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' Daniels - Daniella Eramiy NOTES & NEWS A Quarterly Publication devoted to Genealogical and Historical service of the Daniels - Danielle and related families. Mailing address:- 213 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. Vol. 8, Spring and Summer Number ?ebruary—June 1975 LOCATING THE GRAVE 311%; 05“ CAPT, JOHN DANIELS (1685-1765) I This scene is looking west in Putnam, Conn. into Pomfret Township and knownas "Pomfret Level", This picture was taken in August of 1955 and the rampaging Quinebaug River swept away the aproaches to the Pomfret St. Bridge. See article on inside pages. Page 2 §gring:§gger Qggielg Notes. Vgl. 8. 1975 THE DANIELS-DANIELLS FAMILY NOTES J. HARRISONDANIELS, Editor Published by GENEALOGYASSOCIATES Kathryn K. Daniels, Associate Editor Publishing Genealogical Magazines 213 South Rolling Road Including, symons-SimonsNewsletter Catonsville, Maryland 21228 and others. Tel. (301) 747-4853 --_.—....---——.-.-.-_—-...--——----..--..—-..-_-——-._——--—..--—-——...-.r with this issue of "THENOTES",as announced in the November 1974, Vol. 7, No. 4 issue we are going to a much larger number of pages, each issue, but only TWOissues for the year. There will be a Spring-Summerissue, which this is and a Fall—Winter issue. As you can see where in the past each issue numbered from 8 pages to sometimes 12, there is all of double that in this issue - well over 30 pages. As we also announced in Vol. 7, No. 4, there will be no subscription price stated from this point on. Anymoneyreceived will be considered "A Contribution, or Donation" toward the cost of printing and mailing, Libraries, Historical and Genealogical Soci eties, excepted. Any one, including, Societies who value the "NOTES"enoughto want themwill you please send ‘a donation" and we will bill Societies at 3 4.00 per year. <I§<l<liii‘!!!§-IV‘!!!K*I><l<li'<§<l~Il<I‘I'I¥I'<|!iE‘lf<I‘l*I§fiflilfifiiit*4!-I¥§¥<I><K4I§<I§§<l<l‘I!-<K-I-INN!’-It--IN)!-‘I-i-I%<)1-‘I-‘ll-‘I'l‘lf<I-‘I-lf*§§§'I§'I A CORECTION—Page 3, Vol. 7, No. 3, August 1974. Connected with the grave site of JOHNDANIELS(1751-1832) and the work Mrs. Virginia C. Clohset has done in getting the D.A.R. to recognize that he served in the Amer ican Rev. War, I said, "Mrs. Clohest is a descendant of John Daniels". She tells me that she isn't. She certainly workedlong and hard at obtaining this recognization to be considered a descendant. She has said, "All I ever wanted was to see justice done to this man". While, neither amI a descendant of Job, but of an older brother, Samuel, we certainlY appreciate the lengthy and determined efforts this grand woman has gone to,Lin winning this recognition of Johns Thank YOUMTSOC1°heSts Y0“ fought like a Daniels (descent) although you maynot be one. (This should have been in the November,Vol. 7, No. 4, issue). * it ‘I ‘I <5 if Letter Attached and dated 25 February 122§. This letter was printed with the above date and intetions were to mail it along with the Order Formalso attached at that time. It never got done, reasons for which need not be given here. The special offer of one book free (Vol. 1) with each order for Vol. 2 is being extendeg_through the balance of 1975. Order Vol. 2 O 3 16.00 and we will send FREEa copy of Vol. 1. But do it now while the supply lasts. You can not expect an offer like this to be repeated. I’ -I <)% if <I~ ‘I NAPERQILLE(111,) HERLTAGESOCIETY(historical) and the Local Park District of the city are working together in the process of creating the NAPERSETTLEMNT.This is of interest to manyDaniels descendants (or should be). The settlement will be on an 11-acre site upon which stand the old homeoriginally belonging to the Martin Mitchell family, The goal is to attempt to recreate as nearly as possible with accuracy and authenticity, a village similar to that which Naperville and other mid dlewest communities once were. The old home of HAMILTONC.DANIELS,M.D. will be (in fact has been) movedto the Naper Settlement. A comittee is in the process of studying and planning restoration to the original condition. Onememberof the com mittee has been in tough with the editor. I shall give any assistance in any way that I can. (See page 28 for more on this subject) Vol. 8 Spring - Sumer Issue Page 3 LOCATING THE GRAVE SITE OF CAPT. JOH DANIELS, Continued from page 1. It was back in the summerof 1955 (or 6), I can not recall the exact.year, the writer and wife visited the Putnam-Pomfret—Killingly area and searched sever al cemeteries