Mareen Duvall the Emigrant in Maryland

Despite his humble start as an indentured servant, Mareen Duvall the Emigrant became a prominent and wealthy man. Mareen the Emigrant was brought to the colonies by William Burgess, a Quaker, and was indentured for a period of time to John Covell. These facts lead credance to the supposition that the Emigrant found his way to England before being transported to Maryland. He was an active member of the Church of England.  The Emigrant became the epitome of the "American Dream".  Even though he had a large family to support (he had at least 12 children of whom we are aware), he was able to acquire a massive estate as is evidenced by his will (see "blog post" dated February 8, 2010).  We also know that in 1678 he contributed to the cost of an expedition against the Nanticoke Indians (Colonial Families of the United States, P. 143).  His prominence is illustrated by the fact that he was appointed by the Maryland General Assembly as a Commissioner to purchase land and lay out towns.  It was in Anne Arundel County, Maryland where the Emigrant achieved his success and where he died on August 5, 1694.  "At Middle Plantation Mareen Duvall, undoubtedly the most eminent and best beloved Frenchman to have settled in Maryland, lived the patriarchal life of a seventeenth-century Maryland planter, merchant, and country gentleman surrounded by his family and servants."  HARRY WRIGHT NEWMAN, Mareen Duvall of  Middle Plantation, 1952, p. 29.