David McDonald is found in the Abbeville 1820 census, but his household doesn't match that of David Lewis McDonald who is recorded as David L McDaniel in Greenville in 1820 with the proper age wife and sons. See https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/443315... vs https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/443345.... He was in Greenville starting in 1800, incorrectly transcribed as David H Daniel. See https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7590/images/444089...
More information on David Lewis McDonald's history can be seen and critiqued in the source document added to his tree. (processing as of this post but should be accessible soon.)