It is possible that Peter Ricketts (the father of Elizabeth Ricketts who married Jacob Duvall II in Nelson County, KY in 1802) was the son of John Ricords who's will was probated 27 April 1776 in Sussex County, Delaware (Peter Ricketts served in the military out of Delaware during the Revolutionary War). John lists as his heirs his son, Peter Ricords, his wife Neoma Ricords, and a Mary Watson. Before the probate was finalized in 1782 Neoma had remarried to a Thomas Jones. It would be helpful to see the actual will and the probate file. It is located in Sussex County, Delaware Probate Records, Will Book:
Page: A95; , Liber C; 172; folios 58-59.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Ricketts Ancestors
Jacob Duvall II married Elizabeth Ricketts, daughter of Peter and Mary (surname unknown) Ricketts in Nelson County, KY on 22 June 1802. According to census records Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvannia about 1782.
Elizabeth's father, Peter, and presumably her mother and and some of her siblings, were in Nelson County, KY no later than 1792 when Peter appears on a tax list as 1 white male over 21 with no land. In 1796 Peter purchased 400 acres of land on Wilson's Creek from the Hawn's. He appears on the 1800 tax list for Nelson County and the 1810 census for Bullitt County (Bullitt County was carved out of Nelson County, KY in 1797; his land straddled the Bullitt/Nelson County line). He is believed to have died about 1814 to 1817.
It is my belief that Peter was probably born in Pennsylvania, and that he is the Peter Ricketts (also spelled Records, Rickets, Rickitts, Ricords) who enlisted 26 February 1778 in Col. David Hall's Company of the Delaware Regiment (Delaware broke off from Pennsylvania in 1776). He was sick from July through September 1778 at "Brunswic", and again from May through July 1780 in "Jersey State" (though on May 2, 1780 listed as "sick at Baskin Ridge"). He deserted 1 January 1781. These dates mesh perfectly with the birth of his children: Jonathan, the oldest, was born probably in 1776 either in Virginia or Pennsylvania (the lines between Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia were very "fluid"); Polly and Elizabeth were born about 1782. Also, both a Zachariah and a Robert Ricketts served in the Eigth Battalion of the Cumberland County (Pennsylvania) Militia; Zachariah SR. & JR. were on a list of tithables for Nelson County, KY in 1791. "Zack Ricket" (presumably JR) married Sarah Phillips in Nelson Co., KY 15 Mar 1792, but was on the Washington County, KY tax list (Washington Co. is adjacent to Nelson County) for 1792. Robert Ricketts married Elenor Allison in Montgomery County, MD in 1778 and later settled in Mason County, KY no later than 1790 (I believe that Zachariah SR also, after Nelson County, settled in Mason Co. as there is a Zacharia Ricketts on the 1800 tax list for Mason County); Elenor's parents however settled in Bullitt County, KY as evidenced by a will probated there in 1808 leaving part of Enoch Allison's estate to his 3 granddaughters who were the daughters of Robert Ricketts and his deceased wife Elenor Allison. There were 2 other Ricketts in Nelson County during this early time period: one was a Shippy Allen Rickets who was the grantee on a 1786 land grant for 500 acres in Nelson County (no other record can be found for him); and in 1788 a Marg T Ricketts married Michael Myers in Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY.. I am wondering if Marg T. Ricketts might have been the widow of Shippy Allen Rickets?
Further research needs to be done to find out how/if these Ricketts are related but there is just too much circumstantial evidence pointing to Peter being the Revolutionary War private who deserted from the Delaware regiment, and to him being somehow related to Zachariah and Robert Ricketts.
Elizabeth's father, Peter, and presumably her mother and and some of her siblings, were in Nelson County, KY no later than 1792 when Peter appears on a tax list as 1 white male over 21 with no land. In 1796 Peter purchased 400 acres of land on Wilson's Creek from the Hawn's. He appears on the 1800 tax list for Nelson County and the 1810 census for Bullitt County (Bullitt County was carved out of Nelson County, KY in 1797; his land straddled the Bullitt/Nelson County line). He is believed to have died about 1814 to 1817.
