Col. Samuel Duval, Sr.

Biography

Samuel DuVal was born in King William County, Virginia on 22 Jan 1714 to Daniel Duval and Philadelphia DuBois. Samuel married Lucy Claiborne and had 8 children. He died in 1783 in St Johns parish, “Mount Comfort,” Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

Family

Notes

Samuel DuVal was appointed one of the trustees of Richmond, VA, 1752 and again in 1773 when the authority of the trustees was enlarged. He was a justice of Henrico Co., VA as early as 2 Oct 1752; served as a member of the House of Burgesses, 1772-76; and was a member of the first and second Virginia conventions, 1775-76. He was elected a member of the Henrico County Committee of Safety and Correspondence, 17 Nov 1774, and again 6 Nov 1775. In 1780 he was appointed by the General Assembly to the committee to locate and lay off the Capitol Square in Richmond.

Source: “The DuVal family of Virginia, 1701 : descendants of Daniel DuVal, Huguenot and allied families.” Page 176. < AncestryImage >

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15922537/samuel-duval

Samuel DuVal was the son of Daniel DuVal. In 1745 he married Lucie Claiborne the daughter of William and Elizabeth Whitehead Claiborne. They were married in King William Co., Virginia. The location of his burial is unknown in the Saint John Cemetery.
From the plaque at St. John's Episcopal Church, 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
Samuel DuVal
1714 - 1784
Planter, Civic Leader and Patriot
Member of House of Burgesses, 1773 - 1775
First Virginia Convention 1774
Committees of Safety and Correspondence Richmond and Henrico, 1775
Second Virginia Convention When Patrick Henry Made His Immortal Address, March 23, 1775
Directorate for Removing Capital from Capitol from Williamsburg to Richmond, 1779 - 1784
St. John's Vestry, 1752 - 1784
Presented in 1970 by Miles P. DuVal, Sr.

Disputed origins

Father: Chevalier DUVAL
Mother: Philadelphia DUBOIS

Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. Fourth Edition. Volume Two, Families G-P.

has samuel as son of Mareen and sarah duvall

References

• http://latrobefamily.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I16146&tr...
• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/samuel-duval_14587703
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1032...
• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via mother Philadelphia Duval (born Du Bois) by SmartCopy: Apr 3 2015, 17:56:19 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 5 2023, 15:57:04 UTC
• Samuel Daval in the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 < AncestrySharing > (documents attached)
• The DuVal family of Virginia, 1701 : descendants of Daniel DuVal, Huguenot and allied families. “Samuel DuVal of “Mt. Comfort,”. Henrico County, Virginia, 1714-1784.” Page 171-176. Page 171 < AncestrySharing >; Children, page 172. < AncestrySharing >. (Document attached.)