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Author: Damebev
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I believe you are mistaken. William Calvert, son of Leonard Calvert was not a Gov.
William Stone was. Here are my sources and info:
Birth: Adventures of Purse and Person
!Death: Adventures of Purse and Person
!Marriage: Adventures of Purse and Person
!Children: Adventures of Purse and Person
William Calvert was the son of Leonard Calvert and his unknown wife. He was
born about 1643 and was described in the petition of his guardian, 1661, to the
council of Maryland as "sonne and heire unto said Leonard Calvert" and heir of
land patented by Leonard in 1641. He served as a member of the Lower House of the
Maryland Assembly from St. Mary's County, 1663-63, 1666, and of the Upper House,
1669-82, was Attorney General, 1666-69, Secretary of the Province and judge of probate,
1669-70, 1673/4-1682, member of the Council and justice of
the Provincial Court, 1669-82, alderman of St. Mary's City, 1668-71 and was
colonel of militia by 1679 and Commander of Foot in St. Mary's County, 1681.
He died before 9 Jan 1682/3 when administration on his estate was granted to
his widow Elizabeth. Maryland Testamentary Proceedings 12B, pp97-98 , Nicklin, loc.cit.,
states he was drowned while trying to ford the swollen Wicomico River, but cites no
source.
He married, before 5 Nov. 1662, Elizabeth Stone. They had six children.
From the MD Archives online:
St. Mary's City
Men's Career Files
MSA SC 5094
Calvert, William ( 1643 - 1682 )
Wife: Elizabeth, daughter of William Stone and Verlinda. Parents: Leonard Calvert
(SM#675). Siblings: Anne. Children: Charles (1662-1733, m. 1. Mary Howser, 2. Barbara
Kirke), William (b. 1666), George (1668-1739, m. Elizabeth Doyne), Richard (1670-1718),
Elizabeth (m. James Neale). Local Offices: appraiser, 1666; alderman, St. Marys City,
1668-1672. Provincial Offices: Burgess, 1663-1664, 1666; attorney general, 1666-1669;
Upper House, 1669, 1671-1675, 1676-1682; secretary and judge of Probate, 1669-1670,
1674-1682; Council, 1669-1682; justice, Provincial Court, 1669-1682. Military Offices:
colonel, by 1679; commander of foot, St. Marys County, 1681. Land at death: possibly 1400
a.
And on William Stone:
Capt. Stone was the first Protestant Gov. of Md in 1648. He served in that capacity from
1640 -54. He died in Charles co., Md.
The earliest known date of William Stone being in America is 1633, when he was seated on
Hungar's Creek in Accomac County, Eastern Shore of Virginia. On June 4, 1635, he was
granted by the Virginia authorities 1,800 acres of land "beginning at the blunt point
between Hungers Creek and Mattawomens, westwardly on the bay, eastwardly towards the pyne
swampe takeing in the Clapboard quarter, due him for his own personal adventure and that
of his brother Andrew and for the transportation of 34 indentured servants"--the
names of all 34 servants are recorded at the Virginia Land Office.
This information came from the book "Gov. William Stone and the Stone rcords from
Official Sources in MD and VA" by Mrs. Hester Dorsey Richardson and "The
Stones of Pynton Manor" by Harry wright Newman.
I hope this helps you.
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