The Dale Genealogy

The Dale surname is of English origin, being a toponymic name designating any English family that lived in a dæl (Anglo-Saxon) or dalr (Old Norse), that is, "a valley." Consequently there are many unrelated English Dale families. Our own Dales came to the English colony of Virginia in the 1600s, and very probably were descendants of the second Dale in America, Nicholas Dale (c.1604-1648), who arrived in America in 1624, or possibly of another colonist named Thomas Dale, who came to Virginia in 1653. Nicholas himself had a son named Thomas who was a contemporary of the 1653 immigrant Thomas Dale, and it seems more likely that our Dale line traced back to Nicholas' son Thomas. In any case, one or the other Thomas is very probably the ancestor of our Dale family, who lived in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, for a few generations before moving to Woodford County, Kentucky, in the latter 1700s. My wife's mother was a descendant of George Dale, one of those who moved from Virginia to Woodford County, Kentucky. According to Dale genealogist Lee Nichols, the following garbled tradition of the origin of our Dales was current in the family by the early 1800s (as stated in the commemorative biography records in the Indiana State Library):

"The Dales originally came from Scotland. In the first half of the 18th Century, three Dale brothers separated, with one going to New England, one to Virginia and one to the south. George Dale is a son of the one who located along the Potomac River in Virginia."

Researchers have been unable to substantiate this tradition of three Dale brothers from Scotland. All known Dale families in Virginia during the 1700s either certainly were or probably were of English origin, and George Dale himself belonged to an English family that had lived in Virginia at least since the mid-1600s if not earlier. The account below of our Dale lineage is derived from sources such as Dr. Lucille Dillinger Alexander's Sullivan County Missouri Descendants of the Dale Family of Kentucky and Virginia and their Ancestor Families: Phillips, Southern, Goad, Simmonds, Tobias and Williams, a detailed account entitled Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale, and Almon Edward Daniels' A Workbook on the Dale Families of Virginia (1958).

1. NICHOLAS DALE, parentage and ancestry unknown, born circa 1604 in York, England, died 18 Feb. 1648 in York Parish, Virginia. Nicholas, the second Dale in America, came to Virginia in 1624 on the ship Jacob, as shown in John Camden Hotten's 1874 book of The Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia, 1624/1625 chapters, pages 201-265 (citation courtesy Anne Stevens). He was 20 years old when he arrived in Virginia, so he must have been born circa 1604. Nicholas' wife was SARAH KEYE, born circa 1608 in St. Anne Blackfriars, London, England, died circa 1655 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Nicholas and Sarah had at least one son and three daughters. After Nicholas' death, his widow Sarah married (as his first wife) another Virginia colonist named RICHARD PERROTT, born circa 1622 in Potton, Bedfordshire, England, died 11 Nov 1686 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, son of Thomas and Margaret Perrott (Parratt). Richard and Sarah had only one child, a son named Richard Jr., born 24 Feb. 1650.

Some Dale genealogists allege that Nicholas was twice married, and that his daughter Mary was born of Nicholas' otherwise unknown first wife. However, a deed dated 24 Aug. 1648 refers to Nicholas' widow Sarah and "the Children which shee had by her former husband, Nicholas Dale . . . the said fower Children namely Mary Dale, Thomas Dale, Jean Dale, and Sara Dale." Thus, Mary also was born of Nicholas' wife Sarah, and there is no evidence that Nicholas had any other wife.

The following overview of Nicholas Dale and his family is presented at the website of a Dale genealogist named Joseph A. Payne called Descendants of Nicholas Dale -- Payne's account (based in part on the research of Lucille Dillinger Alexander) is correct in its essentials, but lists only Nicholas' son Thomas, gives Thomas the unwarranted surname "Dellaware," and misstates the year of Thomas' death:

Nicholas 1 DALE was born in 1604 in York, England, and married Sarah KEYES (sic - Keye) who was born about 1604. Nicholas died on Feb. 18, 1647 in York, Va.

Children:

        +     Thomas 2 DELLAWARE            b.c. 1624             d.c. 1664

The Dale genealogy found in Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale provides the following detailed account of the life and family of Nicholas Dale:

Nicholas Dale is thought to be the earliest known member of the Dale family. He was born about 1604 in York, England, and died February 18, 1647/1648 in Virginia. Nicholas Dale married to an unknown first wife and second to Sarah Keyes. . . . In 1624 Nicholas Dale arrived from London on the ship Jacob. The Virginia Muster of February 7, 1624/1625 lists Nicholas Dale as being twenty years of age. The Virginia Census of 1624 in Elizabeth Cittie (City) lists 'Niccolas Dale age 20' as a freeman living in the household of Thomas Bouldinge (sic) with William Bouldinge, William Coxe, and Richard Edwards. Nicholas had arrived on the ship Jacob the same year. In 1624/25 Nicholas Dale was the only Dale listed on this Virginia Census. Thomas Boulding, who arrived on the Swan in 1610 and was an ancient planter, had two hundred acres of land near the York River described as being in the vicinity of the Old Poquoson and the Back River, and an additional two hundred acres in Elizabeth City County on the James River. His wife, Elizabeth, was also an ancient planter who owned two hundred acres of land. . . .

On September 27, 1638 Thomas Boulding (sic) was granted a headright for two hundred acres of land in Eliz. Cittie Co. for the trans. of 4 persons: Robert Clement, Nicholas Dale, John Davis, Edward Dobson. On May 8, 1638 Nicholas Dale and his wife, Sarah, were granted a patent of seventy five acres of land bounded north by the Charles River adjoining the land W. of Nicholas Cossin and E. by the land of Robert Todd, S.S.W. into the woods, granted by John Marby the Lieut. Governor of the State of Virginia. The document further stated, 'Due by order for the per. adv. of himself & wife the first yeare to sd. Chas. River, there being 25 yett due for sd. adv.' This land was on Chisman Creek as noted in the will of Nicholas Dale. The Charles River was later named the York River. This land was later assigned to Capt. Ralph Wormeley, Esqr., one of his Majestie's Councill of State on October 2, 1649. This land transfer was after the death of Nicholas Dale and his will dated October 1648. Chisman Creek enters the Chesapeake Bay at the north eastern end of York County, Virginia. This area on the York River (formerly Charles River) would have been near the area where the land of Thomas Boulding was mentioned in the 1625 Muster of Elizabeth City. . . . Nicholas Dale later owned land about five miles up the Rappahannock River on the south side of the River. There are numerous entries for Nicholas Dale including those for the estate of Rev. Ralph Watson, clerk, in 1645 as Nicholas was executor of the estate. Nicholas Dale paid several individuals for their claims against the estate of Ralph Watson. Most of the bills were paid in tobacco or corn. After the death of Nicholas Dale a further accounting of the estate was made and it was determined that Nicholas Dale had paid out too much from the estate.

The Virginia County Records by William Corzier lists a Nicholas Dale will of February 12, 1647, and recorded on March 24, 1647. Listed are eldest daughter Margaret (sic - Mary), daughter Jeane, youngest daughter, daughter Sarah, son Thomas, wife's brother Richard Keye, wife Sarah. The will of Nicholas Dale is as follows: Will of Nicholas Dale of the Parish of York in Va. Sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory. Dated 18 February 1648. To eldest daughter Mary Dale cattle to be hers at 20 years of age or at marriage. To son Tho Dale cattle when 21. To daughter Jeane Dale cattle when of age or married. To youngest daughter Sarah Dale cattle when she is of age or marriageable. To my wife's brother Richard Keye a heifer formerly given into his possession. To wife Sarah Dale residue of estate whatsoever with twoe hundred acres of land I bought and purchased of Dictoris Christmas lyeing at Mocklake bay and with the howsing and land and plantation which shee nowe liveth upon being one hundred acres lying at Chismans Creek in the parish of York which I bought and purchased of John Smith To son Tho Dale 1100 Acres Lying at Rappahaniocke of which I have as grant upon record at James Citty Wife Sarah Dale sole Extrix. Signed the mark x of Nicholas Dale. Witnesses Richard Anderson Minister, John Clarkson, Law Hulett. Probated on oaths of Anderson and Hulett. The date is missing.

On October 23, 1649 Charles and Mary Dale Allen, who was noted as the daughter of Nicholas Dale, received cattle from the estate of Nicholas Dale from Sarah Dale Perrett and Richard Perrett. Sarah Dale Perrett, wife of Nicholas Dale, was listed as the administrator of the estate of Nicholas Dale. Mary Dale was the daughter of Nicholas Dale from a marriage before Sarah Keyes Dale. Richard Perrett and Sarah Keyes Dale Perrett refer to the children of the former Nicolas Dale and Sarah Keyes Dale Perrett as Mary, Thomas, Jeane, and Sarah. The document refers to Mary as a daughter-in-law which often meant step-daughter in those times. Thomas, Jeane, and Sarah were referred to as 'my natural children' by Sarah Keyes Dale Perrett. Mary Dale was referred to as eldest daughter in the above will of Nicholas Dale. The document further reads: 'to our Daughter in Law Mary Dale wee freely give To my Natureall sonn Thomas Dale one heifer called Mouse To my Naturall Daughter Joane Dale one browne heifer To my youngest Natureall Daughter Sarah Dale one blake heifer The children to have the cattle when of age or married. Dated 24 Aug. 1648. Signed Ricd Perrett, Sar----- (the page torn away here and probably represents Sarah Keyes Dale Perrett--author). John x Smith, Law Hulett.' Beverly Fleet believes that the cattle were Dale property and Mary Dale was a daughter of Nicholas Dale by a previous wife. Sarah Perrett was giving the cattle and Richard Perrett signed the document to legalize the transaction.

