Appeared in the 1790 North Carolina census with 2 sons under 16 and 3 females (wife and 2 daughters?). Halifax District, Edgecombe County.

1840 Conecuh Co, AL census pg 264 shows a John W. Daffin

1860 Clarke Co, Al  census for Grove Hill, pg 613 (also on 1860 slave schedule for same area, pg 446)

1870 Clarke Co, Al census for Jackson shows a John W. Daffin on pg 128 [son?]
 

Listed in Roster of soilders from N.C. in the American Revolution Comp. by D.A.R. of NC. Durham, NC.
1932 (12,709p.):286.

July 17,1862 excerpt from the Clarke County Democrat. Lieut. B.C.Foster of the Grove Hill Guards Participated in battles at Richmond. John Daffin is listed as wounded in the leg. He
may have been killed as there were 2 battles and didn't have an update on the soilders killed.

Grove Hill Guards
July 17, 1862 Clarke County Democrat

This is an excerpt from the Clarke County Democrat published July 17, 1862:

        "Lieut. B. C. Foster, of the Grove Hill Guards, a participant in the
recent great fight near Richmond, has returned home, with a pretty severe
wound in the left arm, near a similar one received in the battle of
Chickahominy.  He kindly furnishes us the following list of the wounded of
his company as far as he could ascertain up to the day the fight terminated:
  G. W. Bettis wounded in right breast.
                A. Y. Bettis flesh wound in thigh.
                G. W. Hudson flesh wound in thigh.
                J. F. Hudson flesh wound in thigh (slight).
                Dr. A. F. Hall wounded in right arm.
                Wyley Moize slight wound in the head.
                J. W. Joiner wounded in the arm.
        * *   John Daffin wounded in the leg.
                J. Creagh Howze wounded in the leg.
                -- Turner wounded slightly in the head.
                G. W. Davis wounded slightly in the hip.
                Allen Roberts wounded in head and both arms.
                G. Wash. Williams wounded slightly in shoulder.
                Charles Sisson wounded in the hand.
                Jerry Boutwell, 3d Lieutenant, wounded in the foot.
                W. H. Doughtry wounded slightly under the chin.
                Caleb Summers wounded.

        The company went into the fight forty-eight strong and had seventeen
wounded.
        In the two battles-that of the Chickahominy and in the late battle-
this company has had forty-four killed and wounded.  Others may have been
wounded in the late battle, as Lieut. Foster received no intelligence from
the company after the termination of the last day's fight.
        We had the pleasure of seeing, this morning, Capt. Simeon T. Woodard,
who reached here last night, direct from Richmond.  He is doing well, though
wounded in the arm and leg.  He says that the following of the Grove Hill
Guards were killed:  T. W. Vernon, W. W. Huggins, George Steed, J. L. Turner
and A. J. Wheeless."

Listed as being 48 when he died in Clarke Co., Al after a lingering illness on March 17th, but date of death listed as March 21.
 

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