William Daniell (c. 1625-1698) was born in England and received land in Middlesex County, Virginia in 1669. Three years later, on October 5, 1672, he received land in Lancaster County for three headrights. He was in the vestry of the Great Church in Middlesex in 1684 and was made Church Warden in the next year. During that year he was paid 1,400 lb. of tobacco for "railing in the communion table." He continued to appear in the church records until 1691, and was always referred to as "Captain". In England he married twice: first to Dorothy Froth by whom he had two sons, William and Robert; after her death he married Jochebed Smith from whom our family descends. The overseers of William Daniell's will were John Smith, Sr. and Maurice Cocke. John was the son of Alexander Smith, and Jochebed was probably John's sister. Maurice Cocke was John's wife's brother. The children of William and Jochebed Smith Daniell were Mary, Richard, James, Agatha, Katherine, John, Elizabeth, and Ann.

      The son, James Daniell (1680-1748) married Margaret Vivion. The children of James and Margaret Daniells were Rachel, Charles, Peter, Margaret, James, John, Phebe, Vivion, and Susannah.

     Rachel, born 14 October 1704, married Thomas Amis on 14 November, 1722. her children included John (1724-1764), Frances, Thomas (1732-1764) and William (1734-1813). She died in 1784.