Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Duvall

Male 1712 - 1791  (79 years)


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  • Name John Duvall 
    Birth 20 Feb 1712  Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Mar 1791  Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17098  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father Mareen 'Marsh' Duvall,   b. 1680, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1741, Pleasant Grove, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Jacob,   b. 1683, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1752, "The Great Marsh", Prince George's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1701  All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne Fowler,   b. 14 Jun 1713, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 23 Oct 1738  Anne Arundel County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Duvall,   b. 28 Aug 1739, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1783, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Marsh Mareen Duvall,   b. 17 Apr 1741, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Susannah Duvall,   b. 19 Mar 1744, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1788, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Jacob Duvall,   b. 1748, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1793, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 46 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Anne Duvall,   b. Jan 1750, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     6. Mary Duvall,   b. 9 Jan 1751, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     7. John Duvall,   b. 22 Feb 1746, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1795, Prince George's County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F11567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1790-1796;
      Folio 301 JOHN DUVALL 02/20/1790 03/10/1791
      "being in sound mind and Memory. ."
      Bequeaths to:
      1. John Duvall --son
      Jacob Duvall --son
      John Duvall --grandson (son of Marsh Mareen Duvall)
      -to have all of testator's land and plantation whereon testator now dwells called -Mary's Delight" to be divided w/ testator's grandson's part beginning in the south line of the said tract at a stone which divides testator's tract w/ that of Joseph Isaac and thence....until it intersects the north line of the said tract thence . .to the beginning -John's part beginning in the north line at the end of grandson's easterly line and running ....to along Chestnut Stump thence. . to a Spanish oak near testator's meadow thence. . until it intersects grandson's easterly line thence to the beginning -all the remainder of the tract to be the property of Jacob
      -Jacob to have either Negro "Jeremiah" "Edward" or "Basill" whichever he chooses,
      -Jacob to have 1 feather bed and common furn and 1 cow and calf. 4 head of and all of testator's surveying instruments and 20 pounds current money and the money to be applied to keeping "the vault in the Chaple yard in repair--- and should there be any of the money left over at his decease to go to some person to do the same
      -Grandson John to have Negro girl "Mila"
      -remainder of the estate to he divided among testator's children, son-in-law
      2. Marsh Mareen Duvall -son
      -to have testator's sword. belt and 5 shillings current money
      3. John Duvall --son
      -to have Negro "Robert'
      -to have testator's silver watch
      4. Samuel Tyler --son-in-law
      -to have Negro boy -John" who is now in his possession
      -named executor of the will
      5. Ann Duvall -daughter
      -to have Negro woman "Lucy" and her child -Richard" and Negro boys and "Daniel'
      -to have I feather bed and furn, I cow and calf. 4 head of sheep and 1 young horse or mare.
      -what pewter testator has at decease along w/ 6 best chairs. and 2 iron pots tobe divided w/ Jacob and Annis to have 1 chest with 2 drawers in it
      -to have a room with testator's son John as long as she remains singlc
      6. Mary Duvall --daughter
      -to have Negro girl "Margaret"
      -to have all "other articles she had away with her when she went to House keeping
      7. Grandchildren --children of daughter Elizabeth Magill
      -to have 5 pounds current money each
      Witnesses: Robert Wheeler, John Farrall, Robert Wheeler, Jr.
      Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
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      DUVAL, ELIZABETH, widow and relict of Mareen Duval of The Great
      Marsh, Prince George's Co. 4 Dec, 1750 27 Feb, 1752
      To son Benjamin Duval, certain slave; at his decease, same to be sold by son John.
      To son Lewis Duval;
      to dau. Mary Clark, slaves.
      Give estate In England, after debts are paid, to children: Mareen Duval, Susannah Fowler, Elizabeth Denune, Samuel Duval, Anne Carrick, Benjamin, John and Jacob Duval.
      Sons Mareen and John, exs.
      Wit: Mary Tyler, John Nelson Gray, Jacob Henderson. 28.235
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      Duval, Mareen, Sr., At the Great Marsh, A. A. Co., 9th Dec. 1740; 9th June, 1741.
      To son Mareen, personalty.
      To son Samuel and hrs., 300 A. "Pleasant Grove."
      To son John and hrs., 300 A. "Pleasant Grove" lying next to land of John Carrick also "The Folly," "Ryles."
      To son Jacob and hrs., 300 A. "Pleasant Grove."
