John Watts Darnall, Sr.

LIST OF CHILDREN, since the website isn't letting me impute all of their details-- Cornelias Darnell, William Darnell, Henry Darnell, Rebecca Foster (born Darnell), Thomas Mcdonald Darnell, Ezekial Darnell, Priscilla Woodward (born Darnell), Reuben Darnall, Susanna Turpin (born Darnell), Sarah Daugherty (born Darnell), John Darnell, Amos Darnell, Anna Cawood (born Darnell), George Darnell, Zenas Darnell, Elizabeth Wills (born Darnell)

LIST OF SIBLINGS-- Elizabeth Thomas, Samuel Darnall, Isaac Darnell, James Darnall, Thomas Darnall, Nancy Smith, Mary Moreland, Thomas Darnall

BIRTH: John is the son of Thomas Darnall and his wife, Sarah McQueen. Fro m the Darnall book, Vol. II, p. 72.

MARRIAGE: Married at age 25. From the Darnall book, Vol. II, p. 72.

CHILDREN: From the Darnall book, Vol. II, p. 73.

DEATH: Will written 17 Dec 1797. Montgomery Co., KY. Will Book A, pg 8 , Montgomery Co., KY. Will mentions "wife Maryann," sons Henry, Cornelius , Thomas A[?] Taul, [unnamed] sons and [unnamed] daughters. Admitted fo r probate on 6 March 1798.

MILITARY: Rev War, The PA Archives, Vol. II, p. 200, July 7, 1784, state s "John Darnold, private, 8th Co. Capt. James Craven's Co., 5th Batt., Wa shington Co., militia." See also DAR record # 133051

http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItem... iveID=13&FID=453856&LID=453955&FL=D&Page=3

LAND: Moved to PA before 1781 (son drafted that year from Washington Co. , PA).

John Darnall of Fallowfield, Washington Co., PA registered one slave on 2 8 Dec 1782.

Lived on Red Stone Creek, a stream running westerly into the Monongahel a River and in the area now in the northern part of Fayette Co., PA. Fro m Darnall book, Vol 2, p. 72.

"The brothers [John, Samual, and Isaac Darnall] lived within a radius o f 25 miles...This area had been claimed by PA, MD, and VA, and [was] gene rally known as Northwest Augusta." From Darnall book, Vol 2, p. 72 .

John Darnall was awarded a land grant (for services during the Rev War) o f 844 acres of land in Jefferson Co., VA (now Montgomery Co., KY) at Gras sy Pastures on Lick Creek on 17 May 1780, which was reaffirmed as a Linco ln Co., KY entry in 1783.

He moved to KY in 1795.

CENSUS: 1776 Census of Frederick Co., MD shows "John Darnold" with "Maria n, 31; Cornelius, 14; William 12; Hennery, 10; Rebecca, 8; Thomas, 7; Eze kil, 5; Prissillar, 2; Rubin, 1."

1790 - Prince George's Co., MD

1800 - No record in PA

1810 - No record in KY

• Name: John DARNALL • Sex: M • Birth: 1736 in Charles, Maryland, USA • Will: 07 DEC 1797 • Probate: 06 MAR 1798 • Military Service: Revolutionary War as a private 5th cl. Capt. James Craven's Co., 5th Batt., Washington Co., Militia 07 JUL 1784 1 • Death: 17 DEC 1797 in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA • Note: In 1776 in Frederick Co., Md., as John Darnold, the Census recorded the following family: "Marian, 31; Cornelas, 14; William, 12; Hennery, 10; Rebeca, 8; Thomas, 7; Ezekil, 5; Prissilla, 2; Rubin, 1."

When the families moved on west is not definitely known; but Cornelius, eldest son of John, stated in his pension application, that he was "drafted into the army in 1781, from Washington Co., Pennsylvania," that being the year that Washington Co., was formed. John lived on Red Stone Creek, a stream running westerly into the Monongalia River and in the area now in the northern part of Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. His brother, Isaac, apparently lived on the west side of the Monongahela River; as he was listed in Washington Co., Pa., in the 1790 Census, while Fayette Co., had been formed in 1783. Their brother, Samuel , apparently never lived in Pa.; the family homestead lying near the present Lake Lynn, Fayette Co., Pa., but south of the Mason and Dixon Line in Monongalia Co., W. Virginia. Samuel's grandson, John Wesley, reputedly was born in 1802 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania, formed in 1796; the only early record of any of Samuel's family in Pennsylvania; yet the brothers lived within a radius of 25 miles. This area had been claimed by Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, and generally known as Northwest Augusta.

The Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. II, p. 200, July 7, 1784, states; "John Darnold, private 5th cl. Capt. James Craven's Co., 5th Batt., Washington Co., Militia." As John Darnel he was granted 844 acres of land in Jefferson Co., Va., (now Montgomery Co., Ky.) at Grassy Pastures on Lick Creek, on May 17, 1780, which was reaffirmed as a Lincoln Co., Ky., entry in 1783.

Moved to Montgomery Co, Kentucky in 1788 by flat boat down the Ohio River

His will was written 7 December 1797 and probated 6 March 1798. Witnesses were Anthony Futard (Furstad or Furtad), Samuel Mohen Arvin, and Thomas Darnall (Darneille). His will is recorded in Will Book A, page 8, Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Not withstanding John's large family of sixteen children, some of whom were under ten years of age, the bulk of his real-estate was willed to Cornelius Darnall and his brother Henry. Presumably, they were expected to look after their mother and younger brothers and sisters. This may be inferred from the fact that Cornelius, when he was discharged from the Army and intended removing to Lincoln Co., Tennessee, deeded his share of the estate to Henry Darnall.

!Family Records !Ancestral File 1MOX-1C

!The Darnall, Darnell Family with allied Families by H. C. Smith, M. D. !Her maiden name was McDonald, not McDaniel.

• *I also found that John’s nickname OR middle name was PATRIOT
  • Mary Ann also sometimes went by MARION