When and how he migrated to the US has yet to be determined but heprob ably came with his brothers.
James seldom used his entire name, saying it was cumbersome, and as ac onsequence, never gave more than one name to any of his children.
From GenForum:
DAILY, Farrell O’Neill or James Farrell O’Neill or O’Neal,Ferrel ~ Nan cy McFadden
W8658, Continental, VA Extracted by Mary Lu NelsonJ ohnson
16 July 1793, Bounty Land Warrant #12445 issued to Ferrill O’Neil,Priv ate in the artillery, Virginia line.
5 February 1819, Certificate of Pension issued for Farrell Oneil Dailyo f Washington County, Tennessee, private in regt commanded by Col.Harri son of the Virginia line, term of 4 years, Inscribed on the Rollof Ten nessee, $8.00 per month, to commence 14 May 1818, sent to Hon.W. Rhea, H ouse of Representatives, U.S.
Following summation of pension is more complete than documents onmicro film of this Revoutionary War Pensioner; have extracteddocuments in pe nsion to review who signed which affidavit, however:
29 June 1939, letter from A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to theAdmi nistrator [Pension Office, Washington, D.C.] to Mr. B. J. Roan,Box 785 , Chattanooga, Tennessee:
“The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file inthe R evolutionary War claim for pension, W.8658, based upon themilitary ser vice of James Farrell O’Neill Daily in that war.
“James Farrell O’Neill Daily was born May 4, 1757, in Ireland,County o f Caven, Parish of Molough, ‘Bareney’ of Castle Taghen,on the farm of T antaven. He was the son of James Daily and his wife,Catrine, whose mai den name was Reily.
“James Farrell O’Neill Daily enlisted, place not given, in 1776,served a s private in Captain Thomas West’s Company, ColonelStevens’ Tenth Virg inia Regiment and was in the battles ofBrandywine, Germantown, and Mon mouth; length of service three years.He reenlisted, served as sergeant a nd foragemaster in Captain AnthonySingleton’s Company, Colonel Charles H arrison’s First Regiment ofContinental Artillery; was in the battle of G uilford where he waswounded in the left arm, a little below the should er, and he servedto the close of the war.
“He moved from Smyth County, Virginia, to Greene County, Tennessee.
“He was allowed pension on his application executed May 14, 1818, atwh ich time he was a resident of Greene County, Tennessee. He was aschool t eacher.
“He died April 20, 1820, on a farm near Stone Dam Camp Ground, sixmile s east of Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, where he hadlived.
“Soldier married April 23, 1789, in Camden District, Kershaw County,So uth Carolina, Nancy McFadden. She was born August 7, 1767 inIreland, C ounty of Monehan. She was the daughter of Patrick and hiswife Ufeme(?) , whose maiden name was Riddle. Said Ufeme(?) was bornin County Down.
“Soldier’s widow, Nancy Daily, moved with her son Hiram to CarterCount y, Tennessee, and then to Smyth County, Virginia.
Soldier’s widow, Nancy Daily, applied for pension June 18, 1845, atwhi ch time she was a resident of Smyth County, Virginia. The claimwas all owed.
“She died July 20, 1846, in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia.
“James Farrell O’Neill Daily and Nancy Daily had the followingchildren : John, James, Hiram and Catherine or Katherine.
“Said John Daily married April 23, 1818, Polly Peters. Said JamesDaily , Jr., married January 8, 1818, Elizabeth Clinten. Said HiramDaily mar ried August 13, 1818, Elizabeth Cox.
“October 14, 1854, John Daily, was aged about sixty-four years andlivi ng in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was a Justiceof the P eace for Jefferson County, Tennessee for many years. He was acorpse on O ctober 17, 1854, the exact day of his death not given. In1851 Hiram Da ily moved from Smyth County, Virginia, to West Liberty,Morgan County, K entucky. In 1854 he was aged about fifty-seven years,and was then a mi nister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South ofthe West Liberty Dist rict of Kentucky Conference. Soldier’sdaughter, Catharine Daily, was a ged about fifty-nine years, in 1854and living in West Liberty, Kentuck y.
“The following family item is shown ‘James the 4th of March 1792on Sun day 9 o’clock in the morning”.
“Soldier’s grandson, John Fane, was born March 9, 1822, Saturdaymornin g 5 o’clock. It is not shown of which son of the soldier hewas the chi ld.
“Soldier’s grandson, William C. Daily, of Greene County,Tennessee, was a t raveling preacher, his age, and the names of hisparents are not design ated.
“In 1846 William G. Pruner was living in Marion, Virginia, and in1854 h e was residing in Morgan County, Kentucky. Shortly after thedeath of s oldier’s widow, said Pruner married widow’sgranddaughter, her name not d esignated.