      To son Lewis and hrs., 250 A. "Pleasant Grove" lying next to land of John Moors.
      To son Benjamin and hrs., residue of "Pleasant Grove."
      To daus. Susanna Fowler, Elizabeth Donime, Ann, wife of John Carrick, and Mary, personalty.
      To wife Elizabeth, extx., legal rights.
      Test: Mark Brown, William Clark, Rev. Jacob Henderson. 22. 344
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      Mareen Duvall 20.440 A PG £352.11.10 £2l0.6.3 Oct 11 1744
      Received from (merchants in London): Mr. William Black, Mr. John Hanbury. Payments to: William Denune, David Evans, Joshua Hopkinson for use of Mr. William Rogers, Mr. James Dick (merchant), Henry Hall, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Legatees: Samuel Duvall.
      Legatees (children): Benjamin Duvall, John Duvall, Ann Carrick wife of John Carrick, Susannah Fowler wife of William Fowler, Elisabeth Denune wife of William Denune, Jacob Duvall, Lewis Duvall, Mareen Duvall, Mary Clark wife of Joshua Clark.
      Executrix: Elisabeth Duvall (widow).
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      1743-1746 Land Records of Prince George's County MD; Page 7.
      Deed of Gift, recorded at the request of William Goe.
      I, Elizabeth Duval of PG, widow, for the natural love I have for my sons, Samuel Duvall, John Duvall, Jacob Duvall,
      Lewis Duvall, and Benjamin Duvall, of PG, and for divers other good causes, I give to my afd sons, all my right of
      dower or other claim, to a certain tract of land called Pleasant Grove, lying in PG, and which sd tract was
      bequeathed to my afd sons by my decd. husband, Marsh Mareen Duvall.
      Signed Aug 22, 1743 - Eliza. (E her mark) Duvall.
      Wit - Peter Dent*, Geo: Parker*. Recorded Aug 24, 1743
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      Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1772-1774; Liber BB 3 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 70. At the request of William Waters the following Deed was recorded August 4, 1772
      Indenture made July 23, 1772; John Duvall, planter in consideration of 156 pounds sterling money of Great Britain paid by William Waters, planter has sold a tract called "Locust Park" containing 312 acres and beginning at a bounded oak standing near the great marsh on the west side of Patuxent River it being the beginning tree of "Locust Thickett". Signed John Duvall in the presence of and acknowledged before Joseph Sprigg, Richard Duckett, Jr. and at the same time Ann Duvall wife of John Waters relinquished her right of dower
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      Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1785-1787; Liber HH {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 175. At the request of Thomas Boyd the following Land Commission was recorded September 27, 1786
      Memorandum that on the special petition of Thomas Boyd of PGCo preferred to the justices of the county on the 4th Tuesday in August 1782 for a land commission that was issued on December 14, 1782; to Messrs John Duvall, Marsh Mareen Duvall, John Macgill and Joshua Clarke of PGCo Gentleman, whereas Thomas Boyd is seized of part of three tracts called "Ample Grange", "Essington" and "Sway" and preferred his petition in writing to our county court held at Upper Marlborough Town for a commission to examine evidence to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of the said tracts of land. Therefore, we command you any three or two of you to examine all witnesses or persons concerned touching their knowledge of the bounds of the said tracts. Witness Joshua Beall, Gentleman, November 28, 1782, issued December 14, 1782, John Read Magruder, clerk
      In pursuance of a commission to examine evidences to prove the bounds of "Ample Grange", "Essington" and "Sway" we met May 15, 1783 and proceeded to the first tree of "Ample Grange" standing in the plantation where Moses Batt [or Butt] now lives and took the following depositions.
