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Hi
My Grandfather was Patrick CALVERT born 16/17th March around 1890. He was the
Son on Hugh CALVERT who was married to Isobel HARKIN. They lived at 56
Hibernia Terrace in Strabane Co.Tyrone Northern Ireland. My Great Aunt Vera
(Patrick's sister) told me that Patrick had once met a "Lord CALVERT" on the
soccer pitch when he was playing in Strabane. She told me that "Lord CALVERT"
had told Patrick that there was only one line of CALVERT's in Ireland and that
they were the line that emigrated to US and founded the State of Maryland. He
said that my line was therefore related to his!
My Great Aunt Vera lived in LA and she was about 93 when I spoke with her.
She told me that her Grandfather was Hiram CALVERT and that he had been buried
in PA. I knew that there was a link with PA because my Grandfather (Patrick)
had inherited some money from a relative called BURKE who had died in PA.
There were about 20 other CALVERTS who came in for a share. My Great Aunt
also told me that when she first came to US around 1911, she was passed around
various relatives in Michigan, Canada, PA etc.
I wonder if you have come across this line? Especially info on Hiram CALVERT
as this would link my line to the US CALVERTs.
Regards,
Jim Williams
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Mar. 21, 1999 Re Hiram
Hiram Calvert # 557 in O'Gorman was s/o Presley Calvert (Obed, Obed,
Geo., Geo.,
Wm., Leonard, Lord Baltimore) b. 1806,
KY. He was m. twice and had 7 ch.
Another Hiram # 1541 s/o Berry Wick
Calvet ((Presley, Obed, Obed, Geo., Geo., Wm., Leonard, Lord Baltimore)
b. 1862 KY. (No info.)
Hiram Calvert #6289 s/o Merrifield Calvert
(DAniel, Isaiah, Robert, John) b. 1834, KY. He is listed in 2nd section
under John
of Frederick. John has a connection to the Quaker line from Ireland,
prob. from a
sib. or cousin of the early Calverts. Most
probably from County Armagh, Ire. John was in PA. There is no further
info on Hiram.
Barbara Calvert
I have just obtained Anne Elizabeth Yentsch's A CHESAPEAKE FAMILY AND
THEIR SLAVES by interlibrary loan. It is an excellent book. The author
is an historical archeologist teaching at Armstrong State College in
Savannah, Georgia. She works with the combined tools of the historian,
the anthropologist, and the archeologist to reconstruct a portrait of
the family that once occupied a particular house close to the state
capitol building in Annapolis. The house turns out to be the home of
Capt. Charles Calvert, Governor of Maryland 1720-1727; hence the book
contains much material of interest to Calvert researchers.
The bibliography is extensive. It appears that for portions of her
book the author worked closely with persons in the Maryland State
Archives.
This book goes beyond the bare bones of dates and places to provide a
more rounded picture of the lives of these Calverts. I think it is one
any serious Calvert researcher would benefit from reading. I highly
recommend it. . . . . Dwight
Mar. 19, 1999 Message #4
Wm. Colvard.
Listed in O'Gorman #7901. No concrete answers but could be s/o Wm.
Calvert
s/o Leonard Calvert. Hon. Wm. Calvert
#14 had a son Wm. #19 and not much is known about him. This ID is very
tentative and not at all sure. O'Goman dos go into some details. If
you have
O'Gorman you can find the listing.
Barbara Calvert
Robert,
Many thanks for your research of Benedict's will and codicil. It still seems
implausible to me that Benedict would have disinherited William if William
were only 12 years old or younger. There is another problem with our William's
birthdate stated as Feb. 1757. One of Benedict's other children ( I think it
was Charles) is listed as being born in Oct., 1756. Do we have an original
source for our William's birthdate?
Dan Whitmire
My great great grandfather was B.E. Wharton. He married Della Hinton. Do you
know if there is any relationship to your Hinton's? They are buried in
Circleville, Ohio. My family also married into the Calvert family. Thanks
for any info. Michelle Dailey
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>Re: Cecil Calvert - Central KY
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>Posted by Dee Calvert on March 07, 1999 at 17:03:56:
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>In Reply to: Cecil Calvert - Central KY posted by William Meredith Pierce
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>February 27, 1999 at 05:47:50:
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>Try Vicki K. Calvert Spencer at the above e-mail address. She has a lot of
>information.
