Daniel Giffen, was christened February 8, 1769, in Southend, Argyll, Scotland, a son of Robert Giffen and Mary (Bane) Giffen. [1] Daniel immigrated with his parents to America, in 1776. The family landed in New York and settled first at Big Springs, Pennsylvania, but migrated to Virginia (now Brooke county) and lived near his maternal uncles. In 1787, the family made their home in Ohio county, Virginia. [2]
Daniel married Nancy A. Bell, also from Scotland. Daniel is found on the United States Census of 1810 and 1820, living in Ohio county, Virginia. [3][4]
Daniel died January 13, 1852, near Short Creek, in Ohio county, Virginia and is buried in the Old Tent Cemetery, as are both of his parents. [5]
Researcher's Notes
Ohio county, Virginia was was established in 1776. Brooke County, Virginia, was formed from Ohio county in 1797. John and William Bane's "Windy Hill Farm" was near Windsor Heights, in Brooke County. Robert and Mary (Bane) Giffen moved to a place near Wheeling, in Ohio county. Both counties became part of West Virginia, when that state was created in 1863.
Daniel was born in 1769. He passed away in 1852.
Sources
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJ9-L8W : 10 February 2018), Robert Giffen in entry for Daniel Giffen, ; citing Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland, reference - 2:16BGWH5, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076
↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH28-4R4 : accessed 14 July 2018), Daniel Giffen, Elizabeth, Ohio, Virginia, United States; citing p. 1041, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 181,430
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"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-8R6 : accessed 14 July 2018), Daniel Giffen, Ohio, Virginia, United States; citing p. 17, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 140; FHL microfilm 193,699
The Thomas Taylor Family Genealogy, Dr. Wallace Taylor, 1920 - The News Printing Co., Oberlin, Ohio, p. 104, Ohio County, West Virginia, Repository: Public Library
Source: S43 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010
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