General Notes

"From Marjorie Pace: First appears on Tax List in 1752-3 as the only white male in the household (used to approximate age).  By 1779, he appears on the tax list with 1200 acres, a rather large tract in the neighborhood.  The names and order of children appears in his will."

From John H. Boyd's Ancestry.com tree: "Prepared by Sarah Lewis KOYLE; John McDANIEL's age was estimated by first deed from John McDaniel Sr to John McDaniel Jr in 1772.  20 years subtracted fro John Jr and another subtracted for John Sr.  Other children's ages approximated from there.  Order of sons births given in will.  Order of daughters births given in will.  Census age categories and land deeds helped approximate dates of children.  It is impossible to know which John acquired land.  All land transactions before 1799 are listed for father.  Any land transaction after 1799 are listed for John Jr.  It is probable John Jr. also has a son named John.  During this same time period there was a John McDaniel living in Ornage Co and another one livin in Chatham.

TAX: 1752-1753 List of Tythables of Orange Co NC.  John McDaniel 1 white poll, 0 black poll.

TAX: 1755 Tax List of Orange Co, NC, John McDaniel, 1 white poll.

LAND: 1760:Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in VA by Chalkey, p 360; References page 292; Note: 2 May 1760, John McDaniel, or Orange Co NC sold land to Stephen Greerrod, 30 pounds, 180 acres on Boon's Run of Shanando, part of 400 acres surveyed for Lewis and John Neal and transferred to Burk.  Acknowledged by John, 2 may 1765.  Delivered: Stephen, 20 Jan 1761.

DEEDS: 1761; 8 Feb 1761 Signed as witness for two deeds in Orange Co NC.  Register of Orange Co NC Deeds 1752-1768 and 1793, page 20.

DEED: 11 Feb 1772; Guilford Co NC, Deed Book A (vol 1) page 76; NOTE: Deed between John McDaniel Sr to John McDaniel Jr, his son, for 5 shillings a tract of land on South Buffaloe Creek & running along side the creek containing 320 acres.  Being part of a trace to land granted to John McDaniel Sr by Earl of Granville, 21 Dec 1761 and registered in Rowan Co, Book 4, page 816, Signed by John Campbell, John Butler, John McDaniel.  Guilford co, Deed Book 2 page 372 & 385 & 424, 14 Oct 1783 South Buffaloe Creek on McDaniel's line.  This land remained in Guilford Co when Randolph was divided off.

LAND: 20 Apr 1776.  Note: John McDaniel of Guilford Co to Isaac McDaniel son of the said John McDaniel.  40 acres on Brush Creek.  Signed by Thomas Vistal, David Vistal, Jeffery Beck.  Randolph Co NC Deed Book 2, page 121.  This land was originally conveyed to John McDaniel by Archibald Smith 5 May 1763 recorded a Hillsborough.

TAX: 1779 Tax List of Randolph Co NC; Note: John McDaniel listed one name away from Jeffery Beck.  He provided a list of his property as follows:  80 acres of improved land, owned 1242 acres, 25 cattle, and 7 horses.  Most fold owned less than 500 acres.

JURY DUTY: Note; 9 September 1782 John McDaniel, Randolph Co NC, sworn to Grand Jury.

COURT ORDER: Note: Randolph Co NC 11 September 1782.  It is ordered that Jeffery Beck have letters of Administration on the Estate of Jeffery Beck, deceased.  John McDaniel and William Aldredy signed as surety.

DEED: 2 Nov 1784 Randolph Co NC, Deed Book 2 page 98.  Note; Grant from State of NC to John McDaniel for 100 acres on Brush Creek.