Colonial families of Maryland

The colonial families of Maryland were the leading families in the Province of Maryland. Several also had interests in the Colony of Virginia, and the two are sometimes referred to as the Chesapeake Colonies.

Founders and scions

See also: American gentry and Tobacco colonies

Family name	Related	Family members	Notes
Adams Charles County		Francis Adams	(c. 1645 – 1698) [1] early settler
		John Adams	(c. 1670 – 1740) early settler [2]
		Francis Adams II	(1680 – 1766) revolutionary, planter and gentleman [1]
		Charles Adams	(c. 1672 – 1733) carpenter [3] [4]
Bowie Prince George's County	See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family	John Bowie, Sr.	(1688 – 1759) early settler [5]
		Oden Bowie	(1826 – 1894) 34th governor of the state of Maryland
		Robert Bowie	(1750 – 1818) 11th governor of Maryland [6]
		Thomas Fielder Bowie	(1808 – 1869) politician
		Walter Bowie	(1748 – 1810) slave owner, racehorse owner and politician [7]
		Captain William Bowie	(c 1721 – c 1791) revolutionary, member of the Assembly of Freemen, and Annapolis Convention delegate [8]
		William Duckett Bowie	(1803 – 1873) politician
Brent St. Mary's County, Queen Anne's County, Kent County	See also: Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent; Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; and Kent Fort Manor, home to the Brent Family	Margaret Brent	(c 1601 – c 1671) first woman in the English colonies to appear before court [9] [10]
		Mary Brent	early settler and plantation owner, sister of Margaret [11]
		Giles Brent	(c1600 – 1672) Catholic early settler, [12] married Mary Kittamaquad, the daughter of the Piscataway Tayac [13] [14]
Brice Anne Arundel County	See also: Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland)	Brice III	(1738–1820) lawyer and mayor of Annapolis
		John Brice Jr.	(1705–1766) settler and Loyalist politician [15]
		James Brice	(1746–1801) governor of Maryland [16]
Brooke Old Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County	See also: Fair Hill, the former estate of Richard Brooke; Fair Hill Training Center; and Brookeville, Maryland	Robert Brooke, Sr.	(1602–1655) early settler, planter [17]
		Thomas Brooke, Sr.	(1632 – 1676) lawyer, planter, High Sheriff and Chief Justice [18] [19]
		Thomas Brooke, Jr.	(1659 – 1730/31) politician, planter [18]
		Thomas Brooke III	(1683 – 1744) politician, planter [20]
		Richard Brooke	(1736 – 1788) politician, planter [21]
Burgess Anne Arundel County, Frederick County		William Burgess	(c 1622 – 1686/87) planter, merchant, politician [22]
		John Burgess	(1696 – 1774) planter [23]
		Edward Burgess	(ca. 1733 – 1809) planter, captain, First Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp [24]
Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County	See also: Category:Calvert family residences	Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore	(1605 – 31675) politician, peer and lawyer, first proprietor of Maryland
		Leonard Calvert	(1606 – 1647) first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland
		Phillip Calvert (governor)	(c. 1626 - c. 1682), fifth Governor of Maryland
		Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore	(1637 – 1715) English peer and colonial administrator
		Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore	(1679 – 1715) English peer and politician
		Charles Calvert Lazenby	(c. 1688 – 1734) British Army officer, colonial administrator, planter and Proprietary Governor of Maryland
		Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore	(1699 – 1751) British nobleman and Proprietary Governor of Maryland
		Benedict Leonard Calvert	(1700 – 1732) 15th Proprietary Governor of Maryland
		Benedict Swingate Calvert	(1722 – 1788) illegitimate son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, planter, slave owner, politician and Loyalist
		Henry Harford	(1758 – 1834), illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, namesake of Harford County, last proprietary owner of the British colony of Maryland
Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County	See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor	Charles Carroll the Settler
		Charles Carroll of Annapolis
		Charles Carroll (barrister)
		Charles Carroll of Carrollton	Carrollton Manor, Mount Clare
		Daniel Carroll
		John Carroll (bishop)
		Thomas King Carroll
		Anna Ella Carroll
		James Carroll (Maryland politician)
Chase Somerset County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County	See also: Impeachment of Samuel Chase, SS Samuel Chase, and Chase–Lloyd House	Samuel Chase	(1741 – 1811) signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence
