Sion Daniel

Male, #36204, (say 1760 - before Jan 1848)
Father*Peter Daniel (s 1735 - )
Birth*say 1760 Sion was born say 1760. 
American Revolution*between 1778 and 1783 He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1778 and 1783
(See biography). 
Marriage*Feb 1786 He married Mary Culpepper at Nash Co., North Carolina, in Feb 1786. 
Will12 Feb 1788 Sion named as executor(s) in the will of Elizabeth (?) at Nash Co., North Carolina, on 12 Feb 1788.1 
Death*before Jan 1848 He died at North Carolina before Jan 1848. 
Biography* The Revolutionary War pension application of Sion's widow, Mary, stated that Sion's father was Peter Daniel of Halifax County, NC.
     An August 1725 deed in Bertie County, NC, of William and Rachill Whitehead to Francis and Mary Parker, stated that the land being sold was adjacent to a PETER DANIELS. Joseph Culpepper was one of the witnesses. 2
This may have been too early to have been Peter, father of Sion.
     There were two Sion Daniels in early Halifax County, NC. One was Sion, son of Peter, and the other, Sion, son of Ambrose Daniel, who, according to Worth S. Ray, came to Halifax County from St. Mary's County, MD, around 1775.
     The Sion Daniel who was executor of the will of Elizabeth Culpepper of Nash County in 1788 appears to have been Sion, son of Peter Daniel. 

Family

Mary Culpepper (circa 1766 - before 1856)
Last Edited30 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. Transcribed by Lew Griffin from LDS Film: 1577511 Item 2.
  2. Bertie County NC Deeds, book B, page 14