Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Occupation: Timber Cutter
• Voter Registration: Sep 1867, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: 18 Jun 1880, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, Wilson County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
1900 census: Jun 1822

Census:
P.O. Milton

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Enoch married Sarah MAYO about 1859. Sarah (daughter of Reuben H. MAYO and Lydia HINOTE) was born about 1843 in Alabama, USA; died about 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Etta DYAL was born on 7 Jan 1860 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA; died on 27 Jan 1930 in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA; was buried on 28 Jan 1930 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
2. John Jasper DYAL was born on 2 May 1861 in Florida, USA; died on 31 Jul 1944 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 1 Aug 1944 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
3. Reuben DYAL was born about 1863 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA; died about 1866 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA.
4. Victoria DYAL was born on 11 Nov 1865 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
5. Elle Jay DYAL was born on 13 Jun 1866 in Florida, USA; died on 26 Apr 1932 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 29 Apr 1932 in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
6. Lillie Ola DYAL was born on 10 Jun 1868 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA; died on 27 Jul 1950 in Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA; was buried on 28 Jul 1950 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
7. Charles DYAL was born on 31 Dec 1873 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA; died on 6 Feb 1940 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 7 Feb 1940 in Steele Branch Cemetery, Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA.

Notes:

UPDATE: We formerly had favored a hypothesis that our Enoch Dyal was a grandson of John and Mary Todd Dyal through one of their daughters. This hypothesis was reached because in the early days of Y-DNA testing James Derald Dyal and a known descendant of the south Georgia/Florida Dyal clan were both tested through FamilyTreeDNA. There was not a match between these two testers. This led us to believe that Enoch could have 1) taken the Dyal name, possibly to avoid military service or something negative in his life, 2) was adopted by a Dyal family, or 3) was born to a Dyal woman (an NPE or non-paternal event). Forward to 2018 when Herman Dyal, Jr., received Y-DNA and autosomal DNA test results. His Y-DNA did not match any other Dyal testers, but we did find out that his Y-DNA carried a particular marker, haplogroup R-L226, that has a specifically Irish background. In addition, the autosomal results showed several matches to testers who were a Dyal or a Dyal descendant, specifcally from the south Georgia/Florida clan. This led us to favoring the NPE hypothesis. However, in November 2023 Herman received a new Y-DNA and Big-Y match who is a Dyal descending from John and Mary Todd Dyal. This result now proves our Dyal line takes a male descent from the Dyal family that settled in southern Georgia in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. However, this takes us back to the early days of tracking the genealogy of our Enoch Dyal: how does he fit into the south Georgia Dyal clan?

PREVIOUSLY: The link between John and Mary Dyal and Enoch as grandparents and son cannot be proven. However, DNA analysis supports a familial link to the John Dyal family. Y-DNA testing of Enoch Dyal’s descendants show that he is not a match to any Dyal men, but autosomal DNA analysis shows a strong connection to the Dyal families of the Wiregrass region of Georgia. The most likely scenario is an out-of-wedlock birth where a son of an unknown male and a Dyal woman was given the Dyal surname. It is my opinion that Enoch is most likely born to such a union. DNA evidence also supports a connection to the Todd family of Liberty County, Georgia, of which Mary Todd Dyal is a member. It appears most likely that Enoch was born to a daughter of John Dyal and Mary Todd, however the two known daughters (Catherine and Winneford) are likely two old, and in the case of the latter, already married with children by the time of Enoch’s birth. While there is a chance Enoch’s mother is Mary, the eldest daughter of George Washington Dyal and Sarah Polk, there is currently no DNA link to the Polk family. At this time, I think the most likely connection is to an unknown daughter of John and Mary Dyal born after 1792.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 27 Nov 1753 (O.S.), Prince Frederick’s Parish, Craven, South Carolina, British America

John married Mary TODD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Deed: 14 Dec 1786, Liberty County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 1820, McIntosh County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Deed:
Received a gift from her mother, Mary Todd; record states both parties were of Liberty County

Census:
possibly the >= 45 year old woman in the household of George Dyall

Other Events and Attributes:

• Land Patent: 13 Feb 1753, Craven County, South Carolina, British America
• Deed: 29 Jul 1758, Craven County, South Carolina, British America

Notes:

Land Patent:
400 ac. bounding on all sides by vacant land

Deed:
400 ac. in St. Mark’s Parish originally granted to Thomas Dyal 13 Feb 1753, to John Frierson

Thomas married Catherine MCGINNEY in 14 Mar 1737 (O.S.) in Prince Frederick’s Parish, Craven, South Carolina, British America. Catherine was born about 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Deed: 29 Jul 1758, Craven County, South Carolina, British America

Notes:

Deed:
400 ac. in St. Mark’s Parish originally granted to Thomas Dyal 13 Feb 1753, to John Frierson

Notes:

Married:
by the Rev. Mr. John Fordyce

John married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Deed: 14 Dec 1786, Liberty County, Georgia, USA
• Deed: 9 Oct 1792, Liberty County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Deed:
gift of property to her grandchildren, George and John Dial, and John, Jeremiah, William, and Ann Tod, as well as to her daughter, Mary Dial; record states all parties were of Liberty County

Deed:
gift of property to her granddaughters, Catharine and Winneford Dyall; record states all parties were of Liberty County