		Jeremiah Chase	(1748 – 1828) lawyer, jurist, and land speculator
Chew Anne Arundel County,Cecil County	See also: Tulip Hill; Maidstone (Owings, Maryland); and Warfield's Range	Samuel Chew (I-V)	early settlers of Herring Bay beginning in1650, colonists and plantation owners [25] [26]
		John Chew Thomas	(1764 – 1836) politician, member of the House of Representatives for Maryland's 2nd district
Contee Prince George's County	See also: Clivedon Hall and Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland)	Thomas Contee	(c. 1729–1811) militia man, politician and planter
		Benjamin Contee	(1755 – 1815) priest and member of the House of Representatives
Key Cecil County,Montgomery County	See also: Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation and Woodley Mansion	Philip Barton Key	(1757 – 1815), loyalist and judge
		Philip Key	(1750 – 1820) congressional representative
		Barnes Compton	(1830 – 1898) politician and Treasurer of Maryland
		Francis Scott Key	(1779 – 1843) lawyer and author of author of the national anthem
Cresap Allegany County	See also: Cresaptown, Maryland; Cresaptown-Bel Air, Maryland; and Dans Mountain	Thomas Cresap	(c.1702—c.1790) settler and trader, served Lord Baltimore as an agent in Cresap's War
		Michael Cresap	(1742 – 1775) frontiersman immortalized in Logan's Lament, owned the Michael Cresap House
Darnall Prince George's County, Calvert County	See also: Darnall's Chance, Portland Manor, and His Lordship's Kindness	Henry Darnall	(1645 – 1711) planter, military officer and politician, proprietary agent for Lord Baltimore
		Henry Darnall II	(1682–1759) planter and landowner
Digges Prince George's County	See also: Warburton Manor	William Digges	(c. 1651— 1697) planter, soldier and politician
Dent St. Mary's County, Charles County	See also: Dentsville, Maryland; Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line; and Whitehaven, the Dent Family plantation is now the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site	Thomas Dent Sr.	(1630–1676), justice, sheriff, and member of the Maryland General Assembly
		George Dent	(1756 – 1813) planter, served in the House of Representatives [27] [28]
Dorsey Anne Arundel County, Calvert County	See also: Dorsey Hall; Howard Lodge; and Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland)	Edward Dorsey	(c. 1615 – 1659) boat-wright and patriarch
		Hon. John Dorsey	(before 1646 – 1714) colonial settler [29]
		Major Edward Dorsey	(before 1646 – 1705) colonial settler [30]
Dulany Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County	See also: Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son	Daniel Dulany the Elder	(1685–1753) lawyer and land-developer [31] [32] [33]
		Daniel Dulany the Younger	(1722 – 1797) loyalist politician, mayor of Annapolis and lawyer [34] [35]
		Walter Dulany	(died 1773) politician and mayor of Annapolis
Duvall Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County	See also: Middle Plantation, home of the Duvall family patented in 1664	Mareen Duvall	(1625–1694) French Huguenot and early settler [36]
		Gabriel Duvall	(1752 – 1844) politician and jurist
Eden baronets St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County		Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland	(1741 – 1784) colonial administrator and last colonial governor of Maryland [37]
		Caroline Calvert Eden	(c. 1737 – c.1773) namesake of Caroline County
Fendall Charles County, Prince George's County	See also: Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line; Blenheim (Maryland); and Marshall Hall, Maryland	Josias Fendall	(c. 1628 – c. 1687) colonial administrator, planter and proprietary governor
Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County	See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House	Robert Goldsborough	(1711 – 1788) lawyer, Burgess, statesman [38] and delegate to the Continental Congress [39]
		Nicholas Goldsborugh	(1732 – 1750) Justice of Talbot County, Burgess, Ferry manager [40]
		John Goldsborough	(1742 – 1770) Managed a ferry, [41] Freeman, General Assembly of state Talbot County [42]
		Colonel Nicholas Goldsborough	(c 1787 – c 1858) plantation owner, politician [43]
		Charles Goldsborough	(1765 – 1834) 16th Governor and federalist politician [44]
		William Goldsborough	(1750–1801) plantation owner, politician [45]
Greenberry Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County	See also: Whitehall, property once owned by the Greenberrys; Greenbury Light, a historic site at Greenberry Point, owned by the family; and Newtowne Neck State Park, public park on the former landholdings of the Greenberry family	Nicholas Greenberry	(c.1627 – 1697) 4th Royal Governor and military commander