      John Duvall aged 70 years declares he was present when Nathaniel Wickham's evidence was taken and was a chain carrier at a commission in 1769 and they adjourned the commission to send for one Hobbs from Calvert County, Maryland who was chain carrier when the land was taken up and the said Hobbs proved a bounded white oak, the first tree of "Ample Grove" and the last tree of "Essington"; and he was present when James Williams proved it at a later time and that Mr. Lancaster proved the same by information of Charles Walker
      Moses Batt [or Butt] aged 51 years declares he has seen at several different times people running from what he understood was the first tree of "Ample Grange"
      Solomon Groves aged 53 years at the same place declares he was once present when "Ample Grange" was run out and that he understood it was the first tree of "Ample Grange"
      Samuel Whitehead aged 40 years at the same place declares has seen "Ample Grange" run out and always understood it was a tree of "Ample Grange"
      We then proceeded to a couple places near where the main road turns from Queen Anne road to go to Marlborough by William Goe's meadow; one a white oak stump where Mr. Boyd has set a stone and the other a white oak with the top broken off
      John Duvall aged before declares that when there was a lawsuit between Rev. Jacob Henderson and Mr. Thomas Wells he was present with them and the surveyor and others when William Goe shewed the tree with the top broken off to be the boundary of "Essington" and was present when Mr. John Bateman about 20 years later had a commission on "Ample Grange" when John Wells, deceased shew the stump where Mr. Boyd put the stone for a boundary of "Essington" and he had his information from his father who told him that he had his information from Robert Tyler, great grandfather to the present Robert B. Tyler
      John Baldwin aged 64 years at the same time declares he allways understood the tree with the stone ws the tree, but Col. Robert Tyler shew him the other white oak for the tree.
      Thomas Baldwin aged 55 years at the same time declares he carried the chain for his uncle Wickham in running his mothers land and that he stopped somewhere near the two trees in dispute are, and found a bounded tree somewhere thereabouts.
      We proceeded to an old poplar standing in John Baldwin's plantation and between Baldwin and William Goe's old place
      John Duvall aged as before declared that he was present when Benjamin White and Philip Pindle's evidences was taken to said tree and that they both declared that in the dispute between Rev. Jacob Henderson and Mr. Thomas Wells they both admitted it as a bounded tree of "Ample Grange" and that Col. Robert Tyler had the stone put inside the tree at his commission.
      Samuel Whitehead at the same place declares he always understood it was a bounded tree of "Ample Grange" and at another time he was cutting a root from the tree and Mr. Goe scolded him and told him it was a bounded tree of "Ample Grange"
      Solomon Groves age as before declares he had seen the land run and he allways understood it was a tree of "Ample Grange"
      We adjourned till the first Tuesday in June and met at Capt. Robert B. Tyler's dwelling house and proceeded to a small bounded white oak with a stone planted by it standing on the north side of the branch that runs out of Mrs. Lansdale's plantation down between Mr. Green's and Mrs. Well's about 200 yards above the main road that leads to Queen Anne
      Benjamin Duvall (of Marsh) aged 72 years declares the Rev. Jacob Henderson in 1735 brought him on a line between him and Mr. Carroll down to the branch and sent him over it to a hunt a bounded tree of "Brough" in the 3rd tree of "Ample Grange" where he found a small bounded white oak in some time after as a Rev. Jacob Henderson in Benjamin Jacobs were coming with him from Dr. Denune's they came to the above mentioned tree and showed him.
      John Duvall aged as before declares he was present and 1747 when Benjamin Jacobs proved the above tree for a bounded tree of "Brough" from the information of old Thomas Wells who told him Mr. Tyler showed him it and desired him to notch the tree which he did with his knife the old tree being dead and at the same time Mr. Wells showed him the stump of the oak tree.
      Samuel Whitehead aged as before declares he carried the chain about 21 or 22 years past and running Ample Grange and they both run to the tree
      We adjourned to the 1st Thursday in August to meet at Mr. Thomas Boyd's dwelling house and met and adjourned to the 1st Thursday in September where we met and proceeded to the before mentioned stump where Mr. Boyd put the stone as mentioned.
      Benjamin Hall of Benjamin aged 48 years declares he was on a commission some years past when John Wells, deceased, evidence was taken and he declared the stump where the stone now is was shown him by his father for the right boundary and that his father said it was shown him by the former old Robert Tyler.
      We proceeded to a red oak standing about 20 yards from Patuxent River
      John Duvall aged as before declares that Mr. Woodward some years past got him to run his land for him and that he carried him to the above tree and told him it was the beginning tree between him and Mr. Pindle's land that is now the possession of Mr. Boyd
      Benjamin Hall of Benjamin at the same place declares that he has at sundry times been with Mr. Woodward at the before mentioned tree and he always told him it was a bounded tree between him and Mr. Boyd.
      John Duvall aged as before declares that when he run Mr. Woodward's land that he ran to the above tree for a bounded tree of "Fry and Sway" ["Frys Choice and Sway Resurveyed"] and Mr. Woodward told him it was a division tree between him and Mr. Boyd
      Benjamin Hall of Benjamin at the same place declares Mr. Woodward had it many different times showing him the above tree for a division tree between him and Mr. Boyd.