Besides the above details on Nicholas Dale, Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale also provides an account on another early prominent Dale of Virginia, Major Edward Dale, Gent., who perhaps was a relative of Nicholas or of Virginia Gov. Sir Thomas Dale:

There is a Major Edward Dale, Gentleman, and his wife, Lady Diana Skipwith, located in Lancaster County, Virginia, at the same time as Thomas Dale. Edward Dale was thought to be the son of either William, Robert Jr., or Roger Dale. The later three were the sons of Robert Dale of Wencle, County Chester, England. These Dale and Skipwith families were Royalists that sought refuge in Virginia after the death of Charles I. Others report that Major Edward Dale, Gent., was from Sefton, County Lancashire, England. On April 6, 1620, Edward Dale was born in England. He died on February 20, 1695 in Lancaster County, Virginia. Diana Skipwith was the daughter of Sir Henry and Amy Kempe Skipwith. On May 21, 1621, she was born in Prestonwood, Leicestershire, England. Her brother was Sir Grey Skipwith. Major Edward Dale represented Lancaster County, Virginia, and was a Loyalist supporter of the rebel suppression during Bacon's Rebellion of 1676. From 1655 to May 1674 Edward Dale was clerk of Lancaster County. He lived on the north side of the Rappahannock River. Edward Dale also served as High Sheriff, justice of the Lancaster County Court, and was a member of the House of Burgess. He also had two daughters, Elizabeth Dale who married William Rogers and Katherine Dale who married Thomas Carter. Thomas Carter was born in 1634 and Katherine Dale Carter was born in 1652. Thomas and Katharine were married on May 4, 1670. It is unknown if there is a relationship between Edward and Thomas Dale. It is doubtful that Edward and Nicholas Dale were related in that the former was associated with Charles I and the latter came on a headright to Virginia. However, Thomas Dale brought many persons over on headrights and obtained land for these persons and was probably a man of wealth as Major Edward Dale, Gent. This may indicate that Thomas and Edward Dale could have had some association in England before arriving in America. The lineage of Edward Dale is reported to be from the ancient Dale Family of Northhamptonshire and London. Edward Dale used the same coat of arms as did this Dale family in England. This information on Edward Dale is included to assist future researchers.

More recently, it has been found that Major Edward Dale's daughter Katherine was not born of his wife Diana Skipwith, but of a prior wife (see more information further on).

The known children of Nicholas and Sarah Dale were:

     2.  THOMAS DALE, born circa 1624 in Virginia
     --  MARY DALE, born circa 1626 in Virginia, died after 1653 in Virginia, married Charles Allen.
     --  JEANE DALE, born circa 1630 in Virginia, died after 1653 in Virginia.
     --  SARAH DALE, born circa 1632 in Virginia.

2. THOMAS DALE, son of Nicholas and Sarah Dale, born circa 1624 in Virginia, died in 1654 (before 8 Oct. 1654) in Lancaster County, Virginia. Thomas married circa 1647 in Lancaster County, Virginia, to a woman named JUDITH (NN), born circa 1628 in Lancaster County, Virginia, died circa 1654 in Lancaster County, Virginia. Thomas and Judith had at least two children, including a daughter named Sarah and probably a son named Reuben. The children of Thomas and Judith were left as orphans after their parents' deaths. The following overview of Thomas Dale and his family is presented at the website of a genealogist named Joe Payne called Descendants of Nicholas Dale -- Payne's account is correct in its essentials, but he erroneously gives Thomas' surname as "Dellaware" (something unattested in any early record), misstates the year and place of Thomas' death, and fails to mention Thomas' known daughter Sarah:

Thomas 2 DELLAWARE, (Nicholas 1 DALE) was born about 1624, and married JUDITH who was born about 1624. Thomas died about 1664 (sic) in King and Queen, Va.

This is taken from the Dale Family Ancestry, Sullivan Co., Maryland, Descendants of Dale, Microfilm No. 1320946: This Thomas Dale first appears in 1653 as an immigrant to Warrick, Co., Virginia. There is also another, unrelated Thomas Dale, who is the son of Nicholas Dale. Nicholas came over in 1638. Many land grants ascribed to the 1653 immigrant Dale actually belong to Nicholas's son. Several members of the Dale family claim Sir Thomas Dale, early governor of Virginia, as their ancestor. Sir Thomas Dale died in 1619 in the East Indies leaving no children. The will of his wife Elizabeth Throckmorton Dale was proved on May 7, 1641, and is recorded in North Hampton Co., Va. She mentioned no children. An Edward Dale was sworn in as clerk of Lancaster Co. on Dec. 7, 1855. He died in that county on Feb. 2, 1695. He mentions two daughters, Elizabeth Rogers, wife of William, and Katherine Carter; and the Carter grandchildren. His wife was Diana Skipwith, daughter of Sir Henry Skipwith and his wife Amy, who was daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Kempe, Knt.

Children:

        +     Reuben 3 DALE            b.c. 1650             d. 1692

From Payne's remarks here, we see that there were three Virginians named Thomas Dale during the 1600s, one of them being Virginia Gov. Sir Thomas Dale (died 1619), whose wife Elizabeth Throckmorton was of royal descent. However, Elizabeth and Sir Thomas had no children, so our Dales could not be descended from them, though perhaps Sir Thomas was related to our Dales in some way. Besides Sir Thomas, there was also Nicholas Dale's son Thomas, born circa 1624, and a Thomas Dale who came to Virginia circa 1653. Most likely it is Nicholas's son Thomas who was patriarch of our Dale family. Further on in his account of the Dale family, Joseph Payne again mentions the probability that Nicholas Dale's son Thomas and the 1653 immigrant Thomas Dale have occasionally been confused by genealogists: "In all likelihood the Thomas Dale, whose name appears in the land grants of Jan. 4, 1653, where he was patented 900 acres in New Kent Co., Va., and 350 acres in Gloucester Co. on the north side of the Mattaponi River. Because of the changes in the county boundaries, this smaller grant was in New Kent Co. in 1654 and in King and Queen Co. in 1891. The smaller grant was renewed on May 24, 1664."

Nicholas Dale's son Thomas is twice mentioned in will abstracts that are included in Ida Johnson Lee's Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800, page 63, as follows:

DALE, Thomas. Inventory etc. Rec. 8 8bris 1654. Sara Dale, orphan. Inv. of estate given in by Richard Perrot, who married the widow Dale. W.B. 2, p. 99. Husband of Judith and son of Nicholas

6 May 1660. Recd. 20 May 1660. Acct. Estate Thomas Dale. 10 cows and heifer, ye youngest 2 yes old and 1 calfe given to my son Richard Perrot by his brother Thomas Dale, decd. W.B. 2, p. 129. Son of Nicholas and Sarah

The Dale genealogy found in Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale provides the following information on the life and family of Thomas Dale, including fuller quotations from the probate documents abstracted by Lee:

Thomas Dale held considerable land in the Rappahannock and Richmond County areas of Virginia. Interactions between the Dale, Perrot, Kemp, and Dusin families of this area were common. However, this author could not establish with certainty the relationship of Thomas Dale to Reuben Dale. The names Thomas and Reuben appear in many subsequent generations of the Dale family. The family line from Reuben Dale to the present is established. . . .

Thomas Dale, born in 1627 in Charles River, Virginia, was listed in the will of Nicholas Dale as his son with the entry 'To son Tho Dale cattle when 21.' Thomas Dale was listed as the son of Nicholas Dale, decd with eight hundred acres of land on the south side of the Rappahannock River. This land was described as lying eight miles northeast on the river from the mouth of Wadeing Creeke (sic) to the mouth of Marsh Creek. This patent was for the transportation of sixteen persons including Sarah Key. On January 4, 1653, Thomas Dale was patented 900 acres in New Kent County, Virginia, and 350 acres in Gloucester County, Virginia. The changes in county boundaries placed these three hundred and fifty acres in New Kent County in 1654 and in King and Queen County in 1691. It is likely that this Thomas Dale was the father of Reuben, Thomas, and Elizabeth Dale (sic - Thomas and Elizabeth were Reuben's children, not siblings). Some believe that he died in 1691. In the Virginia Colonial Abstracts it is reported 'The Estate of the orphans of Thomas Dale decd vizt Th Dale hath 800 acres of Land in Rapa River on the County of Lancaster 7 cows and 2 heifers 2 yewars old next March and five calves Sara Dale orphan hath 2 cows & 1 heifer of 2 years old next March & 1 cow calf given in by Richard Perrot that married the widdow Dale. Rec. 8 8bris 1654 (8 October 1654). This was recorded by Richard Perrot on May 20, 1660. This land was on the south side of the Rappahannock River. Sarah Keyes Dale had married Richard Parrott after the death of her husband, Nicholas Dale. Thomas Dale apparently died before May 20, 1660, as records note that from his estate was the following: 'An acct of the Estate of Thos Dale decd xx ten cows & heifers the youngest 2 years 5 old & 1 calf given to my son Richd Perrott by his brother Thomas Dale decd. A patent of 800 acres of Land that belongeth to Rd. Perrot the as heir to his brother Thos Dale decd. Exhib in Cur 9 May 1660 by Richd Perrot & recorded 20 May 1660.' Edward Dale was the Court Clerk that recorded the document. The will was probably filed in 1654. 58 On November 20, 1661, Elizabeth Kemp, obtained 900 acres of land located on the north side of the Mattapony River from Sir Grey Skipwith. On January 4, 1653, this land had been granted to Thomas Dale, son of Nicholas Dale. Thomas Dale deserted this land and on October 11, 1658, this land was granted to Sir Grey Skipwith. Ann Kemp Skipwith was Sir Grey Skipwith's mother. On May 6, 1663, Richard Perrot assigned by deed 750 acres of land on the eastern branch of the Corrotoman River in Lancaster County, Virginia, to Edward Dale. On the same date Edward Dale received 500 acres of land from Richard Merryman on which Edward Dale was living at the time. The Corrotoman River is on the north side of the Rappahanock River. Prior to this time Edward Dale had no land in Lancaster County, Virginia. He was referred to as Edward Dale, Gentleman, a title of distinction and legal importance.