>
>
>Here is what little I know: (Most from Central KY - Hardin Co.?)
>
>Cecil CALVERT m. Honor Frances BROWN (1816-1919)
> They had ??children, including:
> William Henry CALVERT (b. 21-Mar-1847 - d. Sep-1908)
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>William Henry "Zack" CALVERT 2 (Cecil 1) m. Katherine Sarilda "Kate"
French.
>Their children:
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>Thomas m. Sarah THOMAS
>David m.Rinda BURCKLE
>Katherine
>Mary Helena m.Charles Augustine HINTON
>Sienna "Babe" m. George Washington HENDERSON
>Fanny m. James BRIAN
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>Mary Helena CALVERT (William Henry 2, Cecil 1)m. Charles Augustine HINTON
>(St.John's, Hardin Co.KY)
>Their children:
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>Anna Ruth HINTON (1900-1975) a.k.a. Sister Marcia,S.L.
>Blanche Agnes HINTON (1905-1996) m. J. William Gorman(1900-1985)
>Bernard "Curly" HINTON (b. 1910) m. Beulah "Boots" O'Bryan
>James Calvert HINTON (b. 1913) m. Katherine "Kitty" Peebles
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>Mary Helena CALVERT HINTON was my maternal great-grandmother, and I
remember
>her well. If any of this dovetails,I would always appreciate information
>and/or advice.
>
>Thanks.
>
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I have been trying for some time to connect my William Calvert - born about
1705 in Chesterfield or Henrico County, Virginia to the Lord Baltimore
Calverts.
My only option seems to be to compile a list of those Calverts who were living
in these two counties during this time period - around 1700 to abt 1720.
Formation of counties also seems to be a vital part of the clue to William's
ancestry. Does anyone know from which counties Henrico and Chesterfield
county were formed?
William married Temperence Butterworth born ca. 1708 in Halifax or Albemarle
County, Virginia. They were married before 1735 in the Dale Parish of
Chesterfield County Virginia. Following William's death in abt 1745 in the
Dale Parish, Temperence married Warham Easley of whom nothing is presently
known.
William and Temperence had the following children:
1. Benjamin (Calvert) Colvard, Sr. b: Abt. 1735 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia d: 1795.
+Susanne (Susannah) Holland b: 1730 in Goochland County, Virginia
d: Bef. 1825.
2. William (Calvert) Colvard, Jr. b: Abt. 1737 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia died Aft. November 1795 in Wilkes County, North Carolina
+Mercy (Mary) Holland b: Abt. 1740 in Goochland County, Virginia m:
Abt. 1757 in Goochland County, Virginia died in Wilkes County, North
Carolina
3. Thomas (Calvert) Colvard b: Abt. 1739 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia d: Bef. 1829 in Halifax Court, Franklin County, North Carolina
+Sarah b: Abt. 1730 in North Carolina m: Abt. 1790 in Franklin, North
Carolina d: 1797 in Halifax Court, Franklin County, North Carolina
4. John Butterworth (Calvert) Colvard b: Abt. 1741 in Chesterfield County,
Virginia Died Bef. 1832 in North Carolina(?)
+Judith Merryman b: Abt. 1741 in Goochland County, Virginia m: December
25, 1762 in Cumberland County, Virginia d: Bef. 1836 in North Carolina(?)
Any help in establishing William Calvert's ancestry is greatly appreciated.
Chris Clark
ittawamba(a)aol.com
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Re: Cecil Calvert - Central KY
Posted by Dee Calvert on March 07, 1999 at 17:03:56:
In Reply to: Cecil Calvert - Central KY posted by William Meredith Pierce on
February 27, 1999 at 05:47:50:
Try Vicki K. Calvert Spencer at the above e-mail address. She has a lot of
information.
Here is what little I know: (Most from Central KY - Hardin Co.?)
Cecil CALVERT m. Honor Frances BROWN (1816-1919)
They had ??children, including:
William Henry CALVERT (b. 21-Mar-1847 - d. Sep-1908)
William Henry "Zack" CALVERT 2 (Cecil 1) m. Katherine Sarilda "Kate" French.