      We proceeded thence to a stone fixed for the beginning of "Eglington" standing between Mr. Hall's and Mrs. Watkins about three steps from a large red oak and about 200 yards from Patuxent River
      John Duvall aged 70 years declares that he had been shown the above stone by all parties concerned and run from it many times and had never heard it disputed by anybody
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      Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1785-1787; Liber HH {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 611. At the request of Samuel Duvall the following Deed was recorded November 26, 1787
      Indenture made September 22, 1787; John Duvall, planter in consideration of 61 pounds 10 shillings current money paid by Samuel Duvall, planter has sold part of a tract called "Pleasant Grove" containing 41 acres and beginning at a red oak standing at the end of the last line of "Welches Chance". Signed John Duvall in the presence of and acknowledged before Thomas Boyd, James Mullikin
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      Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1790-1791; Liber JJ2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 352. At the request of Philip Hammond Hopkins the following Deposition was recorded December 14, 1790
      To Res'd Uncle, Richard Hopkins of Gerrard, head South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; You are to take notice that on July 28th instant, I purpose taking the deposition of Isaac Duvall, John Duvall and Jacob Duvall at the dwelling house of John Duvall in PGCo repecting the division of our lands, which you took the depositions of John Thomas and Basil Brooke when and where you may attend if you think necessary. From your friend, Philip Hammond Hoskins, July 7, 1790; on September 27, 1790 came John Adams before the subscriber and made oath that he delivered a copy of the foregoing notice to Richard Hopkins of Gerrard on July 7, 1790. Thomas Duckett
      PGCo, July 28, 1790, the deposition of Jacob Duvall of John of lawful age saith that some time in 1778 at the request of Gerrard Hopkins and Richard Hopkins he surveyed the following lands which he understood to be equally divided between them called "Ropers Range" containing 262 ¼ acres, "Arnol Gray'" containing 188 ¼ acres, Copes Hills" and "Snowdens Reputation Supported" containing 228 ¾ acres all adjoining each other lying in Anne Arundel County, Maryland laid down on the plat annexed; and that the line in the division made on the plat by my father John Duvall contains all the lands that were surveyed and divided for them and this deponents father being infirm this deponent made the survey at the request of Gerrard Hopkins and Richard Hopkins and delivered the said plat to his father that the writing on all the papers in the hand writing of this deponent except a receipt of his fathers dated April 7, 1779 all which was wrote and done at the time of the survey and division in the year 1778 & 1779. Jacob Duval of John
      The above sworn to this July 28, 1790 before the subscriber and in the presence of Richard Hopkins and Philip H. Hopkins. Thomas Duckett
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      Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1790-1791; Liber JJ2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 354. At the request of Philip Hammond Hopkins the following Notice, Affidavit and Deposition were recorded December 14, 1790
      To Res'd Uncle, Richard Hopkins of Gerrard, head South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; You are to take notice that on October 30th instant, I purpose taking the deposition of John Duvall at his dwelling house in PGCo in the contest between us respecting the division of our lands, which you took the depositions of John Thomas and Basil Brooke when and where you may attend if you think necessary. From your friend, Philip Hammond Hoskins, October 7, 1790;
      PGCo Sct, October 13, 1790, Came John Duvall of lawful age and mde oath that he was desired sometime in 1778 or 1779 by Gerrard Hopkins and Richard Hopkins to run a division line between them by the direction of John Thomas, Basil Brooke and John Hopkins who were appointed for that purpose which lines this deponent did run though the whole tracts before surveyed and platted by Jacob Duvall this deponents son and this deponent laid down the line in said plat and delivered the same to Gerrard Hopkins and further saith that he never heard any objections by Gerrard Hopkins and Richard Hopkins.
      The above sworn to this October 30, 1790 before the subscriber and in the presence of Richard Hopkins and Philip Hammond Hopkins. Thomas Duckett
      Question to John Duvall by Philip Hammond Hopkins; did you understand there were any other lands divided between Gerrard Hopkins and Richard Hopkins than comprehended in the plots made out by your son Jacob Duvall?
      Answer; I know of none other
      I hereby certify that the above question was asked and answered in my presence this October 30, 1790. Thomas Duckett

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