8. | Daniel Presnell was born on 15 Mar 1748 in Goose Creek, Old Lunenburg, Bedford, Virginia, USA (son of Jacob Presnell and Martha); died on 16 Nov 1830 in Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried in Duck Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana. Notes:
The Center Monthly Meeting of Guilford County, North Carolina was established in 1757. The Daniel Presnell family was associated with this Center Monthly Meeting prior to 1792. The minutes of this meeting were destroyed by fire in 1825.
Daniel Presnell appears on Jacob Shepard's List in Randolph County in 1779 (age 31), the year the county was formed. His worth is listed as 170 pounds.
The Back Creek, North Carolina Quaker Meeting (Randoloph County) was established in 1792 and the Pressnall family was associated with this group from its start.
The Back Creek Quaker records show:
June 25, 1797, Stephen, son of Daniel of Randolph County, married Hannah Rease.
March 7, 1798, Lydia, daughter of Daniel of Randolph County, married Nathan Hutson.
June 6, 1804, Daniel, son of Daniel and Martha of Randolph County, married Pleasant Modlin.
Daniel Presnell appears on Capt. Burn's District in the 1815 Tax List of Randolph County, and is listed as having 650 acres on Back Creek.
The Milford Quaker Meeting Minutes of Wayne County, Irdiana record the following:
March 26, 1825, A committee was appointed to inspect the situation of Daniel Pressnall Sr. and his wife and devise such methods for their relief as may appear necessary.
July 23, 1825, The committee reported that the matter of relief for Daniel Pressnall Sr. and his wife be discontinued and no longer be a meeting concern.
March 25, 1826, Daniel Preasnall Sr. of Back Creek and his wife report that they need immediate assistance of the Friends.
April 22, 1826, Twenty dollars was raised for the relief of Daniel Sr. and his wife.
Daniel married Martha in 1775 in Holly Spring, Wake Co., North Carolina. Martha was born in 1750 in Virginia, USA; died between 1786 and 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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