There was a Sir Thomas Dale who came to America with the Virginia Company (a.k.a. London Company) that settled in Jamestown. He was governor of the colony on two occasions. He was governor for a short term in 1611 and a term from 1614 to 1616 after which he was recalled to England. There is no proof, however, that he had any children. He did have three brothers, according to tradition, that came to America. Sir Thomas Dale was deceased by April 1624. In 1624 the charter of the Virginia Company was revoked by the Crown. Sir Thomas Dale and Captain John Smith made strenuous efforts to save this colony from disaster caused by disease, starvation, ignorance of the country, and unwillingness to work. The result was the death of the majority of the colonists who came over in the first few years. There were many Dale families in Somerset County, Maryland, and Lancaster County and Richmond County, Virginia. It is not known if Sir Thomas Dale and Nicholas Dale are related.

The known and probable children of Thomas and Judith were:

     --  SARAH DALE, born circa 1648 in Lancaster County, Virginia.
     3.  REUBEN DALE, born circa 1650 in Lancaster County, Virginia.

3. REUBEN DALE, very probably a son of Thomas and Judith Dale, born circa 1650 in Rappanhannock County (later Richmond County), Virginia, died 1692 (before 5 May 1692) in Richmond County, Virginia. Although Reuben's parentage is not explicitly mentioned in early sources, geographical and onomastic considerations make it likely that Reuben was a son of Thomas Dale, son of the immigrant Nicholas Dale. Reuben named a son Thomas, and the names Thomas and Reuben are both frequently recurring names among Reuben's descendants. The onomastic argument is vulnerable to one criticism, however: Reuben is not known to have had any brother or son named Nicholas, as one might otherwise expect. On the other hand, Reuben's father could have had a son Nicholas who died young, and the same can be said of Reuben himself. However, the fact that Thomas Dale's children were left as orphans and that Nicholas Dale died when they were young raises the possibility that Reuben may not have known the name of his paternal grandfather, which would then account for his not naming any of his sons "Nicholas." Be all that as it may, Reuben married ELIZABETH SIMMONDS, born circa 1670 in Virginia, daughter of John and Elizabeth Simmonds. Reuben and Elizabeth had a daughter and two sons. The following overview of Reuben Dale and his family is presented at the website of a genealogist named Joe Payne called Descendants of Nicholas Dale -- Payne's account is correct in its essentials, but includes the name "Dellaware" as an alternate surname for Reuben's son Abraham, and exhibits unwarranted doubt and confusion regarding Reuben's daughter Elizabeth:

Reuben 3 DALE, (Thomas 2 DELLAWARE, Nicholas 1 DALE) was born about 1650 in Old Rappahannock, Va., and married Elizabeth SIMMONDS who was born about 1670 in Va. Reuben died in 1692 in Richmond Co., Va. Elizabeth died in 1728 (sic) in Lancaster Co., Va.

"Reuben Dale appears in the records of Old Rapahannock Co. in 1685 and 1689. This Reuben Dale was dead by 1692 and his wife Elizabeth was his executrix. Richmond and Essex Counties were formed from Old Rappahannock Co. in 1692. Abraham, Thomas, and a younger Elizabeth Dale lived in Richmond Co. in the Northern Neck of Virginia. They must have been the heirs of this Reuben Dale, but the proof is yet to be found. [April 4, 1960]. The daughter of and William Rogers. (sic) This William Rogers was a son of William Rogers and Elizabeth Dale, and a grandson of Maj. Edward Dale. Elizabeth Dale Rogers died in 1728 in Lancaster Co., Va., leaving six children: Thomas Young, Robert Young, Reuben Young, William Dodson, Charles Dodson, and Ann Rogers."

Much of this information came from F. Hiner Dale, former District Judge from Guyman, Oklahoma, in 1960. The question is who was the Elizabeth Dale Rogers who died in 1728 leaving so many children? From all indications Reuben's daughter Elizabeth was born 1692/93 and was much too young to have so many children. It would also seem that it wasn't Elizabeth Dale Rogers, who was the daughter of Maj. Edward Dale, who married William Rogers. I have the attached from James L. Danley.

Children:

        +     Elizabeth 4 DALE       b.c.         1691       
        +     Thomas DALE            b.c.         1680       
        +     Abraham Dellaware DALE b.   June 3, 1693     d. Oct. 4, 1740

Payne's second paragraph is a quotation from an old, long-defunct Dale genealogy website that had the url of http://hometown.aolcom/philli6372/dale.htm -- the sentence fragment "The daughter of and William Rogers" originated at that defunct website. Unfortunately we cannot tell what the original author had meant to say, but from the context it seems to have been a statement regarding Reuben's daughter Elizabeth and her three husbands, Thomas Young, William Dodson, and William Rogers, by whom she had a total of eight children.

It should be noted that Payne's account incorrectly attributes the date of death of Reuben Dale's daughter Elizabeth (1728) to his wife Elizabeth, whose date of death is unknown. In addition, Payne baselessly questions the identification of Reuben's daughter Elizabeth as the Elizabeth Dale Rogers who died in 1728 leaving six surviving children. Payne said, "From all indications Reuben's daughter Elizabeth was born 1692/93 and was much too young to have so many children." That remark is quite puzzling, because there is no chronological difficulty at all with Reuben's daughter being born circa 1692 and having eight children by 1728 (Thomas Young, Robert Young, Reuben Young, Thomas Dodson, Stephen Dodson, William Dodson, Elizabeth Dodson Simmonds, and Ann Rogers). If we assume that Elizabeth first married at age 20 (more likely she was 17 or 18), then she would have married circa 1712, about 16 years before her death. If Elizabeth had a child every other year, she would have had eight children in 16 years. Elizabeth more likely first married circa 1708, which would allow enough time for the births of all eight of her children and all three of her marriages. (See also Charles Martin Ward Jr.’s article in “The American Genealogist,” Vol. 75, No. 1, Jan. 2000, pages 27–29, and A Refutation of the Alleged Royal Ancestry of Katherine (Dale) Carter)

The Dale genealogy found in Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale provides the following information on the life and family of Reuben Dale:

The original Dale settlers were some of the first to come to America in the early seventeenth century. They pioneered west with the first settlers migrating to Tennessee and Kentucky, then to Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, and later to Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Reuben Dale is in the records of Old Rappahannock County in 1685 and 1689. The Lancaster County records do not name the orphans of Thomas Dale but Reuben Dale is thought to be one of these orphans. The only other Dale in the area was Edward Dale and he only named daughters in his will. One of Reuben Dale's daughters married a grandson, William Rogers, of Edward Dale. Reuben Dale named a son Thomas, which further supports Reuben as a son of Thomas Dale. This lineage is supported by many Dale family genealogists. Reuben Dale, born about 1650 in Virginia, died before 1694. He married an Elizabeth Simmonds before 1693. Charles River County was [re]named York County that formed Lancaster County that led to the creation of Old Rappahannock County. Reuben Dale appears in the records of Old Rappahannock County in 1685 and 1689. This Reuben Dale was dead by 1694 and his wife Elizabeth was his executrix. In 1692 Richmond and Essex Counties were formed from Old Rappahannock County. Richmond County is adjacent to Lancaster County on the east and is on the north side of the Rappahannock River. Essex County is south side of the Rappahannock River.

On January 6, 1768, an inventory of the estate of Reuben Dale was entered in Richmond County, Virginia. (sic - that was Reuben Dale Jr., grandson of Reuben Dale) Abraham, Thomas, and Elizabeth Dale lived in Richmond County in the Northern Neck of Virginia. They were apparently heirs of this Reuben Dale but this is not proven by direct information. However, in August of 1715, John Simmonds divided his plantation between Abraham Dale and his son, Reuben Dale (the younger), and Thomas Young. Thomas Young was married to Elizabeth Dale. John Simmonds was the father of Elizabeth Simmonds who married Reuben Dale (the elder) who was the father of Abraham Dale. This supports the relationship of John Simmonds to Reuben Dale (the elder) and Reuben Dale (the younger) to Abraham and Elizabeth Dale. On May 28, 1741, this land was sold by Reuben Dale (the younger), son of Abraham Dale, to George Glascock. Elizabeth Dale, was married three times: 1. Thomas Young, 2. William Dodson, and 3. William Rogers. Thomas Dale of Richmond County had two wives, Frances and Joyce. Abraham married Winifred Southern. The above lines are thought to connect to the following Dale line but no definite proof is known by this author at this time. The time line is compatible, but the name Nicholas Dale did not appear in the next generations of Dale family members, but the name Thomas Dale did appear. The English Crown assumed responsibility for the development of the Virginia Colony in 1624/25 after the difficulty of the early settlement efforts of the private company. The Dale family line has now been established by deeds and wills from Reuben Dale (the elder) to the present. The connection of Thomas Dale to Reuben Dale is not established except they lived in the same area and Reuben Dale named his first son Thomas Dale. Abraham Dale, grandson of Thomas Dale, also named a son Thomas Dale.

