I believe one of the two unnamed daughters of Lewis Conner, Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Daines, was the wife of David Osheal, Sr. (b. 1690)
I believe her name was Maria Theresa because I have located sources which say Lewis Conner had a daughter by that name.
Lewis Conner died in 1697 leaving a plantation of 5000 acres; an estate in Virginia and one in England;  part ownership of a Brigantine.

Deed:  1739:  “To John Osheals, 5,000 acres in Nansemond on the Dismal Swamp beginning at a pine about two miles east of a place called Cat Neck…”(Executive Council of Virginia)

This 5,000 acres of land was the same land Lewis Conner, Jr. advertised in the Virginia Gazette, which he acquired from his father’s estate, Lewis Conner, Sr.

April 13, 1739
Virginia Gazette
To be SOLD, very reasonably,
A Tract of Land, containing 10,000 Acres, lying on the North Branches of Nuse (Nansemond) River, in North-Carolina; and another Tract of 5000 Acres, lying on the same Branches, at a Place call’d Catacta Fort, being purchas’d Land, by Virtue of old purchas’d Warrants, and paying but Six Pence per Hundred Acres annually, Quit-Rent. Any Person inclinable to purchase both or either of the said Tracts, may apply to Col. Benjamin Hill, in Bertie County, or to the Subscriber, the Proprietor of the said Land, at Sewell’s Point, in Norfolk County, and know the Terms of Sale.
Also another Tract of Land, containing 750 Acres, at Sewell’s-Point, whereon the Subscriber now lives, with a good Dwelling-house, Kitchen, Barn, Stable, and all other necessary and convenient Out-houses, the Plantation and Houses being in good Repair. Any Person inclinable to purchase it, may apply to the Subscriber at his House, and treat for the same.
Lewis Conner.
April 6, 1739.

Further evidence,  John O’Sheal (son of David O’Sheal) married Ann Boush, daughter of Samuel Boush. Some of this same Boush family were related to Anthony Lawson, who married the widow of Lewis Conner, Sr., Elizabeth Daines Conner.

David O’Sheal owned properties and lived in Norfolk, Virginia.  He married Catherine Veale, daughter of George Veale, in 1773.

The last Royal Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, burned the town of Norfolk, Virginia, 1 January 1776.

According to newly uncovered documents I discovered while on a trip to Virginia, the properties of David O’Sheal, grandson of David O’Sheal, the emigrant, were burned during the fire started by Lord Dunmore.  David O’Sheal owned three houses, valued at 397 Pounds.

Living next door to David O’Sheal was James Holt, his step-father, and his mother, Ann Bousch O’Sheal Holt.  James Holt was also an attorney and owned two houses which were valued at 1,842 Pounds.

The street name(s) of David O’Sheal’s and James Holt’s properties are also known to me, but I cannot give this information on the internet because my research is constantly being taken and used on message boards and kept by individuals who intend to publish my findings without giving me credit for my work and for making claims I use stolen research.  It is truly a shame I cannot give the documentation or reference for fear my work will be used for another’s financial gain and/or used to satisfy narcissistic urges.

Sometime in 1766, Daniel O’Sheal, his wife, and five children removed from Granville County, North Carolina to St. George Parish, in the colony of Georgia.
After hours of research in the Georgia Archives, along with a veteran archivist of twenty-five years experience, we found that Daniel O’Sheal was never granted land in Georgia.  Daniel requested two land grants (300 acres and 200 acres); however, he did not take possession of the land but did live on the property.
The O’Sheal family was living in what is now Jenkins County, Georgia, not far from the town of Millen, on the Ogeechee River at Buckhead Creek, near the site of the Old Buckhead Church and the stage coach stop at “The Jones House,” which was built in 1762.

Daniel O’Sheal and his family lived about 50 miles from Augusta, Georgia, and 79 miles from Savannah, Georgia. It is highly probable the O’Sheal family reached St. George Parish by way of ship that sailed into the Port of Savannah. From Savannah, the O’Sheal family would travel the black water Ogeechee River to their destination.

Daniel O’Sheal was named in the Inventory and Appraisal papers in the Estate of  James Anderson, 20 February 1769, St. George Parish, Colony of Georgia.

