EDWARD DANIELS AND THANKFUL DANIELS
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The following information is from Barbara Allison,
author of "Supplement to the Hess Family in America
1984" Thanks, Barbara, for all your help and the wonderful
research that you do. ~ Linda ~
Thankful 3 Daniels
(Jonathan, #10) was born circa 1734 at New London, Connecticut. She married
Edward Daniels (see #4), son of Ebenezer Daniels and Mary Graves, circa 1758
at Connecticut. It is believed they were married by her uncle Rev. Graves,
however, to date we have been unable to locate the Journal of Rev. Graves.
Thankful is first named in her
father, Jonathan Daniels, will dated circa 1764.
The Will names also her sister's children Isaac, Henry, and Hannah
Chiles/Ghiles. [1]This
Hannah Chiles/Ghiles is also living with Edward and Thankful Daniels in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania and is mentioned in Edward Daniels will.
[2] It is logical that if Hannah's Mother was
deceased that Hannah went to live with her mother's sister.
In his will he called himself a Cooper. His will was proven 6 April
1814, in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. Edward names his children in his
will also names Hannah Ghiles formerly who lived with him (now Hooper).
Edward served in the Revolutionary War as a Private from Providence
Twp., Bedford County, Pennsylvania in Capt. George Enslo’s 6th
Company.
Looking at the early Bedford County, Pennsylvania Tax records we find
Edward living in Colerain Township, in 1785. By 1798, Edward owned two
cabins in Providence Township. Each house was sized 18' X 16' valued at
$16.00, a log house unf. Inside and a Saw Mill on two hundred acres of
land valued at $300.00. By 1808, Edward owned in Providence Twp.,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania 206 acres patent; a Saw Mill; 2 horses, 2
cattle; his occupation was listed as a farmer and a value of $587.00 was
place on his holdings with a Tax of $2.26.
Edward Daniels gave his son Daniel a tract of land in Providence
Township lying on a branch of the Junita River in Raystown located in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania 395 acres plus allowances by warrant date
25 January 1786 and enrolled 7 March 1798. Another 295 acres in
Providence Twp., 10 November 1875 enrolled 22 June 1803. In 1803, Edward
and Thankful sold land to their son Rubin Daniels. We find another
warrant dated 28 February 1785 granted to Mary Daniels on Bald Eagle
Creek.
Will of Edward Daniels
In the name of God, Amen. I, Edward Daniels, of Bethel Township, in the
County of Bedford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (cooper), being very
weak and sick of body, but of sound mind and memory and understanding,
(blessed be God for the same), but considering the uncertainty of this
transitory life, so make and publish this my last will and testament, in
manner and for me following to wit:
Principally and first of all, I commend my Immortal Soul into the hands
of God who gave it, and my body to the earth, to be buried in a
Christian like manner at the desecration of my executors herein after
named.
And as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, in
this life, I depose of the same in the following manor to wit:
First: It is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral
expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after
my decease.
Second: I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Thankful Daniels her bed
and bedding and her choice of one of the milk cows and all the household
furniture during her natural life and after her decease whatever shall
be left to be equally divided among my three children Viz:- David
Daniels, Mary Mellott and (J) Iasiah Daniels.
Third: (3ly) My son Daniel Daniels I have given formerly unto him a
certain track of land back of Raise Hill in Providence Township, Bedford
County lying on Juniata river which I do allow in full for his legacies
as an heir.
Fourth: (4ly) My will is that my house and cow and sheep and all my
farming utentials shall be sold at private sale for the best price that
can be gotten as soon as may be after my decease.
Fifth: (5ly) I give and bequeath unto Hannah Giles formerly, who lived
with me but now Hooper thirty dollars in money and the other bead
blanket and bead quilt. Said money to be paid in one year after my
decease.
Sixth: (6ly) I give and bequeath unto my son David Daniels one hundred
and twenty dollars in cash to be paid out of the monies coming to me in
Bedford as soon as the same is recovered.
Seventh: (7ly) I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Mellott eighty
dollars in cash to be paid her out of the money coming to me in Bedford
when the same is recovered.
Eighth: (8ly) I give and bequeath unto my son Isaiah Daniels the
plantation wherein I now reside and that he shall live and occupy the
same immediately after decease but not without on (premise) that he will
and truly provide for his mother all the necessaries of life
sufficiently and that in good time, and if he neglects so to do then the
place to be rented out by my Executors, and the proceeds for her use and
support and after her decease he to enjoy the same.
Ninth: (9ly) My will is that the remaining part of the monies that shall
remain after paying the aforsaid monies legacies to wit to David, Mary
and Hannah is to be taken as much as occasion shall require for the use
of patenting this land I live on only the amount of one hundred acres
with the money coming to me from Bedford after the legacies or
bequeathments and patenting the land as aforesaid and and after my just
debts and charges money shall be altogether for the use of my wife and
for her service - likewise every other article or thing that is not
mentioned in this will or and sheep in the 5th part is enterlined before
signed.
And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my trusty friends John
Hooper and Jacob Hann, June 6th, to be the Executors of this my will
hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore by me make and
declaring this and no others to be and at his request have subscribed as
Witnesses and given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of February in
the year of our Lord 1814.
Edward Daniels
Witnesses Present
Francis Welch - Abraham Hess
The children of Edward
Daniels and Thankful Daniels (see #5) were as follows:
i. Mary
Daniels was born circa 1760 at New Jersey. She married Obediah Mellott
Sr., son of John Mellott and Sarah Stillwell, circa 1801 at Bedford Co.,
Pennsylvania. Mary was
the second wife of Obediah Mellott Sr. Mary (Daniels) Mellott died on 23
May 1864 at Fulton Co., Pennsylvania.
ii. Isaiah Daniels was
born circa 1762 at New Jersey. (No other information available at this
time).
2.
iii. Daniel Daniels.
iv. David Daniels
was born circa 1769 at New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Peck circa 1789 at
Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. He died in January 1860 at Fayette Co.,
Pennsylvania.
v. Ruben Daniels was
born circa 1768. He married Nancy (--?--) before 1798. He married Mary
Rice on 16 January 1840. He died circa 1845 at Coles Co., Illinois; the
will was probated December of 1845.
In 1798 Ruben was taxed for 1 cabin sized 16'X14' another cabin
sized 18'X14' valued at a total of $16.00; one cabin barn sized 30'X18' on
100 acres of land valued at a total of $150.00. In 1808, Ruben had 130
acres Patent, another 93 acres Patent; 2 houses and a cow valued at
$603.50; Taxed $2.26.
Apparently, sometime between 1810-1818 Ruben and family moved to
Clark County, Ohio for we see various land transactions between 22
December 1818 and 30 December 1836.
He then, left Ohio for Illinois for the next land transaction was
in Douglas Co., Illinois date 20 February 1837. Nancy signed a land deed
with her husband 10 May 1838 and she died sometime between that date and
the end of 1839. Ruben
and Nancy had six children: Ruben Jr., who married Anna; John, who married
Hannah Hull; Rebecca, wife of Mr. Hursey; Jane, wife of Mr. Murphy; Sarah,
wife of James Willson; and James Harvey Daniels.
After the death of Nancy he then married Mary (Rice) Shelton, 16
January 1840 in Cole Co., Illinois. Ruben
and Mary had two children Francis Marion and Nancy K. Daniels.
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