The time of Reuben's death is discerned from the date that his widow Elizabeth was directed to take an accout of his estate. 1692-1694 Richmond Co. VA Orders, page 10, shows the following order issued in Richmond County Court on 5 May 1692:

It is ordered that ELIZABETH DALE do upon her Oath give an accot, of all the Estate of her late Husband RUBEN DALE dyed possessed of, And that Mr. THOMAS GLASCOCK L Mr. WILLIAM FITZHERBERT take an accot. thereof & returne the same to the next court in course

From this it is clear that Reuben had died before 5 May 1692 and most likely within a month or two prior to the court order.

The known children of Reuben and Elizabeth Dale were:

     --  THOMAS DALE, born circa 1680 in Lancaster County, Virginia, married twice.
     --  ELIZABETH DALE, born circa 1692 in Lancaster County, Virginia, died 1728 in Lancaster County, Virginia, married three times.
     4.  ABRAHAM DALE, born 3 June 1693 in Lancaster County, Virginia.

4. ABRAHAM DALE, son of Reuben and Elizabeth Dale, born 3 June 1693 in Lancaster County, Virginia, died 1740 (before 4 Aug. 1740) in Richmond County, Virginia. In 1714 in Richmond County, Virginia, Abraham married WINNEFRED SOUTHERN, born 8 March 1693 in North Farnham Parish, Lancaster County (later Richmond County), Virginia, died circa 1763 in Richmond County, Virginia, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Southern. Abraham and Winnefred had seven sons and one daughter. The following overview of Abraham Dale and his family is presented at the website of a genealogist named Joe Payne called Descendants of Nicholas Dale -- Payne's account is correct in its essentials, but erroneously includes the name "Dellaware" as an alternate surname for Abraham and one of his sons:

Abraham Dellaware 4 DALE, (Reuben 3 DALE, Thomas 2 DELLAWARE, Nicholas 1 DALE) was born June 3, 1693, in Lancaster Co., Va., and in 1714 in Richmond, Va., married Winnefred SOUTHERN, daughter of Thomas SOUTHERN and ELEANOR, who was born March 8, 1692/1693 in North Farnham, Lancaster, Va. Abraham Dellaware died on Oct. 4, 1740 in Richmond, Va. Winnefred died about 1763.

Children:

        +     William 5 DALE         b.c.          1715    d. Jan. 1758
        +     Ann DALE               b.   April 2, 1717       
        +     Reuben DALE            b.   Sept. 21, 1720   d. Jan. 1768
        +     Francis DALE           b.   March 18, 1720+      
        +     Abraham DALE           b.   April 4, 1724       
        +     Isaac DALE             b.   Nov. 15, 1727       
        +     Thomas DALE            b.   April 20, 1730   d.      1772
        +     Robert Dellewar DALE   b.   March 27, 1731   d.      1779

As noted previously, it is puzzling that this Dale family appears in one early record under the surname of "Dellaware" rather than "Dale." That has led many Dale genealogists, such as Joe Payne (above), to conclude that in this period "Dellaware" was either an alternate surname for the Dales, or else was used as a middle name. We can be reasonably certain that "Dellaware" was not a middle name, as formal middle names were all but unknown in English colonial families in the 1600s and most of the 1700s. The Dale genealogy found in Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale includes the following discussion of the "Dellaware" question:

Dr. Lucille Dillinger Alexander reported that in the Register of North Farnham Parish, 1663-1814, Richmond County, Virginia, that an entry lists: Dellewar, Ann, daughter of Abraham and Winnefred Delleware, page 44, b. _ April 1717. Dr. Alexander further states: "That this is the only entry using Dellewar as the family name and evidently the family changed the name to Dale sometime between 1717 and the next entry in 1720. The next entry lists, Reuben Dale, born September 21, 1721." However, the deed above from John Simmonds (Symmons) also confirms that Abraham Dale was the son of Reuben Dale (the elder). About 1694 Reuben Dale (the elder) had died and John Simmonds willed his land to Abraham and Reuben Dale (the younger) because Elizabeth Simmonds Dale, daughter of John Simmonds, had been married to this Reuben Dale (the elder). The Dale family line was well established before this entry in the North Farnham Parish Register. The author reviewed the Register of the North Farnham Parish, 1663-1742 and on page 37 found the following entry: DALE SEE: DELLEWAR [!] PAGE 44. On pages 37 to 39 following the above entry are then listed forty-six entries for the Dale family. On page 44 the entry is: DELLEWAR SEE: DALE PAGES 37-39 which is then followed by: DELLEWAR, ANN daughter of Abraham and Winnefred Dellewar, 2 April 1717. This may have been an error in the register report. A Lord de La Ware was active in the local government and perhaps the family admired him or he was a family friend. The 3rd. Lord Delaware was Thomas West and who was named Lord in 1602. However, this line of Lord Delaware would not seem to be present at the time of Abraham Dale, but perhaps the family used this as a middle name. The author does not believe that there was a family name change based on records noted in this writing.

Since there is no evidence besides this single birth entry that our Dales ever bore the name "Dellaware," and English colonists in the 1600s and early 1700s did not have middle names, the only plausible explanation is that "Dellaware" is a copyist's transcription error. Presumably the original record of Ann's birth on which the birth register's compiler relied was difficult to read, resulting in the copyist writing down "Delle" (Dale) as "Dellewar." It should also be noted that no record ever refers to Abraham Dale's son Robert as "Robert Dellewar Dale," nor is Abraham's grandfather Thomas Dale ever called "Thomas Dellaware."

Besides the abovequoted passage on the "Dellaware" question, the genealogical account of our Dale family that is found in Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale also offers the following very informative account of Abraham Dale and his family:

Abraham Dellaware Dale, the son of Reuben Dale, was born on June 3, 1693, in Virginia and died October 4, 1740, intestate, in Richmond County, Virginia. It is thought that he was born in Richmond County, Virginia, and lived his entire life there. In 1714 he married Winifred Southern, born on March 8, 1693. They lived on the head of Totuskey Creek that enters from the north side into the Rappahannock River in the Parish of North Farnham in the mid-portion of Richmond County, Virginia. Five sons are shown in the North Farnham Parish Register of Births, 1722-1800, Richmond County, Virginia, including William, Reuben, Abraham, Isaac, Robert and Thomas. It is also known that they had two daughters, Ann and Frances. The inventory of Abraham and Winifred Dale lists children as Rubin (sic), Abraham, Isaac, Robert, and Thomas.

In August of 1715 Abraham Dale received one-half of the plantation and land of John Simmon(d)s in Richmond County, Virginia. This land was bequeathed by the will of John Simmonds to Abraham Dale and his son, Reuben Dale (the younger). Reuben Dale (the elder), Abraham Dale's father, had married Elizabeth Simmonds, John Simmonds' daughter. John Simmond's will states "All thereof of my land I do give to be co-equally divided between Abraham Dale and Thomas Young with my plantation I now live upon after the decease of loving wife Elizabeth, to them and their heirs forever." Isaac Dale, son of Abraham, received one two-year-old heifer from the same will. Reuben Dale (the elder), who married Elizabeth Simmonds, was Abraham Dale's father and Reuben and Isaac Dale's grandfather. John Simmonds' will further states "My will and choosing is that she (Elizabeth, his wife) shall not go without during her life but all to remain as I leave it, that is that she shall have the use of it as long as she lives." John Simmons (Simmonds) also directed in his will six hundred pounds of tobacco per year to his mother to be paid by Abraham Dale, Thomas Glascock, Rawleigh Downman, and Thomas Young. On September 7, 1695, Thomas Dusin (Duson) and his wife, Susanna, deeded thirty acres of land in the Parish of Farnham in Richmond County, Virginia, to Thomas Southerne (sic). This land was described as same Co 30 acres part of patent granted to Thomas Dusin (Dusin) 21 [...]ber 1687 lying head of Totuskey Branches upon old Cone path formerly belonging to Daniel Oneal. This land from Thomas Southern is the same as the property deeded below on August 6, 1733, from Abraham Dale, Winifred Southern Dale, and Ellenor Southern to Thomas Dodson.

