David Darnall 2,47
- Died: Abt 1702, Richmond County, Virginia
General Notes:
Migration: "Dr. David" Darnall. In St. Mary's County, Md. in 1686. In Virginia in 1689. "It being ordered that he and his pretended wife and children remove from the County". St Mary's County, Md. Apparently in conflict both with Church of England and Catholic regime of Maryland. Moved to Richmond Co.,Va. in 1691. Ref: "Darnall, Darnell Family", by Dr. H.C. Smith.
Land: "Vol.16: Deed,"9/21/1693, David Darnell and Margaret(X) his wife, of St. Mary's Parish, Richmond Co., Va. to Hugh French for 7000 lb. tobo. 600 acres etc., adjnj land of ----, Mr. Sampson Darrell,--- land lying in Rappahannock and Stafford Cos."
Ref: "The Darnall, Darnell Family" Vol.1, LDS Library Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ref: Virginia Colonial Abstracts" by Beverly Fleet
Land: Ref: Richmond County Records, 1692-1704, p.251, P.92.Deed.-September 1693. David Darnell and Margarett, His wife, of St. Mary's Parish, Richmond County to Hugh French of said Parish and County for 7000 lb. tobo, 600 acres, adj. land of Mr. Wm. Thornton, Land of Coll, Wm. Fitzhugh, land of Mr. Sampson Darnell, land of Richmond Shipways and land of James Orchard, "being part of a patent for land lying in Rappahannock and Stafford Counties granted to Mr. Motts". Signed David Darnell, Marg'tt (X) Darnell. Wit: John Fosaker, John Carter, Mauser(X) Hubbert. Rec 10 Oct 1693.
Ref: Introduction by Dr. H.C. Smith in "Darnall, Darnell Family"...no record of when or where "Dr." David Darnall was born. ..."From the militant Protestentism of David Darnall and the frequency of the Christian names of Jeremiah and Adam among his descendants, the compiler is led to believe that David was descended from Sir Jeremiah Darnall, clerk to the Vicar of Dunton 8/5/1580, as shown in Volume 1, Section 1, p.1, and titled Contemporary Linconshire Darnells.
Marriage Information:
David married Margaret.
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