Their children:
Thomas m. Sarah THOMAS
David m.Rinda BURCKLE
Katherine
Mary Helena m.Charles Augustine HINTON
Sienna "Babe" m. George Washington HENDERSON
Fanny m. James BRIAN
Mary Helena CALVERT (William Henry 2, Cecil 1)m. Charles Augustine HINTON
(St.John's, Hardin Co.KY)
Their children:
Anna Ruth HINTON (1900-1975) a.k.a. Sister Marcia,S.L.
Blanche Agnes HINTON (1905-1996) m. J. William Gorman(1900-1985)
Bernard "Curly" HINTON (b. 1910) m. Beulah "Boots" O'Bryan
James Calvert HINTON (b. 1913) m. Katherine "Kitty" Peebles
Mary Helena CALVERT HINTON was my maternal great-grandmother, and I remember
her well. If any of this dovetails,I would always appreciate information
and/or advice.
Thanks.
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Thanks, Robert, for posting portions of Benedict's will and codicil.
I have his wife, Elizabeth's, deathdate as 7 July 1798--this
according to an article by Nicklin in Maryland Historical Magazine, vol.
xvi (1921), p. 318, entitled, "The Calvert Family, Part III." According
to my notes, Nicklin does not give her place of death. . . . Dwight
I. WILL of Benedict [Swingate?] Calvert.
The Will of Benedict Calvert and the Codicil, which immediately follows it, can
be found in Prince Georges County, MD, Will Book T#1, p.258-262, with the Codicil
being entirely on p.262, [FHL Film#00114279].
This, of course, is not the "original" Will, but the transcription of the
original into the official Will Book by a clerk.
The Will is dated 1 Dec. 1779, the Codicil is dated 30 March 1780, and they were
submitted for entry in the Will Book on 17 Feb. 1788. [Meaning that Benedict died
sometime between Mar. 1780 and Feb 1788].
I shall post a complete transcription of the Will and Codicil in the next few
days to the Prince Georges County USGenWeb page to be posted under the Wills
section. In the meantime, here are the highlights:
[The numbers at the beginning of the paragraphs do not appear in the original,
but are included by me for reference and discussion purposes. I have tried to
maintain the original spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc., but the
document is woefully inconsistent in at least the last two. The sections included
in brackets under [Note: ...] are obviously my own comments.]
1. "I Benedict Calvert of Prince Georges County Esquire being in good health and
of sound and disposing mind ....
[Note: There is no use of the term "Swingate" anywhere in the Will or Codicil.]
2. "Imprimus. I give devise and bequeath to my dear and much loved wife Elizabeth
Calvert during her widowhood and no longer the possession use and profits of all
my Real and Personal Estate whatsoever for the support and maintenance of herself
and my children in lieu and full satisfaction of what she may or can claim in
virtue of any Indenture or marriage settlement or other contract agreement
heretofore made and in case the profits of my said whole real and personal Estate
shall be more than sufficient for the support and maintenance of my said wife and
Children and the education of my Children the overplus f such profits do arising
in my said wifes widowhood I do give and bequeath to her in her own right not to
be accounted for to my Children or any of them. But in case my said wife should
again marry after my death I do then and in such case give and bequeath to her
one third part of my real Estate during her Natural life and one third part of my
personal Estate in lieu of and full satisfaction of what she can or may claim in
virtue of any jointure or marriage settlement or other contract or agreement as
aforesaid..."
[Note: Because he provides for maintenance of his children and their education,
there must have been at least two minor children still living with Benedict and
Elizabeth. And Benedict and Elizabeth must have entered into some sort of
prenuptial marriage contract or marriage agreement or he would not have mentioned
it. Remember that this Elizabeth was said to be the daughter of Charles Calvert,
gov. of Maryland 1720-1727, so maybe she brought into the marriage a lot of
property of her own, hence the need for a prenuptial.]
3. "Item ... [long explanation about keeping all of his "Servants Negros Stock
and Utensils" and maintaining his plantations, unless it is necessary to sell
something, etc.]
4. "Item. I devise give and bequeath to my Son Edward Henry Calvert and his heirs
after the death of my said wife or [p. 259] Day of her Marriage whichever shall
first happen all my lands in Prince Georges County which were sold by Mr. Samuel
Hyde to the Right Honorable Charles Lord Baltimore and afterward purchased by Mr.
