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Top Ten Daniel Haston Family Mysteries / Research Targets

  1. Where, in Europe, were Daniel Haston's family roots?  That is, what was his ethnic background?
  2. Who were Daniel's parents?
  3. When and where was Daniel born?
  4. In what places did Daniel live prior to his arrival in Knox County, TN.
  5. Who was Daniel's wife or wives?
  6. Was Daniel, for sure, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and, if so, in which military unit did he serve?
  7. What was the McComiskey/McCumskey connection to the Daniel Haston family?
  8. Who were the children of Daniel, other than David, Joseph, Catherine, Isaac, and Jesse?
  9. What was Daniel religious affiliation?
  10. What was Daniel's middle name?
 

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  1. What was Daniel's (or his ancestors') country of origin?
  2. When and where did he or his ancestors arrive in America?
  3. Who were his parents?
  4. Where was he born?
  5. Is there evidence, other than the Rev War mortality pension list, for his year of birth?
  6. Other than the NC land grant & the 1830 mortality list card, what proof do we have that he fought in the Rev War?
  7. In which NC regiment did he fight during the Rev War?
  8. In what Rev War campaigns did he participate and what was his personal war record?
  9. Where did he and his family live prior to moving to what became East TN?
  10. In what places did he and his family live in East TN, prior to their arrival in White County?
  11. What was the specific date at which time Daniel and family moved to White County?
  12. What was Daniel's middle name? Montgomery? McComisky? Other?
  13. Is there any evidence that he was literate?
  14. Did he speak English clearly?
  15. Who was his wife or wives?
  16. Did he have a will?  If so, where can it be found?
  17. Was Daniel a church-going man?  If so, which denomination?
  1. Where in VA was David born?
  2. Who were the parents of David's wife, Margaret (Peggy) Roddy?
  3. What proof do we have that David's middle name was McComisky?
  4. Is the date of birth for Joseph, January 9, 1780, accurate?
  5. Where was Joseph born?
  6. Did Joseph serve in the War of 1812?
  7. Did Jesse serve in the War of 1812?
  8. What documentation exists that proves that Catherine (Austin) was Daniel's daughter?
  9. When and where was Catherine born?
  10. Was Catherine literate?
  11. What documentation exists that proves that Isaac was Daniel's son?
  12. When and where was Isaac born?
  13. Was Isaac literate?
  14. What documentation exists that proves that Jesse was Daniel's son?
  15. When and where was Jesse born?
  16. Was Jesse literate?
  17. Exactly when and why did Isaac and Jesse move to Missouri?  Did they move simply to find cheap land or was there a family squabble?
  18. Did Daniel have other children that can be documented?
  19. Was the Jeremiah M.C. Haston who settled in Dallas County, MO in the 1800s a member of the Daniel Haston family?
  20. Was the Daniel Haston of Adair Co, KY a son of the White County Daniel Haston?
  21. Was Lucinda Hastings Mitchell, the wife of Jacob Mitchell (Daniel's adjacent neighbor), a daughter of Daniel Haston?
  22. Was Elizabeth (Betsy) Roddy / Roddey the daughter of Daniel Haston or some other type of relative?
  23. Was Mary "Polly" Hastings Millican (wife of James) the daughter of Daniel?
  24. Was Wm. Carroll Haston of Greene Co, MO a son of other close relative of Daniel?
  1. What, if any, was the connection between Daniel's family and the Daniel McComisky who lived in Baltimore, MD?
  2. What was Isham Bradley's connection to the Haston family?
  3. What were the religious affiliations of Daniel and/or members of his family?
  4. Did David identify with the Campbellite (Church of Christ) movement at some later point in his life?
  5. What documentation exists for the name of Daniel's home site, Haston Station?  
  6. Did other families move from Knox County to White County with the Hastons?  John Miller?  Isaac Pruett?  Nicholas Gillentine?  John Miller? Others?
  7. Where was the Iredell community in Knox County?
  8. Did the Haston family have pre-Knox County connections with the Tiptons?
  9. Is there a connection between the Haston family of White County, TN and the Hasting(s) family from Amelia County, VA, and/or Watertown, MA, and/or Orange County, NC, and/or Bedford County, TN?