On August 12, 1726, Thomas Dale, son of Abraham Dale, was granted 126 acres of land in Richmond County, Virginia following an inquisition that was held on April 7, 1725. During this inquisition the Deputy Escheator, George Eskridge, granted the land to Thomas Dale based on the oaths of 12 freemen as witnesses. The men stated that there were no heirs to Thomas Dusin. This land was in the estate of Thomas Dusin (Duson) and the land claimed by Thomas Dale in 1774. Thomas Dale was to pay yearly rent. This acreage was part of the Northern Neck Fairfax Proprietary land that was granted to Thomas Dusin in 1694. The land was adjacent to land owned by a Mr. William Fletcher and a Mr. Wilks. On August 6, 1733, Abraham Dale, Winifred Southern Dale, and Ellinor (sic) (Ellenor) Southern (mother of Winifred Southern Dale) sold thirty acres of land in Richmond County, Virginia, to Thomas Dodson for six hundred pounds of tobacco. This land was originally part of a land patent granted to Thomas Duson (Dusin) on September 25, 1687, and was lying and being on the head of Totuskey branch beginning at a white oak corner tree standing upon old Conopath formerly belonging to Daniel Oneal thence along a line of marked trees that divides the land of Mr. Spencer and the above said Dusons (Dusin's) land till we come to corner red oak formerly belonging unto William and Ellinor Southern. Further information about Abraham, his wife, Elizabeth Southern Dale, and Ellinor (sic) (Eleanor) Southern, mother of Elizabeth, describes a tract of land containing thirty acres more or less being part of a tract of a pattent (sic) granted to Thomas Duson (Dusin) baring date September 25, 1687, to Thomas Dodson for six hundred pounds of tobacco. The deed was signed Winifred Dale (her mark), Eleanor Southern (her mark), and Abram (Abraham) Dale. The witnesses were Godfrey Willcocks and Charles Dodson. This land was further described as "The said land lying & being on the head of Totuskey branch beginning at a white oak corner tree standing upon old conopath formerly belonging to Daniel Oneal Then a long a line of marked trees that divides the land of Mr. Spencer & the above said Duson's (Dusin's) land till we come to corner Red Oak formerly belonging unto Will m Matthews thence a long the said Matthew's line to another Red Oak corner tree standing by the line of the said Mathews thence along a line now marked trees in the land of Thomas Dusons (Dusin) its ... courses till it come to another corner Hickory tree thence along the said ... line its several courses till it comes to a small black oak corner tree standing in the said Dusons (Dusin's) line thence along its said line till wee come to a line that divided the land formerly belonging to John Henly & the above Duson (Dusin) to along the said line to our first beginning."

"On May 28, 1741, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of great Britain Rubin (sic) Dale (the younger) sold to George Glascock twentyfive acres of land which had been granted to John Symmons (Simmonds) by the Honorable Robert Carter, Esq. and the (said) Symmons (Simmonds) gave the (said) land to Abraham Dale and Rubin (Reuben) Dale (the younger and son of Abraham Dale) his son being heir to his father." John Simmonds was the father-in-law of Reuben Dale (the elder and father of Abraham Dale) and the term father was often applied for a father-in-law. An additional sixty acres of land was also transferred by this same deed from "Rubin (sic) Dale" (the younger) and Abraham Dale to George Glascock. The Dales, Simmonds, and Southerns all had land connected to the Thomas Dusin (Duson) patent.

The abovementioned details of Abraham's life and family, and various other like details, are found in documents compiled or abstracted in Almon Edward Daniels' A Workbook on the Dale Families of Virginia (1958).

The date of Abraham's death and the names of most of his chldren are discerned from the date of the inventory of his estate, as recorded in Robert K. Headley Jr.'s Richmond County, Virginia, Wills, page p.370, which says, "Abraham DALE, inv; 4 Aug 1740. [Abraham and Winifred DALE had the foll. chil: Rubin (b.1721), Abraham (b.1724), Isaac (b.1727), Robert (b.1730 ?), and Thomas (b.1730). NFPR, pp.37-38.]" Since Abraham was dead by 4 Aug. 1740, he probably died within a month or two prior to the date of his estate inventory.

The children of Abraham and Winnefred Dale were:

     --  WILLIAM DALE, born circa 1715 in North Farnham Parish, Lancaster County, Virginia, died Jan. 1758 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, married Frances Phillips.
     --  ANN DALE, born 2 April 1717 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     5.  REUBEN DALE, born 21 Sept. 1720 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     --  FRANCIS DALE, born 18 March 1721 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died in infancy.
     --  ABRAHAM DALE, born 4 April 1724 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     --  ISAAC DALE, born 15 Nov. 1727 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     --  ROBERT DALE, born 27 March 1730 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 1778/9 in Prince William County, Virginia, married Elizabeth (Hanks?).
     --  THOMAS DALE, born 20 April 1731 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 1772 in Richmond County, Virginia, married Alice Dodson.

5. REUBEN DALE JR., son of Abraham and Winnefred Dale, born 21 Sept. 1720 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died probably late in 1767 (before 6 Jan. 1768) in Richmond County, Virginia. In 1745 in Richmond County, Virginia, Reuben married HANNAH PHILLIPS, born circa 1724 in Richmond County, Virginia, died after 16 June 1801 in Woodford County, Kentucky, daughter of Tobias and Hannah Phillips. Reuben's wife Hannah was a sister of Frances, wife of Reuben's brother William. Reuben and Hannah had six sons and two daughters. The following overview of Reuben Dale and his family is presented at the website of a genealogist named Joe Payne called Descendants of Nicholas Dale -- Payne's account is correct in its essentials:

Reuben 5 DALE, (Abraham 4 DALE, Reuben 3, Thomas 2 DELLAWARE, Nicholas 1 DALE) was born Sept. 21, 1720, and in 1745 in Richmond Co., Va., married Hannah PHILLIPS, daughter of Tobias PHILLIPS and Hannah GOAD, who was born about 1724 in Richmond Co., Va. Reuben died in Jan. 1768 in Richmond, Va. Hannah died after 1800 in Ky.

Children:

        +      John 6 DALE          b.c.          1740     d.c.       1787
        +      George DALE          b.c.          1749     d.c.       1830
        +      Isaac M. DALE        b.   June 17, 1751     d. July    1820
        +      Abraham Newton DALE  b.   July 30, 1753     d. Nov.    1831
        +      William DALE         b.   Nov. 29, 1757     d. June 7, 1822
        +      Robert DALE          b.   March 14, 1760       
        +      Betty DALE           b.   June 15, 1764       
        +      Judith DALE          b.c.          1767     d.a.       1810

The genealogical account of our Dale family that is found in Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale offers the following information on Reuben Dale and his family:

Reuben Dale, the son of Abraham Dale, was born September 21, 1721 (sic - 1720) in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia and died, intestate, on January 6, 1768 in the same location. In 1745 he married Hannah Phillips, the daughter of Tobias and Hannah Goad Phillips. They had five children which have been recorded in the North Farnham Parish Register of Births and probably three which were not reported (*). These include: John,* George,* Isaac, Abraham, William, Robert, Betty, and probably Judy (Juda)*. George, Isaac, Abraham, William, and Robert all moved to Woodford County, Kentucky as did their mother, Hannah Phillips Dale. William Dale, brother of Reuben Dale, married Frances Phillips, sister of Hannah Phillips. On December 10, 1790 William Dale purchased thirty-six acres of land from David Egbert on Griers Creek. Griers Creek, Tanners Creek, and Clear Creek are all in the same general area just west of Lexington, Kentucky. On May 8, 1741 Reuben Dale sold sixty acres of land in the Parish of North Farnham, Co. of Richmond to George Glascock of the same Parish and County. This land was granted unto John Simmons by Hon. Robert Carter, Esq. and the said Simmons gave the said land unto Abraham and Reuben Dale his son being heir to his father did bargain and sell and this land was sold by Reuben Dale shortly after the death of his father, Abraham Dale. On June 10, 1752 Reuben and Hannah Phillips Dale of Richmond County, Virginia sold land in Lancaster County, Virginia to David Galloway.

Reuben Dale's birth on 21 Sept. 1720 is recorded in the North Farnham Parish Register, page 96. The births of his children Isaac, Abraham, William, Robert, and Betty also are entered in the same parish register on pages 200-202. As mentioned above, Reuben and Hannah also had children named John, George, and Judith (Juda) whose births were not recorded in the North Farnham Parish Register, though they must have been born in that parish. George's place in this family is supported by the family Bible of Reuben's son Abraham Dale, who recorded the birth of his brother George's eldest son on the reverse side of the title page of his Bible.

The abovementioned land purchases that Reuben and his wife Hannah made are compiled in Almon Edward Daniels' A Workbook on the Dale Families of Virginia (1958). For example, Daniels shows the following deed, abstracted from Richmond County Deed Book 9, page 689:

May 28, 1741, in the reign of George II -- Reuben Dale of the Parish of North Farnham in the county of Richmond, in consideration of 25 pounds lawful money, 60 acres of land sold to George Glascock of that which was granted unto John Simmons by the Hon. Robert Carter, Esq., and the (sic) John Simmons gave unto Abraham Dale and Reuben Dale, his son. Wit: Jeremiah Grecham, James Horgan. Signed: Reuben Dale

Curiously, Daniels later included this transcription of the same deed, but dated it to 8 May 1741 rather than 28 May 1741, and appended a bracketed note on Reuben Dale:

May 8, 1741 -- Reubin Dale of Parish of North Farnham, Co. of Richmond, deed to George Glascock of Co. and Parish aforesd. B. and S. 60 acres lying and being in parish and Co. aforesd. which was granted unto John Simmons by Hon. Robert Carter Esq. and the sd. Simmons gave the sd. land unto Abraham Dale and Reubin Dale his son being heir to his father do hereby B. and S., etc. Wit: Jeremiah Greenham, James Hogan. [Note: Reuben Dale, son of Abraham, sold his land soon after the death of his father. He was nearly 21.]

