Daniel Welch was born circa 1765 in Darlington County, South Carolina, the son of  William Welch and Alice Settle formerly of Fauquier County Virginia.  Around 1790 Daniel's family moved to Greenville County, South Carolina.  The 1800 Greenville County Census indicates Daniel was married and had a family.  Daniel's first wife is unknown but may have been Elizabeth Roe (?). Census records indicate he married a second wife about 1805. Her name was Priscilla______.

Daniel's Greenville County South Carolina property is not clearly recorded except for a deed stating that George Welch's 337 acre tract along with a small S.C. State Grant of 48 acres and some of William Welch's property became the lawful property of Daniel Welch. This occurred during the period between 1801-1820.  [GCD-L255] Daniel also had two additional S.C. State Grants giving him about 800 acres of property on Raburn 's Creek.

Daniel was an active member of Standing Springs Baptist Church. His son, Joseph N. Welch was a pastor at Tyger Baptist Church and on February 18, 1832 was sent to form a new church at New Providence. By 1838, Daniel Welch sold the Raburn's Creek property having bought land on Mush Creek of the South Tygar River in upper Greenville County in 1837. This property was adjacent to land of Maj. Zadock Westmoreland who later married Daniel's daughter, Alsey.

When Daniel Welch died in 1839 he was about 74 years old. His will named wife Priscilla to have his property as a life estate. Children from his will were sons, Joseph N. and Jesse, daughters Alsey, Priscilla, Anna, Jane and Keziah. He also named Negroes Daniel, Prince,Silas, and Liaz [WB-B, P166]. Daniel Welch's daughter, Alsey married Major Zadock F. Westmoreland, Anna married Thomas Stepp, Jane married Henry Pearson, Jr. and Keziah married James Durham. Joseph N. married Mary _____(?) and Jesse married first, in Greenville, S.C., Nancy Moore and second, in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Martha F. Houston.

Bennie Lou Hook Altom   BAltom@NovaOne.net
25 June 1999