Daniel French-xx

1723 - 1772  (51 years)

• Name	Daniel French-xx
  Birth	Between 1720 and 1723	King George Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	20 May 1771	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Recorded 5/6/1772
  Death	Between 20 Jul 1771 and 06 May 1772	Fairfax Co, VA   [3]
  Probate	19 May 1772	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Admin
  Probate	31 Aug 1772	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Inv-App
  Probate	04 Dec 1772	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Inv-App
  Probate	20 Sep 1773	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Inv-App
  Probate	20 Sep 1773	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Inv-App
  Probate	20 Sep 1774	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Accts
  Probate	20 Sep 1774	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Estate Distribution
  Probate	18 Aug 1777	Fairfax Co, VA   [2]
  	Accts
  Findagrave.com	06 Mar 2025
  	See Notes
  Burial	Lorton, Fairfax Co, VA   [1]
  	Pohick Episcopal Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I3270	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Penelope Manley,   b. Between 1734 and 1739, Fairfax Co, VA d. 10 Oct 1805, Alexandria City, VA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1757	VA
  Notes	dau Elizabeth French 1756 Fairfax Co, VA - 1822 Alexandria City, VA - ** See her findagrave.com page later ** - ** See her picture in media ** - ** Listed in DAR Magazine - on 2/10/1773 in Fairfax Co, VA married Col. Benjamin Tasker Dulaney 1752 Anne Arundel Co, MD - 11/9/1818 Alexandria City, VA - ** See his findagrave.com page later ** - DAR #A031490 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 3/6/2025 Elizabeth “Eliza” French Dulany Birth: 1756 Fairfax Hills, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA Death: 1822 (aged 65-66) Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA Burial: Shuters Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA Memorial #: 133700641 Bio: Elizabeth was d/o Daniel and Penelope (Manley) French of "Claremont" **** Family Members Parents Daniel French 1723-1771 Spouse Col Benjamin Dulany 1752-1818 (m. 1773) Children Benjamin Tasker Dulany Jr 1774-1835 Daniel French Dulany 1780-1848 Anne Bladen Dulany Tingey 1784-1814 Rebecca Dulany Winn 1784-1865 John Peyton Dulany 1789-1878 James Heath Dulany 1791-1821 CDR Bladen Tasker Dulany Sr 1793-1856 Col William Dulany 1800-1868 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 3/6/2025 Col Benjamin Dulany VVeteran Birth: 1752 Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Death: 9 Nov 1818 (aged 65-66) Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA Burial: Shuters Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA Memorial #: 133700252 Bio: Revolutionary War patriot and county clerk. He served as the county court clerk from 1773 to 1776 in Frederick County, Maryland. On June 20, 1774, Dulany was listed on the Committee of Correspondence as published to the inhabitants of Frederick County, Maryland; this document is known today as the "Frederick Resolves" and served as a resolution adopted in support of the besieged citizens of Boston. Before the Revolutionary War began, he was a personal friend of then-Colonel George Washington, who made him one of his aides. On 10 Feb 1773 he married Elizabeth French, d/o Daniel and Penelope (Manely) French of "Claremont" Fairfax County, Virginia, and ward of Colonel Washington, who gave her away at her marriage. Not long after this event, Benjamin presented to Colonel Washington the celebrated horse Blueskin which he rode during the Revolution. By 1777, the Dulanys moved to Alexandria as nearby neighbors of Washington and correspondence between them in purchasing land in 1782 is evident today. Colonel Dulany's favorite country seat was "Shuters Hill" near Alexandria, Virginia, where he and his wife were buried. Family Members Parents Daniel "the Younger" Dulany 1721-1797 Rebecca Tasker Dulany 1724-1822 Spouse Elizabeth "Eliza" French Dulany 1756-1822 Children Benjamin Tasker Dulany Jr 1774-1835 Daniel French Dulany 1780-1848 Anne Bladen Dulany Tingey 1784-1814 Rebecca Dulany Winn 1784-1865 John Peyton Dulany 1789-1878 James Heath Dulany 1791-1821 CDR Bladen Tasker Dulany Sr 1793-1856 Col William Dulany 1800-1868 Created by: Nelson Bolton (48389587) Added: 2014-08-02T11:58:50.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133700252/benjamin-dulany Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133700252/benjamin-dulany: accessed March 6, 2025), memorial page for Col Benjamin Dulany (1752-9 Nov 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133700252, citing Shuters Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Nelson Bolton (contributor 48389587). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Dulaney-Elizabeth-(French)--(Daniel-French--Penelope-Manley)
  Family ID	F746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1720 and 1723 - King George Co, VA Marriage - Bef 1757 - VA Will - Recorded 5/6/1772 - 20 May 1771 - Fairfax Co, VA Death - Between 20 Jul 1771 and 06 May 1772 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Admin - 19 May 1772 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Inv-App - 31 Aug 1772 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Inv-App - 04 Dec 1772 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Inv-App - 20 Sep 1773 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Inv-App - 20 Sep 1773 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Accts - 20 Sep 1774 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Estate Distribution - 20 Sep 1774 - Fairfax Co, VA Probate - Accts - 18 Aug 1777 - Fairfax Co, VA Burial - - Lorton, Fairfax Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - Will Book C, 1767-1776, p. 134-136 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 3/6/2025 Daniel French Birth: 1723 King George, King George County, Virginia, USA Death: 25 May 1771 (aged 47-48) Fair Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA Burial: Pohick Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA Memorial #: 62783456 Bio: Daniel French was active in mid-18th century Virginia. Daniel French, George Washington, and George Mason all went to the same church, the Truro Parish Church, now preferred to as the Pohick Church. It was built by Daniel French in Fairfax Co., VA, 1768-74. The designed was James Wren. William Bernard Sears was the finish carpenter and carver. The eighteenth-century Pohick Church was designed by James Wren, and built by Daniel French for Truro Parish. Completed in 1774, the brickwork was probably done by indentured white servant bricklayers and the woodwork by slave carpenters, all owned by French. George Washington, George Mason, and George William Fairfax were on the building committee. Open to the public. National Register site. Daniel French was b. 1723 and d. 1771 before the church was complete. He was a wealthy planter who lived at Rose Hill, his plantation west of Alexandria, contracted with the vestry to build the new church for 877 Pounds Virginia currency. Daniel also owned land in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, including a plantation on Dogue Run adjament to Mount Vernon that Washington Purchased in 1786. In 1772 the vestry voted to construct an 18' x 24' brick vestry house near the church. This information is from the book "George! A Guide to All Things Washington" by Frank E. Grizzard Jr. Family Members Children Elizabeth "Eliza" French Dulany 1756-1822 Created by: Scott and Renee (47363792) Added: 2010-12-10T21:29:09.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62783456/daniel-french Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62783456/daniel-french: accessed March 6, 2025), memorial page for Daniel French (1723-25 May 1771), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62783456, citing Pohick Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Scott and Renee (contributor 47363792). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S46] See Documents. [S77] Will.