William CALVERT

1643 - 1682  (39 years)

• Name	William CALVERT
  Birth	1642/43	ENGLAND   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	William Calvert "came to the Province in 1661, received a large grant of land from his uncle (Cecil), Lord Baltimore, and inherited certain property of his father, including "Governor's Fields" and the mansion-house at St. Mary's City. He was Principal Secretary of Maryland and a man of high standing. His life was cut short by drowning when he was trying to ford the swollen Wicomico River in 1682. The grant of land from his uncle, the Lord Proprietory, was called "Piscataway Manor," 2400 acres of which he sold to Charles Edgerton, Sr. His home was "Calvert's Rest," on Calvert's Bay, which is still standing. He was a member of the House of Burgesses and of the Council; he was also Deputy Governor of the Province."
  Death	10 Jan 1682	Wicomico River, Charles, MD   [1]
  Person ID	I610	MM
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	Leonard CALVERT,   b. 21 Nov 1610   d. 9 Jun 1647, St. Mary's City, St. Mary's, MD (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Anne BRENT,   b. 1622, Islington, London, ENGLAND d. 1646, St. Mary's City, St. Mary's, MD (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F1929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth STONE,   b. Abt 1635, Hungars Parish, Accomack Co., VA d. 1682, Charles Co., MD (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1663	St. Mary's City, St. Mary's, MD   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1642/43 - ENGLAND Marriage - Sep 1663 - St. Mary's City, St. Mary's, MD Death - 10 Jan 1682 - Wicomico River, Charles, MD  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S956] Sharon J. Doliante, Maryland and Virginia Colonials, (Clearfield Company, Inc, Baltimore, MD), 956. [S164] Edwards, Almarie Moore, Caples Family, (Thompson, Dorothy Caples and England, C. Walter, Jacksonville FL & Silver Spring MD, 1984), 164. [S177] Weidemeyer, Carleton, Weidemeyer FGS, 177.