Ignatius Digges and by him conveyed to me, also two tracts of Land adjoining the
said Lands sold by the said Samuel Hyde. the one called the second addition to
his Lordship kindness, the other called the third addition to his Lordship
kindness and also all my lots of Land and Houses in the City of Annapolis. To
have and to hold the same several Lands Lots and Houses and Premises with their
appurtenances to my said Son Edward Henry Calvert his heirs and assigns forever."
[Note: Because he is listed first, Edward would most likely be the oldest SON,
but not necessarily the oldest child. Keep in mind the surname DIGGS. It will
surface in a later document. Also, Edward must have already had children by the
date of the will, or Benedict would have used different wording. See below for
John and William.]
5. "Item. I give devise and bequeath to my Son George Calvert and the heirs of
his body lawfully begotten after the death of my said wife or day of Marriage
whichever shall first happen all my manor and all my Tracts parcels or pieces of
Land adjoining or contiguous to the same several Tracts or parcels of Land and
also my Lott [could be Lots, but I believe it is Lott, based on the way "Lotts"
is written later on] of Land and warehouse in the Town of Upper Marlboro . And in
case my said Son George Calvert shall die, without issue of his body lawfully
begotten, then and in such case I give devise and bequeath the several Tracts
parcels and pieces and lott[s?] of Land and warehouse aforesaid to my Son John
Calvert and the Heirs of his body lawfully begotten and in case my said Son John
Calvert shall die without issue Issue of his Body lawfully begotten then and in
such case I give devise and Bequeath the same several Tracts parcels and pieces
and lott[s?] of Land and warehouse aforesaid to my Son William Calvert and his
Heirs and assigns forever."
[Note: This paragraph leaves little doubt that Benedict had at least three more
legitimate sons: George, John and William. The language used in this paragraph
suggests that George, John and William were not yet married at the time of the
will, or at least had not yet had any "lawfully begotten" children. (Who knows
how many "unlawfully" begotten ones were running around!)]
6. "Item. I give devise and bequeath to my son John Calvert and the Heirs of his
Body lawfully begotten after the death of my said wife or day of her Marriage
whichever shall first happen All my several Tracts parcels and Lotts [here it is
clearly "Lotts"] of Land following to wit, my Tract of Land called Part of
Denmark and Hog yard Resurveyed a Tract of Land called Leamans delight my part of
the Tract of Land called Saint Elizabeth and my two Lotts of Land lying in the
Town of Bladensburgh and in case my said Son John Calvert shall shall [sic] die
without issue of his Body lawfully begotten then and in such case I give devise
and bequeath the same several Tracts parcels and Lotts of Land to my Son William
Calvert and the heirs of his Body lawfully begotten and in case my Son William
Calvert shall die without issue of his Body lawfully begotten then and in such
case I give devise and bequeath all the same several Tracts parcels and lotts of
Land to my Son George Calvert his Heirs and assigns forever."
[Note: Obviously some clues here to be followed up: Part of Denmark .... Town of
Bladensburgh ...]
7. "Item. I give devise and bequeath to my Son William Calvert ....my part of
the Tract of Land called The Hermitage my undivided m[?]ely of all those two
Tracts or parcels of Land lying in Frederick County the one called Johns mountain
the other the lost Tomohock which were purchased by Thomas Johnson Junior and
myself and in case the said William Calvert shall die ...to my son John Calvert
... to my Son George Calvert"
[Note: My follow-up on this paragraph is described later.]
8. "Item. [within 12 months of death, the executor/trix is to sell] ... my fifth
part or share of the Furnace in Frederick County called Hampton Furnace ..."
9. "Item. I give and bequeath to Miss Mary Read one Negro Girl named Cale the
Daughter of Negro Rachel and also one hundred pounds sterling to be paid to her
in six months after my decease in full satisfaction of any claim she may have
against my estate for services in my family the said Negro Cale Theretofore gave
to Miss Read and I make this Bequest in donformation only of that Gift."
10. "Item. I give & Bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Calvert One Mulatto Girl
name Nell the Daughter of Jack."
11. "Item. It is my will and Desire that in case my said wife should not marry
again then I hereby give and bequeath my whole Personal Estate not herein
specifically devised, after the Death of my said wife together with the then
increase of the Negroes and Stock of said Personal Estate to my Dear Children
Edward Henry Calvert, George Calvert, John Calvert, William Calvert, [p. 270]
Elizabeth Calvert, Eleanor Custes and Arianna Calvert to be equally divided
amongst them ... to be paid to my said sons when they attain the age of 21 years
respectively ... and to be paid to my said Daughters by my acting Executor
immediately or as soon as he conveniently can after the Death of my said wife
....