(James Anderson was a cabinetmaker and carpenter, who originally settled in Christ Church Parish, Savannah, Colony of Georgia.)
TO BE CONTINUED…
Researched and written by Connie Chumley Stringer
Copyright 2003-2009

James Sanders to DAVID O’SHEAL of Nansemond Co., Va.   Aug. 13, 1729.  “several covenants and conditions in bond…” For 300 A. plus one negro man called Coffee;  20 head meat cattle.  On condition DAVID O’SHEAL will allow James Sander’s heirs to occupy said land within six months after such heir shall come of age…also James Sanders makes good title to land on west Branch Nansemond river in Virginia “pusuant (sic) to condition of bond…” Wit: Thomas Crew, Thomas Jones. August Court 1729, Thomas Crew D.C/C. (Bertie County, North Carolina)

*Ahotskey Ridge is now Ahoskie, in Hertford County,  North Carolina. It is located about 40 miles from Suffolk, Virginia. (David O’Sheal’s plantation was located on the Nansemond River near Suffolk, Virginia.)

Colonial Bertie County North Carolina Deed Books A-H, 1720-1725, abstracted by Mary Best Bell, 2nd Ed., Southern Historical Press

David O’Sheal witnessed the sale of slaves, land, and livestock:

Elizabeth Lockhart of Virginia to John Beverly of Ahoskey, November 1727, Two negro women for 500A.  One woman named Betty; one named Nann. Land on Ahoskey Swamp “as by patent” Wit:  Henry Baker, Benajmin Hill, DAVID O’SHEAL.  N.C. Court April 1, 1729, C. Gale, C.J., Test:  Ed. Mashborne  D.C/C.

Elizabeth Lockhart to John Beverly, Nov. 14, 1727. “two cows and calves and their increase…the same I received from Beverly on a former bargain…” Wit: Benjamin Hill, Major DAVID O’SHEAL.  N.C. Court, April 1, 1729.  C. Gale, C.J.

John Lovick of Edenton to John Speir, Aug. 1, 1729, 120 pds. for 640 A.   On SS Morattuck River at Goose Meadow.  Adj. James Turner at Gum Swamp “to the Governons corner tree.”  Wit:  Thomas Jones,  DAVID O’SHEAL.  N.C. Court 1729. C. Gale, C.J.   Test:  Ed. Mashborne

Mary M. Root stated:

“Two works emerged from Byrd’s diary: The History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina and The Secret History of the Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina. The latter was intended as a literary piece for the amusement of his friends in London Society, while the former suppressed personal details and seemed intended for a wider audience. Neither work was published in Byrd’s lifetime, though the manuscript of the Secret Line circulated among Byrd’s London friends amid great approval.”

During William Byrd’s travels, it becomes clear he well knew, David O’Sheal.  According to Colonial American Travel Narratives,

“…a present from Mr. O’Shields of 12 bottles of wine and as many of strong beer” (p. 110, Martin, Rowdanelson, Imbarett).

Lewis CONNER of Norfolk Co., Va., to Jno. O’SHEAL(son of David).  90 acres on Loosing Swamp, formerly part of Nansemond Co., Va.  Test, David O’Sheal, March 19, 1720.  Deed renewed so as to run in North Carolina, July 18, 1789.  Test, Jos. Elliott, Caleb Elliott.” (The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, James Robert Bent Hathaway, 1900-1903)

1739:  “To John Osheals, 5,000 acres in Nansemond on the Dismal Swamp beginning at a pine about two miles east of a place called Cat Neck…”(Executive Council of Virginia)

This 5,000 acres of land was the same land Lewis Conner advertised in the Virginia Gazette.

April 13, 1739
Virginia Gazette
To be SOLD, very reasonably,
A Tract of Land, containing 10,000 Acres, lying on the North Branches of Nuse (Nansemond) River, in North-Carolina; and another Tract of 5000 Acres, lying on the same Branches, at a Place call’d Catacta Fort, being purchas’d Land, by Virtue of old purchas’d Warrants, and paying but Six Pence per Hundred Acres annually, Quit-Rent. Any Person inclinable to purchase both or either of the said Tracts, may apply to Col. Benjamin Hill, in Bertie County, or to the Subscriber, the Proprietor of the said Land, at Sewell’s Point, in Norfolk County, and know the Terms of Sale.
Also another Tract of Land, containing 750 Acres, at Sewell’s-Point, whereon the Subscriber now lives, with a good Dwelling-house, Kitchen, Barn, Stable, and all other necessary and convenient Out-houses, the Plantation and Houses being in good Repair. Any Person inclinable to purchase it, may apply to the Subscriber at his House, and treat for the same.
Lewis Conner.
April 6, 1739.