Nathaniel Danielson served as an officer in the American Revolution. He was the son of John Danielson, Sr. and Margaret Mighill and the husband of 1) Mary Morgan and 2) Rose Morgan, his late wife's cousin and the widow of Timothy Corlis. His first marriage to Mary Morgan occurred in Brimfield, MA, on 23 August, 1753. In 1755 he served as a corporal in the French and Indian War. In 1774 along with his father and two brothers he signed the Brimfield Covenant which urged the end of trade with Great Britain to protest unjust rule. He served as a Major in Col. David Brewer's MA Regiment during the American Revolution. In April 1778 Nathaniel was tried in the Hampshire Co (MA) Court at Northampton for the 14 Aug 1777 murder of Jabez Nichols AKA Jabez Smith. He was indicted for manslaughter, but was later acquitted. Later, the foreman of the jury claimed that they had convicted him of manslaughter, but the court claimed the non guilty verdict was already recorded and could not be changed. Nathaniel Danielson was discharged.
In 1800 Nathaniel owned the sawmill at Eaton's pond in Brimfield. Nathaniel later owned a hotel in Brimfield and at age 79 he was murdered while trying to remove an unruly customer. Nathaniel's earliest known ancestor was James Danielson, Sr. The descendant line is as follows:
James Danielson, Sr. ~1628-1698, father of
John Danielson I 1670-aft1731, father of
John Danielson, Sr. ~1703-1774, father of Nathaniel.

Siblings:
John Danielson
Gen. Timothy Danielson
Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Betsy Danielson Collins, b 1760

Great Uncle:
James Danielson, 1648-1728

Sources:
"Vital Records of Brimfield, MA, to the end of year 1849."
'Robert Treat Payne Diary,' May 1, 1778.
Record of the Deaths and Burials in Briimfield, Massachusetts, 1808-1850, by Walter E. Corgin.