It is my belief that Peter was probably born in Pennsylvania, and that he is the Peter Ricketts (also spelled Records, Rickets, Rickitts, Ricords) who enlisted 26 February 1778 in Col. David Hall's Company of the Delaware Regiment (Delaware broke off from Pennsylvania in 1776). He was sick from July through September 1778 at "Brunswic", and again from May through July 1780 in "Jersey State" (though on May 2, 1780 listed as "sick at Baskin Ridge"). He deserted 1 January 1781. These dates mesh perfectly with the birth of his children: Jonathan, the oldest, was born probably in 1776 either in Virginia or Pennsylvania (the lines between Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia were very "fluid"); Polly and Elizabeth were born about 1782. Also, both a Zachariah and a Robert Ricketts served in the Eigth Battalion of the Cumberland County (Pennsylvania) Militia; Zachariah SR. & JR. were on a list of tithables for Nelson County, KY in 1791. "Zack Ricket" (presumably JR) married Sarah Phillips in Nelson Co., KY 15 Mar 1792, but was on the Washington County, KY tax list (Washington Co. is adjacent to Nelson County) for 1792. Robert Ricketts married Elenor Allison in Montgomery County, MD in 1778 and later settled in Mason County, KY no later than 1790 (I believe that Zachariah SR also, after Nelson County, settled in Mason Co. as there is a Zacharia Ricketts on the 1800 tax list for Mason County); Elenor's parents however settled in Bullitt County, KY as evidenced by a will probated there in 1808 leaving part of Enoch Allison's estate to his 3 granddaughters who were the daughters of Robert Ricketts and his deceased wife Elenor Allison. There were 2 other Ricketts in Nelson County during this early time period: one was a Shippy Allen Rickets who was the grantee on a 1786 land grant for 500 acres in Nelson County (no other record can be found for him); and in 1788 a Marg T Ricketts married Michael Myers in Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY.. I am wondering if Marg T. Ricketts might have been the widow of Shippy Allen Rickets?
Further research needs to be done to find out how/if these Ricketts are related but there is just too much circumstantial evidence pointing to Peter being the Revolutionary War private who deserted from the Delaware regiment, and to him being somehow related to Zachariah and Robert Ricketts.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
JACOB DUVALL II
Jacob Duvall was the son of John Miles Duvall and Anne Rosella Philomena Tarleton. He was probably born about 1777 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland (the 1850 Census states he was born in Pennsylvania; a daughter, in a later census, has her parents born in Virginia; both of these are highly unlikely). John migrated to Nelson County, Kentucky with his mother and several of his siblings probably around 1787 at a time when many Catholics moved from Maryland to Kentucky, including many Tarletons (his older sister married in Nelson County, KY in 1791 and his mother married her second husband in Nelson County in 1792).
While there is not “paper trail” to prove that Jacob was the son of John Miles Duvall and Anne Tarleton, all profession researchers have come to the conclusion that he was, and circumstantial evidence certainly supports that fact.
We know that Jacob and two of his brothers were apprenticed out to learn a trade in 1795. PIONEER, VOL. 5, P. 41 cites the Nelson County, KY deed book 5, p. 109: “Jacob Duvall, poor child, apprenticed to WM Chinowith Tanner. 1795”. Jacob would have been about 18 at the time.
On August 17, 1812 he enlisted to fight in the War of 1812. He was in the 8th Regiment of the Kentucky (Wilcox’s) Militia.
In 1802 Jacob married Elizabeth Rickett(s), the daughter of Peter and Mary (surname unknown) Rickett(s).
During the early years of his marriage he lived on the Nelson/Bullitt County line (a section of Nelson County became Bullitt County in 1797), Kentucky, and it appears he became prosperous (from the information I have obtained on his father-in-law, Peter Ricketts, it may be that Jacob's wealth was derived through his wife). In 1818 and 1819 he purchased a total of 244 acres along Wilson Creek which was both in Nelson and Bullitt Counties.
By 1830 Jacob and Mary had moved to the Bear Creek area (near the Grayson County line) of Edmonson County. He eventually accumulated at least 293 acres, perhaps more. The 1850 census lists the value of his real estate as $4000 (about $102,000 in 2010 dollars). He built what has been described as an “impressive” house: A detailed description of the house was given in the Edmonson County Family History Book:
"A SLAVE HOUSE"
"There is an old house in Edmonson County that is fascinating and rich in history because it was built by slaves and used as an auction site for the selling of slaves, prior to the Civil War.
