The progenitor of this lineage was born ca 1725-30. It is said that he lived in Orange Co., N.C. which was
formed in 1752 from Bladen, Granville and Johnston Counties. His first child may have been born in NC. He
married Elizabeth __?__. The record of their marriage has not been found. They were probably Presbyterian.
John and Elizabeth moved to Augusta County, Virginia ca 1750. Their land patent
in Augusta County was granted in 1751. Bath Co. was formed from Augusts in 1790. John
may have died before then as we do not find him in Bath County records. Most of the Augusta County records
give the name as McDonald and the Bath County records as McDannald. These differences make it difficult
to differentiate between the clans.
Dr. John Donoley (changed to McDannald) and his two brothers, Adam and Joshua, came from North Ireland about 1760 and settled in the
Shenandoah Valley, in Augusta County on Mill Creek, in what is now Bath County, VA. He was a Physician.
An Indenture dated July 31, 1806 shows this John McDannald was formerly John Donaly and received by Patent dated
April 10, 1751 lands equaling 277 acres lying on the Cowpasture River. This land ultimately went to John
McDannald, his son. This John Donaly apparently changed his name to John McDannald and thus started the (my)
"McDannald" Legacy in America.
The first known child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born 1748. She married 8 Jan 1799 to John Gillaspie.
Her second marriage was to a Brown.
The second child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born in 1750 in Augusta County, VA. He married 6 Jan 1801
to Margaret (Peggy) Porter, Bath Co, VA. Margaret was born 23 Jan 1772 at Ellicott City, Baltimore Co. MD to Adam and
Delilah Tevis Porter. She would have been almost 30 years old and may have been the second marriage for John.
We have the Adam Porter family group sheet with a Peggy Porter md to John McDanald 1 Jan 1801.
The third child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born 1762 in Augusta Co., VA. He married Eleanor in
1783. She was born in 1764 and died Feb, 1837. Their children are listed in the second generation. They made
their home in Bath County, Virginia. He died in 1817.
The third child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born in Augusta Co., VA.
The fourth child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born in Augusta Co., VA
The fifth child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born in Augusta County, Virginia. She married
John Sexton 23 Aug 1790.
The sixth child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born in Augusta County, Virginia.
The seventh child of John (Donaly) and Elizabeth McDannald was born in Augusta County, Virginia.
The first child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1771 in Augusta County, Virginia and married Polly McKee.
The second child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1777 in Augusta County, Virginia.
The third child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born 1783 in Augusta County, Virginia. He
married Nancy Stuart 12 Apr 1827 in Bath County, VA. He died 26 June 1869 and Nancy died after 2 Aug 1901.
The fourth child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born 1786 in Augusta County, Virginia. He died Dec 1824.
The fifth child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1786 in Augusta County, Virginia.
He married Sarah. He died l2 Nov 1866.
The sixth child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1787 in Augusta County, Virginia.
He married Mary Elizabeth Stuart ca 19/May/1827 He died before July 1837.
The seventh child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1788 in Bath County, Virginia. She married Andrew
Sitlington ca 1807. She died between Nov 1829 and Feb 1830.
The eighth child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1791 in Bath County, Virginia.
She died 11 Dec 1842. She married 14 Jan 1808 to Joshua Porter. He was born 10 0ct 1782 and died 5 Sep 1824.
The ninth child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1793 in Augusta County, Virginia.
The tenth child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1795 in Bath County, Virginia. She married
George A. Mayse 28 Oct 1851 in Bath County, VA.
The eleventh child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1797. She married William R. Stuart 28 Mar 1828.
The eleventh child of Samuel and Eleanor McDannald was born ca 1799 in Bath County, Virginia. She married
James Mays 6 Feb 1823 in Bath County, VA.