The abovementioned 1752 land sale to David Galloway is recorded in Richmond County Deed Book 15, page 151: "June 10, 1752 -- Reuben Dale and wife, Hannah Dale, of Richmond Co. to David Galloway of Northumberland Co., land and property in Lancaster Co."

Reuben died intestate in 1767 -- probably late in that year, since the inventory of his estate was taken in Richmond County, Virginia, on 6 Jan. 1768. (See Robert Kirk Headley's Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800, page 18)

The children of Reuben and Hannah Dale were:

     --  JOHN DALE, born circa 1747 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died circa 1787 in Northumberland County, Virginia, married Lucy (Tillery?).
     6.  GEORGE DALE, born circa 1749 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     --  ISAAC DALE, born 17 June 1751 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died July 1820 in Barren County Kentucky, married three times.
     --  ABRAHAM DALE, born 30 July 1753 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died Nov. 1831 in Woodford County, Kentucky, married Mary Weakley.
     --  WILLIAM DALE, born 29 Nov. 1757 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 7 June 1822 in Woodford County, Kentucky, married Elizabeth Booth.
     --  ROBERT DALE, born 14 March 1760 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 3 April 1833 in Boone County, Missouri, married twice.
     --  BETTY DALE, born 15 June 1764 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     --  JUDITH DALE ("Judy," "Juda"), born circa 1765 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died after 1830 in Barren County, Kentucky, married Amos Aaron Harbour.

6. GEORGE DALE, son of Reuben and Hannah Dale, born circa 1749 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 1830 (in or before Nov. 1830) in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. On 5 Dec. 1773 in Old Dominion, Richmond County, Virginia, George married HANNAH (NN), by whom he had seven daughters and seven sons. (The birth of their eldest son Cageby or Cagely is recorded on the reverse side of the title page of the family Bible of George's brother Abraham, as follows: "Cageby Dale Son to George Dale and Hannah his wife is born October the 3rd day 1778 - - Anno Domino.") Some online family trees say Hannah's maiden name was Kirkham, and that she was born circa 1750 or 1756 in Maryland and died in 1805 (at which time Hannah is known to have been living in Woodford County, Kentucky). However, these family trees provide no evidence for these genealogical details, and other sources state that Hannah survived her husband George. Given the fact that George Dale named one of his sons "Sydnor," it is possible that Hannah was herself a member of the Sydnor family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County Virginia, or at the least may have been a Sydnor descendant. There is also a tradition, however, that Hannah's maiden name was also Dale. In a GenForum comment on 1 June 2000, Ron Davis said, "Although they had the same last name, it is said there was no relation between the two. (From Nancy A. Massey, Indiana Room Attendant Noblesville Southeastern Public Library . . .)" Be all that that as it may, George and Hannah moved from Richmond County, Virginia, to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1786. Most of their children were born in Woodford County. George and his family reportedly relocated to Connorsville, Fayette County, Indiana, in 1817, but were in Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1820, after which they moved on to Noblesville in Hamilton County, Indiana, where George died.

Shown is the top of the back of the New Testament title page from the family Bible of Abraham Dale of Woodford County, Kentucky, on which were written several Dale birth records and one marriage record. The very first record on the page is the birth of Cageby/Cagely Dale, eldest son of George and Hannah Dale -- this record is noticeably set off from the remaining records and is written in different handwriting than those records, which pertain to George's brother Abraham and his wife and children. It could be that the Bible originally belonged to George Dale and later came into the possession of his younger brother Abraham, who then used it as a family Bible. This page of records was submitted as evidence along with Abraham's Revolutionary War pension application.

The following overview is presented at the website of a genealogist named Joe Payne called Descendants of Nicholas Dale -- Payne's account is correct in its essentials:

George 6 DALE, (Reuben 5 DALE, Abraham 4, Reuben 3, Thomas 2 DELLAWARE, Nicholas 1 DALE) was born about 1749 in Richmond Co., Va., and in 1775 (sic - 1786) in Woodford Co., Ky., married Hannah. George died about 1830 in Hamilton Co., Ind.

This lineage came to me from Jim & Vickey Baumli, 515 E. 4th St., Maryville, MO 64468.

Children:

        +      John 7 DALE      b. June 7, 1794     d. Aug. 3, 1850

John 7 DALE, (George 6 DALE, Reuben 5, Abraham 4, Reuben 3, Thomas 2 DELLAWARE, Nicholas 1 DALE) was born June 7, 1794, in Woodford Co., Ky,, and married Julia Ann REES who was born about 1800. John died on Aug. 3, 1850, in Noblesville, Hamilton Co., Ind. Julia Ann died on Sept. 20, 1842, in Noblesville, Hamilton Co., Ind.

Very interestingly, Vickey Baumli, who is a Dale descendant on her father's side, is related on her mother's side to the mother of Roy Spencer, father of my wife Christina. Thus, Vickey and Christina are related somewhat closely through Vickey's mother and Christina's father, but are also distant cousins by virtue of Vickey's Dale descent on her father's side and Christina's Dale descent on her mother's side.

Additional information on George Dale's life, including some remarkable anecdotes about his move from Virginia to Kentucky, are presented at the Wikitree profile of George Dale, as follows:

In 1786 George moved his family to Woodford Co., Ky. The following is a colorful recounting of the journey, written by Marion Harris and published in the Noblesville Ledger, Noblesville, Ind.:

'If you were moving from Virginia to Kentucky in 1786 and wanted to take a featherbed along, you would load it on a horse or mule with your other household goods, and up hill and down, through good weather and bad, fording streams and going through all the perils of the journey of several hundred miles, you would reach Kentucky with the featherbed intact, hopefully. The biography of George Dale says he exchanged feathers in a featherbed for land in Kentucky at the rate of one pound of feathers for an acre of land'. 'George owned "1000 acres on the North fork of the Licking River" in Woodford Co., Ky., at the time of his death in 1830. In 1793 he sold a right of way to Woodford Co. to allow 'Delany's ferry access to the Kentucky River.' George and Hannah sold land to Thomas Mosley in 1794 and George was appointed surveyor of lands in 1796.

The family moved to Connorsville, Fayette Co., Ind., in 1817. In 1820 George gave his power of attorney to his son Alexander Dale, for all the lands he held in Ky. By 1821 most of the family had moved on to Noblesville, Hamilton Co., Ind. George registered land in that year. He died sometime in 1830, as his will was probated in November 1830. His widow, Hannah, bought many of their household goods, as George was 'seized in debt' and his possessions were auctioned off.

Most of this information quoted in the above two paragraphs is derived from records transcribed in Almon Edward Daniels' A Workbook on the Dale Families of Virginia (1958). In 1780, George witnessed a deed of sale whereby Peter Goad conveyed 81 acres in North Farnham Parish to George's mother Hannah Dale. George's life in Richmond County, Virginia, can be tracked in the Personal Property Tax Rolls of Richmond County. In those rolls, "G. Dale, Overseer" paid tithes for himself in 1782, and "G. Dale" again paid tithes for himself in 1783. (Another reading of the rolls for Hannah Dale's sons Abraham and George shows her paying tithes in 1783 for two and paying taxes on six slaves, three horses, and 13 cattle.) In 1784, George Dale paid tithes for himself and taxes on one slave, two horses, and five cattle. (Another reading of the rolls for Hannah Dale's sons Abraham and George shows her paying tithes in 1784 for two and paying taxes on seven slaves, four horses, and nine cattle.) In 1785, George paid tithes for himself and paid taxes on one slave, two horses, and 10 cattle. Finally, in 1786 George paid tithes for himself and paid taxes on two horses and five cattle. George does not appear in Virginia tax lists after 1786 -- in that year he moved to Kentucky.

George Dale also appears several times in the Order Books of Woodford County Court. He first appears in June 1790, when the court appointed him guardian of "Samuel Dale an Infant Orphan of John Dale deceased" (Order Book A, page 109). Later, in Jan. 1794, George agreed to be surety for his brother William Dale when William was appointed guardian of "Reuben Dale an infant orphan of John Dale deceased" (Order Book B, page 349). John Dale, father of Samuel and Reuben, was older brother of George and William.

In 1791 the government of Woodford County proposed to make a road from the county courthouse to Delaney's Landing, following a route that would cut across George Dale's land. Therefore in July 1791, George asked the county sheriff to appoint a special jury to determine how much he should be paid for the right-of-way. Woodford County Order Book B, page 6, says, "On the motion of George Dale it is ordered that the Sheriff Summon twelve freeholders of the vicinage to meet upon the lands on the ____ day of this month through which a road is viewed and marked leading from the Court house to Delany’s landing on the Kentucky river who being met and duly charged on oath by the said Sheriff diligently to enquire of the damages which the said Dale may sustain should the said road be established as viewed and marked, and report the same to the Court under their hands and seals." About two and half years later, in Dec. 1793, the county accepted the jury's assessment of the cost they should pay George Dale for the right-of-way: "The County is made Debtor to George Dale is allowed 2/2/11 being the amount of the damages assessed by the Jury to him on account of the road from the Court House to Delaney’s ferry running through his land. – L S D / 2-2-11" (Order Book B, page 338). Thus, George was paid 2 pounds 2 shillings 11 pence. This transaction is probably the context for the following order in Aug. 1796 (Order Book C, page 147): "George Dale is appointed Surveyor of the Road in room of Rawley Dale and ordered to be assisted by the usual hands."

