Samuel Colville

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Colville was born in 1734, in Frederick, Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Colville, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 34. He had at least 4 sons with Elizabeth Young. He died on 20 November 1780, in Washington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Colville
1734–1780
Elizabeth Young
1745–
Samuel Colville
1762–1780
Joseph Colville
1763–1825
Maj Joseph Colville III
1764–1834
George Colville
1768–1854

Sources (2)

  • Samuel Colville, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Crawford - William Lusk Sr. - Ancestors and Friends @familysearch

World Events (3)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1778 · Established

Abingdon was established in 1778.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Colleville in Seine-Maritime, France, named with the Scandinavian personal name Koli (see Cole 2) + Old French ville ‘settlement, village’. The Scottish branch of the family were descended from Philip de Colville, who came to Scotland as a household knight of kings Malcolm IV (1153–65) and William ‘the Lion’ (1165–1214).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The History of the Colville Family

The following was taken from Findley's The Smartt and Descendent Families; pages 212-214... "The Colvilles came to the upper Virginia Valley from the Province of Ulster in Ireland. At least …

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