Need help on profile of John (Gand) Granville Daniel

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I'm baffled by this. A kind Wikitreer here said that John (Gand) Granville Daniel (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Daniel-6376) was probably  the father of my ancestor Richard Venable Daniel (born about 1822?) (Daniel 2058.). =. But John was born "before 1760." There was a "suggestion" sent me saying John was born "too early."  I feel that he was certainly born early to be Richard's father, but his wife, Susan (Unknown-462848) is listed as living with Richard and his wife, Mary Grace, and their daughter, Isabella, in the  census of 1850.   So Susan may have been Richard's mother? I don't think she could have been his grandmother as she was 63 and he was in his 30s at that time. If anyone has any idea how to resolve this confusion, I would be grateful. I suppose John could have been very old when he had Richard or Richard was born earlier than it seems. ???? Thanks

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It is very likely that Susan was the later wife of John.  He certainly isn't too old to have fathered a child.  It was very common during that period for a man (esp.) to have multiple wives as they often died in childbirth.  I've seen census records showing a husband 40-50 years older than his wife.  A pretty young woman and a wealthy man may have respective interests that lead to union.

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True ! I thought about that too. Perhaps Richard was the child of his old age. For some reason there's a lot of confusion about Richard's birthdate. Some people And sources say 1790 and some say 1822.

I think you are most likely right, and I appreciate your answer.

Answer 1

There is an index to Wills listing John G Daniel as 'devisor' and 'devisees' being Susan M Daniel, Ann B Dupey, Moses H Daniel and Richard V Daniel. Will probated in August court. Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. 

there is also an Ancestry record of a marriage between Susan M Watkins and John G Daniel in Prince Edward County, Virginia on Nov 17, 1808.

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Thank you so much. I'm not in Wikitree  right now but will look into it more and come in again. Many many appreciations.

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I guess that settles that question! Clearly Gand as he called her self was the father of Richard. Thank you so much, and I don't think I need to push it any further. How do you find these Resources such as Wills? I don't know where to look for them.

I really appreciate your help and out of everybody else. I think I'm going to figure that my mother's line back to England' & Scotland Is fairly complete. Other people have done much of the work. If I can find my family papers I will bring them down and put them in as resources. For others.

 I think I'm going to start looking further into my father's Side of the family, who were Russian Jews who immigrated around The turn-of-the-20 th century To New York and then other places. I know very little about the family in Russia, so I hope to go to a Mormon research center to look into it further soon.. Or I may ask for help here. Many thanks to everybody.