In Nov. 1794, George Dale and his wife Hannah sold land to Thomas Mosley, as shown by the following entries in Woodford County Order Book C, pages 38, 63, and 83: "A Deed from George Dale and Hannah his wife to Thomas Mosley was proved in Court by the Oaths of Wm. Steele and Richard Young – Witness thereto and Ordered to be recorded." "An Indenture of bargain and Sale from Robert Johnson and Elijah Craig as trustees from John Craig to George Dale was farther produced by the Oath of Thomas Mosley a Witness thereto and ordered to be recorded." "An indenture of bargain and Sale from George Dale and Hannah his wife to Thos. Mosley was acknowledged in Court by the said George and ordered to be recorded."

As indicated by the above cited Virginia tax records, George Dale was a slave-owner when he lived in Virginia. In the last year that he appeared on Virginia's tax rolls, George did not pay taxes on any slaves -- in preparation for his move to Kentucky, he probably had sold his slaves or given them to other members of his family. After he had established himself in Woodford County, Kentucky, George again acquired some slaves. In the 7 Aug. 1820 U.S. Census for Woodford County, George Dale is enumerated as the head of a household consisting of two free white persons under 10 years of age, one free white male aged 16-25, one free white person aged 45 and over (i.e. George himself), two free white females under age 10, three free white females aged 10-15, two free white females aged 16-25, one free white female aged 45 and over (i.e. George's wife Hannah), one male slave aged 14-25, and one male slave aged 26-44. Thus, in 1820 George's household consisted of 12 free persons and two slaves.

In or soon after 1820 -- and after being counted in the 1820 U.S. Census -- George and most of his family moved to Hamilton County, Indiana. Because Indiana was a free state, George would have again disposed of his slaves before moving, either selling them, giving them to a relative, or setting them free. In the early 1820s, George obtained several federal Letters Patent for land purchases in Hamilton County, including letters patent dated 10 Nov. 1823, 20 April 1824, and 10 March 1825. As for his lands in Kentucky, on 31 Jan. 1821 George gave his son Alexander power of attorney to oversee and sell off all his lands there, as shown in Woodford County Deed Book "H," page 346:

Know all men by these presents That I, GEORGE DALE, of Fayette County in the State of Indiana XXX have appointed ALEXANDER DALE of said county and State my Attorney for me and in my name to grant bargain and sell all such messuages – lands – tenements – hereditaments and real Estate Whatsoever in the State of Kentucky whereof I now am or hereafter may be by any ways or means howsoever entitled or interested in either in severally or jointly or any part share and proportion XXX and in my name to make execute and deliver good and sufficient Deeds III and also for me and in my name to ask demand sue for recover and receive XXX from all and every person or persons whomsoever who now are to me indebted. XXX

GEORGE DALE

Wit: James M. Ray, Jonathan McCarty, Sydnor Dale

STATE OF INDIANA, FAYETTE COUNTY

XXX On the 10th of January 1821 personally came before me Edmund Hanson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County above named – GEORGE DALE and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney XXX

State of Indiana – Fayette County. Edmund Harrison [?] J.P.

WOODFORD COUNTY COURT CLERK’S OFFICE – Jany. 31, 1821

George Dale spent the last nine or ten years of his life in Indiana. He made his last will and testament in 1829. He died the following year, and his will was then proved in Nov. 1830 in the circuit court of Hamilton County, Indiana. Here follows George's will, quoted almost in its entirety:

"In the name of God, amen. I, George Dale, of the county of Hamilton, and state of Indiana, being of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, to-wit:

"First. I direct that all of my debts be collected, and, after paying my debts, the residue be equally divided among my daughters, Frances, Betsey, Hannah, Letty, Mary, Rebecca, and Nancy.

"Secondly. I give and bequeath unto my sons, George, Alexander, Joseph, John, Sydnor, and Samuel, all my real estate, consisting of three quarter-sections of land lying in the county of Hamilton, and state of Indiana, and also a tract of land lying on the waters of the north fork of Licking, in the state of Kentucky, containing about one thousand acres, to be equally divided among them or their heirs.

"Thirdly. I give and bequeath unto my niece, Edith Dale, daughter of Polly Gillam, my bed and bedding; and, in case she should die without heirs, it is my request that the said bed and bedding should descend to my niece, Minerva Dale, daughter of my son, John Dale.

"I do appoint," etc., "my executor," etc.

Most remarkably, George left bequests to his sons Sydnor and George Jr., which would seem to imply that they survived their father or were at least still alive in 1829. Nevertheless, Sydnor and George Jr. both died prior to 1829, and in fact George knew that they were already dead when he made his will. That is why he included the qualifying clause "to be equally divided among them or their heirs" when bequeathing his land to his sons. As mentioned above, unfortunately for his family, George had several outstanding debts at the time of his death which required his possessions to be auctioned off -- his widow was able to reclaim many of his things at the estate auction.

The disposition of his lands, however, became the occasion of grievous strife and contention in the family, causing the disposition of George's real estate to be tied up in litigation when one of George's sons, John, attempted to cheat the underage children of his deceased brothers Sydnor and George Jr. out of their inheritance, as explained in Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana, Vol. 7, pages 115-121, where may be found the judgment of the Indiana Appellate Court in the case of Taylor vs. Conner (Nov. 1855), here excerpted:

In 1831, John Dale, one of the above-named devisees, filed his petition for partition in the Hamilton Probate Court, asking the appointment of commissioners to divide the lands in Hamilton county, in accordance with the terms of the will. Commissioners were appointed. They divided the land into six parts, giving one to the heirs of Sydnor, and one to the heirs of George Dale, junior, deceased; 'to the heirs and legal representatives of Sydnor Dale, the west half of the south-east quarter of section thirty, township nineteen, range five east; to the heirs, and legal representatatives of George Dale, junior, the south half of the north-west quarter of section thirty-two, same township and range.'

The Court confirmed the partition made by the commissioners.

In 1837, the same John Dale, on whose petition the foregoing partition was made, concluding that the devises to Sydnor and George Dale, junior, did not go to their heirs, but lapsed to the heirs in general, on account of said Sydnor and George Dale, junior, being dead at the date of the devises, again filed a petition in the Hamilton Probate Court, asking partition of the two half-quarter sections assigned to said heirs in the partition of 1831. He gave notice of the filing of his petition by three successive publications in the newspaper printed and published in Hamilton county, more than four weeks previous to the first day of the term of the Court at which his petition was presented. . . .

The Court appointed commissioners, who reported the grounds not susceptible of division, &c., and the Court ordered them to be sold. At the sale, William Conner and Bicknel Cole purchased the west half of the south-east quarter of section thirty, township nineteen, range five east, for the sum of 990 dollars, payable in nine and eighteen months, being the half-quarter section set off to the heirs of Sydnor Dale in the partition of 1831. Cole and Conner paid a part of the purchase-money, and a part remains unpaid, and they have received no deed, the matter standing unclosed upon the docket of the Probate Court.

In 1845, certain of the heirs of Sydnor Dale, having become of age, and believing they had a right to the land in question, under the will of George Dale, senior, commenced an ejectment against Conner, then in possession, to recover said half-quarter section; and Conner filed this bill to enjoin.

Answers and cross bills were filed, depositions taken, &c., and the Court finally decreed that the sale to Conner and Cole was void; that they were entitled to be refunded the moneys paid, with interest, and the Court ascertained the amounts due from the several persons concerned; that the ejectment suit should not be enjoined, &c.; . . . .

The case finally made it to the Indiana Appellate Court in Nov. 1855, at which time the court ruled that by the terms of George Dale's will of 1829, the heirs of Sydnor and George Jr. were entitled to the portion of George's lands that would have gone to Sydnor and George Jr. had they not predeceased their father. The Appellate Court also found that almost the entirety of the proceedings in the case had been based on one kind of error or other (such as John Dale's only giving public notice of his 1837 petition to dispossess the heirs of Sydgnor and George Jr. for one week rather than for at least four weeks as state law required), and therefore sent the case back to the probate court, ordering that the decree to refund Conner and Cole their money be voided and declaring the prior partition and sale of the lands to be null, "leaving the devisees to pursue such course as they may deem best for recovering and apportioning among themselves their real estate."

The children of George and Hannah Dale were:

     --  ELIZABETH DALE ("Betsey"), born 1 Jan. 1777 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, married Henry Harrison.
     --  CAGEBY DALE (or "Cagely"?), born 3 Oct. 1778 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died young, no issue.
     7.  FRANCES DALE ("Fanny"), born 3 Oct. 1780 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
     --  GEORGE DALE JR., born 9 March 1782 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, married Nancy Taylor.
     --  HANNAH DALE, born 14 Nov. 1783 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, married twice.
     --  ALEXANDER DALE, born 28 June 1786 probably in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 24 Oct. 1854 in Wabash County, Indiana, married three times.
     --  LETTICE DALE ("Letty"), born 15 March 1788 in Woodford County, Kentucky.
     --  MARY DALE ("Polly"), born 21 April 1790 in Woodford County, Kentucky, married Isaac Gillum.
     --  JOSEPH DALE, born 8 April 1792 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died 26 Aug. 1862 in Fayette County, Indiana, married Mary Ann Bradburn.
     --  JOHN DALE, born in 7 June 1794 Woodford County, Kentucky, died 3 Aug. 1850 in Indiana, married four times.
     --  SYDNOR DALE, born 26 Jan. 1796 in Woodford County, Kentucky, married Mehitabel Tyner.
     --  SAMUEL DALE, born 6 Jan. 1798 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died 10 Feb. 1878, married three times.
     --  REBECCA DALE, born 8 Nov. 1800 in Woodford County, Kentucky, married James Hawkins.
     --  NANCY DALE, born 7 Dec. 1802 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died 21 July 1852 in Hamilton County, Indiana, married M. Wilburn Davis.