“In 1857 Sam N. Fain was a resident of Dandridge, Tennessee, his agean d relationship to the family not stated. There are no furtherfamily da ta. Very truly yours, A.D. Hiller”
Affidavits and Decloarations:
8 October 1818, State of Tennessee, Washington Co, declaration ofFarre ll Oneil Daily. Enlisted 1776 in Continental service in theRevolutiona ry War, company of Thomas West of the Tenth Regiment ofthe Virginia li ne commanded by Col Stephens of General Widens Brigadefor three years. R e-enlisted in the first Regiment of Artillerycommanded by Col. Charles H arrison in the Company of Capt. AnthonySingleton and continued to serv e out the same and at the end of thewar obtained Honorable discharge i n the City of Richmond signed byLewis Bro[smear]. Being very needy he s old his discharge, but arecord may be at the War Office. Was in the fa ll of Brandywine?Garrison and the Battle of Guilford in which he was w ounded in theleft arm and has never been able to use the same advantag eouslysince.
Now a citizen of Green County, Tennessee. [Signed]Farrell O ’Niell Daly
Wit: Tho Emmerson [Circuit Judge]
16 June 1845, Smyth Co, VA, statement of Nancy Daily, resident ofcount y and statem aged 78. Stated she is the widow of James O’NeillDaily, a nd they were married 23 April 1789, and her husband died onthe 20 Apri l 1820. [Signed] Nancy ?A Daily
[NOTE: Signature is very shaky, hard to decipher]
Same date/doc, statement of Hiram Daily states the annexed memorandumw as extracted from the family bible of his father, James O’NeilDaily, t hat he recollects having seen said memorandum as far back asthe year 1 812, that it is in the handwriting of his father exceptbirths of grand children, that the first entry was intended to be thatof his father th o’ he sees that the surname is omitted; that thebible was in possessio n of his father until his death and has sincebeen in this affiant’s po ssession. [Signed] HiramDaily
Marriages
James and Nancy McFadden was married Apl the 23 in the year 1789.
James Jun was married to Elizabeth Clinton the ?7th/9th of Jany 1810
John was married Apr the 23rd 1810 to Polly Peters.
Hiram was married August the 13th to Elizabeth P?erin the year 1810
[In 2nd marriage column is listed “Births of Grand Children”, withone e ntry]
Births of Grandchildren
John Fane was born March the 9th 1822 Saturday morning 5 oclock
Births
James O’Neill Daily was born in Ireland County of Craven Parish ofMolo ugh Baroney of Castle Taghen on the farm of Tantaven in the yearof our L ord 1757 his fathers Christan name was James and his mothersmaiden nam e Catrine Reily his birth was on Sunday the 4th of May at 2o clock in t he morning
Nancy McFadden was Born in the year of our Lord 1767 August the 7th onT hursday [smear] clock in the afternoon In Ireland County of Monahanher f athers Christan name was Patrick and her Mothers name is ?yemeBodole? B orn in the County Down
On Thursday 10 O Clock in the morning James the 4th of March 1792 onSu nday 9 O clock in the morning same
Deaths
Nancy Daily Departed this Life July 20th 1846 aged 79 years 11 monthsa nd three Days and like a ripe shock of corn gathered into the?Garner o f God her last words were Glory glory
[NOTE: Hiram Daily was not mentioned in the Bible pages; Hiram statedt hat page had been cut from the Bible and given to his sisterCatharine. S everal affidavits below relate to his proving himself tobe a son of Ja mes Farrell O’Neill Daily and wife Nancy. mlj]
17 Sep 1845, letter from John W. Johnston, ?Tazewell [?Tennessee;possi bly attorney to obtain pension for Nancy Daily], addressed “Mydear Sir ”; since it is in pension app, probably sent to PensionOffice. States e nclosing papers in Nancy Daily’s case. States shewas married in South C arolina, where they keep no further record ofmarriages… [Signed] John W . Johnston
14 August 1851, letter from Sam N. Fain of Dandridge, Tennessee,addres sed “Dear Sir”, stating James Oneal Daily served in War1776, Hiram Dai ly made application for pension money due said heirsbut never paid the s ame over. Requested to know the amount drawn byHiram Daily.
[Signed] Sam N. Fain
23 January 1854, Morgan County, Kentucky, affidavit of Hiram Daily age5 6, a resident of West Liberty in said county/state, in order toassert t he right of Nancy Daily (his Mother) deceased, widow of JamesFarrell O N eill Daily, alias James O Neil Daily alias Farrell OneillDaily…seldom u sed his entire name as he said it was burdensome. Hisfather was a pens ioner of the U.S. in Greene Co, TN and died there 20April 1820, and th at his mother said Nancy Daily was without meansand fell upon Affiant t o care for her. 1840 affiant moved fromTennessee to Smyth Co, VA takin g his mother with him where she died20 July 1846. On 7 May 1851 he mov ed from Virginia arriving in WestLiberty, Morgan Co, KY 24 May 1851 wh ere he now resides. That heheard his father say the length of his fath er’s name prevented himgiving double names to any of his own children. T hat at the time ofhis father’s death he had the apearance of quite an a ged man & hecertainly was such and was so generally considered in the c ommunity.“That his father was a man who drank a great deal of Spirits a nd hechose to do much of his writing when he was under its influence a ndmust have made a mistake when entering his age in the family register”. [Signed] Hiram Daily
3 June 1854, Washington Co, TN, affidavit of John Blair, knew FarrellO neil Daily, his wife Nancy and their children. [Signed] John Blair
20 Sept 1854, ?Elhanah Johnson, P.E. “This is to certify that Dr.Hiram D aily is an acceptable Local Preacher of the Methodist E.church South i n West Liberty. ??? given under my hand as PresidingElder of West Libe rty District of the Kentucky Conference. [Signed]?Elhanah Johnson, P.E .