"Jacob Duvall...accumulated 150 acres of land along Bear Creek in 1842 and 1843. On this parcel of land, Jacob's slaves built him an impressive house. The slaves made the solid, clay bricks and baked them in a furnace located near the building site. The brick walls were three bricks (about 12 inches) thick. At eyelevel inside, a few bricks were inserted endways with no mortar, so that they could be slipped out, perhaps for gun use.
"The house was approximately fifty feet long and it had a basement under the entire floor. The basement was made of hand-hewn rocks and was divided into three rooms", where the slaves were kept. "The small basement windows had wooden frames and spokes" to hinder escape. The only entrance to the basement was on the front porch. The wooden, front porch ran the entire length of the house and connected to an auction rock by a wooden walkway.
"The main house was also divided into three very large rooms was a fireplace on both ends of the house. The end rooms had a front and back entrances, but the middle room did not have any outside doors. There were two large glass windows in each room - probably some of the first in Edmonson County. The wood trim and the glass were brought from Bowling Green by mule wagons.
"Hessie Duvall sold the house to William Jasper Vincent in 1915."
Like his ancestors before him, Jacob had slaves. Over the years we really have no information as to how many slaves, but by the 1850 slave census it appears he only had 1 male age 10 and 1 female age 9. Interestingly, his grandson, Richard Duvall, fought for the Union in the Civil War.
Jacob died in Edmonson County, Kentucky in about 1856.
While there is not “paper trail” to prove that Jacob was the son of John Miles Duvall and Anne Tarleton, all profession researchers have come to the conclusion that he was, and circumstantial evidence certainly supports that fact.
We know that Jacob and two of his brothers were apprenticed out to learn a trade in 1795. PIONEER, VOL. 5, P. 41 cites the Nelson County, KY deed book 5, p. 109: “Jacob Duvall, poor child, apprenticed to WM Chinowith Tanner. 1795”. Jacob would have been about 18 at the time.
On August 17, 1812 he enlisted to fight in the War of 1812. He was in the 8th Regiment of the Kentucky (Wilcox’s) Militia.
In 1802 Jacob married Elizabeth Rickett(s), the daughter of Peter and Mary (surname unknown) Rickett(s).
During the early years of his marriage he lived on the Nelson/Bullitt County line (a section of Nelson County became Bullitt County in 1797), Kentucky, and it appears he became prosperous (from the information I have obtained on his father-in-law, Peter Ricketts, it may be that Jacob's wealth was derived through his wife). In 1818 and 1819 he purchased a total of 244 acres along Wilson Creek which was both in Nelson and Bullitt Counties.
By 1830 Jacob and Mary had moved to the Bear Creek area (near the Grayson County line) of Edmonson County. He eventually accumulated at least 293 acres, perhaps more. The 1850 census lists the value of his real estate as $4000 (about $102,000 in 2010 dollars). He built what has been described as an “impressive” house: A detailed description of the house was given in the Edmonson County Family History Book:
"A SLAVE HOUSE"
"There is an old house in Edmonson County that is fascinating and rich in history because it was built by slaves and used as an auction site for the selling of slaves, prior to the Civil War.
"Jacob Duvall...accumulated 150 acres of land along Bear Creek in 1842 and 1843. On this parcel of land, Jacob's slaves built him an impressive house. The slaves made the solid, clay bricks and baked them in a furnace located near the building site. The brick walls were three bricks (about 12 inches) thick. At eyelevel inside, a few bricks were inserted endways with no mortar, so that they could be slipped out, perhaps for gun use.
"The house was approximately fifty feet long and it had a basement under the entire floor. The basement was made of hand-hewn rocks and was divided into three rooms", where the slaves were kept. "The small basement windows had wooden frames and spokes" to hinder escape. The only entrance to the basement was on the front porch. The wooden, front porch ran the entire length of the house and connected to an auction rock by a wooden walkway.
"The main house was also divided into three very large rooms was a fireplace on both ends of the house. The end rooms had a front and back entrances, but the middle room did not have any outside doors. There were two large glass windows in each room - probably some of the first in Edmonson County. The wood trim and the glass were brought from Bowling Green by mule wagons.
"Hessie Duvall sold the house to William Jasper Vincent in 1915."
Like his ancestors before him, Jacob had slaves. Over the years we really have no information as to how many slaves, but by the 1850 slave census it appears he only had 1 male age 10 and 1 female age 9. Interestingly, his grandson, Richard Duvall, fought for the Union in the Civil War.
