Daniels of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1636 - 2005



The Great Migration Standard

The following are excerpts from the writings of 4 noteworthy genealogical researchers, Henry Bond, Charles Pope, James Savage and Mary Isabella Gozzaldi . I have color coded each author and the sections of their Daniels/Daniell sections that relate to Robert Daniell (Daniels). There are additional mentions of Robert's spouse, son, daughter and son-in-law that are not necessarily color coded.
I. Bond

 DANIEL

ROBERT DANIEL was a proprietor, 1636-7, and adm. Freeman May 2, 1638. Oct. 7, 1651, he, then of Wat., sold to Edward Garfield, six acres of land in the hither plain. Dec. 22, 1651, he sold to John Whitney, tailor, six acres in the hither plain. May 18, 1662, he sold his meadow, in Wat., to David Fiske, of Camb. Ap., 1655; he was, by the Court, excused from trainings. His Will, dated Sud., Jan. 16, 1661-2; John Wincoll, legatee, and Wm. Bond, wit. and overseer.


II. Pope

 DANIEL, DANNELL,

Mrs. Alice, Salem, 1636. Lawsuit in 1638. See Beggarly.

Elizabeth, ae. 2 yrs. Came in the Increase April 15, 1635; the name follows the family of Samuel Morse.

 Robert, husbandman, Watertown, propr.; rem. To Cambridge 1636; frm. March 14, 1638-9. Town officer. Deposed 26 (4) 1652, ae. 60 years and upwards. [Mdx Files.] Wife Elizabeth d. Oct. 2. 1643; he m. May 2, 1654, Reana, widow of Wm. Andrew. Ch. Mary b. 2 (7) 1642, Thomas bur. 6 (9) 1644. He d. July 6, 1655.

Will, dated 3 July, prob. Oct. 2, 1655. Wife Reana to have the est. he rec'd with her and additional. 5 children; eldest dau. Elizabeth now wife of Thomas Fanning; sons Samuel and Joseph, daus. Sarah and Mary; cousin Anna Newcomen. [Reg XXX, 459] The widow m. Edmund Frost.

 William, inn-keeper, Dorchester, propr. 1646. Rem. To Milton. He m. Katharine, dau. Of John Grenaway; ch. John bapt. 6 (6) 1648, Mary bapt. 7 (5) 1650, Susanna bapt. 18 (8) 1646, )m. John Kingsley;) Mary bapt. 10 (3) 1653, Hannah bapt. 22 (2) 1655, )m. Benjamin Badcock,) Samuel bapt. 24 (2) 1659.

Will dated 2 July, prob. 28 Sept. 1678. Bequ. To wife Kathearine, sons John and Samuel, daus. Hannah Badcock, son-in-law John Kinsley, grandchildren Susanna Kinsley and Silence [Woods]. Shop and blacksmith's tools to son Samuel.


III. Savage

 DANIEL, or DANIELS,

DAVID, Dover 1661-72.

JAMES, Exeter, took o. of alleg. 30 Nov. 1677.

JOSEPH, Falmouth 1680. Willis, I. 217. Perhaps he had been of Medfield 1649-78.

JOHN, New London 1663, m. 19 Jan. 1665, Mary, d. of George Chappel, had John, b. 19. Jan. 1666; Mary, 12 Oct. 1667; Thomas, 30 Dec. 1669; Christian, 3 Mar. 1671; Hannah, 20 Apr.1674; Rachel, 27 Feb. 1676; Sarah, 10 Feb. 1679; Jonathan, 15 Oct. 1682; and Clement, whose date is not giv.; and d. 1709 or 10.

JOHN, New London, s. of the preced. m. 3 Dec. 1685, Agnes Beebe, and d. 14 Jan. 1756, wanting, therefore, but 15 days of 90 yrs.

RICHARD, Billerica 1675, liv. also at Andover, and is spoken of by Gookin in his acco. of the Ind.

ROBERT, Watertown, rem. 1651 to Cambridge, freem. 14 Mar. 1639; his w. Elizabeth d. 2 Oct. 1643, and he d. at C. 6 .July 1655. His will of three days bef. names w. of uncertain letters, like Reana Andrews, wh. he m. only 2 May of the yr. 1654, and five ch., Elizabeth w. of Thomas Fanning; Samuel; and minors Joseph, Sarah, and Mary, the last of wh. was b. 2 Sept. 1642. His wid. m. Edmund Frost, as his third w.

