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John Wise

• Father: James Wise b. s 1720, d. a 21 Apr 1784
• Mother: Rebecca Massey b. s 1723

• Charts: Wise Descendants

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020

• (Child) Birth*: say 1753
• Biography*: 2 September 2020; In September 1785, John Wise, "son of James Wise, deceased," was granted 35 acres adjoining Bardin Pearce, Benjamin Bridges, and his own line (Wayne County NC Deed Bk. 3, p. 352).      
  
  In March 1786, John Wise witnessed the deed of Lewis Gurley to Arthur Daughtrey, both of Wayne County (Wayne County NC Deed Bk 3, p. 165).

William Wise

• Charts: Wise Ancestry

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020

• (Child) Birth*: 1681
• (Groom) Marriage*: 1703; Bride=Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?)
• (Deceased) Death*: March 1752; Brunswick Co., Virginia
• Biography*:      In October 1727, William Shands was granted 270 acres in Surry County (old and new land) in Southwark Parish; south side the main Blackwater Swamp; on east side of Cotton's Branch; corner of Peter Bagly; & adjacent to Col. Nathaniell Harrison. 80 acres part granted John Mayson in March 1715, & sold to William Wise in June 1723, who sold to said Shands in December 1726 (Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. III, p. 341).      
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  In June 1727, William Wise of Surry County, VA was granted 280 acres of new land in Brunswick County, on the south side of Fountain's Creek; adjacent to John Parson; on the north side of Cattale Creek; William Heath; & William Shands line (Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. III, p. 327).      
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  In September 1728, William Wise was granted 150 acres in Brunswick County on Cataile Creek, on the south side of Maherin River; adjacent to William Shands (Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. III, p. 387).
• Research Note*: 26 January 2013; Surry County records should be checked for William Wise, since William was in Surry in 1723. He was probably from the Wise family of Accomack County, so records there should be checked as well.

Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?)

• Charts: Wise Ancestry

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020

• (Deceased) Death*:
• (Child) Birth*: say 1683
• (Bride) Marriage*: 1703; Groom=William Wise
• Married Name: 1703; Wise

James Wise

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Charts: Wise Ancestry, Wise Descendants

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020

• (Child) Birth*: say 1720; Surry Co., Virginia
• (Groom) Marriage*: say 1743; Virginia; Bride=Rebecca Massey
• Will*: 21 April 1784; Wayne Co., North Carolina; Original Will of James Wise, Wayne County, NC
  
  In the Name of God Amen I James Wise of Wayne County in the State of North Carolina being of Sound and & Perfect Memory and Mind & Blessed be God do this 21st Day of April in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four Make and Publish this My Last Will and Testament in Manner Following, that is to say, first and Principally I Give and Bequeath my Soul unto the Hands of Almighty God Who gave it & Redeemed it and My Body I Recommend to the Earth from Whence it Was Taken to be Decently and Christianly Buried Agreable to the Cannons of the Established Church At the Discretion of My Executors hereafter to be by me Named in Shure and Certain hope of a Joyful Resurection in and through the Merrits of my Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and ... Touching my Worldly Goods With Which it hath Pleased the Holy God to Bless me in this Life, I give, Devise, & Bequeath in Manner and form folloiwng / That is to say
  
  Item / First I Desire my Personal Charges, and all My Lawful Debts be Punctually Paid
  
  Item / I give to my Son Isaac Wise One Shilling Sterling Money of Great Brittain
  
  Item / I give to my Daughter Amy Tolar One Shilling Sterling
  
  Item / I give to my Daughter Susy Wise One Feather Bed and Furnture & two Cows & Calves
  
  Item / I give to my Son Thomas Wise One Feather Bed And Furnture & One Roan Mare Called Poll
  
  Item / I give to my Son Joseph Wise One Feather Bed And Furniture & One Sorril Mare Called Boney & Increase
  
  Item / I give to my Daughter Betsey Wise One Feather Bed & Furniture
  
  Item / I give unto my Daughter Mary Wise One Feather Bed & Furniture, Which Said Bed Given to my Said Daughter I desire they May Receive at the Age of Eighteen years or Day of Marriage.
  
  Item / The Remainder of My Whole Estate both Real And Personal I Lend to my Beloved Wife Rebeckah Wise During her Natural Life, and After her Decease, My Will and Desire is that My Lands Containing three hundred Acres Including the Plantations Whereon I live be sold by My Executors and Not by the Sheriff, And the Money Arrising from the sale thereof to be Equally divided Between My three sons, To Witt / James Wise (x after James Wise) Thomas Wise, and John Wise (John Wise crossed out -- "their survivors" interlined after John Wise and above Joseph Wise) Joseph Wise and by My Executors and the Personal Estate to be Equally Divided by my Executors Between My two Sons, Thomas & Joseph; and my three Daughters Lucy, Bettsey and Mary,
  
  and I do hereby Nominate And Appoint My Beloved Wife Rebecah & my Sones Isaac, James, aand Thomas Executors of this my Will
  
