Re: Aquilla Dulaney
-
In reply to:
Re: Aquilla Dulaney
Gracehelen Gentry 10/19/02
The first Dulaneys in the US were Daniel(1685-1753),Joseph and William, who came to Maryland in 1703 (this can all be found in Aubrey Land's The Dulanys of Maryland, published in 1955 by the Maryland Historical Society).Daniel was the youngest, and would have been an indentured servant (the brothers sailed without having paid for their passage, and the usual deal was that you had a short time to bargain with planters who came onboard -- after that, you would be indentured as a common laborer for 4 years)but he impressed Col. George Plater, who needed a law clerk.He eventually became one of the most prominent (and wealthiest) attorneys in Maryland, serving for a while as the colony's Attorney General. He and his wife Rebecca (Tasker) were buried at St. Anne's in Annapolis.
The Dulaney Valley area north of Baltimore (where Goucher College is located) was named for thefamily. Daniel later became known as the Elder, because his son Daniel also became a prominent attorney, and was referred to as the Younger.Daniel the Younger (1722-1797) was a Tory, as was one of his sons, Daniel (the still Younger???. I have heard that the other, Benjamin Tasker Dulaney, was a trusted aide-de-camp to Washington, but I haven't been able to document the entire story.
I suspect, from the ages, that there's probably one generation between Daniel the Younger and Aquilla, but I haven't been able to fill that gap yet.
More Replies:
-
Re: Aquilla Dulaney
Gracehelen Gentry 10/21/02