Jacob died in Edmonson County, Kentucky in about 1856.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
John Miles Duvall
It is believed that John Miles Duvall, son of Jacob Duvall and Mary Miles?, and 2nd Great Grandfather of Ellis Duvall, was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland in the 1750's. We know he lived on the "western shore" in 1782 because the Council of Maryland ordered at that time that John Miles and others be paid by the western shore treasury; most of the men who received payment were from St. Mary's County. See Newman at 562. Various family records indicate that John Miles Duvall married Ann Tarleton, who was of the Catholic Tarleton family who resided in St. Mary's County.
John and Ann had the following children: Mary, William, Eleanor, Sinnett, Thomas, Jacob Duvall II (Great Grandfather of Ellis Duvall), John Miles, Polly Mary, Sarah, Simon, Priscilla, Ann and Gabriel (Gabriel is the direct ancestor of President Barrack Obama).
John served in the Revolutionery War (DAR Ancestor #A035674). He was part of the Maryland militia and signed an Oath of Allegiance in 1778. He also furnished supplies.
Family legend has John Miles Duvall dying in Virginia by drowning in the Potomac about 1787. He was supposedly taking his family, along with several other Catholic families, to Kentucky. It is known that his wife and children were residing in Nelson County, Kentucky sometime before 1790. John's widow married for a second time to Benjamin Loan on 20 Jan 1792 in Nelson County, Kentucky.
John and Ann had the following children: Mary, William, Eleanor, Sinnett, Thomas, Jacob Duvall II (Great Grandfather of Ellis Duvall), John Miles, Polly Mary, Sarah, Simon, Priscilla, Ann and Gabriel (Gabriel is the direct ancestor of President Barrack Obama).
John served in the Revolutionery War (DAR Ancestor #A035674). He was part of the Maryland militia and signed an Oath of Allegiance in 1778. He also furnished supplies.
Family legend has John Miles Duvall dying in Virginia by drowning in the Potomac about 1787. He was supposedly taking his family, along with several other Catholic families, to Kentucky. It is known that his wife and children were residing in Nelson County, Kentucky sometime before 1790. John's widow married for a second time to Benjamin Loan on 20 Jan 1792 in Nelson County, Kentucky.
Jacob Duvall
Jacob Duvall, the 3rd Great Grandfather of Ellis Duvall, was born to Mareen Duvall the Younger and Elizabeth Jacob Duvall in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland on 19 April 1715. http://files, usgwarchives.org/md/princegeorge. At some point he moved to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and we find him in the 1790 census. He died there 07 March 1796.
He married probably Mary Miles about 1740. Some researchers believe he was married to Mary Bourne. If Miss Bourne was his wife, her parents were probably Thomas Bourne & Elizabeth Sinnett. Jacob Duvall & John Miles Duvall both had sons named Sinnett which mitigates toward there being a Sinnett in the family. Need more research on this. But, John Miles Duvall may have been named after his mother, Mary Miles. Also, Mary Bourne was born before 1702, and Jacob Duvall was born 1715, so highly unlikely they would have married.
We do know that Jacob inherited 300 acres of Pleasant Grove from his father which he sold when he moved to St. Mary's County in 1743. We also have record of an assessment for 260 acres in Anne Arundel County known as Huntington Hundred. We know of at least three children born to Jacob Duvall and his wife Mary; all were probably born in Anne Arundel County (but possibly St. Mary's County), Maryland: John Miles Duvall, the 2nd Great Grandfather of Ellis Duvall, was born about 1745; Sinnett Duvall was born about 1747; and Priscilla Duvall was born 09 November 1755. Jacob Duvall is believed to have died 07 March 1796 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
It is not known how Jacob Duvall's property was disposed at his death. He died after his son John Miles, so it would not have been him who inherited. By the time of Jacob Duvall's death John Miles' wife and family had migrated to Kentucky, and John Miles Duvall's wife had remarried.
He married probably Mary Miles about 1740. Some researchers believe he was married to Mary Bourne. If Miss Bourne was his wife, her parents were probably Thomas Bourne & Elizabeth Sinnett. Jacob Duvall & John Miles Duvall both had sons named Sinnett which mitigates toward there being a Sinnett in the family. Need more research on this. But, John Miles Duvall may have been named after his mother, Mary Miles. Also, Mary Bourne was born before 1702, and Jacob Duvall was born 1715, so highly unlikely they would have married.
