John Jean Duvall

1661 - Bef 1711  (< 49 years)

• Name	John Jean Duvall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	7 Jul 1661	Abington, Anne Arundel, MD   [12]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 20 Apr 1711	Abington, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, USA   [8, 12]
  Burial	20 Apr 1711	All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, USA   [7, 12]
  Person ID	I6453	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Mareen Duvall,   b. Abt 1629, Luval, Mayenne, France d. 5 Aug 1694, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Bouth,   b. 1634, , Normandy Province, France d. Abt 1670 (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1658	, Normandy Province, France   [13]
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jones,   b. 1660, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America d. 1716, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 56 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Mary Duvall,   b. 2 Feb 1691   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Duvall,   b. 20 Mar 1695, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alexander Duvall,   b. 17 Aug 1710, Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, MD d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mareen Duvall,   b. 10 Mar 1698, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America d. 21 Mar 1698, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mountillion Duvall,   b. 10 Mar 1698, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America d. 21 Mar 1698, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Sarah Duvall,   b. 1689, Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, MD d. 1764, , Frederick, MD (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Comfort Duvall,   b. 17 Mar 1700, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America d. 1766, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Rachel Duvall,   b. 14 Mar 1705, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Samuel Duvall,   b. 22 Jun 1708, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, USA d. Aft 2 Dec 1752 (Age > 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Elizabeth Duvall,   b. 4 Aug 1689, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America d. 22 Nov 1770, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Lewis Duvall,   b. 16 Jan 1703, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, USA d. Aft 1771, , , Pennsylvania (Age > 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John purchased the following properties in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland over his lifetime: "Duvall's Range" of 708 acres on Nov 16, 1694; "Duvall's Delight" of 1000 acres on Dec 10, 1695 ; "What You Will" of 373 acres on Jun 1, 1700; "Lugf 780 acres in 1702; and "Honest Man's Lot" of 110 acres on July 22, 1707. After his death, his son John appears to have inherited or sold "Duvall's Delight" of 3,108 acres on Apr 10, 1715. He was what you would call "A Man of Property". Harry Wright Newman conjectures in "Mareen Duvall of Middleton Plantation" that John was born in France and was separated from his father as and infant. If his theory is correct, he is the John who arrived in Maryland from France in November of 1678. This would account for why he was not in the military service like his brother, Mareen "the elder" when there was an Indian uprising shortly before he arrived. It is clear from Mareen's will that John is his oldest son. Mareen "the elder" was simply the oldest of 2 sons that Mareen named after himself by two different wives. John was the most distinguished of his father's sons. He was an officer in the military of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland in 1696. He was listed as a member of the Grand Jury in 1698. He was an advisor to the council regarding Richard Clark's treason in 1708. In Oct. of 1710, he petitioned the Grand Jury about excessive fees being levied by the court that could not be sustained by debtors either in the form of a tax or for their court fees. When he married, his father in law gave he and his wife the gift of property called "Wilson's Grove". He added to this property over time and also owned "Duvall's Range, Duvall's Delight, What You Will, Out Quarter, Lugg Ox, and Honest Man's Lott" totaling thousands of acres. He donated land for the earliest Parish church called the Church of St. Barnabas before the year 1705. He had 12 children by his wife, but also had a love affair over multiple years with Hester Ijams, a sister of his brother's wife. They had three children together, John (who died young), Anne and Elizabeth. In 1705, with his wife's permission, he gave his "mistress" 233 acres called "Burgess Choice" for her support and the support of his children by her and any others she might have in the future.

  
  

• Sources

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