Robert Daniell (born 1646) was a British soldier who was governor of the

Province of South Carolina Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The monar ...

from 1716 to 1717. Daniell was born on 20 April 1646 and lived in

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, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the ten times great grandson of

King Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ...

. Daniell 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 Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...

under

King William III William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the ...

. In 1702 he led forces in James Moore's expedition to St. Augustine, which unsuccessfully besieged the Castillo de San Marcos. He later led provincial forces in the 1711

Tuscarora War The Tuscarora War was fought in North Carolina from September 10, 1711 until February 11, 1715 between the Tuscarora people and their allies on one side and European American settlers, the Yamassee, and other allies on the other. This was con ...

and the 1715

Yamasee War The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples, incl ...

. Daniell served as deputy governor of the British colonial

Province of North Carolina Province of North Carolina was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712(p. 80) to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The monarch of Great Britain was repre ...

from 1704 to 1705, and as governor of the

from 1716 to 1717.

Legacy

Daniel Island Daniel Island, South Carolina is a island located in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Named after its former inhabitant, the colonial governor of the Carolinas, Robert Daniell, the island is located in Berkeley County and ...

in Charleston, of which he was an early owner, is named for him.

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Descendants of Governor Robert Daniell
at Genealogy.com 1646 births 1718 deaths British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession Colonial governors of South Carolina Deputy governors of North Carolina (1691–1712) Landgraves of Carolina {{UK-gov-bio-stub