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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 6 Jun 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
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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
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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).
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Dulaney-Elizabeth-(French)--(Daniel-French--Penelope-Manley) Family ID F746 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jun 2026
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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
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Notes
- Will Book C, 1767-1776, p. 134-136
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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).
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