Daniel was born between 1697-1700 in Argyll, Scotland.
Daniel is listed in David Dobson's "Directory of Scots in the Carolinas"":
McDuffie Daniel
Emigrated from Scotland to Brunswick, North Carolina in September, 1739.[1]
His will was probated in Cumberland county, North Carolina on 4 July 1783.[2]
The following were mentioned in Daniel's will:
Marian McDuffie Wife
Isabella Paterson Daughter
Margaret McArthur Daughter
Archibald McDuffie Son
Archibald McDuffie Grandchild
George McDuffie Grandchild
James McDuffie Grandchild
Daniel McDuffie Grandchild
William McDuffie Grandchild
Daniel and his family occupy a chapter in the book "Carolina Scots, An Historical and Genealogical Study of Over 100 Years of Emigration" by Douglas Kelly. "It has been possible to trace our McDuffie ancestry back to one Daniel whose will was date 4 July 1782. He lived on the Cape Fear River, north of the present city of Fayetteville in what is now Harnett county."[3]
Sources
↑ Dobson, David. Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830. United States: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1986.
↑Probate:
"North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
Wills and Estate Papers (Cumberland County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #2677813 (accessed 21 May 2022)
Daniel McDuffie probate in 1782.
↑ Douglas F. Kelly and Caroline Switzer Kelly, Carolina Scots: An Historical and Genealogical Study of Over 100 Years of Emigration (Dillon, S.C., 1998)
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