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 358, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.





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Haston-174 and Hiestand-127 appear to represent the same person because: The original surname is Hiestand please merge
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