ROBERT, Sudbury, wh. d. there 1662, may have been 6. of the preced. or not.

SAMUEL, Watertown 1652, then took o. of fidel., was s. of the first Robert, b. in Eng. and soon after the d. of his f. sold out his est. and rem. but was perhaps f. of Samuel of W. wh m. 10 May 1671, Mary Grant, and had Robert, b. 23 Apr. 1672; Samuel, 1 Apr. 1674, d. next yr.; and Joseph, 3 Feb. 1677.

STEPHEN, Saybrook, perhaps, 1650; rem. to New Haven, m. Anna, or Hannah, d. of Thomas Gregson, had Joanna, b. 1 Sept. 1652; Elizabeth 1 Oct. 1655; [[vol. 2, p. 10]] Rebecca, 30 Jan. bapt. 28 Feb. 1658; and perhaps rem. but the fam. did not, for Joanna m. there 7 Dec. 1671, John Glover; Elizabeth m. 9 May 1682, John Winston; and Rebecca m. the same day, John Thompson; and Grigson's wid. gave, 1692, some prop. to her d. Anna D.

STEPHEN, at Salem 1668, to a petit. against imposts sign. his name, and no more is kn. of him, by the Hist. Coll. of Essex Inst. II. 43, wherein we learn, that he m. 26 July 1666, Mary Prince, had Stephen, b. 6 Dec. 16 67, d. under 20 yrs.; John, 12 Apr. 1669; Mary, 13 July 1670; and his w. d. Oct. 1679. He m. 3 Dec. 1680, Susanna Hyde, had Susanna, 28 Aug. 1686.

THOMAS, Cambridge, possib. s. of Robert, d. or was bur. 6 Nov. 1644.

*THOMAS, Kittery 1652, rem. to Portsmouth, m. Bridget, d. of Richard Cutt, was a capt. and of the first counc. 1680, under Presid. John Cutt. His wid. m. 11 Dec. 1684, Thomas Graffort.

WENTWORTH, Lynn 1640. Lewis.

WILLIAM, Dorchester, freem. 1648, m. Catharine, d. of John Grinoway. A d. m. John Kingsley, and d. 1671. Ano. d. Hannah, m. 11 Feb. 1673, Benjamin Babcock. His will of 2 July 1678, ment. w. s. John, and Samuel, and d. Hannah. Alice Daniels had, says Felt, grant of ld. 1637, at Salem. Distinction of fam. with, or without final s

IV. Mary Isabella Gozzaldi

Daniel,
Elizabeth, (Robt.) m. Thomas Fanning, 17 May 1653 532, 541 Joseph (Robt.) purchased house and land N. side Linnean St,; S.W. cor. Botanic Garden, of David Fiske 1660, 546; rem. To Medfield before 28 May 1662, no record of family here, 532 Mary, (Robt.) b. 2 Sept. 1642, mentioned in father�s will who d. 1655 532 Robert, settler., Ab. 1638, purchased house and land of Thomas Blodgett, W. side of Garden street, sold to Nicholas Wyeth, 1945, 702; m. (1) Elizabeth _______, who d. 2 Oct. 1653, m. (2) Reana James, wid. William Andrew, 2 May 1654, 480; d. 6 July 1655, wid. Reana, m. (3) Elder Edmund Frost, bef. 1669. 552 M.W. Samuel (Robt.) mentioned in father�s will, who d. 1655, 532

Bond - Pope - Savage - Gozzaldi


ROBERT DANIELL was a proprietor, 1636-7,
Robert Daniell, husbandman, Watertown, propr.; rem. To Cambridge 1636;
ROBERT DANIELL, Watertown, rem. 1651 to Cambridge
Ab. 1638, purchased house and land of Thomas Blodgett, W. side of Garden street (Cambridge)
First three agree that Robert Daniell was in Watertown

Bond has Robert living in Watertown his entire life
Pope has Robert leaving Watertown for Cambridge in 1636
Savage has Robert leaving for Cambridge in 1651
Gozzaldi has Robert in Cambridge and mentions his selling his home with no futher detail being revealed.

