Descendants of Samuel Doyel of Rowan Co, NC & Barren Co, KY

The Descendants
of
Samuel Doyel
of
Rowan County, North Carolina
&
Barren County,Kentucky

We don't know for sure if Samuel Doyel was born in Ireland or in the colonies or what his wife's name is. We do know that he lived near Daniel Boone's family in the Yadkin Valley and later he moved to Barren County, Kentucky. For several generations, his descendants stayed in the Barren and Edmonson County, Kentucky area. In fact, there are still Doyels in that area near Mammoth Cave where some of them have been cave guides.
The spelling of the surname has changed within some of the family to Doyle. In early records, the surname was spelled indiscriminately and was even spelled Doil. This research would not be complete with the help of my mother-in-law, Mina Mae Coats, Linda Doyle Ash and Lily Holton Burr Travis as well as various other Doyel/Doyle family members.
As this is a work in progress, any new information about the Doyel family would be greatly appreciated.


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