When Daniel Maugans was born on 31 May 1782, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Conrad "Nick" Maugans, was 47 and his mother, Anna Rebecca Hoffman, was 42. He married Susannah Barbara Hollar on 31 March 1802. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Goshen, Goshen Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States in 1799 and Liberty Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States in 1826. He died in 1826, in Delaware, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Old Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Miami, Ohio, United States.