  In Witness Whereof I the Said James Wise hase hereunto Sett my hand and Seal the Day and year Above Written
  
  James Wise (his mark)
  
  Signed Sealed Published & Declared in Presence of
  John Tolar
  Abel Moses (his mark)
  Thomas Tolar (his mark)¹
• (Deceased) Death*: after 21 April 1784; Wayne Co., North Carolina

Rebecca Massey

• Father: Joseph Massey b. bt 1686 - 1691, d. 1760
• Mother: Elizabeth Lee b. s 1690

• Charts: Massey Ancestry, Wise Ancestry, Wise Descendants

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2020

• (Child) Birth*: say 1723
• (Bride) Marriage*: say 1743; Virginia; Groom=James Wise
• Married Name: say 1743; Wise

Thomas Wise

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

• (Deceased) Death*: Johnston Co., North Carolina
• (Child) Birth*: circa 1720; Brunswick Co., Virginia
• (Groom) Marriage*: say 1743; Bride=Mary Massey

Mary Massey

• Father: Joseph Massey b. bt 1686 - 1691, d. 1760
• Mother: Elizabeth Lee b. s 1690

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2020

• (Child) Birth*: say 1722
• (Bride) Marriage*: say 1743; Groom=Thomas Wise
• Married Name: say 1743; Wise

Joseph Massey

• Father: Richard Massey¹ b. 13 Aug 1661

• Charts: Massey Ancestry, Wise Ancestry

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2004

• (Child) Birth*: between 1686 and 1691; Charles City Co., Virginia¹
• Marriage*: circa 1710; By his first wife Joseph had eight children: John, Hezekiah, Joseph Jr., Amy, Rebecca, Agnes, Mary, and Sarah.; Principal=Elizabeth Lee¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1730; Joseph and Elizabeth had seven children: William, Thomas, James, Winfreth, Lucy, Elizabeth, and Frances.; Bride=Elizabeth Lee¹
• (Deceased) Death*: 1760; Brunswick Co., Virginia¹

Elizabeth Lee

• Last Edited: 27 Apr 2016

• (Deceased) Death*:
• Married Name: Massey
• (Child) Birth*: say 1696; possible daughter of Wm. Lee & Rebecca Burchet
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1730; Joseph and Elizabeth had seven children: William, Thomas, James, Winfreth, Lucy, Elizabeth, and Frances.; Groom=Joseph Massey¹

Joshua Wise

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Last Edited: 17 Dec 2001

• (Deceased) Death*:
• (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Eleanor (?)
• (Child) Birth*: circa 1722

Richard Wise

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Last Edited: 17 Dec 2001

• (Deceased) Death*: North Carolina
• (Child) Birth*: circa 1725

William Wise Jr.

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2000

• (Deceased) Death*:
• Biography*:      In July 1746, William Wise, Jr. was granted 120 acres in Burnswick Co, VA on Cattail Creek, adjacent to William Wise (Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. V, p. 164).      In October 1747, William Wise was granted 130 acres in Brunswick Co, VA on the head of Cattail Creek (Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. V, p. 321).
• (Child) Birth*: after 1704; Virginia

Mary Wise

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2000

• (Deceased) Death*:
• (Child) Birth*: after 1704; Virginia

Anne Wise

• Father: William Wise b. 1681, d. Mar 1752
• Mother: Ledether (Lydia,Liddy) (?) b. s 1683

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2000

• (Deceased) Death*:
• (Child) Birth*: after 1704; Virginia

Eleanor (?)

• Last Edited: 14 Jul 2001

• (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=Joshua Wise
• (Deceased) Death*:
• Married Name: Wise
• (Child) Birth*: say 1724

Nathan Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: circa 1754; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (Groom) Marriage*: say 1775; Bride=Sarah (?)
• (Deceased) Death*: 1809; Putnam Co., Georgia¹

Asa Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2000

• (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Judith Bryant
• (Child) Birth*: circa 1758; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (head of family) 1790 Census*: 1790; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (Testator) Will*: 5 April 1813; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (Deceased) Death*: circa June 1813; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (Deceased) Probate*: August 1813; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina

Judith Bryant

• Last Edited: 14 Aug 2013

• (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=Asa Daniel
• (Deceased) Death*:
• Married Name: Daniel
• (Child) Birth*: say 1759
• Research Note*: 14 August 2013; This writer has no evidence for the Bryant surname. Further research is needed.¹

Zilpha Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: circa 1763; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; from the 1850 census.¹
• Married Name: circa 1785; Dickinson
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1785; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; Groom=Winborn Dickinson
• 1830 Census*: 1 June 1830; Taliaferro Co., Georgia; Principal=Winborn Dickinson²
• 1840 Census*: 1 June 1840; Upson Co., Georgia; Principal=Winborn Dickinson³
• (household member) 1850 Census: 1 June 1850; Upson Co., Georgia; Principal=Levi Daniel Dickinson, household member=Winborn Dickinson⁴