in a determined effort to locate the grave sites of Capt. John Daniels (1685-1765) and wife Eleanor (Verin) Daniels. we were unsuccessful and if it was after August of 1955 we can understand now why we were not directed to the cemetery of their burial. After that date that cemetery no longer existed. M. John B. Threlfall of Madison, Wisconsin in addition to his extensive research on the VERINfamily, also tried with no success to locate the grave site. Then last summerhe got in touch with an old timer living in "Pomfret Center, Conn." Mr. Harry Chase. The picture on page 1 along with a letter tells about the flood and how the oldest cemetery in the Putnam-Pomfret area was destroyed follow ing the flood,to rebuild the aproaches to the Pomfret Street Bridge. Wequote from Mr. Chase's letter: He refers to the picture. "The white building at the right is where John Daniels‘ house and barn was. I say this as I have found where it reads, his house and barn were at the falls, on west side of the river in Pomfret. Pomfret level came to the river Quinebaug up to 1855 when at that time Putnam became a town and took quite a chunk of Pomfret level." (a town in the NewEngland states is what is called a Townshipin the western states. J.H.D.) "n the farside of the bridge (you can see the bridge reeling above the waters); you will see cars &at this point a street goes to the right (church street)." "In back of these cars you can see a high brick wall. This wall bears to the left for 3-4 hundred feet. As it becomesless high at the end etc, gismgll cemetery was started. The level of the cemetery was 4-5 feet above the street level. This was a family affair in the beginn ing & later on 12 cr 15 more were buried. is in this ce te that Capt. John Daniels was buried." - - - - - - —- - - - —- - "There is no doubt but David Howeis buried here. He was the one Daniels bought his place of Dec. 1731. David Howesreal estate was appraised by assessors for 21 pounds." "Nowcomes the sad part. Whenthe flood came in 1955 each side of the bridge was washed. The places was washed out 18-20 feet wide & 8-10 feet deep. So fill was needed &needed quick so traffic could get through to Providence and Boston. John Dempsey, who was Mayor of Putnam gave orders ArmyEngineers to dig up fill (dirt) &vehicles took (from) the cemetery, & so it was done & so all of the grave stones & remaines of corpses was dumpedinto the washed out places by the bridge." "Today where the cemetery was is a parking lot for cars at the Putnam Catholic Academy. The cemetery was as I remember it as I passed by was approx. 75 ft. long and approx. 50 feet wide. The earliest bur ials where a sure record is knownwas in 1773? (Burials certainly were made earlier than this though. Both David Howeand John Daniels died before 1773, as did Eleanor (Verin)iDaniels. wf. of John, gap) Continued on page 4. ggge 4 Vol. 8 Spring - Summer Issue 1975 LOCATINGTHEGRAVESITE or Capt. John Daniels (1685-1765), Continued from p.3. "Andso as I said there is no question, in deed that Capt. John Daniels was bur ied here &his wife, since the cemetery is only 500 or so fast from his house." With this the writer can fully agree. Even if only knownrecords of burial in this cemetery start with 1773, that in no wayproves or discounts there being burials there muchbefore 1773. The writer would also like to add, that the disrespect for the dead and their resting place (bodies in a cemetery) such as John Dempsey, Mayor of Putnam showed, speaks very lacking in quality. A cemetery should be the last place to go for fill dirt as he authorized be done. Such a person to this writer rates lower than any creature on this earth. Hecertainly wasn't qualified for the office he held. Weare indeed, grateful to both Mr. Threlfall and Mr. Chase for furnishing us with this information on the grave site of John and Eleanor (Verin) Daniels. Wesuggest that for more history of John, Eleanor and their son, Nathaniel, that pages 53 (another picture of the Mill site of John &Nathaniel), pages 57, through be read in Vol. II. OTHER OF THE DANIELS LIKELY BURIED IN THE SAME CEMETERY. Nathaniel Daniels, Sr. s/o of John, m. 2nd Sylbil Leavens at Pomfret, Conn. be fore removing to Uorthington, Mass. His 1st wife, Ann Grosvenor, d. 3 Feb. 1762 and would be buried in the Putnam (Pomfret) area. Webelieve that this same cemetery is were she would have been buried. Her grave could not be located in a cemetery located in the town & on present day map as POMFRET,ashort distant north of Pomfret Center.