Daniel Wade (abt. 1718 - bef. 1793)

Born about 1718 in Connecticut Farms, Essex, New Jersey

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Died before 25 Jul 1793 before about age 75 in Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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Private Daniel Wade served with Essex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Daniel Wade is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A119673.

Daniel Wade is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-311287
Rank: Patriotic

Biography

Daniel was the son of Robert Wade, as named in Robert's will. Daniel's mother is uncertain. Robert may or may not have had two wives.

According to The Wade Genealogy, Daniel married (1) Elizabeth --?--, who died on 4 Dec. 1758; and (2) Temperance --?--.

He ten children:^[1]

With Elizabeth:

• Amos, b. abt. 1740.
• Daniel Jr., b. June 10, 1753; d. Sept. 9. 1821.

With Temperance:

• Benjamin, b. 1759; bur. Oct. It. 1812; drowned.
• Moses, b. abt. 1760; d. after 1810.
• Jacob, b. Feb. 25, 17(52); d. Oct. 15 (or 17), 1828.
• Robert, b. Oct. 23, 1766; d. July 18, 1799.
• Timothy
• Patience, m. Caleb Wade. Jr.
• Temperance, m. David Bonnell, Nov. 21, 1762 (?)
• Esther, m. David Baker.

Daniel served as a private under Capt. Richard Townley in the Essex, NJ Militia during the American Revolution.^[2][3]

At ages perhaps 58-63, with minor children, he probably did not participate in active military operations. But he suffered major losses of property as a result of fighting and occupation in the Elizabethtown area.^[1][4]

He died in probably July 1793; his will was probated July 25:^[5]

1793, Aug. 9. Wade, Daniel, Sr., of Elizabeth Twsp., Essex Co.; will of. Wife, Temperance, 1 cow, choice of hogs, household furniture and privileges of house and garden, and provisions. Son, Amos, 5 shillings. Son, Benjamin, £8. Son, Daniel, 1/4 of salt meadow, 1/5 of woodland, and 1 acre before his door adjoining the Parsonage land. Son, Timothy, 1 acre adjoining land sold to Charles Townley, and 1/5 of woodland back of the estate of David Meeker. Son, Jacob, 1/4 of salt meadow and 1/5 of woodland. Son, Robert, piece of land opposite house of son Daniel, 1/5 of woodland and 1/4 of meadow. Son, Moses, 1/4 of meadow, land where my house stands and residue of movable estate; he giving son Timothy a deed for house and lot where he now lives, or to pay him £110. Daughters, Temperance, (wife of David Bonnell), and Esther, (wife of David Baker), each £10. Son, Jacob, £7, or title to land on the mountain known as the Mine Lot. Executors—friends—Jonas Wade and David Crane. Witnesses—Robert Wade, Benjamin Scudder, Noah Wade. Proved July 25, 1793. Lib. 38, p. 191; File 7776-7781G.

Research Notes

• The DAR Patriot index lists 3 spouses: Elizabeth _______, Magdalena Whitehead and Temperance _________. A son Jacob married Sarah Jones; son Moses married Mary Headley; and Robert married Rebecca Jones.^[3] SAR also lists Magdalena (perhaps derivatively one way or the other).^[4]

Comment: Source for "Magdalena" is not clear. It would have been very rare among English speakers, the English equivalent is Madeline or Madeleine. A full text search of Hatfield's History of Elizabeth^[6] finds no Madalena's (or either of the others). It is the German and Dutch version of (Mary) Magdalene. There was Dutch settlement near Elizabethtown. The name might have been used in a mixed family, but there is no evidence that it was.

• Daniel Wade appears to be that named as a brother-in-law to Henry Bonnel as Henry's will 1772, April 9. reads: Bonnel, Henry, of Borough of Elizabeth, Essex Co.; will of. All real and personal estate to be sold. Wife, Prudence, £30, and the rest of the money to be used to bring up my children. Sons, Abner and Henry, to be bound out to trades, when they are old enough. Executors—Daniel Wade and Elias Whitehead, my 2 brother-in-laws. Witnesses—Timothy Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Joanna Whitehead. Proved Aug. 9, 1777. Lib. 19, p. 181. New Jersey will abstracts^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wade, Stuart Charles, Wade genealogy: Being some account of the origin of the name. . . And Genealogies of Wade of Massachusetts and New Jersey. . . . (New York: Author, 1900)pp. 245-6 Archive.org.
2. ↑ Stryker, William S., Official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the revolutionary war (Trenton, NJ: W.T. Nicholson & Co, 1872), p. 810; Archive.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Dec 30, 2019), "Record of Wade, Daniel", Ancestor # A119673.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Patriotic Service Description:Claim for property loss, 1780, NJ; SAR, Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Research System (PRS), SAR Patriot #P-311287.
5. ↑ Hutchinson, Elmer T., Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, 1st. ser., v. 37. Calendar of New Jersey Wills..., v. 8, 1791-1795 (New Jersey Historical Society, 1942), p. 385; Archive.org.
6. ↑ Hatfield, Edwin F., History of Elizabeth, New Jersey : including the early history of Union County (New York: Carlton & Lanahan, 1869; Carlisle, MA: Applewood Books, n.d.) pp. 306, 312; Archive.org.
7. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey<.i>; NJ Archives, 1st ser., v. 34; Calendar of New Jersey Wills..., v. 5, 1771-1780 (Somerville, NJ: NJ Historical Society, 1931), p. 52; Archive.org.</li></ol>