This suggests that Daniel moved to Prince William County, Virginia with his parents Enoch and Rebecca. Around 179? they moved to Pennsylvania. At a later date he and his wife (and children?) moved to Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio. His sister Mary Dye had moved to Richland County, Ohio by 1844.
Daniel married Jane McIntyre in 1796 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William McIntyre and Margaret Harris. They had 15 children:
His will (a copy was obtained in the Dye Data Special Edition #3) read as follows:
Item 1st. It is my will and hereby direct that my body be burined in a plain decent manner with two suitables stones in their natural state set one at the head and the other at the foot of my grave.
Item 2nd. I hereby direct that my funeral expenses and Just debts be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of my personal property which shall be sold as soon as convenient after my decease, but of the proceeds of the sale of my personal property should be be sufficient to pay my debts then the deficiency to be made up out of the sproceeds of the sale of my Real Estate.
Item 3rd. I will and bequeath to my beloved Wife all the Beads (beds) and a Bead Clothing and all the housefold and Kitchen furniture exclusively for her own us and the same prevelige in this Dwelling house for the term of one year ......
The 10th day of August AD 1852.