[Note: This paragraph could suggest that none of his sons were yet 21 years old.]
12. [Here follows almost 2/3rds of a page explaining how to divide up the
property after the death of his wife, if she remarries.]
13. [He goes on and on about various ways his estate should be divided up if one
of the children dies before his wife, but after another child, etc. but then
states ... ] " ... unless my Son Edward Henry Calvert shall die under the age of
twenty one years ... [and then he repeats this for each of the sons - meaning
that ALL of his sons were under the age of 21 at the time of his making the will
in Dec. of 1779! Maybe the actual transcription of this section will yield
additional information that was not apparent from the initial reading.]
14. The will was witnessed by Sarah Allen, Abraham Fischer and Thomas Barry.
II. CODICIL to the WILL of Benedict [Swingate?] Calvert.
Immediately following the will, which ends midway on p. 262, is the Codicil to
the will.
It is dated 30 March 1780.
In summary, it states:
1. "[all that sound mind and body stuff] .... And whereas by my foregoing will
bearing date the first day of December seventeen hundred and seventy nine I have
devised my part of the Tract of Land called the Hermitage to my son William
Calvert in tail, I do hereby revoke and declare the said devise to be null and
void and do hereby give devise and bequeath the said Land to my Son John Calvert
and the heirs of his body ..... [but if John dies without issue] ... then
thereby give devise and bequeath the said land to my Son William Calvert [but if
William dies without issue, then to George ... All of the rest of the former will
is reconfirmed.]
Witnessed by W Cooke, Ralph Forster, Wm Steuart
Will and codicil submitted to probate February 18, 1788 by Elizabeth Calvert.
III. FREDERICK CO., MD DEED RECORDS
Seeing that the land given in the will and changed in the codicil was in
Frederick Co., I checked land records there. Federick Co., MD General Index,
1748-1778 [FHL Film# 0013951, Item 1] was negative for any John or William
Calvert. Benedict appeared in four sequential entries [Book K, pp. 1423-1430] on
August 19, 1767 deeding land to four individuals: John Couchran, Lodwich
Ryon[s?], James Patterson and John Mooney.
The Frederick Co., MD General Index, 1778-1803 [same Film# - 0013951, 2nd item]
was negative for Benedict or John Calvert, but the following entry appears
Book WR-14, p.473, Sep. 24, 1796 Calvert, William, et. al to Stephen
Winchester, Power of Attorney.
The actual document found at Book WR-14, p. 473 is a power of attorney, recorded
the 5th day of September, 1796 and is summarized as follows:
".... whereas we Elizabeth Calvert of Ann Arundel County, William Diggs of
Montgomery County, Bernard Oneal of the same county administrator ... of the
estate of Edward Diggs late of Saint Marys County deceased and Normand Bruce of
Frederick County being interested in and duly authorized to sell and dispose of
the Estate Right Title and Interest of thhe late Partnership or company called
the Hampton Company and being willing and desirous to sell and dispose of all the
Right and Title of the said partnership or of either of us individually of in and
to a certain Tract or parcel of land called Carolina NOW KNOW YE that we the said
Elizabeth Calvert, William Diggs, Bernard Oneal Administrator aforesaid and
Normand Bruce do and each of us doth by these presents Nominate Authorize
Investiture and Appoint Stephen Winchester of Frederick County our true and
lawful Attorney and the Attorney of each of us to sell and dispose of our and
each of our Right Title and Interest and the right of title and Interest of
Benedict Calvert deceased and Edward Diggs aforesaid deceased of in and to the
said Tract or parcel of land called Carolina ...."
Signed 28 July, 1796
Witnesses: James McCuttock to Elizabeth Calvert, Wm Diggs, B. O Neill
U[?] Bruce to N Bruce Normd Bruce
[Note: Curiously, there is no mention of William Calvert in this document,
although the index entry refers to it. Elizabeth Calvert was living in Ann
Arundel County at the time. Apparently she did not die there however, as there
are NO Calvert wills at all listed in any of the indexes for Ann Arundel County -
a fact also noted by O'Gorman on p. 662. Paragraph 4. of the Will of Benedict
refers to Ignatius Diggs. His relationship to Edward or William Diggs is unknown,
at least to me. Benedict did not specifically refer to his interest in this
Hampton Partnership or the "Carolina" in his will and so presumably his wife
Elizabeth inherited it by the general dispostion language.]