We do know that Jacob inherited 300 acres of Pleasant Grove from his father which he sold when he moved to St. Mary's County in 1743. We also have record of an assessment for 260 acres in Anne Arundel County known as Huntington Hundred. We know of at least three children born to Jacob Duvall and his wife Mary; all were probably born in Anne Arundel County (but possibly St. Mary's County), Maryland: John Miles Duvall, the 2nd Great Grandfather of Ellis Duvall, was born about 1745; Sinnett Duvall was born about 1747; and Priscilla Duvall was born 09 November 1755. Jacob Duvall is believed to have died 07 March 1796 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
It is not known how Jacob Duvall's property was disposed at his death. He died after his son John Miles, so it would not have been him who inherited. By the time of Jacob Duvall's death John Miles' wife and family had migrated to Kentucky, and John Miles Duvall's wife had remarried.
Mareen Duvall the Younger in Adulthood
Mareen Duvall the Younger must have been somewhat rebellious. This is not surprising though since he had lost his parents at a young age and had been forced to live with his stepmother and her new husband during his teen years. In Newman's Mareen Duvall of Middle Plantation we read:
"Mareen Duvall once aroused a woman's scorn in the form of Mistress Mary Eagle, the wife
of Robert Eagle, who had previously been the wife of James Orrick, then deceased, and whose son,
William Orrick, had already contracted bonds of matrimony with Mareen's sister Catherine. It was
declared that on July 12, 1701, at South River Mareen Duvall had made "false, scandalous, and
infamous libel" in writing against Mistress Eagle who had always conducted herself in a very
upright and virtuous manner. Some of the accusations are unprintable, but one was an "impudent
strumpet." Duvall secured Colonel William Dent, of Charles County, one of the outstanding
barristers of that day to defend him. The case was presented before the Judges of the Provincial
Court on April 27, 1703, but the accusations could not be proven and Robert Eagle and his wife not
only lost their case, but the court decreed that Mareen Duvall recover damages against them for an
unstated quantity of good, merchantable tobacco."
Mareen the Younger had inherited 300 acres in his father's estate. In 1732 the Rev. Jacob Henderson deeded him a tract of land known as "Pleasant Grove" which comprised 1,632 acres. Mareen the Younger began describing himself as "Mareen Duvall Sr. at the Great Marsh".
On 21 Oct 1701 at All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Mareen the Younger married Elizabeth Jacob, daughter of John Jacob Sr. and Anne Cheney (Cheyney). It is believed that John Jacob Sr. emigrated from England to Anne Arundel County about 1665. Elizabeth's mother Anne Cheney was born in Maryland about 1660, the daughter of Richard Cheney and Charity Wood, who were both born in England.
Mareen Duvall the Younger and Elizabeth had the following children: Mareen, Susannah, Elizabeth, Samuel, Anne, Benjamin, John, Jacob, Mary, Lewis, and Gabriel. The direct ancestor to Ellis Duvall is Jacob Duvall.
Mareen Duvall the Younger died on 09 June 1741at Pleasant Grove, Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George County, Maryland. His wife Elizabeth, who was born about 1683, died at Pleasant Grove in February 1752. Both left wills devising real and personal property to their children.
"Mareen Duvall once aroused a woman's scorn in the form of Mistress Mary Eagle, the wife
of Robert Eagle, who had previously been the wife of James Orrick, then deceased, and whose son,
William Orrick, had already contracted bonds of matrimony with Mareen's sister Catherine. It was
declared that on July 12, 1701, at South River Mareen Duvall had made "false, scandalous, and
infamous libel" in writing against Mistress Eagle who had always conducted herself in a very
upright and virtuous manner. Some of the accusations are unprintable, but one was an "impudent
strumpet." Duvall secured Colonel William Dent, of Charles County, one of the outstanding
barristers of that day to defend him. The case was presented before the Judges of the Provincial
Court on April 27, 1703, but the accusations could not be proven and Robert Eagle and his wife not
only lost their case, but the court decreed that Mareen Duvall recover damages against them for an
unstated quantity of good, merchantable tobacco."
Mareen the Younger had inherited 300 acres in his father's estate. In 1732 the Rev. Jacob Henderson deeded him a tract of land known as "Pleasant Grove" which comprised 1,632 acres. Mareen the Younger began describing himself as "Mareen Duvall Sr. at the Great Marsh".
