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Note: So far I have been unable to confirm the ancestry of John Dale. When I was a child, my father told me a family legend that we are direct descendants of Sir Thomas Dale. He said this legend came from his grandfather. The legend goes something like this: "Sir Thomas Dale was the first Dale in America. He was the Governor of Virginia from 1611 to 1616. He introduced the use of black slaves in Virginia, organized tobacco growing into a business, hanged evildoers, and made the colony thrive. He earned the Indians' respect. In 1616 he returned to England, and later he went to the East Indies where he died. But one of Sir Thomas' sons remained in Virginia. That son's descendants served in the Revolutionary War, then wandered westward through Tennessee to pioneer the whole continent, and we ended up here in Texas." However, Thomas had no children by his only known wife, Elizabeth Throckmorton Dale, who remained in England when Thomas came to Virginia. The possibility of children by a previous wife, or illegitimate children, does remain. Through genealogical research, I have come into contact with several other descendants of John Dale who have also been told they were descendants of Sir Thomas Dale. The same legend persists among descendants of Nicholas Dale, b. 1604 in England, d. 1647 in VA. See: http://members.aol.com/philli6372/dale.htm I believe we must be related to this group of Dales. Throughout John Dale's travels in KY and TN, he lived in close proximity to known descendants of Nicholas Dale. I suspect the parents of John Dale may have been the individuals referred to in the above document as John6 DALE b. abt 1740 in VA and Lucy Tillery b. abt 1735 in VA. Rough Time Line for John Dale (adapted from his application for a Rev. War Veteran's Pension) 1763 - 1784 Born and grew up in VA. He was living in Fauquier Cty. when he joined the army at 16 . He served in the army for at least 2 years, mostly in VA., but he also saw combat in SC. 1784 - 1787 John lived in Wilkes County, GA. for 3 years. 1787 - 1788 Lived in Bedford Cty., VA. for 1 year. Married Frances Daniel in Bedford Cty. in 1788. 1788 - 1807 Moved to Fayette Cty., VA (later Clark Cty., KY) and lived there 19 years. Children born to John and Frances in Clark Cty. were Elizabeth (1790), Daniel (1791), and Janette "Jane" (1795). Frances' parents, Vivion Daniel and Nancy Vaughn, were also living in Clark Cty. at that time, and Vivion Daniel died there in 1803. 1807 - 1812 Moved to Jackson County, TN. and lived there 5 years. Children born in Jackson Cty. were Lucinda (1807), John H. (1808), and Martha Frances "Frankey" (1810). Wife Frances Daniel died there in 1810. 1812 - 1833 Moved to White Cty, TN. and lived there the rest of his life. Married second wife, Lucy Britt, in 1813. Children born to John and Lucy in White Cty. were Julian "Julia" (1813), Eliza (1821) and Mary Polly Melinda (1823). Summary of Revolutionary War Service source: http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/John_Dale_(c1763-1833) John Dale entered the Rev War on 27 Feb 1779 from Fauquier Co., Va. in which he resided. He served at various times throughout the war and his highest ranking was Sergeant. He served with the Virginia troops as follows: From 27 Feb 1779 in Catain Wayles and Howard's Company, Colonial Abraham Buford's regiment, was in the battle of Waxhaws In Colonial Christian Fabiger's regiment as a recruiting sergeant, length of service, eighteen months Three months in Captain Valentine Peyton's company and was in a skirmish at Jamestown Three months in Captain Coleman's company of artillery Three months in Captain William Foster's company. While residing in Prince William County, Va. he served one month under Colonial Henry Lee, and was engaged in opening roads for the baggage wagons of the Army, then on the march to Yorktown to besiege Lord Cornwallis. 1835 TN Pension Roll: John Dale Private-Sergeant, Virginia Line, $100 annual allowance, $249.25 Amount Received July 26, 1833. Pension Started Age 70. Died August 28, 1833. "John Dale built or had built a dam (on the Caney Fork River in White Co., TN) between 1831 and 1839. He was probably the owner and this may be the dam that Goodman built. James Anderson became owner of the property and he sold it to John Warren in 1849. A deed of 1848 and the one of 1849 included "mill and distillery conveyed on Caney Fork in Hickory Valley." The mill was sold again 1872 when A.S. Rogers sold to Dyer White and for a time the mill was called the Dyer White mill. The property went to John Mosley who sold it to C.E. Mormon in 1894. This accounts for the name, "Mormon's Mill." http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnvanbur/7crouch.html Excerpts from the Will of John Dale of White County, Tennessee: "In the name of God, Amen. I, John Dale of the County of White and state of Tennessee, being weak in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following . . . first, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Lucy Dale the house and farm I now occupy, one bay mare, one woman's saddle, one bed and furniture, one cow and calf and Ten Dollars in Cash, which she is to enjoy during her natural life or widowhood, as she is to be at the expense of raising and schooling of the two youngest daughters, to wit, Julian Eliza and Polly Melinda . . . I also give and bequeath to Thomas Lewis Forty-two & one half acres of land where he now lives . . . I also give unto Benjamin Mays one mare saddle and Bridle and one bed and furniture. . . I also give and bequeath unto my son John Dale the land he now lives on situated in the north west corner of my land in the Hickory Valley . . . I also give and bequeath unto Pleasant White one horse and saddle . . . I also give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Dale to year receipts for the mill $600 One cow tract of land adjoining my farm . . . I also give and bequeath unto David (Malloy?) as per reciept, $129.50 in property which amount he has recieved. I further give and devise to my four Grand children . . . all the land I hold in Jackson County on the waters of Russell's Mills containing by estimation 470 acres more or less. . . I further give and devise to my son John Dale . . . 130 acres of land adjoining Joel Moonyhan's land on Cumberland Mountain . . . I also further give and devise to my son-in-law Benjamin Mays and his heirs 120 acres of land on the south side of the Main Caney Fork . . . I further give and bequeath to my son-in-law Thomas Lewis my horse John . . .In witness whereon I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 24th day of August 1833." John Dale (Seal) Test. W.P. White John White Jr.
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