There does not appear to be any deed in Frederick County, at least from
1778-1803, from either a John Calvert or a William Calvert disposing of the
"Hermitage", etc.
And now for some interesting observations:
1. William Calvert is said to have married Elizabeth Nodding on July 18, 1780 in
Montgomery Co., MD. The William listed in Benedict's will seems to have been the
youngest son of four, all of which were under 21 years of age as of Dec 1, 1779.
However, it is possible that he was the oldest, meaning that he should not have
been born any earlier than Dec 1, 1758. The birth date listed for William Calvert
is 26 Feb. 1757. Fairly close, but leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
In the material posted by George on Mar. 15th, which was an extract taken from
the "Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. xvi (1921111) p.58, it indicates that
Benedict of Mt. Airy had sons named John and William and a dau. Ariana, all of
which died after 1788 unmarried! It is clear that someone relied upon the will to
make these conclusions. In fact, the will seems to be the source of a lot of the
info about Benedict found here; i.e., that Philip, Leonard and Caecilius died
young - since they are not mentioned in the will. Note that it lists Charles as
having been born 3rd Oct 1756 and that he died unmarried in England in 1777. But
of particular interest is the listing for Edward Henry Calvert. It states that he
was born 7 Nov 1766. And the listing for George states his birth as 2nd Feb 1768.
Now this would suggest that John and William were both born after 1768, but of
course, that would make our William only 12 years old when he married! George's
birth date seems to be the source of the info that the William, son of Benedict,
was born about 1768, or "after 1768"!
One possible scenario is that William was the oldest surviving son at the time
Benedict made his will, but for some reason he put him at the bottom of the list.
And it is possible that Benedict was somehow concerned about William's pending
marriage to Elizabeth Nodding, whose parents were Baptists, and so Benedict
amended his will in March of 1780 to even further cut William out of it.
I believe that the Will of Elizabeth Calvert, if we can find it, may shed some
light on the subject, as she may list the children's then places of residence,
spouses, grandchildren, etc. I could not find her death date or place in the
material George supplied. I did not check O'Gorman.
Robert Fillerup
I posted this in a few other places, and I don't know if everyone knows about
this, but
there is some great Calvert information posted at:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/AMS/Arundell/Arundell.html
It has a little bit of a snooty tone, if you are sensitive to such things.
If you search for your ancestors by doing internet text searches, you may not
have found this site since nearly all the information is in GIF format.
Take care, all
John
To Galen , George, Dwight and everyone else who jumped in,
Thank you for all of the facinating information on this interesting part of
the family. I'm glad I asked about them.
Grosvenor
Who is this about?
Ken Coleman
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I just found this and thought someone might find it interesting.
Below are the
links it came from.
<A HREF="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com./gwpcusti.htm">
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com./gwpcusti.htm</A>
<A HREF="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com./history1.htm">
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com./history1.htm</A>
Born at Mount Airy, Maryland, on April 30, 1781, his parents were
John Parke
and Eleanor (Calvert) Custis. He attended St. John's College and
Princeton
University. He married Mary Lee Fitzhugh in 1804 and they had one
daughter,
Mary (later Mrs. Robert E. Lee).
He was commissioned Colonel, United States Army, and aide-de-camp to
General
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney in 1799 and was a volunteer in the
defense of
Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812.
He began as series of "Recollections of Washington" in the U.S.
Gazette in
1826, and continued in the National Intelligencer, and published in
book form
in 1860. His first play, The Indian Prophecy, was performed in the
Chestnut
Street Theater, Philadelphia, in 1830. He also wrote: The Railroad,
1830;
North Point of Baltimore Defended, 1833; Eighth of January, 1834.
He was the adopted son of George Washington after the death of his
parents. He
built Arlington House as a tribute to, and to hold the belongings
of, General
George Washington.
He died on October 19, 1852 and was buried in a private lot on the
estate
(long before it became a National Cemetery), which is now Section 13
of
Arlington National Cemetery.
His wife, Mary Fitzhugh Custis, who died on April 23, 1853, is
buried with
him.