On 21 Oct 1701 at All Hallow Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Mareen the Younger married Elizabeth Jacob, daughter of John Jacob Sr. and Anne Cheney (Cheyney). It is believed that John Jacob Sr. emigrated from England to Anne Arundel County about 1665. Elizabeth's mother Anne Cheney was born in Maryland about 1660, the daughter of Richard Cheney and Charity Wood, who were both born in England.
Mareen Duvall the Younger and Elizabeth had the following children: Mareen, Susannah, Elizabeth, Samuel, Anne, Benjamin, John, Jacob, Mary, Lewis, and Gabriel. The direct ancestor to Ellis Duvall is Jacob Duvall.
Mareen Duvall the Younger died on 09 June 1741at Pleasant Grove, Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George County, Maryland. His wife Elizabeth, who was born about 1683, died at Pleasant Grove in February 1752. Both left wills devising real and personal property to their children.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Mareen Duvall the Younger's childhood
Mareen Duvall the Younger, son of Mareen Duvall the Emigrant and Susannah Brasseur, is a direct ancestor of Ellis Duvall. He was born about 1680 (he swore in a deposition in 1726 that he was then 46 years of age) at "Middle Plantation", South River Hundred, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. His mother died when he was only 12 years of age. His father soon remarried and there is substantial evidence that the children were not fond of their stepmother, Mary Stanton. Soon after his marriage to Mary Stanton, Mareen Duvall the Emigrant died, leaving Mareen the Younger an orphan to be raised by his stepmother when he was only 14 years old. It wasn't long before Mary Stanton remarried to the prominent Colonel Ridgely. Mareen the Younger was clearly unhappy. Only two years after his father's death, when he was about 16 years of age, he petitioned to have his guardian changed:
"Murrene Duvall's Junr petition to choose his guardian . . . by Reason his ffather &
mother-in-law with whom he doth live do take little care for his proficiency in Learning,
and lesser of his plantation for his future good. And your petitionr was not admitted, neither
would the Court suffer him to have as much as Assurance of some satisfaction when he
comes of age, for the use of his plantation till then: ffor my Brother did proffer to give One
Thousand pounds of tobacco p Annum for the use of the plantation & would have had it
Recorded, but they Refused Audience, choosing rather that his ffather in law should wear
out Land without any benefit; likewise they threaten to have your petitioner whipt, if he
comes any more there. Therefore your Petr doth humbly desire your Excell to Grant him the
same privilege of your Clemency to Orphans tht others have, and to Admit & ordr he may
Choose his Brother John Duvall for his Guardian & your Petr shall ever pray."
Mareen the Younger was unsuccessful in his request, and Mary Stanton was appointed as his guardian until he was 18 years of age. He was threatened not to petition the Governor's Council again.
Mareen the Younger inherited from his father 300 acres of land known as "The Plaines". Mareen the Younger became known as "Mareen of the Great Marsh" in order to distinguish him from his elder half brother, Mareen.
See Newman, "Mareen Duvall of Middle Plantation", pages 209 - 212
"Murrene Duvall's Junr petition to choose his guardian . . . by Reason his ffather &
mother-in-law with whom he doth live do take little care for his proficiency in Learning,
and lesser of his plantation for his future good. And your petitionr was not admitted, neither
would the Court suffer him to have as much as Assurance of some satisfaction when he
comes of age, for the use of his plantation till then: ffor my Brother did proffer to give One
Thousand pounds of tobacco p Annum for the use of the plantation & would have had it
Recorded, but they Refused Audience, choosing rather that his ffather in law should wear
out Land without any benefit; likewise they threaten to have your petitioner whipt, if he
comes any more there. Therefore your Petr doth humbly desire your Excell to Grant him the
same privilege of your Clemency to Orphans tht others have, and to Admit & ordr he may
Choose his Brother John Duvall for his Guardian & your Petr shall ever pray."
Mareen the Younger was unsuccessful in his request, and Mary Stanton was appointed as his guardian until he was 18 years of age. He was threatened not to petition the Governor's Council again.
Mareen the Younger inherited from his father 300 acres of land known as "The Plaines". Mareen the Younger became known as "Mareen of the Great Marsh" in order to distinguish him from his elder half brother, Mareen.
See Newman, "Mareen Duvall of Middle Plantation", pages 209 - 212
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