7. FRANCES DALE ("Fanny"), daughter of George and Hannah Dale, born 3 Oct. 1780 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, died 27 May 1857 (or Aug. 1857) in Fisherville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, buried in the Taylor Family Cemetery in Fisherville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Researchers should be careful not to confuse Frances/Fanny, daughter of George Dale, with her cousin and near contemporary Frances/Fannie (Dale) Boothe, daughter of William Dale of Woodford County, Kentucky. George Dale's daughter Frances never married anyone with the surname of Boothe. Rather, on 7 Aug. 1798 in Woodford County, Kentucky, she married HENRY TAYLOR, parentage and ancestry unknown, born 14 Feb. 1774 in Woodford County, Kentucky (then Virginia), died 27 July 1850 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, buried in the Taylor Family Cemetery in Fisherville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Nothing is known of where in Virginia Henry had come from, but he had settled in Shelby County, Kentucky (then a part of Virginia), by the early 1790s. Henry apparently married twice. By his first wife, (NN), whom he would have married circa 1792, Henry had a son. Henry's first wife presumably died circa 1795. He then remarried to Frances. Henry and Frances had at least two sons and five daughters (and almost certainly other children besides those).

Henry Taylor's signature, from his 6 Aug. 1798 marriage license. Henry miswrote his signature, perhaps not being accustomed to the use of cursive, so that his name (elsewhere written on the license as "Henry") looks something like "Hadley," but was somewhat imperfectly corrected to "Henry."

Old records give four different (but similar) dates for the marriage of Henry and Frances. The Kentucky Compiled Marriages Index says "Henry Taylor" and "Fanny Dale" married 6 June 1798 in Woodford County, Kentucky, but that date is clearly a misreading of the date(s) found in early records. A contemporary handwritten index of Woodford County marriages says Henry and Fanny were married by Carter Tarrant on 1 Aug. 1798. That index entry also misstates their date of marriage, because the printed record of the issuance of their marriage license says their license was issued on 6 Aug. 1798, which means they could not have married before then. (It is probably the date of their marriage license, 6-8-1798, that was misread as 6-6-1798, resulting in the erroneous date in the Kentucky Compiled Marriages Index.) Finally, "A list of Marriages celebrated by me Since the 10th. day of February 1798" drawn up by Carter Tarrant says he married Henry Taylor and Fanny Dale on "7th. August 1798," which was the day after the marriage license was issued.

The original marriage record of Henry Taylor and Fanny Dale shows that they were married by Carter Tarrant on 7 Aug. 1798. That was one day after Henry obtained license to marry. A later registry page, however, misstates the date of marriage as 1 Aug. 1798, obviously a misreading of Carter Tarrant's "7."

Information on the births of their children indicate that Henry and Fanny lived in the Kentucky counties of Shelby, Woodford, and Jefferson. Henry does not appear in the 1800 U.S. Census, and there are six Henry Taylors listed in the 1810 U.S. Census for Kentucky: two of them were in Ohio, Ohio County, two of them were in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, one was in Lancaster, Garrard County, and one was in Washington County. Presumably our Henry is one of those six. Our Henry Taylor and his family are certainly enumerated in the 1820 U.S. Census, when they were living in Shelby County -- at that time, Henry's household consisted of one free white male aged 10-15 (probably Henry's son George), one free white male aged 16-18 (probably Henry's son Allen), one free white male aged 16-25 (perhaps Henry's son Vincent, or a hired farmhand), one free white male aged 45 and over (Henry himself), two free white females aged under 10 (Henry's daughters Mary Ann and Ellen), and one free white female aged 26-44 (Henry's wife Fanny), for a total of six free white persons. Henry's daughter Phebe was not enumerated in his household that year because she had married in 1819. Another fascinating detail of the 1820 enumeration of Henry's household is that just 10 lines down the same page is the enumeration of the household of "George Pomroy," whose sister Elizabeth was the mother of Margaret Boyle, who was in turn the mother of Samuel Queary Reaugh (below), husband of Henry Taylor's daughter Phebe.

Ten years later, in the 1830 U.S. Census for Shelby County, Henry's household consisted of one free white male aged 50-59 (Henry himself), one free white female aged 5-9 (probably Henry's daughter Jane), one free white female aged 10-14 (probably Henry's daughter Ellen), one free white female aged 15-19 (probably Henry's daughter Mary Ann), and one free white female aged 40-49 (Fanny), for a total of five free white persons. Henry and his household was last enumerated in the 1840 U.S. Census for Shelby County, when his household consisted of only one free white male aged 60-69 (Henry), one free white female aged 10-14 (Jane), and one free white female aged 40-49 (Fanny).

Henry is not enumerated in the 1850 U.S. Census, for he died on 27 July 1850 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, being interred in the Taylor Family Cemetery in Fisherville, near Louisville in Jefferson County. His widow Frances appears in the 1850 U.S. Census living in the household of her son Allen Taylor in Jefferson County, Kentucky -- the census gives her age as 73 and says she was born in Virginia. Frances survived Henry by about seven years, dying in the summer of 1857 in Fisherville and being buried next to her husband in the Taylor Family Cemetery. Her gravestone shows her death date as 27 May 1857, but Jefferson County death records for 1857 (for the North District of Jefferson County) show "Francis Taylor," white, aged 78, female, died in August of dropsy, father "William Dale (Taylor)," born in Woodford County, Kentucky, residence Floyd's Fork. Fishervile, where the Taylor farm was located, is situated near Floyd's Fork river. The discrepancy between the gravestone inscription and death records could be due to a mistake on the gravestone, or may be due to the deaths having been recorded later. This record also misidentifies Frances' father, which is a rather common kind of error in death records, as the informants often may not know or may have forgotten the names of the deceased person's parents. In this case, the error must have arisen from the fact that there was in fact a William Dale who lived in Woodford County, Kentucky, and who had a daughter named Frances or Fannie, born 27 Nov. 1797, a contemporary and cousin of our Frances/Fanny. However, an affidavit in the Revolutionary War pension file of William Dale's late widow Elizabeth (died 3 June 1847) shows that their daughter Fannie had married a Mr. Boothe. Yet our Francis/Fanny at that time was married to Henry Taylor. Clearly, then, the death record informant, perhaps being more familiar with William Dale's family than George's (George having moved to Indiana and subsequently died there in 1830, 27 years prior to our Frances' death), must have confused our Frances/Fanny (Dale) Taylor with her cousin Frances/Fannie (Dale) Boothe. (See Almon Edward Daniels' A Workbook on the Dale Families of Virginia (1958), "William Dale, wife Elizabeth, Pension File W9828)

Frances "Fanny" (Dale) Taylor's death record, from a list of 1857 deaths in the North District of Jefferson County, Kentucky, misidentifies her father as William Dale. The surname "Taylor" is added in parentheses after the father's name, presumably to make clear that the second half of the death record on the righthand page of the death register referred to Frances "Taylor."

The gravestone of Henry Taylor and his wife Frances "Fanny" (Dale) Taylor in the Taylor Family Cemetery, Fisherville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Photo courtesy of Keith Taylor.

The known children of Henry Taylor were:

     --  VINCENT TAYLOR, born 1793 in Shelby County, Kentucky, died 4 Aug. 1869 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, married Ann Shryock.
     --  PHEBE TAYLOR ("Phoebe"), born 24 Nov. 1800 [1799?] in Kentucky.
     --  R. MAY TAYLOR, born 29 Aug. 1800 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died 13 March 1806 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
     --  ALLEN TAYLOR, born 25 Dec. 1802 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died 15 June 1874 in Jefferson County, Illinois, married Mary Gilleland.
     --  GEORGE Z. TAYLOR SR., born 20 July 1805 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, died 23 Sept. 1886 in Morgan County, Illinois, married Mary E. "Polly" Tucker.
     --  MARY ANN TAYLOR, born 4 March 1815 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, died 13 April 1903 in McLean, Kentucky, married George Washington Bryant.
     --  ELLEN TAYLOR, born 1817 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died 1849.
     --  JANE DIMMETT TAYLOR, born 1821 in Woodford County, Kentucky.

Dale Genealogy Resources:

A Workbook on the Dale Families of Virginia, with Particular Reference to the Branch which moved from the Northern Neck of Virginia to Woodford County, Kentucky (1958), by Almon Edward Daniels.
Nicholas Dale to Elzadia Florence Dale, a detailed and informative account of the Dales of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
Descendants of Nicholas Dale, summary of Dale lineage.
Descendants of Nicholas Dale, a more detailed summary of Dale lineage.
The Dale Family, from the former Shirley Association website.
Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties, with ancestry of Reuben Dale (1720-1768) of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
Ancestry of George Dale (1749-1830)

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