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Galen, George, and Other Calverts,
George, I may be missing something in reading over the McKenzie
material you posted--and thanks for doing that. It seems to me that the
person McKenzie is calling "Benedict of Mt. Airy" and Benedict Swingate
Calvert are one and the same person.
Benedict Swingate Calvert married Eleanor Calvert in 1748. They
lived for a while in Annapolis. In the early 1760's they settled on Mt.
Airy. So Benedict Swingate could, with good reason, be called Benedict
of Mt. Airy.
Again, I may have missed it, but I see no mention of another
Benedict son of the Fifth Lord Baltimore in McKenzie's material. Am I
missing something? . . . Dwight
Calvert Researchers:
I believe the accepted view is that Benedict Swingate was born in
England. The speculation is that he was raised there by a family named
Swingate. He was sent to Maryland when he was about 18 years old and
put under the care of Dr. George Steuart of Annapolis.
I note that one of my sources is Nicklin's article in MARYLAND
HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, vol. xvi (1921), p. 58 entitled "The Calvert
Family." Also see his "The Calvert Family, Part III," p. 314. This was
written 10 years after McKenzie's piece, and he doesn't mention two
Benedict sons of Charles, the Fifth Lord Baltimore.
I mentioned one view of Benedict Swingate's mother in a previous
posting.
This dispute hinges on what credence one is willing to give to
McKenzie's piece.
>
> Hi Galen,
>
> As they say in Kentucky, "that dog won't hunt, but that
> won't stop him from fathering puppies". Benedict of Mt.
> Airy was apparently born and raised in England. Vicky Kay
> found something suggesting his mother was of noble birth.
>
> On the other hand, Benedict Swingate was perhaps a little
> bit more of a mongrel with a "commoner" for a mother. From
> what I have seen, it seems that Benedict Swingate was most
> likely born in America. Perhaps, Charles was surprised on
> one of trips to America (or England) when he found a
> second son had also been named Benedict.
>
> This is not my family line. My guys were busy plowing
> fields with mules in Virginia and Kentucky. They didn't
> have time for all adventures that Benedict and sons seemed
> to enjoy.
>
> George Calvert
> cybercat(a)ntr.net
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George,
The fact that Bendict Swingate Calvert of Mt. Airy was the natural son of
Charles 5th L.B. has always been well documented. There is no controversy
here.
Dan
Dan and other descendants:
I'll check this week and see if I can find Benedict Swingate's will and codicil at
the FHC and report the results.
Robert Fillerup
Dan:
Hope you will post a copy of the codicil as soon as you obtain it. Or better yet,
give me the source and I'll try to get a copy at the FHC in SLC.
Also, keep in mind that this William was closely associated with a Frederick and a
John Calvert in Washington Co., TN (with John's wife probably being Jane). Are
there other children named in the codicil?
Robert Fillerup
Robert Fillerup wrote:
Dan:
Hope you will post a copy of the codicil as soon as you obtain it. Or better
yet,
give me the source and I'll try to get a copy at the FHC in SLC.
Also, keep in mind that this William was closely associated with a Frederick
and a
John Calvert in Washington Co., TN (with John's wife probably being Jane).
Are
there other children named in the codicil?
Robert Fillerup
Robert,
She did not mention any other children in the codicil but I only inquired
about William. However, I think she would have noted any other children if
they appeared in the same codicil. At the moment, my only source of the
codicil is Mrs. Callcott's statement via Ann Ferguson. Mrs. Callcott also
said that research into the will of Benedict Calvert would be through the
Prince George's County Probate Court records in Upper Marlboro or the State
of Maryland
Archives in Annapolis. Would the codicil be with the will? She can be
contacted through Ann Ferguson, Riversdale Historical Society, Inc., 4811
Riversdale Rd., Riversdale, MD 70506.
Benedict's William had a brother named JOHN (but apparently not Frederick).
He also had a brother named LEONARD and a sister ELIZABETH (Benedict had 13
children). Three of the children of our William had these names. The
remaining children, with the possible exception of your Jabez, were apparently
named after the Nodding-side.
Dan Whitmire
Dear George,
Please forgive me, but my "take" is that Mackenzie has a lot of it wrong
and very possibly because he was fed a lot of "stuff" just prior to his 1911
publication, by those who want the descendents of one GEORGE and Rosalie to
not have illegitimate, later Tory leaning Benedict Swingate of MT. Airy to
be the immigrant ancestor of the line. IMHO, as I think they say in
Kentucky, "that dog won't hunt." Charlene and have a third and fourth
cousins, respectively, who if still living do not seem to want to hear the
truth.