4 October 1854, Smythe County, Virginia, affidavit of John ?ATownsend… ”some fifty years ago I was well acquainted personallywith James F One ill Daily that I went to school to him that he wasthen an old man…move d from here to Greene County Tennessee with hiswife & children…John, J ames, Catherine & Hiram…[Signed] John ?A Townsend
4 October 1854, affidavit of William Thompson of Smythe Co, VA,basical ly the same as that of John Townsend. [Signed]
14 October 1854, Jefferson Co, Tennessee, affidavit of John Dailyabout 6 4 years old “oldest son of James Farrell Oneill Daily” whodied “in my a rms near Stone dam camp Ground six miles East ofGreenville in Green Co , TN” between age of seventy and eighty.Stated his brother was Hiram D aily “who is here”. John [X] Daily
Same doc/date/place includes affidavit of Hiram Daily of Morgan Co, KY“ left my home in Morgan Co, Ky at great cost & a heavy sacrifice ofmy b usiness to hunt up persons who knew my father that I mightestablish th e claim of my mother to a pension…” Mentionsaffidavits of John Townsen d & William Thompson of Smyth co, VA andJohn Matthews & William Stanfi eld of Green County, Tennessee and JohnDaily of Jefferson Co, TN.
11 October 1854, Greene Co, TN, John Matthews aged 66 “where I haveres ided the last forty years” states in April 1820 “I made acoffin for Ja mes Farrell Oneil Daily who died near Stone Dam CampGround 6 miles Eas t of Greenville”, knew Hiram Daily to be the sonof said deceased and h is wife Nancy, and Hiram lived a number ofyears at the place where his f ather died.[Signed] John Matthews
17 October 1854, letter to J. N. Coffin, Esq., New Market, Tennessee,f rom Hiram Daily enclosing affidavits obtained after having been goneso me six weeks and traveled “between 7 & 8 hundred miles”.
27 November 1854, Morgan Co, KY, affidavit of Frances Garrett, Clerkof t he Court, affirms that satisfactory evidence was executed byaffidavit o f Francis A. Schoolfield, a resident of the Town of WestLiberty in Mor gan Co, KY and by affidavit of Isaac V. Coffin ofWashington, D. C. tha t Nancy Dailey late of Tennessee, the widow ofFerrell O Neil alias Far rell O Neil Daily and James O Neil Daily wasa resident of Smith Co, TN a nd died there 20 July 1846; and that heronly surviving children are Hi ram Daily aged about 57 and CatharineDaily aged about 59 both resident s of West Liberty, Morgan Co, KY. F. Garrett, Clerk
His Bible recorded his birth on a Sunday morning at 2 AM.
A copy of James' will was included in pension records. It stated(brok en to paragraphs for easier reading):
"I James Oneil Daily, of Greene County and State of Tennessee beingwea k in body but of Sound memory do make and ordain this my last Willand T estament.
First I commit my Spirit to the living God, who gave it.
Second I recommend my body to the dust from whence it came to be therei nterred in a decent manner in a Christian burying ground Such as myExe cutors Shall Direct ~ and after Doctors expenses and funeralexpenses i s defrayed I will and ordain that all my personal propertyand any debt s or money that is or will be due to me shall be put intomy Executors h ands to pay my just and lawful debts as far as it willgo.
NOW I do make and ordain my true and loving sons John & Hiram Daily myt rue and lawful executors for me and in my name to transact all suchbus iness on the premises with an atterney or atterney under them beit alw ays understood that said Executors shall not be considered asaccountab le for any moneys more than comes into their hands.
And should there be any more than will discharge my just debts it ishe reby willed and ordained that my loving wife Nancy shall have onethird a nd each of her children or their heirs an equal share.
Signed Sealed and delivered this 8th day of April 1820
James ON Daily in the presence of Patrick McAnderson and CatharineDail y
State of Tennessee Greene County } I Elijah W. Headrick Clerk of theCo unty Court of said County do certify that the foregoing is a truecopy o f the last Will and Testament of James ON Daily now on file inmy offic e. And I further certify that the Records of my office Showthat the Ex ecutors therein named appeared in Court and entered intobond with Secu rity according to law and qualified at the AprilSession 1820 of our Co unty Court. Given under my hand and Seal ofoffice in Greeneville the 1 2th day of October 1854. E. W. Headrick,CGC
