Other Illustrations The following extract is from "The History of the City & County Palatine of Chester" by George Ormerod.
"WILLIAM FITZ-NIGEL, 2nd Baron of Halton, Constable of Cheshire, was by right of office ranked above all subjects of the Palatinate, next to the Earl of Chester. His son died issueless, but his female descendants continued in possession of his vast estates, till the daughter of the celebrated Henry de Lacy brought them to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, after whose attainder they merged in the Duchy of Lancaster.
With the father of this William, Nigel Fitz-lvon (1st Baron of Halton) , came five "supposedly brothers" from whom descend the DUTTON'S, WARBURTON'S, HATTON'S, and other ancient Cheshire families, and from circumstances of tenure, united to similarity of arms, it appears probable that the LYMME'S and DANIELL'S were also of this noble stock"
The Arms of William Fitznigel, the 2nd Baron of Halton, and the Abbey of Norton (near Halton) which he founded, were, Gu., a pale fusily, Or., (Harl. MSS. 2074, p224), hence the similarity of arms to the Daniell's referred to in the above extract.
From Burkes' "General Armoury" (1884) :-
- Daniell, Danyell, or D'Anyers (Over Tabley, Daresbury, Bradley in Appleton, &c., co. Cheshire, of Norman origin). Arms - Argent, Five Fusils in Pale, Sable. Crest - A unicorn's head couped argent, attired gold. Motto - Neo timeo neo sperno (I neither fear nor despise)
- Daniel, or Danyell (Bescoak, co. Yorkshire, 1676). Same arms and crest.
- Daniell (Little Berkhampsted, co. Herts) Same arms and crest
- Daniell (Clifton and Rostherne, co. Cheshire). Same arms and crest.
- Daniell (co. Wilts). Same arms.
- Daniell (Scotland). Same arms.
- Daniell (Chester, Suffolk, and Wells). Same arms. Crest - A tiger passant regardant, argent
- Daniell (Aldridge Lodge, co. Stafford) Same arms. Crest - A wolf statant reguardant. gu.
- Daniell (Theydon Grove, near Epping, co. Essex; James Le Geyt Daniell Esq.). Arms - ar. a pale fusily sa., quartering ar. a wolf statant regardant. sa. Crest - A. wolf, as in the arms. (Extensive and on-going research on this gentleman has failed to find any evidence that he or his family had any right to display the arms of the Daniell's of Cheshire)
- Daniell (confirmed to Robert Daniell, Esq. of New-Forest, co. Westmeath, Eire). Arms - ar. a pale fusily sa. in the dexter chief point a crescent gu. Crest - A unicorn's head erased ar. armed and crined or, charged with a crescent gu. Motto - Pro fide et patria.
- Daniell (Wigan, co. Lancs., 1664). Same arms. Crest - A unicorn's head erased ar. armed or.
Additionally :-
- Daniell (Over Tabley, co. Cheshire, Visitation of London 1568) Arms - Quarterley with a molet gules for difference ; 1 & 4 Ar. a pale of four fusils (2 whole and 2 halves), Sa.; 2 & 3 Ar. a tyger statant rere regardant, Sa., armed and langued gules. Over the shield two mantled helms facing each other, each with it's crest ; Dexter crest - On a torse argent and sable a unicorn's head argent, horn and mane or. with a molet or. on the neck. Sinister crest - On a torse argent and sable a tyger as in the arms with a molet or. on the shoulder. In the margin four tricked shields :- Daniell & Warburton - Ar. a chevron between three cormorants sable ; Daniell & Newton - Per fesse vert and gules, a pale counterchanged, and three leopard faces or. in the gules. ; Daniell & Wilbraham - Azure, two bars argent, on a canton argent a wolf's head erased sable. ; Daniel & Christopher - Argent, a chevron azure between three fir cones gules stalked vert, a chief
- Daniell (Over Tabley,Visitation of Cheshire 1663) Arms - Quarterley ; 1 & 4 Argent, a pale fusily sable ; 2 & 3 Argent, an heraldic tiger regardant sable, on an escutcheon of pretence, gules, a saltire ermine.
- Daniell (Visitation of co. Wiltshire 1623) Arms - Quarterley ; 1 & 4, Sa. a pale fusily ar. ; 2 & 3 Ar. a tiger statant regardant. Sa. (Daniell of Daresbury) ; over all a mullet for diff. Crest - A tiger statant regardant, the tail extended Sa.; a mullet for diff.
- Daniel (Visitation of co. Norfolk 1664) Arms - Quarterley ; 1 & 4, Ar. a pale fusily, Sa.; 2 & 3, Ar. a tiger passant regardant, Sa. (Daniell of Daresbury) Crest - A tiger passant regardant, Sa.
- Daniell (Acton, Visitations of Suffolk 1561 & 1612 and Messing Co. Essex) Arms - Quarterley, 1 & 4, Ar. a pale fusily, Sa ; 2 & 3 Ar. a tiger passant regardant, Sa. (Daniell) Crest - A tiger passant regardant Sa., a crescent for difference.
- Daniell (Stoke by Clare, Visitation of Suffolk 1561) Arms - Daniell without the Baynard (Ballard ?) quartering. Crest - Daniell with a martlet for difference.
