Person:Charles Carroll (22)

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Charles Carroll (1661–1720), sometimes called Charles Carroll the Settler to differentiate him from his son and grandson,^[1] was a wealthy lawyer and planter in colonial Maryland. Carroll, a Catholic, is best known because his efforts to hold office in the Protestant-dominated colony (of Maryland) resulted in the disfranchisement of the colony's Catholics.

The second son of Irish Catholic parents, Carroll was educated in France as a lawyer before returning to England, where he pursued the first steps in a legal career. Before that career developed, he secured a position as Attorney General of the young colony of Maryland. Its founder George Calvert and his descendants intended it as a refuge for Catholics.

Carroll supported Charles Calvert, the colony's Catholic proprietor, in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the Protestant majority from gaining political control over Maryland. Following the overthrow of the Calvert proprietorship and the subsequent exclusion of Catholics from colonial government, Carroll turned his attention to planting, law, business, and various offices in the proprietor's remnant organization. He was the wealthiest man in the colony by the time of his death. In the last years of his life, Carroll attempted to regain some vestige of political power for Catholics in the colony, but the Protestant colonial assembly and Governor John Hart disfranchised them. His son, Charles Carroll of Annapolis, became a wealthy planter and his grandson, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, also wealthy, was the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Will Abstract

Will of Charles CARROLL of Anne Arundel Co, MD. Dec - 1718 - 28 Jul 1720.

To the poor, 5000 lbs. tobacco. To the poor of this town, £10. To exs., 10,000 lbs. tob. and £20 to be disposed of to charitable purposes.

To 2 daus., Mary and Eleanor, a share of 20,000 A. on Potomac R., 5000 A. to each; shd. either die without issue, survivor to inherit portion of dec’d; shd. both die without issue, or enter into religion, remainder to descend to hrs. at law. (Mss. defaced.) Also £1000 each at age of 16 or marriage.

To 2 sons, Charles and Daniel, all real estate in Baltimore County except that herein expressed.

To 4 kinswomen, Elinor BOYD, Margaret MACKNAMARA, Joyce BRADFORD and -- MACCOY, “Uncle’s Good-will” in Baltimore County, equally. To kinswoman Johanna CROCKSDELL, £5, and to cousin Maj. John BRADFORD, £6.

To wife Mary, personalty at house in Annapolis (excepting plate, which is to he divided among 3 sons, equally, as they come of age, excepting altar plate, which is bequeathed to son Henry); 1600 A. “Enfield Chase,” Prince George’s County, and dwelling house in Annapolis, during life; £1000 absolutely; the rents of houses and lots in Annapolis, during widowhood; except lot bou. of Mr. Wornell HUNT, which is bequeathed to son Charles; market-house lot to son Daniel; lot bou. of Wm. TAYLORD to dau. Mary, and lot whereon Edward SMITH lives to dau. Eleanor.

To kinsmen Thos. MACNEMERA, James CARROLL, William FITZREDMOND, Charles and Dominick CARROLL, Michael TAYLOR and Daniel CARROLL, £6 each.

Overseers: Bros.-in-law Henry DARNALL and Benj. HALL, kinsmen James and Daniel CARROLL.

Test: Luke GARDNER, Rev. Jacob HENDERSON, D. DULANY, Jno. GRESHAM, THOS. STEWART.

Source: (16, 176. Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume 5

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Charles Carroll the Settler, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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