

Called "Trader", some reports show his other name to be William, some James, and others show David. It has been suggested that perhaps his full name was James David William McDaniel. Ludovic Grant in his letter of May 4, 1752 to Governor Glen referred to
A “David McDaiel” appears on a list of licensed traders to the Cherokee 1750-54.
According to descendant Clara Ward (1859-1946), her great-great grandmother, Granny Hopper, married a “Scotchman” named McDaniel and they were the parents of three children,
Alexander had a daughter named Susan, the wife of James Raper. She was born about 1813 and died in 1860.
Starr’s “History” does not list any parents for Katy or Alexander and lists them only with their spouses
An unreliable source is here
http://cherokeeregistry.com/tree/html/p27.html#P1367
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1716
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Scotland
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1759 |
1759
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North Carolina, United States
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1763 |
1763
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Chota, Cherokee Nation, Tennessee, Colonial America
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1768 |
1768
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Cherokee Nation, East Tennessee, Colonial America
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1777 |
1777
Age 61
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Alabama, United States
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1777
Age 61
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Cherokee Nation East, Tennessee, United States
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