frm. March 14, 1638-9.
adm. Freeman May 2, 1638-39
freem. 14 Mar. 1639

Note: Freeman, March 14 1638 (p. 375, Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (1853, AMS Press)
Pope and Savage agree Robert Daniell became a freeman, on March 14, 1638-39
Bond reports Robert Daniell a freeman on May 2nd of that same year. An simple error in reading the records
All 3 Agree

Birth of Daughter Mary Ch. Mary b. 2 (7) 1642, Mary, the last of wh. was b. 2 Sept.
Pope and Savage both report the birth of Mary in 1642
Note that Pope recognized the birth of Mary as a child of Robert and Elizabeth here and later says she is the child of Reana Andrews.
Bond does not mention this birth or any other of Roberts children

Wife Elizabeth
Wife Elizabeth d. Oct. 2. 1643;
 his w. Elizabeth d. 2 Oct. 1643
m. (1) Elizabeth _______, who d. 2 Oct. 1653
Pope and Savage both report the death of wife Elizabeth in 1643.

Note that Savage did not address the fact that she died in Cambridge as records show.
Gozzaldi reported Elizabeth�s death, however, my copy shows the correct day month and is listed 10 years later than Pope and Savage.

Son Thomas
Thomas bur. 6 (9) 1644.
Only Pope reports the death of son Thomas in 1644.
Sale of Cambridge Home
sold to Nicholas Wyeth, 1645
Only Gozzaldi reported the sale of his Cambridge house in 1645
Sale of Watertown Land
Oct. 7, 1651, he, then of Wat., sold to Edward Garfield, six acres of land in the hither plain
Dec. 22, 1651, he sold to John Whitney, tailor, six acres in the hither plain.
May 18, 1652, he sold his meadow, in Wat., to David Fiske, of Camb.
Only Bond reports on these Watertown related events
Deposed 26 (4) 1652, ae. 60 years and upwards. [Mdx Files.]
Only Pope reports this event
Marrage to Reana
he m. May 2, 1654, Reana, widow of Wm. Andrew. 2 May of the yr. 1654, and five ch m. (2) Reana James, wid. William Andrew, 2 May 1654, Pope, Savage & Gozzaldi report the marriage of Robert and Reana. Savage reveals this information in reporting on the will after Roberts death
Excused from Military Drills
Ap., 1655; he was, by the Court, excused from trainings.
Only Bond reports on this Watertown related event
Robert's Death and Will
He d. July 6, 1655, Will, dated 3 July, prob. Oct. 2, 1655. Wife Reana to have the est. he rec'd with her and additional. 5 children; eldest dau. Elizabeth now wife of Thomas Fanning; sons Samuel and Joseph, daus. Sarah and Mary; cousin Anna Newcomen. [Reg XXX, 459]
he d. at C. 6 .July 1655, His will of three days bef. names w. of uncertain letters, like Reana Andrews, wh. he m. only 2 May of the yr. 1654, and five ch ., Elizabeth w. of Thomas Fanning; Samuel; and minors Joseph, Sarah, and Mary, the last of wh. was b. 2 Sept d. 6 July 1655,
Pope, Savage & Gozzaldi report the death of Robert Daniell and agree on the same date. Some have misinterpreted, this entry to mean that Robert had been childless prior to the marriage of him to Reana, e.g. Michael Mc Giffert�s book, God�s Plot, Puritan Spirituality in Thomas Shepard�s Cambridge.

This analysis makes it clear that both Pope Savage knew through earlier reports that the 5 children mentioned in the will were from Robert�s marriage to Elizabeth. Gozzaldi reports on 4 of the 5 living children at the time of Robert�s death.
Reana's Remarriage
The widow m. Edmund Frost His wid. m. Edmund Frost, as his third w wid. Reana, m. (3) Elder Edmund Frost, bef. 1669
Pope, Savage, and Gozzaldi report the remarriage of Reana to Edmund Frost
Exception
His Will, dated Sud., Jan. 16, 1661-2; John Wincoll, legatee, and Wm. Bond, wit. and overseer
Bond is reporting the death of another Robert Daniell

Daniels Family History

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Generation 1: Robert Daniell   Generation 2: Joseph Daniell   Generation 3: Eleazer Daniels  
Generation 4: Joseph Daniels   Generation 5: Nahum Daniels   Generation 6: George Daniels  
Generation 7: Jasper Daniels   Generation 8: Nelson Daniels   Generation 9: John Daniels  

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