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proven son of William Calvert of Maryland. This is a well known line of the Calvert
family.
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16. Charles Calvert (William, Leonard, George)
b. abt. 1664, Charles county. Md. (Deposition, 1721. Charles Calvert of St. Mary's
aged 57
yrs.); d. late fall or early winter 1733, St. Mary's county. 1st m. abt. 1693, Mary
Howson, d.
bef. 1699; dau. of Robert and Sarah ( . . . . . . . . ) Howson; Sarah Howson m. second,
Robrert
Hewitt, 2nd m. Barbara Kirk. No issue. She m. 2d, Andrew Foy, a witness to her
husband's
will.
About 1690, Charles Calvert removed from Charles County. Md. to Stafford County.
Virginia. The Charles County. Md., records mention Charles Calvert late of Charles
county, otherwise called Charles Calvert of Stafford county, Va., Gentleman. (Book Y
No.1, p. 346). June, 1695, Charles Calvert witnessed a deed from Charles Ashton to Joshua
Hudson, in Wesimoreland County. Virginia.
April 5, 1690. Charles Calvert appeared before John Courts and John Addison, Justices of
Charles county.
About or before 1693, Charles Calvert married Mary, daughter of Robert Howson and his
wife Sarah. Robert Howson died leaving three daughters. Anne, who married Rice Hooe;
Mary who married Charles Calvert; and Frances who died unmarried.
January 14,1689. Charles Calvert, Esq., of St. Mary's county, to Charles Egerton of
said
county, Merchant. (Book 14, p.35). Charles Egerton was his nephew-in-law.
Sept. 23, 1697. an indenture between Charles Calvert of St. Mary's county of the one
part,
eldest son and heir of William Calvert who died intestate of said county. etc. . . . .
Witness
that Charles Calvert in consideration of the good will, love and affection which he
beareth to his brother, the fourth son of William Calvert, and for his advancement and
maintenance doth sell, give and grant unto Henry Darnell, guardian of Richard Calvert
during his nonage, etc. . . . a tract of land in St. Michael's Hundred called
Langford.
Beginning in the line of Thomas Jackson's land upon Potomack River, and at ye head of
hill called Lanchfield. Witness H. Doyne.
(Signed) Charles Calvert.
(Book W.R.C. 167~l699. p.45O.)
For will of Charles Calvert see Part 1, No.17.
page 64
(original text)
FOURTH GENERATION
Oct. 14, 1699. This note shall oblige me to deliver the two Mulatto Children to Mrs.
Hewitt to keep for my two children, the mulatto Girl for Sarah Howson Calvert and the
Mulatto boy for Ann Calvert.
Witnesses Robert Alexander
(Signed) Charles Calvert
John Allen
October ye 16th. 1699. Then Reced of Charles Calvert for the use of my two
Granddaughters the within mentioned Mulattos. I say Reced by me.
(Signed) Sarah Hewitt
April 3, 1705, Charles Calvert alleges that he is and hath been for many years in
possession of 418¼ acres of land as marrying Mary ye daughter and co-heir of Robert
Howson by whom he hath issue two daughters, viz: Sarah Howson and Ann, and moving
to escheat 218¼ acres part of ye aforesaid 418¼ acres for himself during life and
afterwards to ye sd Sarah Howson Calvert and Ann Calvert his daughters, etc. (See
Escheat Deed. Charles Calvert to his Daughters, Part I.)
Apr. 9, 1705. Charles Calvert assigned 200 acres in Northern Neck of Virginia. to Wllliam
Fitzhugh (Stafford county Book Z, p. 277.) It may have been about this time that Charles
Calvert returned to Maryland, most likely leaving his daughters with their maternal
grandmother, since they both married Virginia men.
Charles Calvert of Virginia gave a Power-of-Attorney to his cousin Thomas Sprigg. (Book
C- p.206, Prince George county, Maryland.)
For a number of years Charles Calvert was in litigation in Maryland. He gave several
depositions, from which his birth is estimated. On Aug. 19, 1720, it was stated that
"Richard
Calvert died intestate at the house of William Young, and that Charles Calvert, his
brother,
was his heir-at-law." (Chancery Book 3, p. 868.)
The will of Charles Calvert, 1733, leaves to his daughters Sarah Howson and Ann. each one
shilling. This does not mean that he was virtually disinheriting his daughters, for they
had
been provided for earlier in the escheat deed. (See Escheat Deed, No. 16; also Charles
Calvert No.17, Part I.)
Issue of Charles and Mary (Howson) Calvert:
26+ i. Sarah Howson Calvert b. abt. 1694; m. Nathaniel Jones.
27+ ii. Ann Calvert b. abt. 1696; m. Thomas Porter.