Greene St. Mary's County, Charles County	See also: Green's Inheritance	Governor Thomas Greene	(1610 – 1652) early settler and second Provincial Governor [46]
Hammond Anne Arundel County, Howard County	See also: Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family; Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond; and Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond	Major Philip Hammond	(1697–1760) planter, politician and landowner
		Mathias Hammond	(1740–1786) revolutionary
		Rezin Hammond	(1745–1809) revolutionary, patriot and planter
		John Hammond Maj.Gen.	Tombstone from 'Mountain Neck' plantation to St.Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
Hanson Charles County, Prince George's County	See also: Statue of John Hanson, John Hanson Highway, and Belmont Estate	John Hanson	(1721 – 1783) merchant, politician and delegate to the Continental Congress
		Alexander Contee Hanson	(1786 – 1819) lawyer, publisher, and statesman
		Alexander Contee Hanson Sr.	(1749 – 1806) attorney and Chancellor of Maryland
Hatton St. Marys County		Thomas Hatton Sr.	(d 1655) early settler, secretary, provincial justice [47] [48]
		Thomas Hatton	(1642 – 1675) early settler [49]
Howard Baltimore County, Howard County		Matthew Howard Sr	early settler
		John Eager Howard	(1752 – 1827) soldier, plantation owner and politician, Howard County is named after him [50]
		George Howard (Governor of Maryland)	(1789 – 1846) 22nd governor of Maryland
		Benjamin Chew Howard	(1791 – 1872) politician and lawyer
		William Howard	(1793–1834) engineer who worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jenifer Charles County, Anne Arundel County	See also: Ellerslie, Maryland; Retreat (Port Tobacco, Maryland); and Sunnyside (Aquasco, Maryland)	Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer	(1723 – 1790) politician and Constitution signer
		Daniel Jenifer	(1791 – 1855) lawyer and statesman
Lee Prince George's County, Frederick County	See also: Blenheim, the Lee Family of Maryland descends from the "Blenheim" line of the Lee Family of Virginia; Melwood Park, an estate that came into possession of the Lee family by marriage; and SS Thomas Sim Lee	Philip Lee	(1681–1744), planter, naval officer and member of the Maryland General Assembly
		Thomas Sim Lee	(1745 – 1819) American planter, patriot, and politician who served as Maryland Governor
Lloyd		Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland)
		Edward Lloyd (delegate)
		Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)
		Henry Lloyd (governor)
		James Lloyd (Maryland)	(1756 – 1830) politician
Ogle Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County	See also: Belair, home to the Ogle family and Ogle Hall	Samuel Ogle	(c. 1694 – 1752) 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland
		Benjamin Ogle	(1749 – 1809) ninth Governor of Maryland
Paca Queen Anne's County, Anne Arundel County	See also: Wye River (plantation) and Paca House and Garden	William Paca	(1740 – 1799) signatory to Continental Association and Declaration of Independence [51] [52]
Peale		Charles Willson Peale
		James Peale
		Raphaelle Peale
		Rembrandt Peale
		Rubens Peale
		Titian Peale
		Anna Claypoole Peale
		Charles Peale Polk
		Margaretta Angelica Peale
		Sarah Miriam Peale
Ridgely Howard County, Baltimore County	See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's; Ridgely, Maryland; and Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore	Henry Ridgely	(1640–1710)
		Henry Ridgely III	(1690–1749)
		Charles Ridgely II	(1702–1772) planter, politician, justice, merchant
		Charles Ridgely III	(1733–1790) planter, iron monger, builder of Hampton Mansion
		Charles Carnan Ridgely	(1760 – 1829) politician, 15th Governor of Maryland
Riggin Somerset County	See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House	Teague Riggin	Founder; Planter, Golden Lyon Plantation, Pocomoke Sound [53]
		Darby Riggin	Founder; Planter, Annemessex, later moved to Accomack County, Virginia
		John Riggin	Planter, Marumsco, Pocomoke Sound [54]
		John Riggin	Planter, Annemessex
		Isaac Riggin	Corporal, Maryland Militia, War of 1812.
		Elisha Riggin	shipbuilder [55]
		John Riggin	Deputy clerk of the court, Worcester County; father of Brig. Gen. John Riggin, Jr.
Rodgers Cecil County,Harford County	See also: Rodgers Tavern and Sion Hill	Colonel John Rodgers Sr.	(b 1726) early settler, naval officer
		Commodore John Rodgers	(1772 – 1838) naval officer
		Admiral John Rodgers III	(1812 – 1882) naval officer
		George Washington Rodgers	(1787–1832) naval officer