You know I have no vested interest in the outcome of this as I have no
Benedicts in my line of whom I am aware. I do however, believe this needs
more sorting out, as opposed to anyone's writings about the subject,
particularly when the the Revolution, and the big property distribution, of
Benedict's WILL caused some revisionist history to be useful.
The oral history of all the Calvert's descending from Robert of 1795
immigration into Venango County PA (where I was supposed to be one of them
1933 to 1944), supports only one Benedict who was known as Benedict
Swingate, the father of a flock of siblings of "Nellie" , a ROBERT, a
WILLIAM and a GEORGE, almost surely the GEORGE of the Rosalie Stier
marriage which started the central Maryland dynasty.. They can claim
legitimate descendency from Gov. Charles CALVERT on Benedict Swingate's
wife's side, but two Benedicts of the same age and lineage????
Please keep an open mind on this and encourage others likewise until the
small discrepancy of where this Benedict Singate lived right after being
trained to be the Patuxant Port Authority is cleared up The 1767 letter
writer from Mt. Airy seems to have been there far too long to have just
changed all kinds of location and occupation, from being big in Annapolis.
They are a far piece apart for horse and buggy travel days.
I think I have information proving or tending to prove that Benedict
Swingate was the Port Authority at Patuxant and living at Mt. Airy several
years before the "Annapolis Councilman" Benedict is supposed to have moved
from Annapolis to Mt. Airy. The birth records of the many older siblings of
the GEORGE of the Roaslie connection make Benedict Swingate the one and
only Benedict OR he may have had both residences and a whole bunch of jobs.
That there were two same named sons of Lord Baltimore 5, seems a little far
fetched.
Regards,
Galen
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Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 11:30 PM
Subject: [CALVERT-L] Benedict Calvert of Mount Airy
Dear Fellow Calverts,
Eleanor, Benedict, and several other 18th century Calverts
have been topics of recent message. If you tune your
brousers to the following address, you will find a portrait
of Benedict:
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1259/143/htm
l /newport.html
A Member of the Calvert Family
A previously unknown 18th century portrait of
a member of the Calvert family has been
donated to the state by a Maryland family.
The portrait is believed to be by Charles
Bridges, an English portraitist who worked
primarily in Virginia from 1735-1745, and is
entitled "A Member of the Calvert Family." A
number of members of the Tuerke family came
to the Maryland State Archives today to
present the portrait to the Maryland
Commission on Artistic Property. The portrait
was accepted for the state by Maryland State
Archivist Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse.
The portrait has been given to the state by
Mrs. Audrey Tuerke-O'Meara of Easton whose
late husband, William A. Tuerke, Jr.,
inherited it from his father, Willam A.
Tuerke, Sr. of Rose Hill Farm in Pikesville,
on his death in 1972. The portrait had been
in the Tuerke family since the 1930s. Mrs.
Tuerke-O'Meara said of the gift: "It had
always been my late husband's intention that
this portrait should eventually belong to the
state of Maryland, and I am delighted to
honor that wish today."
Preliminary research by the Archives' staff
indicates that the subject of the portrait
may be Benedict Calvert, 1724-1788, who had
close ties to both Anne Arundel and Prince
George's Counties. Benedict Calvert was born
in England, the illegitimate son of Charles
Calvert, the fifth Lord Baltimore; the
identity of his mother was never revealed. He
immigrated to Maryland in 1742 and lived on
Francis Street in Annapolis. In 1748, he
married his cousin Elizabeth Calvert,
daughter of Charles Calvert, Governor of
Maryland, and moved to the Calvert House on
State Circle in Annapolis where they lived
until the early 1760s when they moved to Mt.
Airy in Prince George's County. Benedict held
a number of public positions, including being
a member of the Upper House, a member of the
Council and an Annapolis councilman.
Charles Bridges, ca. 1670-1747, was born in
England and went to Virginia around 1735
where he painted portraits of members of a
number of the artistocratic families. His
best known portrait is of Alexander
Spottswood which is now in Colonial
Williamsburg. Very little is known of his
career in England and only one painting
attributed to him has been identified from
the period before his immigration to
Virginia.
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