Robert Daniell

Robert Daniell of Llanddewi Brefi, Cardigan County, Wales (Born 20 April 1646) was the ten times great grandson of King Edward III. He arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1669 as captain of the ship The Daniell. In 1682, he was commissioned as Major of the Goose Creek Men. By 1691, he was commissioned as a colonel for King William. In 1702 Daniell led forces in James Moore's expedition to St. Augustine, which unsuccessfully besieged the Castillo de San Marcos. He later also led provincial forces in the 1711 Tuscarora War and the 1715 Yamasee War. Daniell is best known for being Deputy Governor of North Carolina from 1704 to 1705, and governor of the British Province of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717.

His Excellency

Robert Daniell
18th Governor of South Carolina
In office
1716–1717
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byCharles Craven
Succeeded byRobert Johnson
3rd Deputy Governor of North Carolina
In office
1704–1705
Preceded byHenderson Walker (Acting)
Succeeded byThomas Cary
Personal details
BornApril 20, 1646
Cardigan, Wales
DiedMay 1, 1718 (aged 71–72)
Daniel Island (present-day Charleston, South Carolina)
Resting placeCharleston, South Carolina
Spouse(s)Dorothy Chamberlain
Martha Wainwright
Children5
ResidenceCharleston, South Carolina
Military service
Branch/serviceprovincial militia
Years of service1669-1715
RankColonel
Battles/warsSiege of St. Augustine (1702)
Tuscarora War
Yamasee War

Legacy
  • Daniel Island in Charleston, of which he was an early owner, is named for him.

References
  • Dahlman, Michael. Daniel Island
  • The Annals and Parish Register of St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish, in South Carolina, from 1680 to 1884, by Robert F. Clute, page 55
  • The Beatys of Kingston by Edward Stanley Barnhill, page 39
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