Winborn Dickinson

• Father: John Dickinson b. s 1740
• Mother: Susan Smith b. s 1742

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: circa 1763; Northampton Co., North Carolina¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1785; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; Bride=Zilpha Daniel
• 1830 Census*: 1 June 1830; Taliaferro Co., Georgia; Principal=Zilpha Daniel²
• 1840 Census*: 1 June 1840; Upson Co., Georgia; Principal=Zilpha Daniel³
• (household member) 1850 Census*: 1 June 1850; Upson Co., Georgia; Principal=Levi Daniel Dickinson, household member=Zilpha Daniel⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: 1852; Upson Co., Georgia¹

Stephen Parker Daniel¹

• Father: Elijah Daniel b. s 1748, d. a 4 Aug 1800

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2000

• Biography*: This was perhaps the Stephen Daniel with wife Huldah who was living in Greene County, NC, in 1827, but this has not been proven (Edgecombe Deed Bk. 19, p. 46)
• (Child) Birth*: circa 1774; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (Groom) Marriage*: 15 July 1800; Greene Co., North Carolina; Bride=Huldah Smock¹
• (Deceased) Death*: 1840

Levi Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: say 1768; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; since he appears to have been just married in the 1790 census.
• 1790 Census*: 2 August 1790; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina¹
• Death*: before 1800; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; assumed, because he does not appear in the 1800 census, and his sister Zilpha named a son Levi Dickinson in 1800.²

Delanah Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Bride) Marriage*: Groom=(?) Barnes
• Married Name: Barnes
• (Child) Birth*: say 1766; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina

(?) Barnes

• Last Edited: 19 Jul 2001

• (Groom) Marriage*: Bride=Delanah Daniel
• (Deceased) Death*:
• (Child) Birth*: say 1750

Martha Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: 16 October 1779; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina¹
• Married Name: March 1792; Daudna
• (Bride) Marriage*: March 1792; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; The children of this couple can be found in Henry Doudna's will, and in the Family Tree on www.familysearch.org. Henry was Quaker.; Groom=Henry Daudna²
• (Deceased) Death*: 3 March 1857; Morgan Co., Ohio^2,1

Henry Daudna

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: 6 June 1771; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; son of John & Sarah (Knowis) Doudna^1,2
• (Groom) Marriage*: March 1792; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; The children of this couple can be found in Henry Doudna's will, and in the Family Tree on www.familysearch.org. Henry was Quaker.; Bride=Martha Daniel¹
• Will*: 1845; 19th day of the 10th month³
• (Deceased) Death*: 25 January 1846; Athens Co., Ohio^1,2,3

Sally Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 20 Sep 2020

• Married Name: Windham
• (Child) Birth*: 15 May 1785; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• Married Name: say 1805; Rogers
• Marriage*: say 1805; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; Principal=Levi Rogers
• Marriage*: 26 August 1823; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina; Principal=Wylie Windham

Ephraim Daniel

• Father: Joseph Daniel b. s 1726, d. c Jul 1800
• Mother: Sarah Barnes b. c 1730, d. c 1806

• Last Edited: 27 May 2019

• (Child) Birth*: circa 1771; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• 1820 Census*: 7 August 1820; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina¹
• 1830 Census*: 1 June 1830; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina²
• 1840 Census*: 1 June 1840; Sumter Co., Alabama³
• 1850 Census*: 1 June 1850; Sumter Co., Alabama⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: 1852; Sumter Co., Alabama; leaving a will. See the Family Tree on familysearch.org.⁵

James Daniel

• Father: Josiah Daniel b. c 1756, d. Oct 1805
• Mother: Trury Hall b. c 1760, d. b Aug 1832

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 2019

• (Child) Birth*: circa 1784; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• 1810 Census*: 6 August 1810; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina¹
• 1820 Census*: 7 August 1820; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina²
• 1830 Census*: 1 June 1830; Monroe Co., Georgia; This 1830 Monroe census is by far the best match to the James Daniel in the 1820 Edgecombe census. This James was not found in Monroe in 1840, and may have died there, or moved.^3,4
• Death*: after 1 June 1830

Millicent Daniel

• Father: Josiah Daniel b. c 1756, d. Oct 1805
• Mother: Trury Hall b. c 1760, d. b Aug 1832

• Last Edited: 13 Nov 2019

• (Child) Birth*: circa 1786; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• Married Name: circa 1801; Barnes
• Marriage*: circa 1801; North Carolina; Principal=Jethro Barnes
• (Deceased) Death*: circa 1830; Wayne Co., North Carolina

Zilpha Daniel

• Father: Josiah Daniel b. c 1756, d. Oct 1805
• Mother: Trury Hall b. c 1760, d. b Aug 1832

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 2019

• Biography*: According to a record submitted to the LDS Ancestral file, Zilpha married Winborne Dickinson (AFN: JDRW-CC)
• (Child) Birth*: circa 1790; Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
• (Deceased) Death*: after 1832; Zilpha apparently married and had children, per her mother Trury's 1832 will. But she and her family had apparently left Edgecombe County, as Trury only mentioned her briefly with a one dollar bequest, to fulfill legal obligations.