Saffell Frederick CountyMontgomery County		Samuel Saffell	(1712–1777) early settler, landowner, second probated will in Montgomery County [56]
		Joshua Saffell	revolutionary soldier [57]
Sewall St. Mary's County,Dorchester County,Queen Anne's County	See also: Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site	Henry Sewall	(d 1665) early settler, founder of Mattapany, [58] My Lady Sewall's Manor [59] [60]
		Nicholas Lewis Sewall	planter, slave owner [61] [62]
		Charles S. Sewall	(1779 – 1848) politician, served in the Maryland State Senate, House of Delegates and House of Representatives
Smallwood Anne Arundel County, Charles County	See also: Smallwood State Park and Fort Smallwood Park	Governor William Smallwood	planter, soldier and politician, fourth Governor of Maryland
Sparrow Anne Arundel County	See also: Sparrows Point, Maryland	Thomas Sparrow	(1746–1784) Goldsmith, engraver jeweler, created the dies for the 1788 Chalmers shilling, the first coin minted in the Republic [63] [64] [65]
Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County	See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm)	George H. Steuart (planter)	Planter
		George H. Steuart (politician)	(1700–1784) physician, tobacco planter, and Loyalist politician
		George Steuart Hume
		George H. Steuart (Major General)
		Richard Sprigg Steuart	(1797–1876) physician and pioneer of the treatment of mental illness
		George H. Steuart (Brigadier General)	(1828 – 1903) planter and Confederate military officer
		William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore)	(1780 – 1839) stonemason and mayor of Baltimore
Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County	See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences	William Stone	(c. 1603 – c. 1660) English-born merchant, planter and proprietary governor of Maryland
		Thomas Stone	(1743 – 1787) planter, politician, and lawyer who signed the Declaration of Independence, namesake of the SS Thomas Stone
		Michael J. Stone	(1747 – 1812) American planter and statesman
		John Hoskins Stone	(1749 – 1804) planter, soldier, and 7th Governor of Maryland
		William Murray Stone	(1779 – 1838) clergyman
		Frederick Stone	(1820 – 1899) lawyer and Congressman from Maryland's fifth district
Tasker Prince George's County	See also: Belair Mansion, ancestral home of the Tasker family and Selima, Tasker Jr.'s prized mare that became a foundational dam for thoroughbreds in the United Staes	Benjamin Tasker, Sr.	(c. 1690–1768) 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland
		Benjamin Tasker, Jr.	(1720–1760) politician, slave trader and Mayor of Annapolis
Tilghman Talbot County	See also: Sherwood Manor (St. Michaels, Maryland) and Hope House (Easton, Maryland)	James Tilghman	(1716–1793) lawyer and public servant
		Tench Tilghman	(1744 – 1786) Continental Army officer and aide-de-camp to George Washington
Vallette Anne Arundel County		Elie Vallette	(1744 – 1786) early settler, loyalist and clerk [66] [67]
		Elie Augustus Frederick La Vallette	(1790 – 1862) naval officer
Warfield Howard CountyAnne Arundel County	See also: Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland; Warfield's Range; and Oakdale Manor	Richard Warfield Capt.	(b.1646) early settler [68]
		Charles Alexander Warfield	(1751–1813) planter, militia member, revolutionary
		Henry Ridgely Warfield	(1774 – 1839) politician, U.S. Representative
Worthington Prince George's County, Baltimore County	See also: Worthington's Quarters	John Worthington Capt.	Founder; tombstone transferred to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
		Walter Brooke Cox Worthington	(1795 – 1845) member of Maryland House of Delegates
		Thomas Contee Worthington	(1782–1847) U.S. Representative from Maryland
		William Grafton Dulany Worthington	(1785–1856) lawyer, statesman, member of Maryland House of Delegates [69] [70]

See also

• First Families of Virginia
• American gentry
• Hammond-Harwood House
• Whitehall (Annapolis, Maryland)
• Tulip Hill
• Pimlico Race Course
• Preakness Stakes
• History of White Americans in Baltimore
• Old Stock Americans

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Further reading

• Barnes, Robert W. (2007). Colonial Families of Maryland: Bound and Determined to Succeed. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   9780806353166.

External links

• Search engine of Maryland's families of early settlers

• Hester Dorsey Richardson. Side-lights on Maryland history: with sketches of early Maryland families. Vol. II. Williams and Wilkins. 1913.
• Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records. Kohn & Pollock. 1905.