Daniel was born between 1757 and 1764 in Frederick County, Province of Maryland. He was the son of Hezekiah Magruder (1729 - 1806) and Susanna Talbott. In 1776, he was enumerated at age 12 (so born 1764) in his father's home in Frederick County.[1]
Death: 14 Mar 1842 [2] He was buried in the Milburn Methodist Chapel Cemetery, Stephenson, Frederick County, Virginia. Alternate date of death: 16 Mar 1843.
↑ "Lower Potomack Hundred: A List of the Number of Souls Taken & Given in to the Committee of Observation. The Sex and Ages of White & Black, Aug 22, 1776." Daniel Magruder, 12, in Household of Hezekiah Magruder; in Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, M.S. M.D. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources. Volume 1 (Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, MD; 1915) p 184; Archive.org (Full view)
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Magruder-442 and Magruder-40 appear to represent the same person because: Although the dates differ, they are the same person because the parents for both are Hezekiah Magruder and Susannah Talbot/Talbott. Daniel m. 1) Sarah Barry and 2) Eleanor Davenport.
Sarah Barry, b. 24 Feb 1764, d. 1797, is listed as both sister (Barry-434) and spouse (Barry-2139) of Daniel Magruder. Which is she? If sister, then her profile should list her as a Magruder. If spouse, then what documentation exists, and what is the correct spelling of her last name? Kimball G. Everingham's Genealogical Database on Rootsweb shows that Dr. Daniel Magruder m. 1) Sarah Berry about 1788 (no location given), m. 2) Eleanor Davenport in 1798 (Berkeley, Virginia, now W. Virginia). K.G. Everingham is also a WikiTree contributor.